Hamilton Soares Rodrigues

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Hamilton Soares Rodrigues

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Hamilton Soares Rodrigues (Republican Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Massachusetts' 8th Congressional District. He lost in the Republican primary on September 6, 2022.

Rodrigues completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. Click here to read the survey answers.

Elections

2022

See also: Massachusetts' 8th Congressional District election, 2022

General election

General election for U.S. House Massachusetts District 8

Incumbent Stephen Lynch defeated Robert Burke in the general election for U.S. House Massachusetts District 8 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Stephen Lynch (D)	69.7	189,987
		Robert Burke (R)	30.1	82,126
		Other/Write-in votes	0.2	451

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 272,564
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Massachusetts District 8

Incumbent Stephen Lynch advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Massachusetts District 8 on September 6, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Stephen Lynch	99.0	73,191
		Other/Write-in votes	1.0	715

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 73,906
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Michael Ruiz (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Massachusetts District 8

Robert Burke defeated Hamilton Soares Rodrigues in the Republican primary for U.S. House Massachusetts District 8 on September 6, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Robert Burke	73.0	19,173
		Hamilton Soares Rodrigues	26.6	6,977
		Other/Write-in votes	0.5	124

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 26,274
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Ray Alongi (R)

Campaign themes

2022

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Hamilton Soares Rodrigues completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Rodrigues' 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.

My name is Hamilton Rodrigues. I am running for US Congress to represent the Massachusetts 8th Congressional District. I was born and raised in Roxbury, MA, but currently lives in Canton MA. Parents Immigrated from Angola, but they are from the Cabo Verde Islands: https://www.britannica.com/place/Cabo-Verde​. Also, I am a product of the Boston Public School System, where I attended the Emerson Elementary School in Roxbury, MA, Gavin Middle School in South Boston, and Madison Park technical Vocational high School in Roxbury MA​. Furthermore, I graduated with Bachelors of Arts from the UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS AT Amherst, with a major Communication, from 1997-2000​, a Master of Science in Public Administration from UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS AT Boston 2011-2013​. Moreover, I have over 20 Years of Real Estate experience as an investor​/entrepreneur, and over 17 years as a real estate broker. Not limited to, I was appointed as a Board Member of the department of Economic Development for the town of Canton MA, 2014-present​.

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 am a supporter of rights for parents to have educational choice for their children and be able to pick and choose or have a say in the matter of what and how curriculum will be taught in schools.
• Assist in resolving inflation and high prices of cost of goods due to the supply chain dilema, which is a result of lack of labor man power supply. Basically, I want to give people an incentive to work.
• Help protectors of this great nation the proper training and resources to protect its people. This includes extra funding for police, fire fighters, veterans/military, etc. to spend on hiring, professional development, and other public safety necessities.

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

The areas of Public Policy that I am personally passionate about are inflation, immigration, trade/economy, public safety, educational choice, pro life, housing & welfare reform, and Mental Health.

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

This republic was created by the founding fathers with a road map called the US constitution and many leaders have failed to read it and/or bother to follow it. It appears that there is a push to do away with it and our rights as Americans on general. The US Constitution was clearly made for all Americans to live free in the pursuit of happiness. This is the last frontier for the free world and there is no where else to go from here. All Americans have to unite to preserve the US constitution and respect this republic for which it stands.

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Campaign website

Rodrigues' campaign website stated the following:

“	My 5 major policy concerns are: -Inflation “The top 9 most terrifying words in the English Language are: I'm from the government, and I'm here to help.” - Ronald Reagan. The key to battling inflation is to decrease taxes and relieve government burden. Supporting local business supports our local communities. I will always put our local communities, and not Washington Bureaucrats, first! -Police/Protectors Our hardworking men and women in police and public service put on their badge every day knowing the risks that they may face to keep us safe. We need to do everything we can to ensure these heroes know we have their back! -Immigration I support immigration. There is a right way, and a wrong way, to do it. I support the right way. It's simply that simple! -Gun Rights "Shall not be infringed" is straifhtforward. I will always support your right to bear arms. The Second Amendment is not outdated; just look at what is happening in Ukraine. To quote Japanese Navy Admiral during WW2 Isoroku Yamamoto, 'You cannot invade the mainland United States. There would be a rifle behind every blade of grass.'. I will never support an "assault weapon" ban; or any legislation that restricts your rights! -Education​ We need to put our children, our future, first. We need to make sure our children are receiving education; not indoctrination! We also need to make sure our children are receiving the adequate resources necessary to receive the best education possible. Why are we sending money to countries that hate us while so many of our schools are still using textbooks from the 1980s (or sometimes earlier)! For additional details about my policy concerns please feel free to reach out to the campaign team.	”
—Hamilton Soares Rodrigues' campaign website (2022)

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Massachusetts' current delegation to the United States Congress

Senators

Edward Markey (D)

Elizabeth Warren (D)

Representatives

District 1

Richard Neal (D)

District 2

Jim McGovern (D)

District 3

Lori Trahan (D)

District 4

Jake Auchincloss (D)

District 5

Katherine Clark (D)

District 6

Seth Moulton (D)

District 7

Ayanna Pressley (D)

District 8

Stephen Lynch (D)

District 9

Bill Keating (D)

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