Gavi Begtrup
Gavi Begtrup (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Ohio House of Representatives to represent District 27. He lost in the Democratic primary on August 2, 2022.
Begtrup completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Begtrup was born in Clarksville, Tennessee. He earned a bachelor's degree from Western Kentucky University in 2002 and a Ph.D. from the University of California at Berkeley in 2008. He is a small business owner, entrepreneur, and business consultant. He previously served as the CEO and CTO of Eccrine Systems, a medical device company. He has also worked with the Cincinnati Chamber of Commerce, the University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati Children's Hospital, Cincytech, and many other organizations to launch and support companies in the region. He was also a policy advisor to Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords (D) where he wrote bipartisan legislation that became law.[1]
Begtrup has been affiliated with the following organizations:[1]
- National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, Committee member
- Jewish Community Relations Council, Former board member
- The Spencer Center for Gifted and Exceptional Students, Chairman of the board
- Case Western Reserve University, Entrepreneur in residence
Elections
2022
See also: Ohio House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for Ohio House of Representatives District 27
Rachel Baker defeated Jenn Giroux in the general election for Ohio House of Representatives District 27 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Rachel Baker (D) ![]() | 55.9 | 31,203 |
Jenn Giroux (R) | 44.1 | 24,604 |
Total votes: 55,807 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Ohio House of Representatives District 27
Rachel Baker defeated Gavi Begtrup in the Democratic primary for Ohio House of Representatives District 27 on August 2, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Rachel Baker ![]() | 62.4 | 4,510 |
![]() | Gavi Begtrup ![]() | 37.6 | 2,718 |
Total votes: 7,228 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Ohio House of Representatives District 27
Jenn Giroux defeated Joe Murray and Lindsay Cole in the Republican primary for Ohio House of Representatives District 27 on August 2, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Jenn Giroux | 47.9 | 2,468 | |
Joe Murray | 40.3 | 2,079 | ||
![]() | Lindsay Cole | 11.8 | 607 |
Total votes: 5,154 | ||||
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Campaign finance
Endorsements
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2021
See also: Mayoral election in Cincinnati, Ohio (2021)
General election
General election for Mayor of Cincinnati
Aftab Pureval defeated David Mann in the general election for Mayor of Cincinnati on November 2, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Aftab Pureval (Nonpartisan) | 65.8 | 34,541 | |
![]() | David Mann (Nonpartisan) | 34.2 | 17,919 |
Total votes: 52,460 | ||||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Mayor of Cincinnati
The following candidates ran in the primary for Mayor of Cincinnati on May 4, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Aftab Pureval (Nonpartisan) | 39.2 | 13,302 | |
✔ | ![]() | David Mann (Nonpartisan) | 29.0 | 9,830 |
![]() | Cecil Thomas (Nonpartisan) | 16.5 | 5,589 | |
![]() | Gavi Begtrup (Nonpartisan) ![]() | 9.5 | 3,229 | |
Raffel Prophett (Nonpartisan) | 3.5 | 1,196 | ||
![]() | Herman Najoli (Nonpartisan) ![]() | 2.3 | 780 |
Total votes: 33,926 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Adam Koehler (Nonpartisan)
- Kelli Prather (Nonpartisan)
- Tyra Oldham (Nonpartisan)
- Wendell Young (Nonpartisan)
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Gavi Begtrup completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Begtrup's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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|- We need to create an Ohio that works for everyone. I have created jobs and brought millions of dollars of investment to Ohio. I have passed bipartisan legislation in Congress, and will get our State House focused more on schools and jobs instead of attacking women and kids.
- We must end the epidemic of gun violence. We all want a safe place to raise our families. Yet, Ohio keeps loosening gun laws. As the Everytown for Gun Safety-endorsed candidate, I will be a champion for gun safety.
- With Roe v. Wade overturned, the State House matters more than ever. Extremists in the State House call rape an ‘opportunity’ and want to outlaw abortion at 0 weeks. Meanwhile we have 0 weeks of paid family leave. I will be a champion for women’s rights and families.
In my race for State Representative, we’re again running a people-powered campaign with grassroots organizing at the heart. It’s by talking with people on their doorsteps that we center and ground our priorities. Listening to our community fuels our mission.
After she was shot, I continued working for her until she retired from Congress. I left politics, as I had seen the best and worst of it. But Gabby didn’t stop serving. Despite her challenges, she has dedicated the past decade to combating gun violence. Even through her gruelling recovery, Gabby was indefatigable.
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2021
Gavi Begtrup completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2021. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Begtrup's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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|I believe Cincinnati’s greatest days are ahead, but we must address the system challenges in our city by putting people before politics. As a Ph.D. physicist, I’ve solved hard problems. As an executive leader, I’ve built and run organizations.
- I’m committed to ending the corruption in City Hall that is keeping the city from growing and our communities from thriving. That’s why I am running the only clean campaign, in which I’m not accepting donations from developers with business in front of the city. Changing the culture of corruption to a culture of collaboration requires personal responsibility and leadership.
- We will solve the housing affordability crisis in the city. Housing costs are rising faster than wages and families are getting pushed out of their homes. We will replace a policy of gentrification with one of strategic development that is paired with community supports to prevent housing and economic displacement.
- Cincinnati will lead the nation in police reform by reinvigorating the Collaborative Agreement and improving police-community relations. The city must be safe for everyone.
After she was shot, I continued working for her until she retired from Congress. I left politics, as I had seen the best and worst of it. But Gabby didn’t stop serving. Despite her challenges, she has dedicated the past decade to combating gun violence. Even through her gruelling recovery, Gabby was indefatigable.
Humility and openness allows an elected official to hear others (regardless of status or party), to bring in new ideas, and to be truly innovative. And trust is paramount for elected office, and sorely lacking in City Hall. If you have lost the trust of the people, you no longer deserve to serve.
At the end of my time as Mayor, the whole country will know we’re the Queen City.
We cannot grow, we cannot all prosper, without investing in everyone.
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Campaign website
Begtrup’s campaign website stated the following:
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#1 - Participatory Budgeting #2 - Small Business One Stop #3 - Minority Seed Fund #4 - Complete Streets #5 - CPS Liaison #6 - Cincinnati Skills Bank #7 - Lead the Nation in Police Reform |
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—Gavi Begtrup’s campaign website (2021)[3] |
Campaign advertisements
Supporting Begtrup
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See also
2022 Elections
External links
Candidate Ohio House of Representatives District 27 |
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on April 13, 2021.
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Gavi Begtrup’s campaign website, “Vision,” accessed April 20, 2021