Frank Hecker

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Frank Hecker

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Republican Party

Elections and appointments

Last election

May 19, 2020

Military

Years of service

1970 - 1976

Personal

Birthplace

Paterson, N.J.

Religion

Christian

Profession

SAP projects consultant

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Frank Hecker (Republican Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Oregon's 3rd Congressional District. He lost in the Republican primary on May 19, 2020.

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

Biography

Frank Hecker was born in Paterson, New Jersey. He served in the United States Navy from 1970 to 1976. Hecker pursued his undergraduate education at the University of Wyoming and the University of South Dakota. His career experience includes working as a Naval fighter pilot, manufacturing manager, and SAP projects consultant.

Elections

2020

See also: Oregon's 3rd Congressional District election, 2020

Oregon's 3rd Congressional District election, 2020 (May 19 Democratic primary)

Oregon's 3rd Congressional District election, 2020 (May 19 Republican primary)

General election

General election for U.S. House Oregon District 3

Incumbent Earl Blumenauer defeated Joanna Harbour, Alex DiBlasi, and Josh Solomon in the general election for U.S. House Oregon District 3 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Earl Blumenauer (D / Working Families Party)	73.0	343,574
		Joanna Harbour (R)	23.5	110,570
		Alex DiBlasi (Pacific Green Party)	1.9	8,872
	Submit photo	Josh Solomon (L)	1.5	6,869
		Other/Write-in votes	0.1	621

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 470,506
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Edward Baker (Nonpartisan)

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Oregon District 3

Incumbent Earl Blumenauer defeated Albert Lee, Dane Wilcox, Matthew Davis, and Charles Rand Barnett in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Oregon District 3 on May 19, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Earl Blumenauer	80.5	140,812
		Albert Lee	16.8	29,311
	Submit photo	Dane Wilcox	1.1	1,966
	Submit photo	Matthew Davis	0.6	1,101
	Submit photo	Charles Rand Barnett	0.5	953
		Other/Write-in votes	0.4	714

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source 1 Source 2	Total votes: 174,857
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Gregory Aller (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Oregon District 3

Joanna Harbour defeated Tom Harrison and Frank Hecker in the Republican primary for U.S. House Oregon District 3 on May 19, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Joanna Harbour	62.8	21,114
		Tom Harrison	23.1	7,751
	Submit photo	Frank Hecker	12.3	4,147
		Other/Write-in votes	1.8	612

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source 1 Source 2	Total votes: 33,624
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Libertarian convention

Libertarian convention for U.S. House Oregon District 3

Josh Solomon advanced from the Libertarian convention for U.S. House Oregon District 3 on July 6, 2020.

		Candidate
✔	Submit photo	Josh Solomon (L)

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Pacific Green Party convention

Pacific Green Party convention for U.S. House Oregon District 3

Alex DiBlasi advanced from the Pacific Green Party convention for U.S. House Oregon District 3 on June 6, 2020.

		Candidate
✔		Alex DiBlasi (Pacific Green Party)

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Campaign themes

2020

Ballotpedia survey responses

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

I'm Frank Hecker and I'm running for the U.S. House of Representatives. I am not speaking to the 10% of the way-right or 10% of the way-left that try to polarize and tear our country apart philosophically, but the 80% of us that reside in the middle that all see the same issues but have different solutions. After graduating from college, I spent six years in the Navy serving his country as a Naval Fighter pilot. I graduated #1 in my class for AOCS and was selected to attend TOP GUN Fighter Weapons School. Additionally, I spent 22 years consulting for some of the largest companies in the US, like Boeing, Northrup, and Lockheed. My specialty was to show how to achieve success through efficiencies through process improvement and developing teams that can effectively solve their internal issues. I can do that at the federal and state levels.

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?

• I believe that people labeled as conservatives and liberals see the same issues - only their solutions differ. There used to be a time when opposing sides could, and would, sit down to discuss issues and come to a solution that worked for all. Not anymore, it seems. It's important to me that the people in District 3 feel heard when I become their voice in Washington. I can not be your voice if I can't hear your voice, can I? Call me and invite me to participate in a conversation of your like-minded people. I am listening.
• I bring a compassionate approach to the people's needs - not wants - to help them through times of disaster and daily life.
• I support conservative policies on government spending and balancing budgets. Debt is debt, whether it is your personal debt or governmental debt. Personally, I don't spend more than I make and I don't have any debt - monetary or political!

