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James Neu Jr.

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James Neu Jr.

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Elections and appointments
Last election

May 8, 2018

James Neu Jr. (Democratic Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Ohio's 5th Congressional District. He lost in the Democratic primary on May 8, 2018.

Neu was a 2016 Democratic candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 5th Congressional District of Ohio.[1]

Elections

2018

See also: Ohio's 5th Congressional District election, 2018

General election

General election for U.S. House Ohio District 5

Incumbent Bob Latta defeated John Michael Galbraith and Don Kissick in the general election for U.S. House Ohio District 5 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Bob Latta
Bob Latta (R)
 
62.3
 
176,569
Image of John Michael Galbraith
John Michael Galbraith (D)
 
35.1
 
99,655
Don Kissick (L)
 
2.6
 
7,393

Total votes: 283,617
(100.00% precincts reporting)
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Ohio District 5

John Michael Galbraith defeated James Neu Jr. in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Ohio District 5 on May 8, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of John Michael Galbraith
John Michael Galbraith
 
73.2
 
19,317
James Neu Jr.
 
26.8
 
7,070

Total votes: 26,387
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Ohio District 5

Incumbent Bob Latta defeated Todd Wolfrum and Bob Kreienkamp in the Republican primary for U.S. House Ohio District 5 on May 8, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Bob Latta
Bob Latta
 
73.7
 
45,732
Image of Todd Wolfrum
Todd Wolfrum
 
16.7
 
10,385
Image of Bob Kreienkamp
Bob Kreienkamp
 
9.5
 
5,897

Total votes: 62,014
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2016

See also: Ohio's 5th Congressional District election, 2016

Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Republican. Incumbent Bob Latta (R) defeated James Neu, Jr. (D) in the general election. Both ran unopposed in their respective primaries.[1]

U.S. House, Ohio District 5 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngBob Latta Incumbent 70.9% 244,599
     Democratic James Neu, Jr. 29.1% 100,392
Total Votes 344,991
Source: Ohio Secretary of State

Campaign themes

2018

Ballotpedia survey responses

See also: Ballotpedia's candidate surveys
Candidate Connection

James Neu Jr. participated in Ballotpedia's candidate survey on April 10, 2018. The survey questions appear in bold, and James Neu Jr.'s responses follow below.[2]

What would be your top three priorities, if elected?

1) Social Security

2) Healthcare
3) Trade deals[3][4]

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about? Why?

The health of Lake Erie. Lake Erie not only provides millions of Ohioans with fresh drinking water it also is an economic base for Ohio with tourism to fishing. We need to get proper funding to protect our Lake from the dangerous and disastrous algae blooms.Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; invalid names, e.g. too many[4]

Ballotpedia also asked the candidate a series of optional questions. James Neu Jr. answered the following:

What characteristics or principles are most important for an elected official?

What characteristics are most important for an elected official is being able to relate to those they serve.[4]
What qualities do you possess that you believe would make you a successful officeholder?
I can relate to the majority of the people in the 5th because I am a working class person. I come from the middle class. I know what it is like to have to make tough decisions at home. I remember when I was laid off from Chrysler with a month old son worrying so I pay the mortgage or put food on the table. People of the 5th face those decisions daily.[4]
What legacy would you like to leave?
That I was a fair and bipartisan representative.[4]
What is the first historical event that happened in your lifetime that you remember? How old were you at the time?
The Challenger disaster.[4]
What was your very first job? How long did you have it?
My very first job was working at Interstate Lanes in Rossford Ohio after school. I was in the 7th or 8th grade and I was a lane coach for elementary schoolers.[4]
Do you believe that it’s beneficial for representatives to have previous experience in government or politics?
Not necessarily.[4]
What are your thoughts on term limits?
I believe there should be a limit and it should be voted on by the people.[4]
What process do you favor for redistricting?
A bipartisan group that has the input of the voters.[4]

See also

External links

Footnotes

  1. 1.0 1.1 Lucas County Board of Elections, "Candidates List (Reviewed)," December 30, 2015 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name "cong16" defined multiple times with different content
  2. Note: The candidate's answers have been reproduced here verbatim without edits or corrections by Ballotpedia.
  3. Ballotpedia's candidate survey, "James Neu Jr.'s responses," April 10, 2018
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 4.8 4.9 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.


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