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James Postma
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Republican Party

Elections and appointments
Last election

November 8, 2016

Education

High school

Foreman High School

Bachelor's

Purdue University

Military

Service / branch

U.S. Air Force

Contact

Personal website

James Postma was a 2016 Republican candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 10th Congressional District of Washington.[1] He previously ran for the House in 2012—seeking election to the 9th District instead of the 10th that year—but he lost in the general election on November 6, 2012.[2]

Biography

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Postma earned his bachelor's in mechanical engineering from Purdue University. He served in the U.S. Air Force and worked on intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) design and the Apollo space program.[3]

Elections

2016

See also: Washington's 10th Congressional District election, 2016

Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Democratic. Incumbent Denny Heck (D) defeated Jim Postma (R) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Heck and Postma defeated Jennifer Ferguson (D) and Richard Boyce (I) in the top-two primary on August 2, 2016.[1][4]

U.S. House, Washington District 10 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngDenny Heck Incumbent 58.7% 170,460
     Republican Jim Postma 41.3% 120,104
Total Votes 290,564
Source: Washington Secretary of State


U.S. House, Washington District 10 Primary, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngDenny Heck Incumbent 46.5% 58,865
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngJim Postma 36.7% 46,473
     Democratic Jennifer Ferguson 13.2% 16,750
     Independent Richard Boyce 3.5% 4,411
Total Votes 126,499
Source: Washington Secretary of State

2012

See also: Washington's 9th Congressional District elections, 2012

Postma ran in the 2012 election for the U.S. House to represent Washington's 9th District. He and incumbent Adam Smith (D) advanced past the August 7, 2012, top-two primary, defeating Dave Christie (D), Thomas Cramer (D), and John Orlinski (R). They faced off again in the general election on November 6, 2012, where Postma was defeated.[5][6][7][2]

U.S. House, Washington District 9 General Election, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngAdam Smith Incumbent 71.6% 192,034
     Republican Jim Postma 28.4% 76,105
Total Votes 268,139
Source: Washington Secretary of State, "Official Election Results, 2012 General Election"
U.S. House, Washington District 9 Primary, 2012
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngAdam Smith (D) Incumbent 61.2% 72,868
Green check mark transparent.pngJames Postma (R 23.2% 27,616
Thomas Cramer (D) 7% 8,376
Boleslaw (John) Orlinski (R) 5.6% 6,624
Dave Christie (D) 3.1% 3,659
Total Votes 119,143

Campaign themes

2016

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

“
  • Aviation: Aviation is important in the 9th district with manufacturing and airports and I will work to help improve it.
  • Corporations and Unions: The modern limited liability corporation is a great producer of wealth and has enabled this nation and its people to enjoy a high standard of living. It does not have jobs as its priority indeed jobs are an expense and corporations try to minimise the jobs needed to produce their products. We see this today that corporations are cutting back to save money and are also waiting for clarity in the political process. But as corporations prosper they create more jobs.
  • Economy: Jim believes that free enterprise capitalism is the best system for our nation. The efforts of millions of people have contributed to make the strongest richest most powerful nation in the world. Albert Einstein called compound interest the 8th wonder of the world. When money is invested and the interest is reinvested it can double in value in only eight years. This is how the rich get rich, by using credit carefully, saving money, and investing it. The opportinities to do this are great in America and that is why people come here. To get a job and prosper.
  • Education: Our K12 educational system is very expensive, about $150,000 per graduate student, but no one is satisfied with the results. Spending more money on more teachers is not helping. One definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over expecting better results. Clearly we need reforms.
  • Energy: Our economy runs on oil, natural gas, and coal. Whenever the price goes up our economy slows and jobs are lost. Oil is not just gasoline. It is roofing, roads, drugs, plastics, and even food. We have large amouts of all these energy sources. Our surface oil is almost gone but we have learned how to go deep and can become the worlds greatest oil and gas producer. We may never run out.[8][9]
 ”
—James Postma's campaign website

Campaign finance summary

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Footnotes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Washington Secretary of State, "Unofficial List of Candidates in Ballot Order," accessed May 23, 2016
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 CNN, "Washington Districts Race - 2012 Election Center," accessed August 7, 2016
  3. ↑ Jim Postma 2012 campaign website, "About Jim Postma," archived February 16, 2012
  4. ↑ Politico, "Washington House Primaries Results," August 2, 2016
  5. ↑ Washington Secretary of State, "Candidate Filings," accessed May 18, 2012
  6. ↑ Washington Secretary of State, "Top 2 Primary: FAQ," accessed May 17, 2012
  7. ↑ The Associated Press, "Washington - Summary Vote Results," August 10, 2012
  8. ↑ Jim Postma 2016 campaign website, "Aviation," accessed August 7, 2016 (Click the topics in the page header to read about each one)
  9. ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.


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