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Jennifer Zimmerman
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Jennifer Zimmerman (Democratic Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Florida's 1st Congressional District. She lost in the general election on November 6, 2018.
Zimmerman completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2018. Click here to read the survey answers.
Elections
2018
General election
General election for U.S. House Florida District 1
Incumbent Matt Gaetz defeated Jennifer Zimmerman in the general election for U.S. House Florida District 1 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Matt Gaetz (R) | 67.1 | 216,189 |
 | Jennifer Zimmerman (D)  | 32.9 | 106,199 | |
| Total votes: 322,388 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Florida District 1
Jennifer Zimmerman defeated Phil Ehr in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Florida District 1 on August 28, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jennifer Zimmerman | 60.5 | 22,422 |
 | Phil Ehr | 39.5 | 14,650 | |
| Total votes: 37,072 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Florida District 1
Incumbent Matt Gaetz defeated Cris Dosev and John Mills in the Republican primary for U.S. House Florida District 1 on August 28, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Matt Gaetz | 64.8 | 65,203 |
 | Cris Dosev | 30.2 | 30,433 | |
 | John Mills | 5.0 | 4,992 | |
| Total votes: 100,628 | |||
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Campaign themes
2018
Ballotpedia survey responses
- See also: Ballotpedia's candidate surveys
Jennifer Zimmerman participated in Ballotpedia's candidate survey on June 12, 2018. The survey questions appear in bold, and Jennifer Zimmerman's responses follow below.[1]
What would be your top three priorities, if elected?
| “ | Freedom from DEBT: Americans should have access to quality healthcare that is affordable; students should be able to pursue education without worrying about outrageous school loans, whether college or technical school.
Freedom from FEAR: school and workplace safety should be coupled with responsible gun ownership to protect all law-abiding citizens. Freedom from DISCRIMINATION: American citizens should have equal rights with regard to gender, race, religion, orientation, class and ethnicity. There should be bipartisan solution in ending the Immigration crisis that is humane with protection especially for children.[2][3] |
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What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about? Why?
| “ | I am very passionate about quality healthcare for all Americans. No one should be bankrupt or sick or worse, dying due to lack of healthcare.Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; invalid names, e.g. too many[3]
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Ballotpedia also asked the candidate a series of optional questions. Jennifer Zimmerman answered the following:
Who do you look up to? Whose example would you like to follow and why?
| “ | I look up to people who have been courageous in standing up for what is right even at the risk of losing one’s freedom and life, such as Nelson Mandela and Martin Luther King. I also admire Mother Teresa for her selfless service to the poor.[3] | ” |
| “ | An elected official must never lose sight of his moral compass and his desire to truly serve the “least of his brothers”. One must never sell his soul to greed and corruption. Toughness must always be balanced with compassion.[3] | ” |
| “ | My family rose up from humble beginnings with the guiding principle of Prayer and Work(Ora Et Labora). I am a self-made small business owner, physician and mother. I am the daughter of a WWII veteran and a POW. I have served this district for 2 decades.[3] | ” |
| “ | My responsibility is to listen and hear the hopes and dreams of my constituents so that I can best represent them in Washington. I should be able to interact with everyone from all walks of life, regardless of party affiliation and status in life, just as I have as a physician.[3] | ” |
| “ | I would like to be remembered as the mother of District 1, the woman who inspired her constituents to lift each other up by caring just a little bit more for each other.[3] | ” |
| “ | I was 8 years old when Martial Law was declared in the Philippines. We lost a lot of freedoms but Ferdinand Marcos was overthrown peacefully by the People Power Revolution.[3] | ” |
| “ | I was a chorus girl in the Broadway musical, Carousel, when I was in High School. I had one line and it lasted for a few weekends.[3] | ” |
| “ | My high school date to the prom drove a Mercedes Benz and when he came to pick me up, he was surrounded by the neighborhood kids from the hood where I lived. Needless to say, the rich kid was scared of my “surroundings” and that was the end of my dream.[3] | ” |
| “ | I love Christmas...it reminds me of the humble beginnings of my faith. I love being able to give gifts, especially to the kids in the giving tree.[3] | ” |
| “ | I love to read all kinds of books! I have a few: Of Mice and Men, Tuesday’s with Morrie, The Pearl (John Steinbeck), The Little Prince, To Kill a Mockingbird[3] | ” |
| “ | The new Wonder Woman....strength with a heart![3] | ” |
| “ | My recliner...I lay on it after a long hard day ( and elevate my tired legs!)[3] | ” |
| “ | The song from Moana, How Far I’ll Go[3] | ” |
| “ | Sometimes I’m impatient and my fiery temper shows... I feel like there’s so much to accomplish![3] | ” |
| “ | You have the ability to affect the entire country while representing just a district in your state. It’s a powerful position that carries a lot of responsibility.[3] | ” |
| “ | It certainly doesn’t hurt to be proficient in the political system; however, if you have reasonable intelligence with a willingness to learn and serve with a good heart and clear conscience, then you should be given an opportunity to serve.[3] | ” |
| “ | We have become so divided that we fail to come together at the table really solve the problems. For example, we know that a healthy population can be more productive and yet, we can’t even provide healthcare for all Americans. Instead we have increasing debt from short-sighted policies such as decreasing government revenue by decreasing the contribution from those who can afford to do so. If we don’t see this as a problem, we are setting us up for another recession that will hurt the 99% but won’t really affect the 1%.[3] | ” |
| “ | Of course, healthcare and education. Immigration reform is also of interest to me because I am an immigrant who knows how convoluted the process can be.[3] | ” |
| “ | Many people have devastating stories about choosing to pay rent to avoid homelessness over healthcare premiums or medical bills. This young working lady paid her rent and skipped a health premium payment so she lost her health insurance. The next month, she collapsed and almost died from a devastating heart abnormality. She doesn’t know how to pay the hundreds of thousands she owes the hospital and doctors for her stay in the ICU and multiple surgical procedures.[3] | ” |
See also
- United States House of Representatives
- Florida's 1st Congressional District election, 2018
- Florida's 1st Congressional District
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Note: The candidate's answers have been reproduced here verbatim without edits or corrections by Ballotpedia.
- ↑ Ballotpedia's candidate survey, "Jennifer Zimmerman's responses," June 12, 2018
- ↑ 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 3.11 3.12 3.13 3.14 3.15 3.16 3.17 3.18 3.19 3.20 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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