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John Anderson (Ohio)
John Anderson (Republican Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Ohio's 6th Congressional District. He lost in the Republican primary on May 3, 2022.
Biography
Anderson has served as a civilian with the U.S. Air force for more than 30 years. During that time, he earned a Top Secret/SCI security clearance.[1]
Elections
2022
See also: Ohio's 6th Congressional District election, 2022
General election
General election for U.S. House Ohio District 6
Incumbent Bill Johnson defeated Lou Lyras in the general election for U.S. House Ohio District 6 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Bill Johnson (R) | 67.7 | 189,883 |
 | Lou Lyras (D)  | 32.3 | 90,500 | |
| Total votes: 280,383 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Ohio District 6
Lou Lyras defeated Eric Jones and Martin Alexander in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Ohio District 6 on May 3, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Lou Lyras | 41.7 | 8,649 |
 | Eric Jones | 33.8 | 7,002 | |
| Martin Alexander | 24.5 | 5,084 | ||
| Total votes: 20,735 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Shawna Roberts (D) (Unofficially withdrew)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Ohio District 6
Incumbent Bill Johnson defeated John Anderson, Michael Morgenstern, and Gregory Zelenitz in the Republican primary for U.S. House Ohio District 6 on May 3, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Bill Johnson | 77.3 | 57,292 |
 | John Anderson | 12.5 | 9,237 | |
 | Michael Morgenstern | 6.7 | 4,936 | |
 | Gregory Zelenitz | 3.6 | 2,634 | |
| Total votes: 74,099 | |||
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2020
See also: Ohio's 10th Congressional District election, 2020
Ohio's 10th Congressional District election, 2020 (April 28 Democratic primary)
Ohio's 10th Congressional District election, 2020 (April 28 Republican primary)
General election
General election for U.S. House Ohio District 10
Incumbent Michael Turner defeated Desiree Tims in the general election for U.S. House Ohio District 10 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Michael Turner (R) | 58.4 | 212,972 |
 | Desiree Tims (D) | 41.6 | 151,976 | |
| Total votes: 364,948 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Ohio District 10
Desiree Tims defeated Eric Moyer in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Ohio District 10 on April 28, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Desiree Tims | 70.1 | 32,388 |
 | Eric Moyer | 29.9 | 13,846 | |
| Total votes: 46,234 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Ohio District 10
Incumbent Michael Turner defeated John Anderson and Kathi Flanders in the Republican primary for U.S. House Ohio District 10 on April 28, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Michael Turner | 86.4 | 44,704 |
| John Anderson | 7.9 | 4,110 | |
 | Kathi Flanders | 5.7 | 2,944 | |
| Total votes: 51,758 | |||
| = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. | ||||
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2018
General election
General election for U.S. House Ohio District 10
Incumbent Michael Turner defeated Theresa Gasper and David Harlow in the general election for U.S. House Ohio District 10 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Michael Turner (R) | 55.9 | 157,554 |
 | Theresa Gasper (D) | 42.2 | 118,785 | |
 | David Harlow (L) | 1.9 | 5,387 | |
| Total votes: 281,726 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Ohio District 10
Theresa Gasper defeated Robert Klepinger and Michael Milisits in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Ohio District 10 on May 8, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Theresa Gasper | 67.0 | 23,077 |
 | Robert Klepinger | 25.6 | 8,814 | |
| Michael Milisits | 7.4 | 2,544 | ||
| Total votes: 34,435 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Ohio District 10
Incumbent Michael Turner defeated John Anderson and John Mitchel in the Republican primary for U.S. House Ohio District 10 on May 8, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Michael Turner | 79.8 | 43,047 |
| John Anderson | 11.5 | 6,192 | |
 | John Mitchel | 8.7 | 4,693 | |
| Total votes: 53,932 | |||
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2014
Anderson ran in the 2014 election for the U.S. House to represent Ohio's 10th District. Anderson sought the Republican nomination in the primary on May 7, 2014, but was defeated by incumbent Mike Turner.
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Mike Turner Incumbent |
79.8% | 32,550 | ||
| John Anderson | 20.2% | 8,214 | ||
| Total Votes | 40,764 | |||
| Source: Ohio Secretary of State, Official Election Results |
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2012
Anderson ran in the 2012 election for the U.S. House to represent Ohio's 10th District. Anderson lost to incumbent Rep. Mike Turner for the Republican nomination in the March 6, 2012 primary.
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
|
Mike Turner Incumbent |
80.1% | 65,574 |
| John Anderson | 17.6% | 14,435 |
| Edward Breen | 2.2% | 1,839 |
| Total Votes | 81,848 | |
2010
In 2010, Anderson ran for the United States House of Representatives in Ohio's 7th Congressional District as a Libertarian.
