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Jack Graham
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June 28, 2016

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Jack Graham was a 2016 Republican candidate who sought election to the U.S. Senate from Colorado.[1] Graham was defeated by Darryl Glenn in the Republican primary.[2]

Elections

2016

See also: United States Senate election in Colorado, 2016

The U.S. Senate race in Colorado was rated safely Democratic in 2016. Incumbent Michael Bennet (D) won re-election, defeating Darryl Glenn (R), Lily Tang Williams (L), Arn Menconi (G), Bill Hammons (Unity Party), Dan Chapin (I), Paul Noel Fiorino (I), and Don Willoughby (Write-in) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Bennet faced no primary challenger, while Glenn defeated Ryan Frazier, Robert Blaha, Jack Graham, and Jon Keyser to win the Republican nomination. The primary elections took place on June 28, 2016.[3][2][4]

U.S. Senate, Colorado General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngMichael Bennet Incumbent 50% 1,370,710
     Republican Darryl Glenn 44.3% 1,215,318
     Libertarian Lily Tang Williams 3.6% 99,277
     Green Arn Menconi 1.3% 36,805
     Unity Bill Hammons 0.3% 9,336
     Independent Dan Chapin 0.3% 8,361
     Unaffiliated Paul Noel Fiorino 0.1% 3,216
Total Votes 2,743,023
Source: Colorado Secretary of State


U.S. Senate, Colorado Republican Primary, 2016
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngDarryl Glenn 37.7% 131,125
Jack Graham 24.6% 85,400
Robert Blaha 16.5% 57,196
Jon Keyser 12.5% 43,509
Ryan Frazier 8.7% 30,241
Total Votes 347,471
Source: Colorado Secretary of State

Campaign themes

2016

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

“
  • Our National Debt: Congress’s unwillingness to balance the budget – or even pass a budget at all – has produced a national debt of $19 trillion and growing. It has nearly doubled under our current Administration. This level of debt puts at risk the economic opportunity of future generations – it represents over $60,000 of debt to every man, woman and child in America, before they can even think of paying for college, buying a home or starting a business. Congress should be sequestered to the capitol until a budget is passed, and I support a Constitutional Amendment requiring a balanced budget.
  • National Security: America’s security at home and abroad is the most important constitutional role of the federal government; I will uphold that responsibility and honor that priority.
  • Health Care: It was originally argued that the Affordable Care Act – Obamacare – was needed to enable the 10% – 15% of Americans who did not have health care coverage to get access to it. What we got instead was a healthcare mandate that requires everyone to buy health care insurance; defining and mandating the exact coverage even if we don’t want or need the coverage. Our freedom to choose was taken away.
  • Energy: Light, heat, hot water, air conditioning, motorized transportation – we take for granted the presence of these comforts – and they contribute enormously to the quality of our lives. Fossil fuels have been the primary energy source delivering these basic comforts. And we all share concerns about the environmental impacts of the use of these energy sources – these concerns substantially define our energy policies today.
  • Immigration: We must secure our borders. If we do not, any plan that addresses these 11 million people is irrelevant – our problems will simply persist. Ronald Reagan said, “A nation that cannot secure its borders is not a nation.” We must secure our borders.

[5]

”
—Jack Graham's campaign website, http://www.jackgraham2016.com/issues/

See also

External links

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Coloradoan, "Former CSU AD Jack Graham enters U.S. Senate race," January 30, 2016
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Politico, "Colorado Senate Primaries Results," June 28, 2016
  3. ↑ Colorado Secretary of State, "2016 Primary Election Candidate List," accessed May 2, 2016
  4. ↑ Colorado Secretary of State, "2016 General Election Candidate List," accessed September 5, 2016
  5. ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.


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