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Glenn Kaplan
Glenn Kaplan (Democratic Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent California's 12th Congressional District. He lost in the primary on March 5, 2024.
Kaplan completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Glenn Kaplan was born in San Antonio, Texas.[1] Kaplan earned an associate degree in philosophy from the University of Oxford in 1997, a bachelor's degree in philosophy and history from Oberlin College in 1999, and a master's degree in social studies from Columbia University in 2009. His career experience includes owning businesses and working as an editor and reporter with The Monitor, a travel editor with The Rough Guides, and a contract reporter with Sports Illustrated.[2]
Elections
2024
See also: California's 12th Congressional District election, 2024
California's 12th Congressional District election, 2024 (March 5 top-two primary)
General election
General election for U.S. House California District 12
Lateefah Simon defeated Jennifer Tran in the general election for U.S. House California District 12 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Lateefah Simon (D)  | 65.4 | 185,176 |
 | Jennifer Tran (D) | 34.6 | 97,849 | |
| Total votes: 283,025 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for U.S. House California District 12
The following candidates ran in the primary for U.S. House California District 12 on March 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Lateefah Simon (D) | 55.9 | 86,031 |
| ✔ | | Jennifer Tran (D) | 14.9 | 22,999 |
 | Tony Daysog (D) | 11.2 | 17,222 | |
| Stephen Slauson (R) | 6.3 | 9,710 | ||
 | Glenn Kaplan (D) | 4.4 | 6,799 | |
 | Eric Wilson (D) | 2.8 | 4,252 | |
 | Abdur Sikder (D) | 1.9 | 2,857 | |
| Ned Nuerge (R) | 1.6 | 2,535 | ||
 | Andre Todd (D) | 1.1 | 1,632 | |
| Total votes: 154,037 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Jason Woody (D)
- Denard Ingram (D)
- Tim Sanchez (D)
- John Marks (D)
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Kaplan in this election.
2022
See also: California's 12th Congressional District election, 2022
General election
General election for U.S. House California District 12
Incumbent Barbara Lee defeated Stephen Slauson in the general election for U.S. House California District 12 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Barbara Lee (D) | 90.5 | 217,110 |
| Stephen Slauson (R) | 9.5 | 22,859 | ||
| Total votes: 239,969 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for U.S. House California District 12
Incumbent Barbara Lee and Stephen Slauson defeated Glenn Kaplan, Eric Wilson, and Ned Nuerge in the primary for U.S. House California District 12 on June 7, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Barbara Lee (D) | 87.7 | 135,892 |
| ✔ | Stephen Slauson (R) | 5.3 | 8,274 | |
| Glenn Kaplan (No Party Affiliation) | 3.3 | 5,141 | |
| Eric Wilson (D) | 2.4 | 3,753 | |
| Ned Nuerge (R) | 1.2 | 1,902 | ||
| Total votes: 154,962 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Greg Lentz (R)
- Eric Curry (D)
Campaign themes
2024
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Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Glenn Kaplan completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Kaplan'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 grew up here, went to high school in Oakland, taught at public schools, and worked as a journalist before starting a business in an effort to help the revitalization of “Uptown” Oakland, turning an abandoned space into a successful community hub. I saw firsthand the failure of the federal bureaucracy in response to small businesses during the pandemic. I’m running as an independent Democrat because both parties are failing us (and, in our broken system one has to make a binary choice between parties, when we all know it’s not that simple, however, yes, the right has caused significantly more malfeasance and chaos, than the the left), but I still don’t want to be pigeonholed into a particular party when I believe neither are fully representing us.
- Crime in our district requires a federal state of emergency.
- Marginalize the extremes in both parties - the center must hold and we need moderates to work for the common good.
- Income equality is destroying the fabric of the nation. Extreme progressive taxation is required as Ferraris driving by homeless encampments proves we are in late stage capitalism. .
Our government is failing us every single day. The ultrarich get tax cuts while the rest of us can barely afford healthcare and a decent education, wondering if we can afford the once a month break-in to our cars, apartments, homes or businesses (and worse) in our utterly lawless district that is tearing at the fabric of our community. Trust is lost, our infrastructure crumbles, the right to vote is under siege, yet our so-called representatives do nothing, often incompetent, listening only to wealthy donors and the extremes among our political spectrum—their only true constituency. The center cannot hold.
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2022
Glenn Kaplan completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Kaplan'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 grew up here, went to high school in Oakland, taught at public schools, and worked as a journalist before starting a business here, turning an abandoned space into a successful community hub. I saw firsthand the failure of the federal bureaucracy in response to small businesses during the pandemic.
I’m running as an independent because both parties are failing us. Our entrenched leaders have proved that they’re not up to the job. They don’t play by the same rules as the rest of us. They waste time on divisive identity politics and symbolic legislation while real people, neighborhoods and businesses languish. The acrimony and gridlock are breaking our country. People who work for a living need actual solutions: fair taxation, increased funding for education and scientific research, single-payer healthcare, real support for neighborhood businesses.- Both Parties are Broken.
- Do More!
- We need to try our best to find our past unity.
Trim our bloated military budget to fund major investments in science and education.
The government should pilot a program that provides Universal Basic Income (UBI) to all Americans below a certain income and/or net worth.
Ban equity trading by any elected or appointed government official.
End subsidies to fossil fuels. Reinvest in sustainable, renewable and green energy solutions.
I’m pro-choice and believe in the right of a woman to make her own decisions concerning her own body and health.
I oppose the death penalty and stand against corporal punishment.
Citizens United was wrongly decided. Corporations are not people. We need to remove as much money from political campaigning as possible.
End the Electoral College. Reapportion representation in the Senate in line with population. (How is it fair that the vote of someone from Wyoming or Alaska is substantially more than a Californian’s.
We need to move away from divisive identity politics (like the debacle that was the San Francisco School Board) to focus on our shared experience and unite toward common goals.
We must return to progressive taxation and fairly fund essential programs and initiatives.
Simplify the tax code and eliminate tax avoidance loopholes and workaround deductions for the wealthy.
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Campaign website
Kaplan's campaign website stated the following:
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Campaign finance summary
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on April 10, 2022
- ↑ LinkedIn, "Glenn Kaplan," accessed May 17, 2022
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ GlennKaplan4Congress, “Positions,” accessed May 11, 2022