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
John Anderson did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
2020
John Anderson did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
2018
Ballotpedia survey responses
- See also: Ballotpedia's candidate surveys
John Anderson participated in Ballotpedia's candidate survey on March 28, 2018. The survey questions appear in bold, and John Anderson's responses follow below.[2]
What would be your top three priorities, if elected?
| “ | 1) Pass Federal Balanced Budget Amendment 2) Pass Term Limits Amendment for House and Senate |
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What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about? Why?
| “ | Getting Federal spending, and the national debt under control before we spend ourselves into national bankruptcyCite error: Invalid <ref> tag; invalid names, e.g. too many[4]
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Ballotpedia also asked the candidate a series of optional questions. John Anderson answered the following:
Who do you look up to? Whose example would you like to follow, and why?
| “ | I revere the 56 signers of the Declaration of Independence who pledged their lives, fortunes, and sacred honor when they founded this constitutional republic. Many were killed and lost everything due to their revolutionary act.[4] | ” |
| “ | Read the Book "The 5000 Year Leap". It describes the 28 principles of America's Founding Fathers that moved America 5000 years ahead and made it the greatest nation in history.[4] | ” |
| “ | Honesty, a belief in individual freedom, the Constitution, a belief in a Supreme God, Accountability for one's decisions. If you take an oath to uphold the Constitution before God, YOU DO IT.[4] | ” |
| “ | I am a constitutional conservative and an economic libertarian. I have a 30 point contract I have signed with the voters of my district telling them exactly what I will do in office in advance. I will never vote for a bill I have not read, one that will increase the national debt or violate the Constitution.[4] | ” |
| “ | Uphold their office of office after being sworn in. Work for WE THE PEOPLE. Ensure the Constitution is enforced. Protect the rights of the American people and shrink the size scope and power of the federal government. Make sure that we have the required military to defend the nation. Make sure the budget is balanced each year. And to act to ensure all laws are enforced. We need to restore the rule of law in this country.[4] | ” |
| “ | I would want to change the way the Washington District of corruption is run. I would want to pass a balanced budget amendment, term limits amendment, line item veto for the President. This would change Washington DC forever. From then on, people would go there for a short time to make tough decisions and then go home to their jobs as the Founding Fathers intended. It would take money out of politics.[4] | ” |
| “ | I remember the JFK assassination and I was 12 years old at the time. I want to know what happened on 22 November 1963. I know that one man did not do it alone. If elected to Congress, I would push hard to find out what happened and who did it.[4] | ” |
| “ | Sorting pop bottles and loading soft drink trucks. I had it for 3 years and it helped me pay for college.[4] | ” |
| “ | My date told me the most important thing about a man was how much money he made and what he had. It was the last time I saw her.[4] | ” |
| “ | The 4th of July is my favorite because we celebrate the birth of our country which I truly love more than my own life. It has given me EVERYTHING. MOSTLY MY FREEDOM.[4] | ” |
| “ | My favorite book is the 5000 year leap because it fully explains the 28 principles of America's Founding Fathers which made America the place it is today. Which we NEED TO RETURN TO.[4] | ” |
| “ | G. W. McLintock in the movie McLintock played by John Wayne.[4] | ” |
| “ | My autographed photo of General George Patton. Because he probably was the greatest American General of all time as a military battle field commander.[4] | ” |
| “ | The Battle Cry of Freedom sung by the Mormon Tabernacle Choir.[4] | ” |
| “ | Constantly being placed in management positions where I was forced to choose between personal advancement and doing the right thing. I always remembered what my mother taught me. Always do the right thing first for others. Its what God expects of each of us. We will all have to answer to that God when we die.[4] | ” |
| “ | It is supposed to be the PEOPLE's HOUSE. Not that of the special interests or lobbyists. We need to RESTORE THAT as soon as we can. It is NOT that today.[4] | ” |
| “ | Not any more. We need outsiders. In fact, we need citizen legislators in Washington DC now and we desperately need to GET RID OF CAREER POLITICIANS WHO HAVE WRECKED THE PLACE.[4] | ” |
| “ | Runaway federal spending, the national debt are the biggest ones. Restoring the family structure is a huge effort if we want to survive. Getting back to following the Constitution and restoring the rule of law. Fixing our old infrastructure and our electrical power grid. Staying out of foreign wars that we cannot win or afford.[4] | ” |
| “ | Yes, I want to be on the budget and appropriations committees that control budgeting spending targets and taxation.[4] | ” |
| “ | Not applicable[4] | ” |
| “ | 3 two year terms is what I advocate. I believe in term limits. After the 3 two year terms they need to get out.[4] | ” |
| “ | I have proposed a term limits constitutional amendment for Congress and the Senate. It is a major item in my 30 point contract platform.[4] | ” |
| “ | I favor allowing each state through its legislative bodies to establish the districts which then must be ratified by their voters every 10 years.[4] | ” |
| “ | Yes I would want to become Speaker of the House or head of the House Budget committee.[4] | ” |
| “ | Yes, I would model myself after the great and immortal Senator from Arizona, Barry Goldwater.[4] | ” |
| “ | Yes, I know an immigrant from Romania who lived under a Communist dictatorship who fights hard for his 2nd amendment rights here in America. People think he is radical but I truly appreciate him because he knows what it is to live under a Communist dictatorship. He see our country going down a dangerous similar path and he fights it with all his might. His wisdom and courage have inspired me.[4] | ” |
See also
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Campaign website Qualifications January 5, 2012
- ↑ Note: The candidate's answers have been reproduced here verbatim without edits or corrections by Ballotpedia.
- ↑ Ballotpedia's candidate survey, "John Anderson's responses," March 28, 2018
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