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Jason Cvancara
Jason Cvancara ran for election to the Gilbert City Council in Arizona. He lost in the primary on August 28, 2018.
Cvancara completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2018. Click here to read the survey answers.
Cvancara was a 2014 nonpartisan candidate for the city council of Gilbert, Arizona.[1]
Elections
2018
Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Gilbert City Council (4 seats)
The following candidates ran in the primary for Gilbert City Council on August 28, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Brigette Peterson (Nonpartisan)  | 17.5 | 22,225 |
| ✔ |  | Eddie Cook (Nonpartisan) | 17.0 | 21,643 |
| ✔ |  | Jordan Ray (Nonpartisan) | 15.7 | 19,917 |
| ✔ | Aimee Yentes (Nonpartisan) | 14.8 | 18,784 | |
| Barbara Guy (Nonpartisan) | 12.9 | 16,432 | ||
| James Candland (Nonpartisan) | 12.8 | 16,290 | ||
 | Jason Cvancara (Nonpartisan) | 9.0 | 11,436 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.4 | 517 | ||
| Total votes: 127,244 | |||
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2014
Elections for the city council of Gilbert, Arizona were scheduled to take place on November 4, 2014. A primary election took place on August 26, 2014.[2] Four seats were up for election. Because four candidates received a majority of the votes in the primary election, the general election was called off. Eddie Cook, Victor Petersen, Jordan Ray and Brigette Peterson defeated Jason Cvancara, Tim Rinesmith and TJ Tillman.[3]
| Gilbert City Council, 2014 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
 Eddie Cook Incumbent |
18.8% | 14,482 | |
| Victor Petersen Incumbent |
15.3% | 11,802 | |
| Brigette Peterson |
16.4% | 12,702 | |
| Jordan Ray Incumbent |
17.8% | 13,771 | |
| Jason Cvancara | 9.5% | 7,302 | |
| Tim Rinesmith | 8.3% | 6,373 | |
| TJ Tillman | 14% | 10,794 | |
| Total Votes | 60,059 | ||
| Source: Maricopa County Records - 2014 Official Election Results | |||
Campaign themes
2018
Ballotpedia survey responses
- See also: Ballotpedia's candidate surveys
Jason Cvancara participated in Ballotpedia's candidate survey on August 16, 2018. The survey questions appear in bold, and Jason Cvancara's responses follow below.[4]
What would be your top three priorities, if elected?
| “ | 1. Keep Gilbert safe.
2. Keep taxes low and control spending. |
” |
What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about? Why?
| “ | 1. Public Safety
2. Protecting Constitutional rights of American Citizens |
” |
Ballotpedia also asked the candidate a series of optional questions. Jason Cvancara answered the following:
Who do you look up to? Whose example would you like to follow and why?
| “ | For one, my Father. He has been such an awesome role model for me my entire life. I also look up to people who have faced adversity and managed to fight through it to become successful.[6] | ” |
| “ | The Air Force core values are integrity first, service before self and excellence in all we do. I believe these three are very fitting for all elected officials. Kind of hard to go wrong if one follows these three.[6] | ” |
| “ | The core responsibilities for this position and many others similar to it are to ensure people, their rights and their property are protected.[6] | ” |
| “ | When my Dad was stationed at Offutt Air Force Base in Nebraska, I delivered papers for the Papillion Times. I was and still am a news junkie so it was a perfect fit.[6] | ” |
| “ | Christmas. It is a day that always reminds me of what is truly important.[6] | ” |
| “ | I have a bunch of them but the one that usually gets the vote for being my favorite is Where the Red Fern Grows. So many lessons learned from this book.[6] | ” |
| “ | Superman for obvious reasons.[6] | ” |
| “ | When I was 18, I joined the Air Force and my first duty station was at Aviano Air Base in Italy. I was beyond homesick and one day I saw a United States flag in the Base Exchange and bought it since it reminded me of home. Since then, I have taken it with me everywhere to places such Europe and the Middle East. It now hangs honorably in my office.[6] | ” |
| “ | She wore a Raspberry beret...and it's now probably stuck in your head. Sorry.[6] | ” |
| “ | No, but one should at least have a general understanding of how politics and government function.[6] | ” |
| “ | Knowing and understanding all the various aspects of what makes up our community is key and my service with the Department of Justice and as a Police Officer has given me this experience. Serving in the military also exposed me to so many different customs and cultures which also makes me well suited for this role.[6] | ” |
See also
| Gilbert, Arizona | Arizona | Municipal government | Other local coverage |
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External links
Footnotes
- ↑ City of Gilbert, "Candidate Information," accessed July 30, 2014
- ↑ City of Gilbert, "Candidate Information" accessed July 30, 2014
- ↑ Maricopa County Recorder: "Unofficial 2014 Election Results," accessed August 27, 2014
- ↑ Note: The candidate's answers have been reproduced here verbatim without edits or corrections by Ballotpedia.
- ↑ Ballotpedia's candidate survey, "Jason Cvancara's responses," August 16, 2018
- ↑ 6.00 6.01 6.02 6.03 6.04 6.05 6.06 6.07 6.08 6.09 6.10 6.11 6.12 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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