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Elayne Cross
Elayne Cross (Republican Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Ohio's 14th Congressional District. She lost in the Republican primary on March 19, 2024.
Biography
Elayne Cross' career experience includes working in office management in the medical field. She then earned a B.S. in adolescent education. Her career experience after school included working part-time and writing a book. Cross also began hosting and producing a podcast.[1]
Elections
2024
See also: Ohio's 14th Congressional District election, 2024
Ohio's 14th Congressional District election, 2024 (March 19 Republican primary)
Ohio's 14th Congressional District election, 2024 (March 19 Democratic primary)
General election
General election for U.S. House Ohio District 14
Incumbent David Joyce defeated Brian Kenderes in the general election for U.S. House Ohio District 14 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | David Joyce (R) | 63.4 | 243,427 |
| Brian Kenderes (D) | 36.6 | 140,431 | ||
| Total votes: 383,858 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Maria Jukic (Independent)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Ohio District 14
Brian Kenderes advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Ohio District 14 on March 19, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Brian Kenderes | 100.0 | 33,769 | |
| Total votes: 33,769 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Ohio District 14
Incumbent David Joyce defeated Elayne Cross and Kenneth Polke in the Republican primary for U.S. House Ohio District 14 on March 19, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | David Joyce | 76.7 | 61,785 |
 | Elayne Cross | 13.1 | 10,562 | |
 | Kenneth Polke | 10.2 | 8,257 | |
| Total votes: 80,604 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Mark Zetzer (R)
Endorsements
Cross received the following endorsements.
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Elayne Cross did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign website
Cross’s campaign website stated the following:
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America First It is like the safety speech before a flight, put your oxygen mask on first then help those in your row. We spend billions and billions of our dollars to countries all over the world, some who even hate us. Meanwhile, the issues we say we are helping in other countries are going unresolved here at home. Putting our oxygen mask on first looks like securing our border, serving our veterans and homeless, cutting reckless spending, and empowering parents to have the best education for their children. America First, not leftovers. Constitution & Bill of Rights Our rights are granted by our creator, it’s time we reclaim them. Though I fully agree that having personal gun ownership is vital to a free nation, we must not allow politicians to destroy our other rights. The tenth Amendment clarifies what is not in the constitution is a responsibility of the states. These duties have been absconded by the federal government and must be returned. (See Ohio below.) Freedom of speech and religion are under full attack. Common terms of our language are being re-defined to divide us and speech is ‘violence’ in an effort to label those with different political ideas as a threat. This is the latest tactic to smear a blanket of communistic ideas over our liberties. We must defend the FULL Constitution, ALL rights in the Bill of Rights, and the other amendments to protect ALL Citizens from the overreaching tyranny of the government and those who would prefer the globalist agenda. I am committed to reclaim your rights currently being infringed, and subsequently restore our Constitution to its full authority. Send me to D.C. to defend ALL our rights. Life Our constitution declared the right to life in both the 5th and 14th amendments. I am committed to uphold the Constitution of the United States of America and therefore there is no other position to take. There is no room for any federal law diminishing the life of another. I fully support a law or amendment that would fully define life. Using federal dollars to fund or promote abortion is promoting violation of our laws and I will not support any such proposition. I commit to sponsoring, co-sponsoring, and passing legislation to prohibit taxpayer funding of abortion advocate groups such as Planned Parenthood. OHIO As an example, the federal department of education (DOE) has morphed from a research and advice department in 1867 into a powerful cabinet in 1979. Henry Barnard proposed its creation in 1866 and became its first commissioner but soon left because he knew when it became a bureau it would have too much control over local schools. He was right. It became a cabinet to help Jimmy Carter’s reelection efforts. He lost and so did we. Its roots are in the national teachers association which is focused on teachers not students. I am a teacher and I know the chaos the DOE causes to the stability of the education process. Republicans opposed its creation from the start including its upgrade to cabinet level. Democrats have the votes with the help of moderate Republicans. Ronald Reagan tried to dismantle it, and failed. In 2023 amendment 124 was proposed to H.R. 5 to defund DOE but failed with help of 60 Republicans including 2 from Ohio; Dave Joyce OH 14 and Mike Turner OH-10. We got to the moon without the DOE and we must remove it from the federal level along with other duties reserved for the states. Parents’ Rights For far too long the government and the ‘professionals’ have pushed their world radical ideas into the classroom. It’s vital to shift authority to the parents where it belongs. Parents should not be forced to expose their children to accept one size fits all curriculum, immunizations, and anti-American world views. We must shift educational authority to parents and local school boards and from the federal government mandates. To reach this goal, I am committed to eliminate the federal department of education. Education dollars should follow the child not the school. This will create an open market to empower parents to choose the best schooling for their children. Public schooling is a beneficial option but should not be the only option. Parents’ rights include religious and ethical freedom to vaccinate or not. Parents are empowered to allow their religion and world view protect their children from things that can be harmful. However, we, as a society, must protect children from those who would do them permanent harm Money The Federal Reserve (FED) was established in 1913 to help stabilize