Jeffrey Rabinowitz
Jeffrey Rabinowitz (Democratic Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Florida's 11th Congressional District. He did not appear on the ballot for the Democratic primary on August 18, 2020.
Rabinowitz was a 2018 write-in candidate for the 15th Congressional District of Florida.
Biography
Rabinowitz's professional experience includes working as a hospitality professional and as a children's book author.[1]
Elections
2020
See also: Florida's 11th Congressional District election, 2020
Florida's 11th Congressional District election, 2020 (August 18 Republican primary)
Florida's 11th Congressional District election, 2020 (August 18 Democratic primary)
General election
General election for U.S. House Florida District 11
Incumbent Daniel Webster defeated Dana Cottrell in the general election for U.S. House Florida District 11 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Daniel Webster (R) | 66.7 | 316,979 |
 | Dana Cottrell (D) | 33.3 | 158,094 | |
| Total votes: 475,073 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Dana Cottrell advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Florida District 11.
Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Incumbent Daniel Webster advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Florida District 11.
Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
2018
Rabinowitz ran as a write-in candidate.
General election
General election for U.S. House Florida District 15
Ross Spano defeated Kristen Carlson in the general election for U.S. House Florida District 15 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Ross Spano (R) | 53.0 | 151,380 |
 | Kristen Carlson (D) | 47.0 | 134,132 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.0 | 20 | ||
| Total votes: 285,532 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Florida District 15
Kristen Carlson defeated Andrew Learned and Raymond Pena Jr. in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Florida District 15 on August 28, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Kristen Carlson | 53.4 | 24,498 |
 | Andrew Learned | 31.6 | 14,509 | |
 | Raymond Pena Jr. | 15.1 | 6,912 | |
| Total votes: 45,919 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- James Gregory Pilkington (D)
- Jeffrey Rabinowitz (D)
- Greg Williams (D)
- Cameron Magnuson (D)
- Phil Hornback (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Florida District 15
Ross Spano defeated Neil Combee, Sean Harper, Danny Kushmer, and Ed Shoemaker in the Republican primary for U.S. House Florida District 15 on August 28, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Ross Spano | 44.1 | 26,904 |
 | Neil Combee | 33.8 | 20,590 | |
 | Sean Harper | 9.9 | 6,018 | |
 | Danny Kushmer | 6.7 | 4,067 | |
 | Ed Shoemaker | 5.5 | 3,379 | |
| Total votes: 60,958 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Curt Rogers (R)
Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Jeffrey Rabinowitz did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
2018
Rabinowitz's campaign website stated the following:
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I’m Jeffrey Rabinowitz In February 2012, I decided to take a stand and run for Governor of Florida. My principles and plan were simple: A zero-dollar fund-raising goal based on the philosophy that a leader with no debt to special interests could lead as he or she believed. I thought that setting this example could make a significant difference in the way politicians do business in America. Although I still believe strongly in that philosophy, I also realize that such a politician will probably not exist in my lifetime. Therefore, I have decided to focus on something a lot more important than my lifetime: my children’s lifetime. A part of my plan, was build the worlds greatest K-12 public education system that includes aspects like a robotics center helping students develop a passion for science, technology, engineering and math–similar to what is offered at Sidwell Friends private school, were Sasha and Malia Obama attend. After all, science and math are areas in which our children are drastically falling behind the rest of the world. In addition, I envisioned school dining areas were the students could enjoy daily hot lunches, including the option of a “green cuisine” where the ingredients are seasonal, sustainable, and local. A vegetarian option would be offered daily, as well. Take a moment and go to Sidwell Friends website. Click on “Campus Tour” and than “Dining Room” and compare their students’ dining experience to that of our children. Take the time to explore the whole web site. Afterward ask yourself, “Do our children deserve the same daily experiences as those of wealthy and politically connected families?” A part of my public education reinvention plan was to offer completely voluntary summer courses in math and science, healthy living, physical training, sports, art, theatre, music, and financial planning. These courses would prepare our children for a more challenging world economy and empower them with the knowledge that is typically passed on to children of affluent families. Ultimately, this would offer an effective tool to help reduce the growing problem of income inequality. To qualify for those summer courses, students would have to maintain at least a B average throughout the school year. In return, those courses would be incentive based. For example, students could earn rewards such as an I pad for their participation and successful completion of the summer courses. The core purpose of my blog is to start a new political movement, that will move America in a forward direction, that will break the political gridlock, close the enormous gap between the rich and poor, and make America even greater than it already is. EDUCATION HEALTHCARE
Lets not just jump to repeal and replace with a single payer program. Or repeal and destroy as Republicans want to do. Lets acknowledge the magnificent job Obama Care has done. Insuring 23 million uninsured people. Eliminating the category of uninsurable. Expanding Medicaid to 10 million people in need. A program Governor Mike Pence used effectively. In 2015, as a rash of HIV infections spread through rural southern Indiana, state health officials rushed into Scott County and enrolled scores of people into Obamacare’s expanded Medicaid program so they could get medical care and substance abuse treatment. Many were addicted to opioids and had contracted HIV by sharing dirty needles. Interesting seeing as now he is working hard to dismantle the expansion of Medicaid. TAXES SOCIAL SECURITY Social Security 2100 Act would reinstitute the payroll tax on earned income over $400,000. In simpler terms, earned income between $0.01 and $127,200 would be taxed, then a moratorium would exist on earned income between $127,200 and $400,000, followed by a reinstitution of the payroll tax at earned income above $400,000. To That point, i would like to make some other points. Payroll tax, property tax, sales tax, income tax and yes Social Security tax pay the public investment that enables us to live the lifestyle we love to live. Warren Buffet was famously quoted by President Obama saying. “[billionaires] have this idea that it’s ‘their money’ and they deserve to keep every penny of it. What they don’t factor in is all the public investment that lets us live the way we do. Take me as an example. I happen to have a talent for allocating capital. But my ability to use that talent is completely dependent on the society I was born into. If I’d been born into a tribe of hunters, this talent of mine would be pretty worthless. I can’t run very fast. I’m not particularly strong. I’d probably end up as some wild animal’s dinner. But I was lucky enough to be born into a time and place where society values my talent, and gave me a good education to develop that talent, and set up the laws and the financial system to let me do what I love doing—and make a lot of money doing it. The least I can do is help pay for all that.” Corporate America as well as the wealthy have been riding on a gravy train on biscuit wheels for far to long. Warren Buffet was also quoted as making another very important statement. “I would note that a net of nearly 40 million jobs were added between 1980 and 2000. You know what’s happened since then: lower tax rates and far lower job creation,” We should fight the presidents tax cut as adamantly as we did, the repeal and replace of Obama Care. The tax cut will reduce federal tax revenue by an estimated 7 trillion dollars over the first 10 years. The loss will be funded in a big way by borrowing from the Social Security fund surplus. This will ultimately sabotage Social Security administration ability to function. As of 2015 the Social Security surplus has funded 5.1 trillion dollars of the national debt, with no repayment in sight. This appalling assault on the Social Security fund, needs to stop! GUN CONTROL |
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| —Jeff Rabinowitz[3] | ||
See also
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Jeff Rabinowitz Democrat for Congress 2018, "About Jeff," accessed April 11, 2018
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Jeff Rabinowitz Democrat for Congress 2018, "Issues," accessed April 11, 2018
