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Geoffery Suhmer Smith

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Geoffery Suhmer Smith
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August 4, 2016

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Geoffery Suhmer Smith was a 2016 Republican candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 3rd Congressional District of Tennessee.[1] Smith was defeated by incumbent Charles Fleischmann in the Republican primary on August 4, 2016.[2]

Elections

2016

See also: Tennessee's 3rd Congressional District election, 2016

Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Republican. Incumbent Charles Fleischmann (R) defeated Melody Shekari (D) and independent candidates Topher Kersting, Cassandra Mitchell, and Rick Tyler in the general election on November 8, 2016. Fleischmann defeated Allan Levene and Geoffery Suhmer Smith in the Republican primary, while Shekari defeated Michael Friedman and George Ryan Love to win the Democratic nomination. The primary elections took place on August 4, 2016.[3][2][4]

U.S. House, Tennessee District 3 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngCharles Fleischmann Incumbent 66.4% 176,613
     Democratic Melody Shekari 28.8% 76,727
     Independent Rick Tyler 1.9% 5,098
     Independent Cassandra Mitchell 1.9% 5,075
     Independent Topher Kersting 0.9% 2,493
Total Votes 266,006
Source: Tennessee Secretary of State


U.S. House, Tennessee District 3 Democratic Primary, 2016
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngMelody Shekari 53.9% 8,660
Michael Friedman 33.2% 5,329
George Ryan Love 12.9% 2,070
Total Votes 16,059
Source: Tennessee Secretary of State


U.S. House, Tennessee District 3 Republican Primary, 2016
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngCharles Fleischmann Incumbent 83.9% 31,964
Geoffery Suhmer Smith 8.1% 3,076
Allan Levene 8% 3,059
Total Votes 38,099
Source: Tennessee Secretary of State

Campaign themes

2016

The following issues were listed on Smith's campaign website. For a full list of campaign themes, click here.

“
  • Immigration: Illegal immigration allows safe haven for persons espousing socialism. Illegals burden tax-payers, compromise national security, increase criminal activity, and damage the ideal American citizenship. Securing the border and deporting illegals is a priority for any country that has a mixed-economy.
  • Economy: The economy works best when there is a stable dollar and government stays out of the way of business. For most Republican politicians this is just rhetoric, but I believe in unleashing the creative potential of all Americans by cutting massive regulations in order for industry to compete and provide American jobs. I also believe in implementing the fair-tax, so as to not punish producers.
  • Life: Abortion is one of the major issues for my run for Congress. Planned Parenthood is fully-funded through the Consolidated Act of 2016 that Rep. Chuck Fleischmann voted for. I will not vote for one-penny of funding for Planned Parenthood and will have a 100% voting record with the National Right to Life Foundation.
  • Veterans: Being a veteran, I can ‘walk the walk and talk the talk’ on veteran issues. The reason for the VA’s poor record is the simple fact that civilians do not understand the issues concerning veterans. A fellow veteran understands these issues. Plus, the socialist system of treating our veterans needs to be addressed through free-market reforms, for example, putting a voucher system in place for our veteran’s treatment.
  • Education: Education is not one of the constitutional roles of the federal government. Therefore, education should be totally under the control of the state and local government. The U.S. Department of Education is an unconstitutional federal agency and if elected I will do everything within my power to abolish the department and establish a plan to return total control of education back to the individual states.

[5]

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—Geoffery Suhmer Smith's campaign website, http://www.gsmith4congress.com/immigration.html

See also

External links

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Facebook, "Elect Smith for Congress," accessed April 3, 2016
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Politico, "Tennessee House Primaries Results," August 4, 2016
  3. ↑ Tennessee Secretary of State, "Candidate Petitions Filed as of April 7, 2016 Noon Qualifying Deadline," accessed April 8, 2016
  4. ↑ CNN, "Election Results," accessed November 8, 2016
  5. ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.


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