Jason Dubrow
Jason A. Dubrow was a 2017 Libertarian special election candidate for District 16 of the New Hampshire State Senate.
Biography
Dubrow's professional experience includes working as an engineer.[1]
Campaign themes
2017
Dubrow's campaign website highlighted the following issues:
| “ |
Individual Rights
Failed Drug War
Second Amendment
Accountability
Balanced Budget
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| —Jason Dubrow[3] | ||
Elections
2017
A special election for the position of New Hampshire State Senate District 16 was called for July 25, 2017. A primary election was held on June 6, 2017. The filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was April 14, 2017.[4]
The seat became vacant on March 21, 2017, when Scott McGilvray (D) died at a Boston hospital after suffering from an illness.[5]
Manchester Ward 1 Alderman Kevin Cavanaugh defeated Jim Normand in the special Democratic primary. Former Sen. David Boutin was unopposed in the special Republican primary. Boutin previously represented Senate District 16 from 2010 to 2016.[6] Cavanaugh defeated Boutin and Libertarian Jason Dubrow in the special election.[4][7]
Senate District 16 is one of 710 state legislative districts that intersect with one or more Pivot Counties. These 206 Pivot Counties voted for Donald Trump (R) in 2016 after voting for Barack Obama (D) in 2008 and 2012. Before Democrats won the seat in 2016, the last time Democrats held the seat was in 1970. Scott McGilvray (D) was elected in 2016 with a margin of victory of 2 percent. In the previous nine elections for Senate District 16, Republicans won the district with an average margin of victory of 11.35 percent.
| New Hampshire State Senate, District 16, Special Election, 2017 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Kevin Cavanaugh |
54.8% | 4,751 | |
| Republican | David Boutin | 44% | 3,817 | |
| Libertarian | Jason Dubrow | 1.3% | 109 | |
| Total Votes | 8,677 | |||
| Source: New Hampshire Secretary of State | ||||
Endorsements
2017
In 2017, Dubrow's endorsements included the following:[8]
- State Representative Caleb Dyer (L)
Recent news
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See also
- New Hampshire State Senate
- New Hampshire State Senate District 16
- New Hampshire state legislative special elections, 2017
- New Hampshire State Legislature
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Jason Dubrow, "About Jason," accessed June 29, 2017
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Jason Dubrow 2017 campaign website, "Issues," accessed June 29, 2017
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 New Hampshire Secretary of State, "Special election for state senator from District No. 16," accessed April 6, 2017
- ↑ Concord Monitor, "Democratic state senator, NEA-NH president Scott McGilvray dies at age 51," accessed April 3, 2017
- ↑ New Hampshire Union Leader, "Cavanaugh cruises to big Democratic primary win," June 6, 2017
- ↑ Decision Desk HQ, "New Hampshire State Senate 16 Special Election," accessed July 25, 2017
- ↑ Jason Dubrow, "Endorsements," accessed June 29, 2017
