Jack Friend
Jack Friend (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Iowa House of Representatives to represent District 48. He lost in the general election on November 3, 2020.
Friend completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Jack Friend was born in Boston, Massachusetts. He obtained a bachelor's degree from Reed College in May 2009. He also obtained a master's in education from Portland State University and a master's in fine arts from Iowa State University. His professional experience includes working for the Pacific Patrol Services and BARK Defenders of Mount Hood National Forest in Portland, Oregon; for Telefund and the BeeHive Afterschool Program in Austin, Texas; for EDGE High School in Tucson, Arizona; and as an Iowa State University instructor in Ames, Iowa.[1]
Elections
2020
See also: Iowa House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for Iowa House of Representatives District 48
Incumbent Robert Bacon defeated Jack Friend in the general election for Iowa House of Representatives District 48 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Robert Bacon (R) | 62.2 | 10,381 |
 | Jack Friend (D)  | 37.7 | 6,280 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 17 | ||
| Total votes: 16,678 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Iowa House of Representatives District 48
Jack Friend advanced from the Democratic primary for Iowa House of Representatives District 48 on June 2, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jack Friend | 99.8 | 2,151 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 5 | ||
| Total votes: 2,156 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Iowa House of Representatives District 48
Incumbent Robert Bacon advanced from the Republican primary for Iowa House of Representatives District 48 on June 2, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Robert Bacon | 99.4 | 3,026 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.6 | 19 | ||
| Total votes: 3,045 | |||
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Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Jack Friend completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Friend's responses.
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I've worked with low-income students for four years, and worked for democratic organizations for another three, and feel that district 48 needs a candidate who understands what public policy looks like at the street level.
I want more bottom-up input from people on the ground shaping our public policy and I'm running for the district to make that happen.
People who do the work on the street-level know what they need. Let's give teachers, nurses, and social workers the resources they need.- We are strongest when we give families a hand up. This is how we keep a strong middle class.
- Education does not only benefit families with children. An informed and educated Iowa is a strong Iowa.
- Strong state healthcare is essential because businesses can't always keep people employed. Let's make medicaid accesssible.
I started organizing in Iowa because I was moved by Elizabeth Warren's transparency and hope. I believe that government programs at the state and national level can change thousands of lives for the better. When she dropped out of the presidential race, I got into the race for the state House because I think Iowa's healthcare system, education system, and workers need to be treated as top priorities. I looked up to her campaign's emphasis on clear policy goals and community organizing, and hope to follow her campaign's example in my run for the state House.
I know what $8.50 an hour feels like, and it's part of what motivates me to improve the minimum wage and social support programs.
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See also
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on May 24, 2020
