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Jim Ash
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June 7, 2016

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Jim Ash was a 2016 Republican candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 53rd Congressional District of California.[1] He was defeated in the primary election.[2]

Elections

2016

See also: California's 53rd Congressional District election, 2016

Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Democratic. Incumbent Susan Davis (D) defeated James Veltmeyer (R) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Davis and Veltmeyer defeated Nicholas Walpert (D) and Jim Ash (R) in the top-two primary on June 7, 2016.[3][2]

U.S. House, California District 53 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngSusan Davis Incumbent 67% 198,988
     Republican James Veltmeyer 33% 97,968
Total Votes 296,956
Source: California Secretary of State


U.S. House, California District 53 Primary, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngSusan Davis Incumbent 65.5% 110,831
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngJames Veltmeyer 15.2% 25,656
     Republican Jim Ash 15% 25,410
     Democratic Nicholas Walpert 4.4% 7,363
Total Votes 169,260
Source: California Secretary of State

Campaign themes

2016

The following issues were listed on Ash's campaign website. For a full list of campaign themes, click here.

“
  • No budget, no pay: Preparing and authorizing the federal budget is one of Congress's most important responsibilities defined in the Constitution. Let's motivate and evaluate our congressional leaders in the same manner we are – if they don't do their job (passing the budget on time), then they don't get paid (just like us).
  • Congressional term limits: Setting term limits will fulfill our country's founders' intention of having "rotating citizen legislators" who represent the present views of Americans. America is constantly changing and we need a legislature that is representative of its citizens, while always protecting the Constitution. Term limits will force the "rotation" of congressional leaders making our Congress a better representation of our citizenry. I vow to self-limit my time in the House of Representatives to no more than 3 terms.
  • More nonpartisan bills: Today, House leaders are able to hold proposed bills hostage in committees, not allowing them to reach the full House for a vote. Very good laws never reach a vote because partisan leaders exploit a procedural rule to block introduction of a bill.
  • Make U.S. Attorney General an elected position: Without direct voter accountability, the U.S. Attorney General is only motivated to interpret and enforce laws that align with the ideology and preferences of the president that appointed him or her. The U.S. Attorney General has tremendous authority and power, overseeing agencies such as the FBI, Attorney Generals, ATF, prison systems and local law enforcement agencies.

[4]

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—Jim Ash's campaign website, http://www.jimashforcongress.com/

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External links

Footnotes

  1. ↑ California Secretary of State, "Certified List of Candidates for Voter-Nominated Offices June 7, 2016, Presidential Primary Election," accessed April 4, 201
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 The New York Times, "California Primary Results," June 7, 2016
  3. ↑ California Secretary of State, "Certified List of Candidates for Voter-Nominated Offices June 7, 2016, Presidential Primary Election," accessed April 4, 2016
  4. ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.


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