Jonathan Park
Jonathan Park was a 2018 Democratic candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 11th Congressional District of Virginia.[1] Park withdrew prior to the filing deadline.[2]
Biography
Park's professional experience includes working as a biology and chemistry teacher, community organizing coordinator, and field organizer for Progressive Turnout Project. He earned his B.S. in psychology with a minor in chemistry from Virginia Commonwealth University and his M.A. in education policy and administration from Loyola Marymount University.[3]
Park is affiliated with Teach for America 2013 Corps, Our Revolution, and Democratic Socialists of America.[3]
Elections
2018
General election
Incumbent Gerald Edward Connolly defeated Jeffery Anthony Dove Jr. and Stevan Porter in the general election for U.S. House Virginia District 11 on November 6, 2018.
General election
General election for U.S. House Virginia District 11
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Gerald Edward Connolly (D) | 71.1 | 219,191 |
 | Jeffery Anthony Dove Jr. (R)  | 26.9 | 83,023 | |
 | Stevan Porter (L) | 1.8 | 5,546 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 490 | ||
| Total votes: 308,250 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Peter Carey (Modern Whig Party)
Democratic primary election
Incumbent Gerald Edward "Gerry" Connolly was the only candidate to file for the Democratic primary for U.S. House Virginia District 11. Therefore, the Democratic primary scheduled for June 12, 2018, was canceled.[4]
Republican primary election
Jeffery Anthony "Jeff" Dove Jr. was the only candidate to file for the Republican primary for U.S. House Virginia District 11. Therefore, the Republican primary scheduled for June 12, 2018, was canceled.[4]
Campaign themes
2018
Park provided the following description of his political philosophy to Ballotpedia:
| “ | Democratic Socialist, I support policies that put people before profit or politics, that are evidence-based, rooted in justice and stand on the right side of history. I'm running for office to give my neighbors a choice in gerrymandered district during an important election cycle. Gerrymandering and corporate money in politics is a two party problem. As a lifelong Democrat, I'm running to change the Democratic party and offer an alternative to the neoliberal agenda. Big banks, dirty fossil fuels and billionaires already have a political party, the Democratic party belongs to the people.[3][5] | ” |
| —Jonathan Park, 2018 | ||
He added:
| “ | My campaign is an extension of my values, people powered, grassroots oriented with the main goals of getting out the vote, educating all voters on the power they have and expanding the electorate to disemfrachised communities that have lost faith in our democracy. [3][5] | ” |
| —Jonathan Park, 2018 | ||
See also
- United States House of Representatives
- Virginia's 11th Congressional District election, 2018
- Virginia's 11th Congressional District
External links
- Search Google News for this topic
- [www.parkforcongress.com Official campaign website]
Footnotes
- ↑ Park for Congress, ""Home,"" accessed February 6, 2018
- ↑ Virginia Department of Elections, "Certified Candidates and Ballot Order for June 12, 2018 Primary Elections," accessed April 10, 2018
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Information submitted on Ballotpedia’s biographical information submission form on February 1, 2018
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Virginia Department of Elections, "Certified Candidates in Ballot Order for June 12, 2018 Primary Elections," accessed January 15, 2019
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
