Joe Vaughn
Joe Vaughn was a 2014 candidate for District 18 of the Nebraska State Senate.
Biography
Vaughn's professional experience includes working as a chef.[1]
Campaign themes
2014
Vaughn's website highlighted the following campaign themes:[2]
Infrastructure
- Excerpt: "Investing in our infrastructure benefits everyone in Nebraska by providing clean water, creating jobs, improving our roads and schools and giving us clean, reliable energy."
Responsible spending of your tax dollars
- Excerpt: "It seems that every politician is trying to sell you a “ Free Lunch.” That they can cut taxes while still being able to fund programs and services."
Money out of politics
- Excerpt: "The influence of money in our elections has created politicians that are out of touch with the citizens that they represent."
Improving the quality of education in Nebraska
- Excerpt: "There is nothing more important that we can do for the future of Nebraska than improving the quality of education."
Elections
2014
- See also: Nebraska State Senate elections, 2014
Elections for the Nebraska State Senate took place in 2014. A primary election took place on May 13, 2014. The general election took place on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for challengers wishing to run in this election was March 3, 2014, two days after the statutory deadline, which fell on a Saturday. Incumbents were required to file for election by February 18, 2014, three days after the statutory deadline, which fell on the Saturday prior to Presidents Day. J. Michael Tesar and Brett Lindstrom defeated Joe Vaughn and Chad Adams in the primary election. Lindstrom defeated Tesar in the general election.[3][4][5]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent |  Brett Lindstrom |
54.9% | 4,907 | |
| Independent | J. Michael Tesar | 45.1% | 4,031 | |
| Total Votes | 8,938 | |||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
|
Brett Lindstrom |
45.8% | 1,689 |
| J. Michael Tesar |
35.2% | 1,301 |
| Joe Vaughn | 12.2% | 449 |
| Chad Adams | 6.8% | 252 |
| Total Votes | 3,691 | |
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term "Joe + Vaughn + Nebraska + Senate"
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ WOWT, "Local Cook Announces Campaign For Legislature," August 20, 2013. Retrieved August 20, 2013
- ↑ votevaughn.org, "Issues," accessed March 14, 2014
- ↑ Nebraska Secretary of State, "Official Results of Nebraska Primary Election," accessed July 7, 2014
- ↑ Nebraska Secretary of State, "Statewide Candidate List," accessed March 21, 2014
- ↑ Nebraska Secretary of State, "Official Results: General Election - November 4, 2014," accessed December 14, 2014
