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Edwin Rutsch
Edwin Rutsch (Democratic Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent California's 8th Congressional District. He lost in the primary on June 7, 2022.
Rutsch completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Edwin Rutsch was born in Cleveland, Ohio. Rutsch earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Texas at Austin in 1984. His career experience includes founding and working as the director of the Center for Building a Culture of Empathy.[1]
Elections
2022
See also: California's 8th Congressional District election, 2022
General election
General election for U.S. House California District 8
Incumbent John Garamendi defeated Rudy Recile in the general election for U.S. House California District 8 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | John Garamendi (D) | 75.7 | 145,501 |
 | Rudy Recile (R)  | 24.3 | 46,634 | |
| Total votes: 192,135 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for U.S. House California District 8
The following candidates ran in the primary for U.S. House California District 8 on June 7, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | John Garamendi (D) | 63.1 | 72,333 |
| ✔ | | Rudy Recile (R) | 20.5 | 23,518 |
 | Cheryl Sudduth (D) | 9.9 | 11,378 | |
 | Christopher Riley (D) | 3.4 | 3,926 | |
 | Edwin Rutsch (D) | 2.9 | 3,268 | |
| Demnlus Johnson (D) (Write-in) | 0.2 | 234 | ||
| Total votes: 114,657 | |||
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Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Edwin Rutsch completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Rutsch's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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- Political polarization threatens the wellbeing of the country. I can help bridge the social and political divides in our country.
- We need empathy-centered cultural reform. That means making mutual listening and empathy as primary social values in our country.
- We need to see our common humanity.
Together we can bridge the divides with deep listening, mutual empathy, constructive dialogue, shared understanding and collaborative action.
An excellent book on how to do empathic listening, which is the core foundational practice of the Empathy Movement. It is very practical step by step guide.
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See also
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on May 12, 2022
