Jeff Cragg
Jeff Cragg (Republican Party) ran for election to the Delaware House of Representatives to represent District 12. He lost in the general election on November 3, 2020.
Biography
Cragg graduated from Carleton College with a degree in economics. He also played defensive tackle for the college's football team. After graduating, he worked in insurance marketing and management. Cragg has had a long career in insurance management positions, serving as a vice president first for Provident Indemnity Life from 1985 to 1990, and for A-G Administrators, Inc. from 1992 to 2001. In 2000, he opened a My Mailbox Store in Wilmington, Delaware; three years later, he opened a location of The UPS Store, which closed in 2010. He is also the president of the consulting firm Cragg Enterprises of Delaware and managing partner of the real-estate development company Elliott Ventures, LLC. He unsuccessfully ran for governor in 2012, losing to incumbent Jack Markell (D) in the general election.
Craig and his wife, Terry, have been married for 25 years and have four children: Tyler, Madison, Grant, and Chase.[1][2]
Education
- B.A., economics, Carleton College (1983)
Elections
2020
See also: Delaware House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for Delaware House of Representatives District 12
Incumbent Krista Griffith defeated Jeff Cragg in the general election for Delaware House of Representatives District 12 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Krista Griffith (D) | 60.0 | 9,259 |
 | Jeff Cragg (R) | 40.0 | 6,183 | |
| Total votes: 15,442 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent Krista Griffith advanced from the Democratic primary for Delaware House of Representatives District 12.
Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Jeff Cragg advanced from the Republican primary for Delaware House of Representatives District 12.
2016
Cragg filed to run as a Republican candidate for insurance commissioner of Delaware in 2016. He competed with George Parish in the September 13 Republican primary election.[3] He won the Republican nomination and competed with Democrat Trinidad Navarro, who defeated incumbent Karen Weldin Stewart in the Democratic primary contest, in the November 8 general election.
Trinidad Navarro defeated Jeff Cragg in the Delaware insurance commissioner election.
| Delaware Insurance Commissioner, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Trinidad Navarro |
59.29% | 246,428 | |
| Republican | Jeff Cragg | 40.71% | 169,228 | |
| Total Votes | 415,656 | |||
| Source: Delaware Secretary of State | ||||
Jeff Cragg defeated George Parish in the Delaware Republican primary for insurance commissioner.
| Delaware Republican primary for insurance commissioner, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Jeff Cragg |
51.63% | 15,075 |
| George Parish | 48.37% | 14,123 |
| Total Votes | 29,198 | |
| Source: Delaware Department of Elections | ||
Campaign finance
| Jeff Cragg Campaign Finance Reports | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Report | Date Filed | Beginning Balance | Total Contributions for Reporting Period | Expenditures | Cash on Hand | ||||
| 01/22/2016-08/14/2016 | 08/10/2016 | $0 | $5,700.00 | $(4,936.52) | $763.48 | ||||
| Running totals | |||||||||
| $5,700 | $(4,936.52) | ||||||||
2012
- See also: Delaware gubernatorial election, 2012
Cragg was the Republican nominee for Governor of Delaware in the 2012 election.[4] The primary election was held on September 11, 2012, and the general election was scheduled for November 6, 2012. Cragg ran unopposed in the Republican primary on September 11, 2012. Cragg was defeated by incumbent Jack Markell in the general election on November 6, 2012.[5]
| Governor of Delaware General Election, 2012 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Jack Markell Incumbent |
69.3% | 275,993 | |
| Republican | Jeff Cragg | 28.6% | 113,793 | |
| Libertarian | Jesse McVay | 0.9% | 3,668 | |
| Green | Mark Joseph Perri | 1.1% | 4,575 | |
| Total Votes | 398,029 | |||
| Election results via Delaware Board of Elections | ||||
Cragg's candidacy announcement:
Issues
On his campaign website, Cragg identified the following issues:[6]
- Energy Policy, Gas Prices and Utility Costs: Cragg wants to reduce energy costs in Delaware. He criticizes the Markell administration for having Delaware join the Reional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, arguing the initiative uses tax revenue to support technologies that end up increasing utility costs. He advocates for reducing both taxes and the number of regulations.[7]
- Crime
- The Economy: Cragg wants to increase the size of Delaware's private sector and make Delaware a place where entrepreneurs are comfortable investing their money.[8]
Cragg discusses his campaign on The Republican Hour:
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Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Jeff Cragg did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
2016
Cragg's campaign website included the following statement:[9]
“ My professional experiences running Insurance operations, specifically a group benefits company that provided Life, Health, Disability coverages to small businesses across 38 states covering tens of thousands of insureds. That coupled with my small business background gives me the unique perspective as a provider of coverage and as a consumer of products. I have been part of a team that has drafted policies, priced coverage, built software and hardware systems to manage a business, developed marketing and sales plans and contracted thousands of insurance agents and brokers to sell and service those coverages. These experiences make me ‘QUALIFIED LIKE NO OTHER CANDIDATE’. ... Delaware citizens need a change in the way we approach insurance regulation in the state that puts consumers first. Skyrocketing consumer healthcare costa are a direct result of a shell game played by the incumbent and the industry, and it is time that we make the system work for Delaware Citizens.[10]
” See also
2020 Elections
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External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Cragg for Insurance Commissioner, "Meet Jeff Cragg," accessed August 16, 2016
- ↑ LinkedIn, "Jeffrey Cragg," accessed August 16, 2016
- ↑ State of Delaware Department of Elections, "Filed candidates by office," accessed July 13, 2016
- ↑ Delaware Elections 2012 "Candidate List," accessed August 11, 2012
- ↑ Delaware State Board of Elections, "General Election Results 2012" accessed November 6, 2012
- ↑ Cragg2012.com, "Issues," accessed June 29, 2012
- ↑ Cragg2012.com, "Energy policy, gas prices and utility costs," accessed June 29, 2012
- ↑ Cragg2012.com, "The economy," accessed June 29, 2012
- ↑ Cragg for Insurance Commissioner, accessed August 16, 2016
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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