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Jacob Thomas
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Jacob Thomas (Republican Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent California's 4th Congressional District. He lost in the primary on March 3, 2020.
Thomas completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2019. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Jacob Thomas was born in Jackson, California. His career experience includes working as a business owner.[1]
Elections
2020
See also: California's 4th Congressional District election, 2020
General election
General election for U.S. House California District 4
Incumbent Tom McClintock defeated Brynne Kennedy in the general election for U.S. House California District 4 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Tom McClintock (R) | 55.9 | 247,291 |
 | Brynne Kennedy (D) | 44.1 | 194,731 | |
| Total votes: 442,022 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for U.S. House California District 4
The following candidates ran in the primary for U.S. House California District 4 on March 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Tom McClintock (R) | 50.7 | 141,244 |
| ✔ | | Brynne Kennedy (D) | 39.8 | 110,771 |
 | Julianne Benzel (R) | 4.4 | 12,138 | |
 | Robert Lawton (Independent) | 1.7 | 4,848 | |
 | Jamie Byers (R) | 1.7 | 4,822 | |
 | Jacob Thomas (R) | 1.6 | 4,527 | |
| Total votes: 278,350 | |||
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Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Jacob Thomas completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2019. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Thomas' responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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Jacob Thomas is a local businessman who understands and cares deeply for his district. Born and raised in District 4, he prioritizes the families and communities that live here. As a volunteer for Search and Rescue in El Dorado County, he discovered that his desire to serve the community had no bounds. In Washington, he will stand up for the needs of his district honestly, faithfully, and without hesitation.
- Honest local representation
- Unwavering support of the Constitution
- An average person to represent the average person
A few of the public policies Jacob Thomas is personally passionate about include; defending all of our God given rights set forth in the Constitution, supporting policies that empower and educate our youth, careful analysis of Federal Regulation on businesses in the United States.
I look up to my father Jason Thomas. He has dedicated his entire life to the betterment of his family. My father is where I get my strong sense of character and morals, I would not be the man I am today without his leadership.
The characteristics most important for an elected official are: honesty, outspokenness, strong work ethic, empathy, strong sense of character, honor and faithfulness to the citizens of the United States.
The qualities that I possess that would make me a successful office holder are: a strong sense of right and wrong and the will to stand up for what I believe is right, honesty to a fault, a desire to advocate for those who can't advocate for themselves,and a strong analytical mind is it can work through complex or emotion invoking issues.
I believe the most important responsibility for someone elected into this office is to advocate the views and ideals of their constituents in the House of Representatives. Beyond that their second most important responsibility is to always advocate political policy that has there livelihood and needs in mind.
The Legacy I would like to leave this world is as a man who would get down in the trenches and struggle besides you rather than count my blessings that I don't have to. Struggle is the inspiration for mankind to grow ones self and ones community. I will never become content to lavish in ease while my community struggles daily, I will always fight for your interests and needs in Congress.
The first historical event that I personally remember was the destruction of the World Trade Center. I was five years old at the time and can partially remember watching the tragedy on television.
The very first job that I (Jacob Thomas) held was working at Comanche Ranch Alpacas at the age of 11. He held this job for almost six years.
The struggle that I have dealt with in life is similar to the struggle of many small business men and women. This is the difficulty of running a small business in an over-regulated and overtaxed environment. The American dream is for oneself to build a business and reap the rewards of their own labors rather than being another part of a corporate organization. I will always stand up for the small business owners of my community and the United States.
The House of Representatives primary Power stem from its ability to allocate federal funds to United States programs and organizations. It is the responsibility of the House of Representatives to make certain that our tax dollars are being spent responsibly and in the interest of the United States citizens. The most atrocious thing that Congress could do would be to irresponsibly spend the the hard-earned money of the American citizen.
I believe that the most important qualification of any aspiring politician is to have the interests of their constituents at heart. Regardless of an individual's experience in politics, if they solely represent special interest groups and their own personal interests they have no place in the representation of United States citizens. Second to that first requirement, I believe that there are many qualifications beyond political experience that make an individual qualified to represent their districts interests.
I believe that the greatest challenge our nation faces today is a perpetuel violation of our citizens constitutional rights. Living in California the constituents of my district have to constantly struggle against the attempts of California politicians to strip us of our God given rights. If something is not done soon I fear that we will pass a point of no return where are citizens will no longer be able to defend themselves. If these atrocities are not stopped in California they will continue to spread until all United States citizens are robbed of their individual sovereignty.
One of our other greatest challenges as a nation is improving the support structure of our nation's youth. This begins in the home with supporting strong families. We need to give back parents the right to discipline and teach their children as they decide. Beyond this one need to bolster our education system and limit the discrimination against kids because of their nonconforming behaviors and personalities.
There are two committees that I personally would seek to be part of. The first is agriculture, nutrition, and Forestry. The reason for my interest in this Congressional committee is that my district is affected by policy decisions on Agriculture and Forestry due to the prevalence of those Industries in our area. The second is energy and natural resources. Again my interest in this committee is because our area provides an extremely large portion of Natural Resources, especially in California.
I believe that there are both pros and cons regarding the 2-year term length. One of the limitations of such a short term is that each District representative must continuously campaign for the honor of representing their District which detracts from the attention that they can devote to Congressional issues. However the two-year term length should help keep Representatives honest and pushing for the interests of their constituents. If feel that they are not being properly represented they have an immediate opportunity to elect a new Congressional Representatives.
I believe that so long as the faith of the Community being represented resides with the current representation shown through Fair elections that the term limits are not necessarily required. Though if the interests of my constituents was to advocate otherwise I would represent that interest as well in Congress.
I am always interested in joining a leadership role as the organizations I'm involved with require. I would not presume how I can better lead the Republicans in the House of Representatives until having first-hand observed the current leadership and communicated with other party members.
There are no personal stories from the residence of my district that I would feel comfortable sharing without first discussing it with my constituent. I hope that all of my constituents will always find an open ear with me without fear of their past or personal lives being politicized.
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See also
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on November 23, 2019
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