James Felton Keith
James Felton Keith (Democratic Party) is running for election to the U.S. House to represent New York's 13th Congressional District. He declared candidacy for the 2026 election.[source]
Keith was a 2018 Democratic candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 13th Congressional District of New York.[1] He dropped out of the race in April 2018.[2]
Biography
James Felton Keith was born in Detroit, Michigan, and lives in Harlem, New York. He earned a B.S. in mechanical engineering from Tuskegee University, an M.S. in economics from Harvard University, and an M.B.A. in operations research from Lawrence Technological University. Keith’s career experience includes working as an engineer, economist, and ethnographer.[3][4]
Elections
2026
See also: New York's 13th Congressional District election, 2026
General election
The general election will occur on November 3, 2026.
General election for U.S. House New York District 13
Incumbent Adriano Espaillat, Jaliel Amador, Theo Chino-Tavarez, James Felton Keith, and Matt Miller are running in the general election for U.S. House New York District 13 on November 3, 2026.
Candidate | ||
 | Adriano Espaillat (D) | |
 | Jaliel Amador (D) | |
 | Theo Chino-Tavarez (D) | |
 | James Felton Keith (D) | |
 | Matt Miller (D) | |
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2020
See also: New York's 13th Congressional District election, 2020
New York's 13th Congressional District election, 2020 (June 23 Republican primary)
New York's 13th Congressional District election, 2020 (June 23 Democratic primary)
General election
General election for U.S. House New York District 13
Incumbent Adriano Espaillat defeated Lovelynn Gwinn and Christopher Morris-Perry in the general election for U.S. House New York District 13 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Adriano Espaillat (D / Working Families Party) | 90.8 | 231,841 |
 | Lovelynn Gwinn (R) | 7.8 | 19,829 | |
| Christopher Morris-Perry (Conservative Party) | 1.3 | 3,295 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 405 | ||
| Total votes: 255,370 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House New York District 13
Incumbent Adriano Espaillat defeated James Felton Keith and Ramon Rodriguez in the Democratic primary for U.S. House New York District 13 on June 23, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Adriano Espaillat | 58.9 | 46,066 |
| James Felton Keith | 25.3 | 19,799 | |
 | Ramon Rodriguez | 15.2 | 11,859 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.6 | 434 | ||
| Total votes: 78,158 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Pedro Lopez (D)
- Richard Habersham (D)
Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Lovelynn Gwinn advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House New York District 13.
Conservative Party primary election
The Conservative Party primary election was canceled. Christopher Morris-Perry advanced from the Conservative Party primary for U.S. House New York District 13.
Working Families Party primary election
The Working Families Party primary election was canceled. Incumbent Adriano Espaillat advanced from the Working Families Party primary for U.S. House New York District 13.
2018
The filing deadline was on April 12, 2018, and the primary election took place on June 26, 2018.
Campaign themes
2026
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2020
James Felton Keith completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2019. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Keith's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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- We owe ourselves moral leadership in these divided times.
- We should not have to earn the right to live.
- Democratically elected, non-governmental organizations should control the majority of land use and capital distribution.
James is passionate about legalization of Cannabis and creating a reparations for victims of the War On Drugs.
James is passionate about defending Americans against Cyber Warfare and reestablishing trust in institutions.
James is passionate about an overhaul of investment in fighting the Climate Crisis to establish a 21st Century economy.
James is passionate about creating a market for healthcare that reduced the complexity of America's private system and better service people as an infrastructure not a product.
James is passionate about an overhaul of reinvestment in education, as he views literacy as a national security issue.
James is passionate about allowing the crypto currency market thrive in a transparent and usable way.
James is passionate about holding officers of the law to the rule of law and adding consequences for misuse of force.
1) All people have intrinsic value.
2) All people derive their value from interaction with others.
It served an inspirational purpose for me when I was going through a mid 20's grad school phase of searching for what my opportunities in life might be.
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See also
2026 Elections
External links
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Footnotes
- ↑ James Felton Keith for Congress, "Home," accessed September 28, 2017
- ↑ LinkedIn, "James Felton Keith," accessed May 24, 2018
- ↑ LinkedIn, "James Felton Keith," accessed December 31, 2019
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on December 20, 2019
