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Joseph Ardito
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Joseph Ardito (Democratic Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Maryland's 3rd Congressional District. He lost in the Democratic primary on June 2, 2020.
Ardito completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Joseph Ardito was born in Brooklyn, New York. He earned a bachelor's degree from the George Washington University in 2003 and a J.D. from Georgetown University Law Center in 2016. His career experience includes working as an attorney.[1]
Elections
2020
See also: Maryland's 3rd Congressional District election, 2020
Maryland's 3rd Congressional District election, 2020 (June 2 Democratic primary)
Maryland's 3rd Congressional District election, 2020 (June 2 Republican primary)
General election
General election for U.S. House Maryland District 3
Incumbent John Sarbanes defeated Charles Anthony in the general election for U.S. House Maryland District 3 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | John Sarbanes (D) | 69.8 | 260,358 |
 | Charles Anthony (R) | 30.0 | 112,117 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 731 | ||
| Total votes: 373,206 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Maryland District 3
Incumbent John Sarbanes defeated Joseph Ardito and John Rea in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Maryland District 3 on June 2, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | John Sarbanes | 82.5 | 110,457 |
 | Joseph Ardito | 13.4 | 17,877 | |
| John Rea | 4.2 | 5,571 | ||
| Total votes: 133,905 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Carole Brown (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Maryland District 3
Charles Anthony defeated Reba Hawkins, Thomas Harris, Rob Seyfferth, and Joshua Morales in the Republican primary for U.S. House Maryland District 3 on June 2, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Charles Anthony | 41.7 | 12,040 |
 | Reba Hawkins | 22.6 | 6,535 | |
| Thomas Harris | 16.0 | 4,623 | ||
| Rob Seyfferth | 11.1 | 3,210 | ||
 | Joshua Morales | 8.6 | 2,487 | |
| Total votes: 28,895 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Michael Jette (R)
Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Joseph Ardito completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Ardito's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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My name is Joe Ardito and I am an attorney living in Baltimore City. I'm running to be the democratic nominee for Congress in Maryland's 3rd congressional district. Our district deserves passionate, more active, and engaged representation. Once in office, you will be able to contact me directly to talk about your concerns and discuss solutions for improving life in the 3rd district. I am really excited about getting into the arena and trying really hard to help support our communities and everyone who has been left behind and forgotten by those with power and influence. I am excited to talk to everyone and to have a platform where we can share ideas and help bring needed improvements to our community and to our country. I was recently selected as a Mom's Demand Action Gun Sense Candidate in the 2020 election, a distinction for which I am very proud. Please consider supporting someone new this election and vote for Joe Ardito on June 2nd.
- First and foremost, my campaign is about passion, engagement, and availability. I want to hear from you and discuss your ideas and know about your frustrations.
- Secondly, we desperately need term limits in Congress. Our current representative has been in this office for almost 14 years with no signs of doing something different until there is an open senate seat. We need new, engaged, energized, PRESENT leadership and representation in Congress.
- Finally, we are all in this together. That is an important key message that I want you to know about. So often our elected leaders think they know better than their constituents. I guarantee I do not subscribe to that thought process. I have a passionate desire to help people and serve our community. I want to be available when you have an issue that could use some additional support. I always want to continue to learn and fully understand where you're at and what you need.
I am passionate about many areas of public policy from gun control to education to the environment -- the economy especially now that it's falling over the cliff, raising the minimum wage, protecting workers and ensuring they have the resources necessary to do their jobs safely, health care, student loans, immigration, income inequality, LGBTQ specific issues, criminal justice, civil rights, campaign finance, foreign affairs and national security. So much needs to change in the wake of the current administration systematically -- or perhaps randomly and chaotically - dismantling our democracy, our institutions, the Constitution, and the rule of law. Please contact me directly by visiting joeardito2020.com or texting me at (410) 417-8899 if you'd like to talk more about any of these issues.
I look up to my parents who are the most generous, supportive, loving people and I am very grateful for them. In politics, I look up to Barack Obama for whom I worked in 2012. He is the most genuine, kind-hearted, sincere, morally sound man you could ever imagine. A once in a lifetime leader -- someone with intellect who you can respect and look to for comfort in a time of crisis. There are many good answers to this question but I'll keep my responses to three. Finally, I would choose Tom Hanks who I think is an honest, sincere, kind man who cares about others. These are the qualities and characteristics that are important to me.
The Audacity of Hope by Barack Obama.
Including, but not limited to: Transparency, straightforwardness, honesty, compassion, kindness, availability, passion, engagement, emotional intelligence, and integrity.
I have a passionate desire to help others, to be present and engaged, to be a passionate voice for justice and equality, and to listen to and learn from everyone in our extensive community in order to make the best collective decisions. I think I am a caring and kind person who truly has a heart to serve and a desire to make a positive impact on as many lives as possible.
The only responsibility is to be available and responsive to your fellow community members and to work your hardest to improve individual and collective circumstances.
I'm not really interested in leaving a legacy. I would just like to do a small part in helping all those in need and being a good representative for our communities.
Ronald Reagan was shot a few months before I was born so that's not technically an answer. The challenger space shuttle exploded when I was 5 but I also don't remember that. I remember aspects of the Gulf war during the first Bush administration. I remember the 1992 presidential election if that counts an historical event...? This is a very vague question. I remember the Oklahoma City bombing and of course September 11th but I was 20 by then.
My very first job was working for my state senator in Brooklyn, NY when I was in high school. The job lasted during the summer and I continued working when I went back to school in the fall campaigning for the senator's re-election. I already had a spark in me to go into public service and this job really helped to cement that desire.
To Kill a Mockingbird. It is a timeless classic with many life lessons.
Atticus Finch. Same reason as above. A moral man with integrity fighting for justice.
Goodbye Yellow Brick Road -- very random. I just saw Rocketman.
Overcoming fear and anxiety to put myself out into the public's eye and run for office.
The ability to levy taxes and draft articles of impeachment? I don't think that's what this question is asking but in a literal sense, that is the correct answer. It's unique because it is the people's house. It was designed by our founding fathers to be a body representative of the entire nation and elected directly by the people -- a distinction it alone had until U.S. Senators also began to be elected directly by the people. It is, or is meant to be, a microcosm of our beautiful and diverse country.
Perhaps. Although I definitely do not think it is necessary in order to be effective. I think having your heart and mind in the right place of service above self is what is most important.
Rebuilding our democracy after a systematic undoing of the rule of law and the institutions and systems that make this country work. Rebuilding trust in public servants after the reality show nightmare we have been living through for almost 4 years. Regaining our place on the world stage as a serious and respected leader.
Among others: Education and Labor, Ethics, Foreign Affairs, Natural Resources, Oversight and Reform, Financial Services.
I think so. And it should definitely be limited to 4 or 5 terms. Ten years is long enough to service in this capacity.
100% pro term limits. We *must* have term limits in Congress.
John F. Kennedy
Unfortunately I do not have one to share due to our ongoing health crisis.
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See also
2020 Elections
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Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on May 5, 2020
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