Joe Billie

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Joe Billie

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Joe Billie (Republican Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Pennsylvania's 5th Congressional District. He did not appear on the ballot for the Republican primary on June 2, 2020.

Billie completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2019. Click here to read the survey answers.

Elections

2020

See also: Pennsylvania's 5th Congressional District election, 2020

Pennsylvania's 5th Congressional District election, 2020 (June 2 Republican primary)

Pennsylvania's 5th Congressional District election, 2020 (June 2 Democratic primary)

General election

General election for U.S. House Pennsylvania District 5

Incumbent Mary Gay Scanlon defeated Dasha Pruett in the general election for U.S. House Pennsylvania District 5 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Mary Gay Scanlon (D)	64.7	255,743
		Dasha Pruett (R)	35.3	139,552

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 395,295
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Pennsylvania District 5

Incumbent Mary Gay Scanlon advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Pennsylvania District 5 on June 2, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Mary Gay Scanlon	100.0	103,194

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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Louis Lanni (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Pennsylvania District 5

Dasha Pruett defeated Robert Jordan in the Republican primary for U.S. House Pennsylvania District 5 on June 2, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Dasha Pruett	61.5	31,734
		Robert Jordan	38.5	19,890

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 51,624
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Joe Billie (R)

2018

See also: Pennsylvania's 5th Congressional District election, 2018

The filing deadline was on March 20, 2018, and the primary election took place on May 15, 2018.

Note: On February 19, 2018, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court adopted a new congressional district map after ruling that the original map constituted an illegal partisan gerrymander. District locations and numbers were changed by the new map. Candidates on this page were listed under Pennsylvania’s new districts, which were used in the 2018 congressional elections. Incumbents may not have resided within the same numbered district following the change. Click here for more information about the ruling.

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2020

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Joe Billie completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2019. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Billie's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.

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What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

Being a blue collar worker we aren't confident in social security being there when we're 67. I want people to not have to worry. I can go on and on.

Who do you look up to? Whose example would you like to follow, and why?

President Reagan. His wit and the way he spoke.

Is there a book, essay, film, or something else you would recommend to someone who wants to understand your political philosophy?

John Adams , Lincoln and The Cuban Missile Crisis

What characteristics or principles are most important for an elected official?

Honesty & integrity for starters

What qualities do you possess that you believe would make you a successful officeholder?

Open minded, proven leader, life experience

What do you believe are the core responsibilities for someone elected to this office?

Be open to all sides. Don't push an agenda

What legacy would you like to leave?

Fix the VA

What is the first historical event that happened in your lifetime that you remember? How old were you at the time?

President Reagan assassination attempt I watched it. I was 9.

What was your very first job? How long did you have it?

Bus boy. 1 yearly

What is your favorite book? Why?

I Am Third by Gale Sayers. True meaning of friendship

If you could be any fictional character, who would you want to be?

Rocky

What was the last song that got stuck in your head?

Let it be

What is something that has been a struggle in your life?

Always the underdog

What qualities does the U.S. House of Representatives possess that makes it unique as an institution?

All the different personalities. So many views.

Do you believe that it's beneficial for representatives to have previous experience in government or politics?

In some cases. But so many representatives haven't lived paycheck to paycheck and don't know the struggle.

What do you perceive to be the United States’ greatest challenges as a nation over the next decade?

Coming together. We only seem to do so in a tragedy but even that isn't happening now. It's all a blame game.

If you are not a current representative, are there certain committees that you would want to be a part of?

Armed Services, intelligence or foreign services

Do you believe that two years is the right term length for representatives?

Yes

What are your thoughts on term limits?

Term limits should happen

If you are not currently a member of your party’s leadership in the U.S. House of Representatives, would you be interested in joining the leadership? If so, in what role?

I've always advanced so I would see myself taking a leadership role

Is there a particular representative, past or present, whom you want to model yourself after?

Combination of Curt Weldon and Jim Jordan

Both sitting representatives and candidates for office hear many personal stories from the residents of their district. Is there a story that you’ve heard that you found particularly touching, memorable, or impactful?

There's several but one I've heard on different occasions: |Being retired on a fixed income and the government healthcare is financially draining. Our seniors worked to hard fo so long to worry about anything.

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Footnotes

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Pennsylvania's current delegation to the United States Congress

Senators

John Fetterman (D)

David McCormick (R)

Representatives

District 1

Brian Fitzpatrick (R)

District 2

Brendan Boyle (D)

District 3

Dwight Evans (D)

District 4

Madeleine Dean (D)

District 5

Mary Scanlon (D)

District 6

Chrissy Houlahan (D)

District 7

Ryan Mackenzie (R)

District 8

Rob Bresnahan (R)

District 9

Dan Meuser (R)

District 10

Scott Perry (R)

District 11

Lloyd Smucker (R)

District 12

Summer Lee (D)

District 13

John Joyce (R)

District 14

Guy Reschenthaler (R)

District 15

Glenn Thompson (R)

District 16

Mike Kelly (R)

District 17

Chris Deluzio (D)

Republican Party (11)

Democratic Party (8)