Ford Fischer

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Ford Fischer

Independent

Education

Bachelor's

American University School of Communications, 2016

Personal

Birthplace

Greenwich, Conn.

Contact

Personal Twitter

Ford Fischer (Libertarian Party) ran for election for U.S. House Non-Voting Delegate District of Columbia. He did not appear on the ballot for the general election on November 3, 2020.

Fischer completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. Click here to read the survey answers.

In 2022, Fischer notified Ballotpedia that he had changed his partisan affiliation from Libertarian to independent.

Biography

Ford Fischer was born in Greenwich, Connecticut. He received a bachelor's degree from American University School of Communication in 2016.

Elections

2020

See also: United States House of Representatives election in the District of Columbia, 2020

General election

General election for U.S. House Non-Voting Delegate District of Columbia

The following candidates ran in the general election for U.S. House Non-Voting Delegate District of Columbia on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Eleanor Holmes Norton (D)	86.3	281,831
		Patrick Hynes (L)	3.0	9,678
		Barbara Washington Franklin (Independent)	2.3	7,628
	Submit photo	Omari Musa (Independent)	2.1	6,702
		Natale Stracuzzi (G)	1.7	5,553
		David Krucoff (Independent)	1.5	5,017
		Amir Lowery (Independent)	1.5	5,001
		John C. Cheeks (Independent)	0.9	2,914
		Greg Maye (D) (Write-in)	0.0	0
		Other/Write-in votes	0.7	2,263

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 326,587
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Ford Fischer (L)

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Non-Voting Delegate District of Columbia

Incumbent Eleanor Holmes Norton advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Non-Voting Delegate District of Columbia on June 2, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Eleanor Holmes Norton	98.0	103,898
		Other/Write-in votes	2.0	2,100

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 105,998
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Greg Maye (D)

Green primary election

Green primary for U.S. House Non-Voting Delegate District of Columbia

Natale Stracuzzi advanced from the Green primary for U.S. House Non-Voting Delegate District of Columbia on June 2, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Natale Stracuzzi	79.4	367
		Other/Write-in votes	20.6	95

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 462
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Libertarian primary election

Libertarian primary for U.S. House Non-Voting Delegate District of Columbia

Ford Fischer advanced from the Libertarian primary for U.S. House Non-Voting Delegate District of Columbia on June 2, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Ford Fischer	85.7	138
		Other/Write-in votes	14.3	23

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 161
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Campaign themes

2020

Ballotpedia survey responses

See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection

Ford Fischer completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Fischer'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.

Ford Fischer is a video news entrepreneur in Washington DC. He co-founded News2Share as a small business in Washington DC to document political activism around the country. He believes news - like law - should be impartial and fair.

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?

• As long as Washington D.C. residents do not have the same representation as residents of the 50 states, they should be exempt from personal federal income tax.
• If Washington D.C. residents are forced to pay a federal income tax despite lacking equal representation in congress, such taxes raised should be given to the D.C. Treasury, not the United States Treasury.
• As a non-voting congressperson, the only duty of the District of Columbia Non-Voting Delegate should be to fight for equitable treatment of D.C. voters, or their exemption from personal federal income taxation.

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

Ford Fischer is running a single issue candidacy.

As long as Washington D.C. residents do not have the same representation as residents of the 50 states, they should be exempt from personal federal income tax.

If Washington D.C. residents are forced to pay a federal income tax despite lacking equal representation in congress, such taxes raised should be given to the D.C. Treasury, not the United States Treasury.

As a non-voting congressperson, the only duty of the District of Columbia Non-Voting Delegate should be to fight for equitable treatment of D.C. voters, or their exemption from personal federal income taxation.

What do you believe are the core responsibilities for someone elected to this office?

The District of Columbia Non-Voting Delegate is unable to participate as any other congressperson would in voting on bills. Therefore, the Delegate's duties should be entirely limited to the advocacy of equality for their constituents. This means either full congressional representation, or the abolition of personal federal income tax for D.C. residents.

The delegate should do everything in their power to fight for those goals, including pushing legislation and amendments to achieve it. Because they cannot offer a vote on bills, it is my opinion that the delegate should not attempt to advocate on other matters.

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See also

• Washington, D.C.
• Municipal elections in Washington, D.C. (2020)

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