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John Hosta
John Hosta (Democratic Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Illinois' 14th Congressional District. He lost in the Democratic primary on March 20, 2018.
Hosta was a 2016 Democratic candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 14th Congressional District of Illinois.[1] Hosta was defeated by Jim Walz in the Democratic primary on March 15, 2016.[2]
Hosta was a 2014 Democratic candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 14th Congressional District of Illinois.[3] He was defeated by Dennis Anderson in the Democratic primary on March 18, 2014.[4]
Biography
Hosta earned his B.A. in business administration and economics from Hope College in Holland, Michigan.[5]
Career
Hosta works at Merrill Lynch as an account executive.[6]
Elections
2018
General election
General election for U.S. House Illinois District 14
Lauren Underwood defeated incumbent Randy Hultgren in the general election for U.S. House Illinois District 14 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Lauren Underwood (D) | 52.5 | 156,035 |
 | Randy Hultgren (R) | 47.5 | 141,164 | |
| Total votes: 297,199 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Illinois District 14
The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Illinois District 14 on March 20, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Lauren Underwood | 57.3 | 29,391 |
 | Matt Brolley | 13.4 | 6,845 | |
 | Jim Walz | 10.0 | 5,100 | |
 | Victor Swanson | 7.0 | 3,597 | |
 | John Hosta | 5.0 | 2,578 | |
 | George Weber | 5.0 | 2,570 | |
 | Daniel Roldan-Johnson | 2.3 | 1,170 | |
| Total votes: 51,251 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Illinois District 14
Incumbent Randy Hultgren advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Illinois District 14 on March 20, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Randy Hultgren | 100.0 | 51,672 |
| Total votes: 51,672 | |||
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2016
Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Republican. Incumbent Randy Hultgren (R) defeated Jim Walz (D) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Hultgren ran unopposed in the Republican primary on March 15, 2016, while Walz defeated John Hosta and Jesse Maggitt to win the Democratic nomination.[7][8]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican |  Randy Hultgren Incumbent |
59.3% | 200,508 | |
| Democratic | Jim Walz | 40.7% | 137,589 | |
| Total Votes | 338,097 | |||
| Source: Illinois State Board of Elections | ||||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Jim Walz |
42.7% | 27,706 | ||
| John Hosta | 38.3% | 24,866 | ||
| Jesse Maggitt | 19% | 12,311 | ||
| Total Votes | 64,883 | |||
| Source: Illinois State Board of Elections |
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2014
Hosta ran in the 2014 election for the U.S. House to represent Illinois' 14th District.[3] He was defeated by Dennis Anderson in the Democratic primary on March 18, 2014.[4]
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Dennis Anderson |
65.8% | 5,184 | ||
| John Hosta | 34.2% | 2,691 | ||
| Total Votes | 7,875 | |||
| Source: Illinois State Board of Elections |
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Campaign themes
2018
Ballotpedia survey responses
- See also: Ballotpedia's candidate surveys
John Hosta participated in Ballotpedia's candidate survey on February 26, 2018. The survey questions appear in bold, and John Hosta's responses follow below.[9]
What would be your top three priorities, if elected?
| “ | 1) Maintain Social Security 2) Protect U.S. Industries |
” |
What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about? Why?
| “ | To free up our energy construct, our health care system, and our food system from manipulation.Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; invalid names, e.g. too many[11]
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Ballotpedia also asked the candidate a series of optional questions. John Hosta answered the following:
Is there a book, essay, film, or something else you would recommend to someone who wants to understand your political philosophy?
| “ | To begin to understand my political philosophy you would have listen to John F. Kennedy’s speeches and political writings, of course, apart from his tax policies.[11] | ” |
| “ | The greatest legacy that I could possibly leave behind would be to un-privatize the Federal Reserve which would, once again, force our banking construct to become Constitutional.[11] | ” |
| “ | Let me get precisely to the point. We have a 21 trillion debt that is unprecedented in U.S. in relation to GNP. The only other time we, as a nation, incurred such a debt is when we were spending due to defending our nation at war. The reason we have this incredible debt is because we have incompetent leadership that has taken radical, radical broad economic policies that has created our debt. Our leadership, as well as all my opponents both Republican and Democrats, embrace a mindless approach to economics untested in the years prior to the mid 60's. We have a corrupted banking construct, corrupted energy construct, corrupted health care system, ignorant tax structure, and a food system that requires a complete inspection.[11] | ” |
| “ | I support term limits.[11] | ” |
2014
Hosta listed the following issues on his campaign website:[12]
- Environment
- Excerpt: "Will Retain The Environmental Protection Agency
- Economy
- Excerpt: "Will Support strong measures to help regain U.S. Auto Manufacturers' Market Share"
- Entitlement programs
- Excerpt: "Will Preserve and Maintain Social Security Benefits"
- Excerpt: "Will Guarantee Medicare Benefits"
- Excerpt: "Will Uphold government outreach to poor, disabled, underprivileged"
Personal
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Hosta lives in Spring Grove, Illinois.[6]
See also
- United States House of Representatives
- Illinois' 14th Congressional District election, 2018
- Illinois' 14th Congressional District
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Illinois State Board of Elections, "Candidate List," accessed November 30, 2015
- ↑ The New York Times, "Illinois Primary Results," March 15, 2016
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Illinois Election Division, "John Hosta," accessed November 27, 2013
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Associated Press, "Primary Election 2014," accessed March 18, 2014
- ↑ Information Submitted through Ballotpedia's Biographical Submission Form on February 6, 2014
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Facebook: "John J. Hosta, About," accessed February 11, 2014
- ↑ Illinois State Board of Elections, "Candidate List," accessed November 30, 2015
- ↑ The New York Times, "Illinois Primary Results," March 15, 2016
- ↑ Note: The candidate's answers have been reproduced here verbatim without edits or corrections by Ballotpedia.
- ↑ Ballotpedia's candidate survey, "John Hosta's responses," February 26, 2018
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 11.3 11.4 11.5 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ John J. Hosta for Congress: "Home," accessed February 11, 2014
