Jon Blum
Jon B. Blum was a 2016 Democratic candidate for District 53 of the North Carolina House of Representatives.
Biography
Blum received his B.S. in criminal justice from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte in 1991 and his MPA from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro in 1998. Blum is a veteran law enforcement agent who worked with the Winston-Salem and Garner Police Departments. He works as the founder of a consulting firm and is certified as an instructor of various police trainings.[1]
Elections
2016
Elections for the North Carolina House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election was held on March 15, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016.[2] The candidate filing deadline was December 21, 2015.[3]
Incumbent David Lewis, Sr. defeated Jon Blum in the North Carolina House of Representatives District 53 general election.[4][5]
| North Carolina House of Representatives, District 53 General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  David Lewis, Sr. Incumbent |
60.66% | 19,548 | |
| Democratic | Jon Blum | 39.34% | 12,678 | |
| Total Votes | 32,226 | |||
| Source: North Carolina State Board of Elections | ||||
Jon Blum ran unopposed in the North Carolina House of Representatives District 53 Democratic primary.[6][7]
| North Carolina House of Representatives, District 53 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | Jon Blum (unopposed) | |
Incumbent David Lewis, Sr. defeated Chuck Levorse in the North Carolina House of Representatives District 53 Republican primary.[8][9]
| North Carolina House of Representatives, District 53 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | David Lewis, Sr. Incumbent |
78.64% | 6,007 | |
| Republican | Chuck Levorse | 21.36% | 1,632 | |
| Total Votes | 7,639 | |||
Campaign themes
2016
Blum issued the following statement regarding his bid for office:
| “ | Before opening my small business, Jon protected and served North Carolina as a law enforcement officer because he believes in making our state safer, healthier, and stronger. During basic training, he learned about the 'broken windows' theory, which suggests that when smaller community problems go unfixed, they combine into much bigger challenges. In his experience, to fix any broken window, government must be committed to finding long term solutions.
Jon's platform concentrates on the following priorities, all of which begin with the letter 'E': Ethics, Equality, Economy, Education and Environment. His belief is that each of these issues are connected in one way or another, and all have 'broken windows' implications. For example: the Education window is cracking and quickly spreading into the Economic pane. It’s hard to grow and attract new local businesses if available workforce skill sets are limited. If the Environment window breaks because drinking water becomes polluted from future fracking or coal ash waste, it will shatter the Economy with decreased property values. And when Economy, Education and Environment windows break because there is no Ethical leadership, Equal opportunities for all can suddenly disappear. To restore needed integrity and protect the values that make North Carolina great, he needs your support and vote on November 8th. [10] |
” |
| —Jon Blum, [1] | ||
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See also
- North Carolina House of Representatives
- North Carolina House of Representatives District 53
- North Carolina House of Representatives elections, 2016
- North Carolina State Legislature
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Information submitted through Ballotpedia's biographical submission form on April 27, 2016
- ↑ The primary for U.S. congressional elections was rescheduled to June 7, 2016, following legal challenges to North Carolina's district maps. State races were unaffected.
- ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections, "2016 Candidate Filing," accessed December 22, 2015
- ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections, "Candidate Listing," accessed August 23, 2016
- ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections, "2016 General Election results lookup," accessd December 21, 2016
- ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections, "Candidate Listing," accessed January 4, 2016
- ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections, "03/15/2016 Official primary results - Statewide," March 15, 2016
- ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections, "Candidate Listing," accessed January 4, 2016
- ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections, "03/15/2016 Official primary results - Statewide," March 15, 2016
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
