Jason Mariner
Jason Mariner (Republican Party) ran in a special election to the U.S. House to represent Florida's 20th Congressional District. He lost in the special general election on January 11, 2022.
Mariner completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2021. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Jason Mariner was born in Boston, Massachusetts. Mariner's career experience includes owning ADSKINZ, LLC and RRN Media, LLC.[1] He co-founded a drug and alcohol detox facility.[2]
Elections
2022
See also: Florida's 20th Congressional District special election, 2022
Florida's 20th Congressional District special election, 2022 (November 2, 2021, Democratic primary)
Florida's 20th Congressional District special election, 2022 (November 2, 2021, Republican primary)
General election
Special general election for U.S. House Florida District 20
The following candidates ran in the special general election for U.S. House Florida District 20 on January 11, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D) | 79.0 | 44,707 |
 | Jason Mariner (R)  | 19.4 | 10,966 | |
 | Mike ter Maat (L) | 0.7 | 395 | |
 | Jim Flynn (No Party Affiliation) | 0.5 | 265 | |
 | Leonard Serratore (No Party Affiliation) | 0.5 | 262 | |
 | Shelley Fain (No Party Affiliation) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 22 | |
| Total votes: 56,617 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Robert Ornelas (No Party Affiliation)
Democratic primary election
Special Democratic primary for U.S. House Florida District 20
The following candidates ran in the special Democratic primary for U.S. House Florida District 20 on November 2, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick | 23.8 | 11,662 |
 | Dale Holness | 23.8 | 11,657 | |
 | Barbara Sharief | 17.7 | 8,684 | |
 | Perry Thurston | 14.8 | 7,283 | |
 | Bobby DuBose | 7.0 | 3,458 | |
 | Omari Hardy | 5.9 | 2,902 | |
 | Priscilla Taylor | 3.4 | 1,677 | |
 | Elvin Dowling | 1.3 | 646 | |
 | Emmanuel Morel | 0.9 | 454 | |
 | Phil Jackson | 0.7 | 343 | |
| Imran Siddiqui | 0.6 | 316 | |
| Total votes: 49,082 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Dwight Anderson (D)
- Krystal Jordan (D)
- Matt Boswell (D)
- Pradel Vilme (D)
- Natalia Allen (D)
Republican primary election
Special Republican primary for U.S. House Florida District 20
Jason Mariner defeated Greg Musselwhite in the special Republican primary for U.S. House Florida District 20 on November 2, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jason Mariner | 57.8 | 3,500 |
 | Greg Musselwhite | 42.2 | 2,553 | |
| Total votes: 6,053 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Lateresa Jones (R)
- Roland Florez Jr. (R)
- Bernard Sansaricq (R)
- Vic DeGrammont (R)
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Jason Mariner completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2021. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Mariner's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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Jason Mariner is not your typical candidate. He’s beat addiction, the criminal justice system, and become a success A devoted father, self made successful business owner, and avid student of history, he is determined to do his part and help restore the Constitution, and faith based principles in District 20, he’s going to Washington to fight for YOU
- I understand, I care, and now, you have a better option!
- I won’t stop fighting for your children and mine, and for you
- Finally you’ll have a voice, a loud one, in Washington.
I will fight for-Criminal justice, and opioid/addiction treatment reform. End the epidemic. We need to close the borders, the drugs that enter this country nearly unchecked are killing our families. Destroying our communities. In doing that, we will stop drugs, and the 70% of illegal immigrants that say “they are headed to Florida” when apprehended. They’re going to steal our jobs.
I’ll fight for your right to choose where your children go to school.
We will treat our veterans and first responders better than ever.
I’ll battle to protect the agricultural industry.
Individual rights. Let’s keep Florida free. I want the federal government out of my backyard and yours.
John Adams. He understood the importance of Liberty and Justice for ALL. He understood the importance of education, and passing it along to his children, and our youth. This is exactly why his son became our 6th president (1825-1829). He was an abolitionist. In fact, one of the only two founding fathers that did not own slaves. John Adams was a man who truly risked everything for Liberty. John Adams was a flawed man, but inherently good. This was a man, who no matter what, would NOT sacrifice his beliefs, for anything.
Yes, The writings of John Adams and Benjamin Franklin.
