Eugene Farrell (Illinois)

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Eugene Farrell

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Republican Party

Education

Associate

Black Hawk College, 2006

Bachelor's

Western Illinois University, 2010

Military

Service / branch

U.S. Army

Years of service

2000 - 2009

Personal

Religion

Christian: Methodist

Contact

Campaign website

Campaign Twitter

Personal Facebook

Eugene Farrell (Republican Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Illinois' 17th Congressional District. He did not appear on the ballot for the Republican primary on March 17, 2020.

Farrell completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2019. Click here to read the survey answers.

Biography

Eugene Farrell served in the United States Army from 2000 to 2009. Farrell earned an associate degree from Black Hawk College in 2006, and a bachelor's degree from Western Illinois University in 2010.

Elections

2020

See also: Illinois' 17th Congressional District election, 2020

Illinois' 17th Congressional District election, 2020 (March 17 Democratic primary)

Illinois' 17th Congressional District election, 2020 (March 17 Republican primary)

General election

General election for U.S. House Illinois District 17

Incumbent Cheri Bustos defeated Esther Joy King and General Parker in the general election for U.S. House Illinois District 17 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Cheri Bustos (D)	52.0	156,011
		Esther Joy King (R)	48.0	143,863
		General Parker (Independent) (Write-in)	0.0	21

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 299,895
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Illinois District 17

Incumbent Cheri Bustos defeated Spanky Edwards in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Illinois District 17 on March 17, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Cheri Bustos	99.7	56,388
		Spanky Edwards (Write-in)	0.3	189

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 56,577
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• William Swisher (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Illinois District 17

Esther Joy King defeated Bill Fawell in the Republican primary for U.S. House Illinois District 17 on March 17, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Esther Joy King	65.1	19,464
		Bill Fawell	34.9	10,423

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 29,887 (100.00% precincts reporting)
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Charles William Helmick Jr. (R)
• Thomas Alvin Zastrow (R)
• Eugene Farrell (R)

Endorsements

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Campaign themes

2019

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Eugene Farrell completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2019. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Farrell's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.

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Who are you? Tell us about yourself.

Eugene Farrell - Hard working family man from rural Warren County in Western Illinois. I previously held the position of Committee Membeman in Warren County. I have been active with the Republican party for over 20 years. I served my country proudly in the Army for 8 years and a disabled veteran. I am actively in my community and considered a great neighbor.

My focus is to bring great Government jobs to District 17. I plan to cap student loan interest rates at 10% to keep higher education affordable. I will also present a plan to allow disabled veterans to continue to serve (if they are eligible) and be able to collect BOTH their VA disability and their drill pay. Currently, veterans have to choose between them.

For information - go to - farrellforcongress.org

OR farrellforcongress@gmail.com

Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

• Create Federal jobs in District 17
• Cap student loan interest rates
• Cut spending

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

Government Contracting - job creation

Our broken Educational system

Expanding benefits for veterans and their families

Fully funding grade schools

What qualities does the U.S. House of Representatives possess that makes it unique as an institution?

The US House represents the voters best interests. This has been over looked for several years now. Millions of dollars has been wasted that should have been spent on schools, and roads. I plan to end the wasteful spending and get to work solving America's problems.

What do you perceive to be the United States’ greatest challenges as a nation over the next decade?

Our economy - we need great jobs. Our economy is far better today than 5 years ago. However, more needs to be done.

We must be able to protect our family and our borders.

We need an immigration policy that is Fair.

What are your thoughts on term limits?

I am FOR term limits.

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Footnotes

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