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Gary Kroeger

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Gary Kroeger was a 2016 Democratic candidate for District 60 of the Iowa House of Representatives.

Kroeger was a 2016 Democratic candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 1st Congressional District of Iowa.[1] He dropped out of the race in March 2016.[2]

Campaign themes

2016

Kroeger's campaign website highlighted the following issues:[3]

The economy

  • Excerpt: "To attract more business investment in this state, Iowa needs to do more to improve its infrastructure, particularly in rural areas and smaller communities hit hardest by population decline and job loss."

Clean water and the environment

  • Excerpt: "We have a water quality problem in Iowa resulting from Iowa watersheds absorbing or transmitting excess sediment and nutrients from Iowa's farming operations. This is not disputed by Iowa farmers, the Brandstad administration, or Iowa citizens in general. Governor Branstad has even put total cost on mitigating the problem: $4.7 billion. The problem is in deciding who is going to pay."

Education

  • Excerpt: "Student loans must not burden our graduates with crippling debt. I support lowering interest rates, capping yearly tuition increases, pre-loan counselling, and debt forgiveness programs in certain circumstances."

The role and size of government

  • Excerpt: "I believe in the right-sized government (no pun intended): efficient, effective and only as large as it needs to be. That means we can't just throw money at problems or give tax breaks that don't help our state's economy grow."

Elections

2016

State House

See also: Iowa House of Representatives elections, 2016

Elections for the Iowa House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election took place on June 7, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was March 18, 2016.

Incumbent Walt Rogers defeated Gary Kroeger in the Iowa House of Representatives District 60 general election.[4][5]

Iowa House of Representatives, District 60 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png Walt Rogers Incumbent 58.19% 10,115
     Democratic Gary Kroeger 41.81% 7,267
Total Votes 17,382
Source: Iowa Secretary of State


Gary Kroeger ran unopposed in the Iowa House of Representatives District 60 Democratic primary.[6][7]

Iowa House of Representatives, District 60 Democratic Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Gary Kroeger  (unopposed)


Incumbent Walt Rogers ran unopposed in the Iowa House of Representatives District 60 Republican primary.[6][7]

Iowa House of Representatives, District 60 Republican Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Republican Green check mark transparent.png Walt Rogers Incumbent (unopposed)

U.S. House

See also: Iowa's 1st Congressional District election, 2016

Iowa's 1st Congressional District was a battleground district in 2016. Incumbent Rod Blum (R) won re-election to his second term, defeating Monica Vernon (D) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Vernon defeated Patrick Murphy in the Democratic primary, while Blum faced no primary challenger. The primary elections took place on June 7, 2016.[8][9][10][11]

U.S. House, Iowa District 1 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngRod Blum Incumbent 53.7% 206,903
     Democratic Monica Vernon 46.1% 177,403
     N/A Write-in 0.2% 671
Total Votes 384,977
Source: Iowa Secretary of State


U.S. House, Iowa District 1 Democratic Primary, 2016
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngMonica Vernon 67.6% 21,032
Patrick Murphy 32.4% 10,090
Total Votes 31,122
Source: Iowa Secretary of State

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Footnotes

  1. ↑ The Des Moines Register, "Former SNL cast member running for Congress in Iowa," April 7, 2015
  2. ↑ The Gazette, "Kroeger drops bid for U.S. House seat," March 2, 2016
  3. ↑ Kroeger for Iowa House, "Issues," accessed October 6, 2016
  4. ↑ Iowa Secretary of State, "General Candidate List, 2016," accessed August 24, 2016
  5. ↑ Iowa Secretary of State, "2016 General Election Canvass Summary," accessed December 16, 2016
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Iowa Secretary of State, "Candidate Listing by Office," March 21, 2016
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 Iowa Secretary of State, "2016 Primary Election Canvass Summary," accessed August 22, 2016
  8. ↑ The Des Moines Register, "Former SNL cast member running for Congress in Iowa," April 7, 2015
  9. ↑ KWWL.com, "Pat Murphy announces Congressional bid," July 23, 2015
  10. ↑ Iowa Secretary of State, "Candidate Listing by Office," accessed March 19, 2016
  11. ↑ The New York Times "Iowa Caucus Results," June 7, 2016


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