Empathy, a true desire to improve Americans lives. Honesty, diligence, loyalty, faith, and work ethic. Get the job done!
I understand. I care. I’ve been on the bottom and rose to the top. I’m here, to give my fellow Americans a voice.
To serve the needs of Americans. To work FOR THE PEOPLE. To hear, understand, and truly devote everything to helping the people of this country amd get things done!
No matter what your past, you can rise to the top, and accomplish anything, for this is truly the land of the free, home of the brave, America is the land of opportunity…as long as you seize that opportunity. It’s not about how many times you get knocked down, but how many times you get back up.
The Gulf War. I was 5 years old. The tail end of apartheid in Africa. I remember seeing commercials of starving children, and the absolute devastation it caused. I remember thinking to myself how lucky I was, the commercials I remember, you might too…impactful.
I was a bus boy. I worked that job for about two years.
The Shawshank Redemption.
Why…see above!
Michael J Fox from Back to The Future. Time travel and meet with the First and Second continental Congress.
Eye of The Tiger
Drug addiction, breaking the cycle. Overcoming incarceration and becoming a productive, successful member of society. I have gone from being addicted, and jailed, to becoming a business owner, philanthropist, and now, a viable congressional candidate.
Representation is based on population. Congressmen or Congresswomen are elected by the people, and sworn to serve the people. I would like to make it unique again by setting the example that we are simply there to serve our constituents.
Absolutely not. The men and women who built this country, had no political experience, they were not born into their roles, they made their own way.
Uniting again, as Americans. Realizing, above all else, we are not black, white, red, brown, LGBTQ+, heterosexual, rich, poor, Democrat, or Republican. We need to remember that above all else, we are Americans.
Yes. The house Judiciary Committee . The House oversight and reform committee. Agriculture.
No, however I am for term limits
There need to be term limits. As the world changes, our political leaders need to change with it. We need to, as a country usher in a new era. Elected leaders become often times complacent, and forget their role as servants of the people.
Yes. John Adam’s. He understood the importance of blind justice, due-process, Liberty. He was a living example of why we need to teach our youth.
Yes. I’ve been told more than once that residents feel they have NO representation in Washington.
One family, lost a child to a drug overdose, the younger child, so distraught, joined a gang, and is now serving a life sentence. The father is non present, and the mother lost her job in 2020.
A Lawyer, a Politician, and a Cowboy walk into a bar…and that was that.
If you don’t get it, that’s because I just made it up
That is a loaded question. That depends upon the policy.
If revenue is raised to pass a bill, it must be something that will benefit the greater good. We must take care of home before we take care of the rest of the world.
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Campaign website
Mariner's campaign website stated the following:
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I'LL MAKE SURE YOU FEEL SAFE AGAIN Regain our standing as the most powerful nation in the world. No one pushes America around, not on my watch! KEEP MORE OF YOUR MONEY Lower gas and food prices. Lower taxes. Protect social security. PROTECT JOBS & AGRICULTURE I will protect OUR jobs. Make it, grow it, build it, all in AMERICA AGAIN. PROTECT EDUCATION Kids are colorblind. Let's keep it that way. Real curriculum NOW! ADDICTION TREATMENT REFORM I'm tough on crime. I'll legislate programs to rehabilitate. I WILL FIGHT FOR THE UNBORN & OUR KIDS Adopted at birth - I am pro-life. I support incentivized adoption. ELECTION INTEGRITY I will battle unconstitutional federal overreach and protect states’ rights. SECURE OUR BORDERS NOW Build the wall. I will fight illegal immigrants taking our jobs, narcotics, weapons, criminals, and terrorists. MEDICAL FREEDOM The health of you and your children is between you and your doctor, not the federal government or anyone else. I BACK MILITARY & FIRST RESPONDERS I stand with first responders. They have fought for us, I'll fight for them! PROTECT THE 2ND AMENDMENT Protect the second amendment the way it was written by our founding fathers.[3] |
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| —Jason Mariner's campaign website (2022)[4] | ||
See also
2022 Elections
External links
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Candidate U.S. House Florida District 20 |
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Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on September 5, 2021
- ↑ Mariner for Congress, "Jason's Bio," accessed January 8, 2022
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Jason Mariner for United States Congress - District 20, “Home,” accessed January 8, 2022
