Faith Loudon
Faith Loudon was a 2014 Republican candidate for District 31B of the Maryland House of Delegates. She ran unsuccessfully for the U.S. House to represent the 4th Congressional District of Maryland in 2012.
Biography
Loudon was born in Baltimore, Maryland.[1]
Education:[1]
- University of Maryland
Career
After she married, Loudon spent her career as a homemaker and mother.[1]
Elections
2014
Elections for the Maryland House of Delegates took place in 2014. A primary election took place on June 24, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was February 25, 2014. Jeremiah Chiappelli and Doug Morris defeated Stan Janor in the Democratic primary, while incumbent Nicholaus R. Kipke and Meagan C. Simonaire defeated incumbent Don Dwyer, Jr., Brian A. Chisholm, Paul William Drgos, Jr., Gus Kurtz, Faith M. Loudon and David Lee Therrien in the Republican primary. Kipke and Simonaire defeated Chiappelli and Morris in the general election for two seats.[2][3][4]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican |  Nicholaus Kipke Incumbent |
40% | 20,858 | |
| Republican | Meagan C. Simonaire |
37.5% | 19,555 | |
| Democratic | Jeremiah Chiappelli | 12.1% | 6,332 | |
| Democratic | Doug Morris | 10.3% | 5,394 | |
| Total Votes | 52,139 | |||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
|
Jeremiah Chiappelli |
35.9% | 2,088 |
| Doug Morris |
35.2% | 2,048 |
| Stan Janor | 29% | 1,686 |
| Total Votes | 5,822 | |
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
|
Nicholaus R. Kipke |
31% | 3,920 |
| Meagan C. Simonaire |
24.3% | 3,075 |
| Gus Kurtz | 14.1% | 1,779 |
| Brian A. Chisholm | 12.7% | 1,607 |
| Faith M. Loudon | 8.1% | 1,017 |
| Don Dwyer, Jr. | 7% | 890 |
| Paul William Drgos, Jr. | 1.8% | 230 |
| David Lee Therrien | 0.9% | 111 |
| Total Votes | 12,629 | |
2012
Loudon ran in the 2012 election for the U.S. House to represent Maryland's 4th District. On April 3, 2012, Loudon defeated Greg Holmes, Randy Gearhart and Charles Shepher in the Republican primary on April 3, 2012.[5] She was then defeated by Democratic incumbent Donna Edwards in the November general elections.
The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run was January 11, 2012.
Loudon gained support from many of Maryland's Republican leaders, including Andrew Harris, representative from the 1st District and former Governor Robert L. Ehrlich, Jr.[6][7]
General election
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Donna Edwards Incumbent |
77.2% | 240,385 | |
| Republican | Faith Loudon | 20.7% | 64,560 | |
| Libertarian | Scott Soffen | 2% | 6,204 | |
| N/A | Other Write-ins | 0.1% | 363 | |
| Total Votes | 311,512 | |||
| Source: Maryland State Board of Elections "Representative in Congress" | ||||
Republican Election
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
|
Faith Loudon |
61.3% | 9,175 |
| Randy Gearhart | 19.9% | 2,977 |
| Greg Holmes | 9.2% | 1,370 |
| Charles Shephard | 9.6% | 1,443 |
| Total Votes | 14,965 | |
Awards
- Republican Woman of the Year for the State of Maryland, 2010
- Republican Woman of the Year for Anne Arundel County, MD (2008)
- Central Committee’s Unsung Hero Award (2007, 2009 and 2010)
- Anne Arundel Republican Party’s Volunteer of the Year (1995)[8]
Campaign themes
2012
The following are four issues highlighted by Loudon on her campaign website."[9]
- Jobs
Excerpt: "Spending taxpayer dollars on infrastructure is fine; however, it cannot be our primary means of job creation as these jobs are temporary. Faith believes the best way to go about this is to introduce and pass business-friendly legislation that will keep jobs from going overseas."[10]
- Taxes and Spending
Excerpt: "Our policymakers should employ the same strategies that Americans would use at home when faced with similar issues."[11]
- Education
Excerpt: "Faith believes that the responsibilities of education and the choices associated with them should rest with the families directly impacted by schools. This means never forcing children to attend failing schools. We should return federal funds to the state and local levels where they can help our children, and decisions can be made by local communities."[12]
- Immigration
Excerpt: "Illegal immigration takes jobs away from people who are here legally. Granting citizenship to illegal immigrants encourages people to break the rules and is unfair and insulting to all the immigrants who followed the rules."[13]
Campaign finance summary
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Recent news
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See also
Personal
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Loudon is the mother of three children: a daughter and a son who live in Delaware and a son who resides in Anne Arundel County, Maryland. She has 7 grandchildren.[1]
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Faith Loudon for Congress, "About Faith" accessed January 19, 2012
- ↑ Maryland Secretary of State, "Official primary election candidate list," accessed March 3, 2014
- ↑ Maryland State Board of Elections, "Official 2014 Gubernatorial Primary Election results for House of Delegates," accessed December 5, 2014
- ↑ Maryland State Board of Elections, "2014 Official General Election Results," accessed April 30, 2015
- ↑ Maryland State Board of Elections, "Primary Election Results 2012" accessed April 3, 2012
- ↑ Baltimore Sun, "Maryland's 4th Congressional District Election Guide 2012" accessed March 25, 2012
- ↑ Maryland State Board of Elections "2012 Primary Results"
- ↑ Faith Loudon's Official Campaign Website
- ↑ Faith Loudon's Official Campaign Website
- ↑ Faith Loudon's OfficialCampaign Website
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