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

* Waste in government spending and contracts. It is the number one responsibility of our government to be fiscally responsible and not waste your hard-earned money. Government overspending can and should be re-allocated to programs that provide that best health care and education for THE PEOPLE. People should not have to make choices between buying groceries and buying their medications.

• Health care. When doctors and nurses have to spend 30% of their time charting instead of providing healthcare, it is time to take advantage of the available technology to fix it, and overhaul the method insurance companies and governmental agencies use to pay for your healthcare.
  
  
• Education. It scares me that a person who is a self-proclaimed socialist can become one of the leading candidates for president. We all know nothing is free, unless we want 40-60% income taxes on our payroll. There are better ways to run our country, and I have lots of ideas.
  
  
• Military spending. No one would dare take the USA on in a conventional conflict. But the cold war is now fought in the technology by hacking, influencing the populate, and biological warfare. How many F-35s at $1 billion each and Triton submarines with multiple nuclear missiles do we need to feel safe? Much of this money, over $500 billion, can be used to fight the tech wars and other domestic programs. In short, I think the military budget is to high, and most veterans agree with me.

Who do you look up to? Whose example would you like to follow, and why?

Politically it would have to be Ronald Reagan. He left the Democratic party because he said, "there was a shift in the party where they didn't trust the people anymore and moved to more power in Washington. That's when I left the Democratic Party."

The non-political person would be Jack Nicklaus. He is not only the best golfer of all time, but he championed charitable and humanitarian causes and was always an example of honesty and sportsmanship.

What characteristics or principles are most important for an elected official?

I love this question because it goes to the core of why people vote for someone. Politics is not a popularity contest or how handsome you are, people vote for someone because they trust them, as much as you can trust a politician. But I look at myself as a Public servant, someone that understands that I work for them not the other way around. In the Navy we had a saying: "I will not lie, cheat, or steal,....nor will I tolerate those among us who do." In politics I don't think we should tolerate behavior that violates any of these principals. Remember in the Declaration of Independence it states, "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all Men are created equal, that they are endowed by their creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness - That to secure these rights governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just Powers from the Consent of the Governed..."

What legacy would you like to leave?

That I was part of a movement that put our country back on the right path, that we could be a shining light to the rest of the world, that they would want what we have: freedom.

What is the first historical event that happened in your lifetime that you remember? How old were you at the time?

The first event that shook me and the nation was President Kennedy's death. I was a junior in high school, I was in physics class, and they announced it at 10:50am. I still feel like our country lost some of its soul that day.

What was your very first job? How long did you have it?

My first job besides mowing lawns and shoveling snow, was a dishwasher in a nice hometown restaurant. My car payment was $20 a week and I made $22.50. I didn't have to have insurance back then and gas was $.30 a gallon.

If you could be any fictional character, who would you want to be?

Winnie the Pooh. Everything is so simple and literal for him, and he is so innocent with no agendas.

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

The biggest challenge will be to restore the spirit of compromise and gentleperson respect for each other. The people they label conservative and those liberal, see the same issues, but the solutions are different. I know how inefficient government is in running and managing a program,, and know private companies can do it better, faster, and on time. That is what I did for 22 years of consulting for companies like Boeing and Lockheed. The polarization has got to stop. It is tearing families, friends, and other relationships apart. I am asked all the time, are you a Republican or a Democrat, my answer to them is "Does it matter? Don't you vote for the person? I'm a Republican." Then they say, "I can't stand Trump," and then we talk, and at the end they give me a fist pump because they now know how much we agree on many things. This is a tough challenge for me as I campaign.

What are your thoughts on term limits?

I think term limits are critical to keeping our government clean. When someone is in the same Congressional office for 24 years, they become stale and lacking in imagination and new ideas. What was true 24 years ago is not longer valid, and it's time to get fresh blood in my district.

If you are not currently a member of your party’s leadership in the U.S. House of Representatives, would you be interested in joining the leadership? If so, in what role?

I seek only to serve all people of Oregon District 3 whether they are Republican, Democrat, Independent or just plain ticked off. I want them to know they now have a voice, and someone that will listen. I don't know how that all works, but wherever my talents are used best is where I want to be. Let's get elected first.

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Footnotes

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Oregon's current delegation to the United States Congress

Senators

Jeff Merkley (D)

Ron Wyden (D)

Representatives

District 1

Suzanne Bonamici (D)

District 2

Cliff Bentz (R)

District 3

Maxine Dexter (D)

District 4

Val Hoyle (D)

District 5

Janelle Bynum (D)

District 6

Andrea Salinas (D)

Democratic Party (7)

Republican Party (1)