John Collick
John Collick (Republican Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Virginia's 3rd Congressional District. He lost in the general election on November 3, 2020.
Collick completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2019. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
John Collick was born in Weymouth, Massachusetts. He served in the U.S. Marine Corps from 1981 to 2001. Collick earned a bachelor's degree from Campbell University in 2003 and a graduate degree from Northcentral University in 2011. His career experience includes working as a federal government employee, intelligence specialist, and analyst.[1]
Elections
2020
See also: Virginia's 3rd Congressional District election, 2020
Virginia's 3rd Congressional District election, 2020 (June 23 Republican primary)
Virginia's 3rd Congressional District election, 2020 (June 23 Democratic primary)
General election
General election for U.S. House Virginia District 3
Incumbent Robert C. Scott defeated John Collick in the general election for U.S. House Virginia District 3 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Robert C. Scott (D) | 68.4 | 233,326 |
![]() | John Collick (R) ![]() | 31.4 | 107,299 | |
Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 736 |
Total votes: 341,361 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Kyle Roberts (Independent)
Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent Robert C. Scott advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Virginia District 3.
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Virginia District 3
John Collick defeated Madison Downs and George Yacus in the Republican primary for U.S. House Virginia District 3 on June 23, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | John Collick ![]() | 39.7 | 9,004 |
Madison Downs ![]() | 34.5 | 7,816 | ||
![]() | George Yacus ![]() | 25.8 | 5,853 |
Total votes: 22,673 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Geoffrey Burke (R)
Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
John Collick completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2019. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Collick's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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|As a youth, my family was poor so, in order to attend a Catholic high school, I had to earn the money for tuition, myself. So, I started my working when I turned 14 and paid for not only my high school tuition but also completed my graduate degree without going into debt.
I have been married for 34 years, have 4 children and two grandchildren.- Every American deserves the opportunity for a financially secure life.
- Education is the only way to achieve real opportunity in America.
- We must have vocational technical high schools to teach the trades to youth who may otherwise not graduate.
Furthermore, many students have no intention of attending college; many of them leave school before graduation. To get the graduation rate up and help students develop marketable skills in the trades, we need Vocational Technical high schools. More students will enjoy going to school; they'll be learning trades, knowing they will have marketable skills when they graduate, so most will stay in school until graduation and then be able to get good paying jobs. This will not only reduce poverty, but also reduce the number of young people becoming criminals.
Even when he met people who were prejudiced, he would talk to them, explaining that we're all made in God's image and none of have any reason to hate; only to love, as God loves each of us.
Honor is vital for anyone in positions of authority. If an incumbent (or challenger, for that matter) is asked for help because a candidate for another office assaulted that person - or committed any crime - it's imperative that the incumbent (or challenger) immediately report the allegation to law enforcement. This happened in this District and the incumbent did absolutely nothing because he wanted to ensure the accused won his election. The incumbent, Congressman Bobby Scott, puts politics over his personal honor.
2. Assisting their constituents in applying for government benefits for which they're eligible, particularly Veterans Administration and Social Security benefits.
Later in life, we had a son with Downs Syndrome who also survived leukemia. Although he's 15 years old, his mental capacity is about that of a two year old. Every day is a challenge but we have learned so much about caring for him, the help that's available, and the many false perceptions of the help that is available to people in this situation. Additionally, not every intellectually disabled child can or should be mainstreamed into classes with non disabled students.
Unfortunately, we now have a House of Representatives that represents the parties rather than their constituents. This needs to change; I believe that Term Limits is the only way to get it back to the way it was intended.
Homeland Security Committee
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See also
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on December 22, 2019