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John Hosta
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Elections and appointments
Last election

March 20, 2018

Education

High school

Holland High School

Bachelor's

Hope College

Contact

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

See also: Illinois' 14th Congressional District election, 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
Image of Lauren Underwood
Lauren Underwood (D)
 
52.5
 
156,035
Image of Randy Hultgren
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
Image of Lauren Underwood
Lauren Underwood
 
57.3
 
29,391
Image of Matt Brolley
Matt Brolley
 
13.4
 
6,845
Image of Jim Walz
Jim Walz
 
10.0
 
5,100
Image of Victor Swanson
Victor Swanson
 
7.0
 
3,597
Image of John Hosta
John Hosta
 
5.0
 
2,578
Image of George Weber
George Weber
 
5.0
 
2,570
Image of Daniel Roldan-Johnson
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
Image of Randy Hultgren
Randy Hultgren
 
100.0
 
51,672

Total votes: 51,672
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2016

See also: Illinois' 14th Congressional District election, 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]

U.S. House, Illinois District 14 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngRandy Hultgren Incumbent 59.3% 200,508
     Democratic Jim Walz 40.7% 137,589
Total Votes 338,097
Source: Illinois State Board of Elections


U.S. House, Illinois District 14 Democratic Primary, 2016
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngJim 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

2014

See also: Illinois' 14th Congressional District elections, 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]

U.S. House, Illinois District 14 Democratic Primary, 2014
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngDennis Anderson 65.8% 5,184
John Hosta 34.2% 2,691
Total Votes 7,875
Source: Illinois State Board of Elections

Campaign themes

2018

Ballotpedia survey responses

See also: Ballotpedia's candidate surveys
Candidate Connection

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
3) Constitutionalize the Federal Reserve[10][11]

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]

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]
What legacy would you like to leave?
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]
What do you perceive to be the United States’ greatest challenges as a nation over the next decade?
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]
What are your thoughts on term limits?
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]

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