banking. Like all government solutions, it has problems, most notable is secrecy. Though it is authorized by the government and has tremendous power to control interest rates, it has never been audited and it has no congressional oversight. It is time the FED undergo a full audit and become accountable to your representatives. Digital Currency is a new mechanism to buy and sell via computers. This, or something very much like it, will one day be the norm and paper money and physical coins will decrease in usage. That time is not yet here but preparing for that time is vital at these beginning stages because how it is set up to work will help protect you in the future. America must set the trajectory for digital currency to ensure maximum security, integrity, and diversity in options. Tyranny is always seeking ways to strip your liberties from you and your children. Therefore I am committed to support digital currency within a fair open market of choices. Spending & Debt First, anything not clearly defined in the constitution must be stopped and returned to the states. It’s the law. Second, the idea that departments get annual increases simply for being part of the government is reckless. Third, inflation is a byproduct of reckless spending only resolved with tough boundaries. Inflation rises when the government spends and prints money. The only way to stop it is to stop spending. Families know you can’t just raise how much you spend; you must only spend what you have on what you need. The federal government only has what they take from you. We must take only what is reasonable and necessary within the limitations of the constitution. Taxes Taxes, like voting should be easy to complete and hard to cheat. The federal tax code has long been used as a tool for politicians to confuse the average citizen while offering special breaks and loop holes for donors. Simplifying the tax code will allow you to know what you will be paying as you earn it and downsize the IRS. A predictable tax rate and clear tax code will unleash the economy through entrepreneurial activity, increased jobs, and income security. When the government gets out of the way, American’s get busy. I support a total rehaul of the IRS and our tax code. Term Limits Limiting the time a person can serve in both the House and Senate will put an end to career politicians and reset us to the founding fathers vision for this great nation. This can only be done with a complete overhaul of how things work in Washington. Term limits on elected officials must correlate with the permanent staff who support all offices with a term limited representative. Each President has the right to replace department heads within their authority. What Trump’s presidency has revealed is the depth of what is known as the deep state. Imposing term limits on elected representatives without the ability to boot support staff empowers the deep state. Therefore, though the center of power is in D.C. all the work of legislation and oversight does not need to take place within those 10 square miles. Given we can interact via video and audio in real time with members abord the international space station. Launch and monitor military strikes across the globe from the comfort and security of a secure location in the United States. It is possible to rethink how we legislate in the digital age. I fully support term limits wile simultaneously restructuring how government works. Immigration For too long the immigration issue has been shifting back and forth based on presidential whims. It is time Congress clarify and strengthen immigration laws. Foreign countries and not for profit groups exploit the whims of change. It is neither humane nor safe to have unpredictable malleable laws and unsecure borders. On nine-eleven we witnessed the consequences of lax immigration enforcement laws. Currently there is NO recourse to approach, apprehend, and escort a person with visa violations from within our country. Two over stayed their business visas. Tourist visa holders enrolled in school violating their visas. A piolet with a school visa never showed up for class, violating his visa. The US visa program needs stronger consequences for violations including felony level charges for violations and no way to change a tourist visa to an asylum visa once in the country. International Policy One major duty of the federal government is international policy – trade and treaties. America must focus on what is best for American citizens. Protecting our sovereignty as a nation is vital but declaring war must be done carefully. The Constitution requires a formal declaration of war from Congress that should be timely and limited. In 2001 the Congress passed a joint resolution to Authorize the Use of Military Force (AUMF) to combat those responsible for the 9-11 attacks. Those individuals have come to be known as Terrorists. This resolution has granted broad and extensive powers to the President without the required Congressional oversight. From this came the Patriot Act which also authorizes broad powers without much restriction. This must end. The labeling people as terrorists, including citizens, is an abuse of executive powers. The unpredictable sway of application of such broad orders has led to less confidence in America on the world stage. I am committed to repeal AUMF and the Patriot Act to reestablish the constitutional oversight entrusted to the legislature. Our international policy must be clear and stable. Infrastructure None of us like the potholes of winter, but why is the federal government concerned or responsible? Inter-sate commerce is a role of the federal government to ensure states are not fighting with each other over the free movement of people and goods across state lines. Therefore, highways, bridges, electric lines, major water ways, and railroads fall under federal oversight – infrastructure. Investing in roads and bridges is very important but we must ensure we are funding those things under the federal governments oversight and not pork projects focused on specific districts over other districts just so congressmen can brag about how much money they ‘brought back to the district’ to get reelected. I want as much money to stay in Ohio and District 14 as possible while providing necessary infrastructure improvements.[2] |
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| —Elayne Cross’s campaign website (2024)[3] | ||
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Elayne Cross for Congress, "Elayne," accessed February 29, 2024
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Elayne Cross for Congress, “Issues,” accessed February 29, 2024
