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John Sharkey
John Sharkey (Democratic Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent North Carolina's 12th Congressional District. He lost in the Democratic primary on May 17, 2022.
Sharkey completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
John Sharkey was born in Omaha, Nebraska.[1] Sharkey earned bachelor's and master's degrees in business administration from the University of Nebraska at Omaha in 1986 and 2005, respectively. His career experience includes working as a CSP lead manager with Equitable and a senior project manager with AXA, IBM Global Services, and Fiserv.[1][2]
Elections
2022
See also: North Carolina's 12th Congressional District election, 2022
North Carolina's 12th Congressional District election, 2022 (May 17 Republican primary)
North Carolina's 12th Congressional District election, 2022 (May 17 Democratic primary)
General election
General election for U.S. House North Carolina District 12
Incumbent Alma Adams defeated Tyler Lee in the general election for U.S. House North Carolina District 12 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Alma Adams (D) | 62.7 | 140,494 |
 | Tyler Lee (R) | 37.3 | 83,414 | |
| Total votes: 223,908 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Diana Jimison (Independent)
- Vino Andrade (Independent)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House North Carolina District 12
Incumbent Alma Adams defeated John Sharkey in the Democratic primary for U.S. House North Carolina District 12 on May 17, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Alma Adams | 91.7 | 37,984 |
 | John Sharkey | 8.3 | 3,460 | |
| Total votes: 41,444 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House North Carolina District 12
Tyler Lee defeated Andrew Huffman and Nalini Joseph in the Republican primary for U.S. House North Carolina District 12 on May 17, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Tyler Lee | 42.9 | 10,388 |
| Andrew Huffman | 34.3 | 8,311 | ||
 | Nalini Joseph | 22.9 | 5,543 | |
| Total votes: 24,242 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Joel Maxwell (R)
- Ro Lawsin (R)
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
John Sharkey completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Sharkey's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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- Promote and legislate for Parents and Teachers to work together on the education needs of our youth.
- Pass laws that further the benefits for current and future Medicare/Medicaid recipients so that adequate options are available for our Healthcare.
- Be a voice for the passage of updated Voters Rights so that all eligible voters will have assurance that their vote will be counted.
Devotion to our Medicare/Medicaid recipients to make sure their benefits continue as they work hard for them.
Follow the Constitution.
Global warming needs to be addressed.
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Campaign website
Sharkey's campaign website stated the following:
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Job Security Advocate for more job security and fair wages for all employees. Update tax laws to bring back the cost of looking for a new job for all taxpayers. Legislate for bringing laid off workers back to work.
Promote thoughtful solutions so that our kids stay in school. Bring Parents and Teachers together to work on the education needs of our youth.
Pass laws that further the benefits for current and future Medicare/Medicaid recipients so that adequate options are available.
Be a voice for the passage of updated Voters Rights so that all eligible voters will have assurance that their vote will be counted.
Protect Social Security Benefits for all generations.
Control skyrocketing inflation by pushing legislation that will improve our supply chains, both domestic and foreign.
Fight for our Veterans because they have fought for us.[3] |
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| —John Sharkey's campaign website (2022)[4] | ||
See also
2022 Elections
External links
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Candidate U.S. House North Carolina District 12 |
Personal |
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on February 2, 2022
- ↑ LinkedIn, "John Sharkey," accessed April 15, 2022
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Sharkey For Congress 2022, “The Sharkey Platform,” accessed April 12, 2022
