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John Cheng
John Cheng (Independent, Nonpartisan) ran for election for President of the United States. Cheng (independent) lost as a write-in in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Cheng completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
John Cheng earned a bachelor's degree in chemical engineering from Princeton University in 1980.[1]
Elections
2022
See also: United States Senate election in Ohio, 2022
General election
General election for U.S. Senate Ohio
The following candidates ran in the general election for U.S. Senate Ohio on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | J.D. Vance (R) | 53.0 | 2,192,114 |
 | Tim Ryan (D) | 46.9 | 1,939,489 | |
 | John Cheng (Independent) (Write-in)  | 0.0 | 702 | |
 | Shane Hoffman (Independent) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 403 | |
 | LaShondra Tinsley (Independent) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 362 | |
| Stephen Faris (Independent) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 194 | ||
| Matthew Esh (Independent) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 78 | ||
| Total votes: 4,133,342 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Shawn Mousourakis (Independent)
- Chad Taylor (Independent)
- Eric Meiring (Independent)
- Samuel Ronan (Independent)
- Dominic LaCavera (Independent)
- Shannon Taylor (Independent)
- Kelli Prather (Independent)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Ohio
Tim Ryan defeated Morgan Harper and Traci Johnson in the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Ohio on May 3, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Tim Ryan | 69.6 | 359,941 |
 | Morgan Harper | 17.8 | 92,347 | |
 | Traci Johnson | 12.6 | 65,209 | |
| Total votes: 517,497 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Tamie Wilson (D)
- LaShondra Tinsley (D)
- Rick Taylor (D)
- Demar Sheffey (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. Senate Ohio
The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for U.S. Senate Ohio on May 3, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | J.D. Vance | 32.2 | 344,736 |
 | Josh Mandel | 23.9 | 255,854 | |
 | Matt Dolan | 23.3 | 249,239 | |
 | Mike Gibbons | 11.7 | 124,653 | |
 | Jane Timken | 5.9 | 62,779 | |
| Mark Pukita | 2.1 | 22,692 | ||
 | Neil Patel | 0.9 | 9,873 | |
| Total votes: 1,069,826 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Zachary Musick (R)
- Mackenzie Thompson (R)
- Michael Leipold (R)
- Bernie Moreno (R)
- John Berman (R)
- John Reed (R)
- Bill Graham (R)
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
John Cheng completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Cheng's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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I was a product engineer at P&G and retired after 27 years. Since retiring, I worked as a teacher, tax advisor and executive director of a nonprofit. I served as a volunteer president for four nonprofits. I was a candidate for Cincinnati City Council and U.S. Senate (OH) as an Independent.
Why am I running for President?
I believe the Federal government serves all Americans and works first on the critical tough issues that affect everyone. I expect the Federal government to treat all Americans with respect, civility, honesty and integrity. I want Americans to trust our government again.- Guarantee 100% of Veteran, Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid benefits to all current and future recipients. Reduce program costs through administration efficiency improvements. Ensure future tax revenues are sustainable and sufficient to prevent future shortfalls. Eliminate the income cap on Social Security taxes. Invest 60% of Social Security trust fund in U.S. Stocks.
- End deficit spending to reduce and eliminate the national debt. Reduce program administration costs through efficiency improvements. End programs that deliver significantly below expected benefits. Return responsibility and costs of local benefits, such as minimum wage, college tuition, and housing, to the States who better understand their residents' needs. Develop a sustainable tax strategy to meet spending requirements by updating the tax code.
- Establish 12 year term limits for U.S. Senate, U.S. House and Supreme Court Justices. New thinking and new eyes are needed to work on many of our tough issues: Immigration, Unborn Rights, and Foreign Policy Strategy. The world is changing more rapidly than before and people first elected or appointed over 12 years ago may not have the critical perspective to successfully address or solve the issues.
• Ensuring that 100% of Veteran, Social Security, and Medicare benefits are guaranteed for all current and future recipients.
• Ending deficit spending and reducing the national debt.
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2022
John Cheng completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Cheng's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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Professionally, John worked 27 years at P&G, retiring in 2007 as an Associate Director in Corporate Research and Development. Since then, he has worked as a teacher, tax advisor and executive director of a nonprofit, Society of Asian Scientists and Engineer. John has also been a volunteer board President for three different nonprofits, Chinese American Association of Cincinnati, A Day in Eden, and Ohio Valley Princeton Association.
John has previously run for Cincinnati City Council as an Independent.
- Congress must start working together to address America’s many issues. Inflation and the economy are the biggest and most worrisome issues right now. Immigration, second amendment rights, abortion rights, and tax policy continue to be major challenges. The high cost of education and the unresolved student loan debt crisis continue to threaten our economy. Social Security and Medicare will not be able to cover promised benefits if nothing is done. Instead of bringing Americans together to solve challenges, Congress is pulling Americans apart. I promise to work with Senators of both parties to pass important legislation that addresses these and other issues for the benefit of all Americans.
It’s time to end the divisiveness. I am running a write-in campaign for the U.S. Senate since I feel that neither the Republican nor Democratic candidate will actively work to solve this issue. I am tired of the level of partisan divisiveness that is rampant in our federal government. The Republicans and Democrats have allowed their parties to be co-opted by extreme right and left groups. The parties are no longer like the ones I grew up with and I doubt members from that time would recognize their party. I am embarrassed to be associated or affiliated with either major party. Independents that are not affiliated with either major party can and will work with either side as needed.
- My experience, skills, education and absence of party affiliation are needed in the Senate to help end the divisiveness. I have years of professional experience as an engineer, department manager, nonprofit executive director, nonprofit board president, creative solution facilitator, teacher, and senior tax advisor. I have no party affiliations as an Independent. The Democratic candidate is an attorney and long-term politician affiliated with the Party of Warren, Sanders, and The Squad. The Republican candidate is a veteran, attorney and venture capitalist affiliated with the Party of Trump. WE ARE NOT THE SAME. Vote CHENG for change.
Abortion Rights – Congress should pass laws on if and when an unborn person has rights.
Immigration – Eliminate birthright citizenship for births to illegal and tourist immigrants. Also, create temporary guest worker visa with no birthright citizenship.
Second Amendment Rights – We also need to protect the right of freedom from gun violence. Solutions that balance the right of freedom from gun violence with the right to bear arms need to be passed as legislation.
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See also
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on October 23, 2022
