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Jeffrey Dufour
Jeffrey Dufour (Republican Party) ran for election to the Massachusetts House of Representatives to represent the 18th Essex District. He lost in the general election on November 8, 2022.
Dufour completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. Click here to read the survey answers.
Elections
2022
See also: Massachusetts House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for Massachusetts House of Representatives 18th Essex District
Incumbent Tram Nguyen defeated Jeffrey Dufour in the general election for Massachusetts House of Representatives 18th Essex District on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Tram Nguyen (D) | 60.4 | 11,812 |
 | Jeffrey Dufour (R)  | 39.5 | 7,738 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 17 | ||
| Total votes: 19,567 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Massachusetts House of Representatives 18th Essex District
Incumbent Tram Nguyen advanced from the Democratic primary for Massachusetts House of Representatives 18th Essex District on September 6, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Tram Nguyen | 99.5 | 4,324 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.5 | 21 | ||
| Total votes: 4,345 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Massachusetts House of Representatives 18th Essex District
Jeffrey Dufour advanced from the Republican primary for Massachusetts House of Representatives 18th Essex District on September 6, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jeffrey Dufour | 99.4 | 1,899 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.6 | 11 | ||
| Total votes: 1,910 | |||
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Endorsements
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2020
See also: Massachusetts House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for Massachusetts House of Representatives 18th Essex District
Incumbent Tram Nguyen defeated Jeffrey Dufour in the general election for Massachusetts House of Representatives 18th Essex District on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Tram Nguyen (D) | 62.3 | 17,224 |
| Jeffrey Dufour (R) | 37.6 | 10,393 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 39 | ||
| Total votes: 27,656 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Massachusetts House of Representatives 18th Essex District
Incumbent Tram Nguyen advanced from the Democratic primary for Massachusetts House of Representatives 18th Essex District on September 1, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Tram Nguyen | 99.2 | 8,262 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.8 | 65 | ||
| Total votes: 8,327 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Massachusetts House of Representatives 18th Essex District
Jeffrey Dufour defeated Shishan Wang in the Republican primary for Massachusetts House of Representatives 18th Essex District on September 1, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jeffrey Dufour | 65.0 | 1,643 |
| Shishan Wang | 32.4 | 819 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 2.6 | 65 | ||
| Total votes: 2,527 | |||
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Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Jeffrey Dufour completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Dufour's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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I grew up in central Maine where my mother was a schoolteacher and my father was a grounds superintendent at the local university. I earned my Bachelors’ Degree in Business from the University of Maine.
Prior to committing to this campaign full-time, I was working as an Information Systems Project Manager with over 25 years of corporate management and financial services experience.
I am a parishioner of the Catholic Church, an active member of the local gun club, and the chairman of the Republican Town Committee.
Personally, I have always sought out and excelled at new challenges. I designed, built, and operated a 9-hole public golf course with no prior experience in the field. I obtained my Financial Planner certification to become more knowledgeable in personal finance. I trained for and ran 5 Boston Marathons for charity although I was not a runner. I am a living kidney donor.- I hope to become a commonsense voice for the people of this district, whose views are more conservative than those of our current representative. I have spent the past 38 years living and working in the Merrimack Valley and would like to retire here someday however, the economic policies in this state are forcing many employers, employees, and retirees to flee to more hospitable locations. I want to change this.
- I oppose new taxes and support identifying opportunities to reduce existing ones. I am a fiscal conservative and plan to bring my business experience and some common sense to Beacon Hill. We need to spend our tax revenue more wisely, prioritize our needs better, and learn to live within a budget. I believe that parents and guardians are the primary stakeholders in their child’s education and support including parents in education decisions, especially those that involve what is taught to their children, and when and where their children go to school. I support public safety and law enforcement. We need our streets and schools to be safe. I believe that law enforcement is not limited to the police but extends to our judicial system, in
- I have always been a leader, from team captain in high school to IT Director at work. I am a problem solver. In my job I analyze complex organizational, technical, and financial challenges and develop solutions to resolve them. I have always been the champion for my teams, ensuring their voices are heard and that they are recognized and rewarded for their efforts and ideas. I have over 30 years of experience leading diverse teams of individuals to achieve common goals. I have spent my career working with stakeholders to prioritize projects, identifying those that benefit the most people. I have expertise working with multi-million-dollar budgets and achieving year-over-year cost reductions within service industries.
I look forward to revitalizing our public education system, beginning with defining the goals and objectives of public education, and providing educators with the tools and support they need to be successful in the classroom.
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2020
Jeffrey Dufour did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2022 Elections
External links
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