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Katherine Chipps
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Katherine Chipps (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Ohio State Senate to represent District 3. She lost in the Democratic primary on May 8, 2018.
Biography
Katherine Chipps lives in Columbus, Ohio. She earned a bachelor's degree in business management from Ohio Dominican University.[1] Chipps's career experience includes co-founding Grassroots Strategies and working as the executive director of the Franklin County Democratic Party.[2]
Elections
2018
- See also: Ohio State Senate elections, 2018
General election
General election for Ohio State Senate District 3
Tina Maharath defeated Anne Gonzales in the general election for Ohio State Senate District 3 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Tina Maharath (D) | 50.3 | 66,438 |
 | Anne Gonzales (R) | 49.7 | 65,733 | |
| Total votes: 132,171 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Ohio State Senate District 3
Tina Maharath defeated Katherine Chipps in the Democratic primary for Ohio State Senate District 3 on May 8, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Tina Maharath | 71.8 | 11,462 |
 | Katherine Chipps | 28.2 | 4,500 | |
| Total votes: 15,962 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Nathan Dowds (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Ohio State Senate District 3
Anne Gonzales advanced from the Republican primary for Ohio State Senate District 3 on May 8, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Anne Gonzales | 100.0 | 14,911 |
| Total votes: 14,911 | |||
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Endorsements
Chipps was endorsed by the Franklin County Democratic Party.
Campaign themes
2018
Ballotpedia survey responses
- See also: Ballotpedia's candidate surveys
Katherine Chipps participated in Ballotpedia's candidate survey on April 6, 2018. The survey questions appear in bold, and Katherine Chipps's responses follow below.[3]
What would be your top three priorities, if elected?
| “ | 1) Quality and affordable healthcare 2) Safety in our communities |
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What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about? Why?
| “ | I am passionate about voting rights, access to healthcare, community safety, and education. I believe that everyone has a right to healthcare, and we should make access more affordable to all Ohio. We need to ensure the safety of our communities, whether it be to help stop gun violence, fight the opioid epidemic, or crimes that lead to drug use. I think we need to ensure that all of our children receive an education that prepares them for a successful future. Right now we have a legislature that has been cutting funds to public education and supporting for-profit charter schools that have little to no accountability to the public. No one should profit off of our children's education besides our children.Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; invalid names, e.g. too many[5]
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Ballotpedia also asked the candidate a series of optional questions. Katherine Chipps answered the following:
Who do you look up to? Whose example would you like to follow, and why?
| “ | I have always looked up to Eleanor Roosevelt. She always fought for what she thought was right - from workers' rights to civil rights she was a leader for her entire life.[5] | ” |
| “ | My favorite book is "To Kill A Mockingbird" by Harper Lee. It gives many lessons on race and life that one should carry with them.[5] | ” |
| “ | I think the most important characteristic is the ability to listen and have a conversation on the issues. You will never agree with everyone 100% of the time, but you can learn more from listening to experiences and opinions of others.[5] | ” |
| “ | I am willing to sit and discuss issues even when I do not agree. I can work with someone that I disagree with to come to the best solution for the problem that has been presented.[5] | ” |
| “ | Representing their constituents.[5] | ” |
| “ | I would like to leave the world a better place.[5] | ” |
| “ | Not sure. I remember John Lennon being killed. I was almost 3 at the time.[5] | ” |
| “ | I worked for a place called Shirt World and I was there almost 3 years.[5] | ” |
| “ | July 4th. It is also my birthday.[5] | ” |
| “ | To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee[5] | ” |
| “ | No sure[5] | ” |
| “ | My two rescue dogs.[5] | ” |
| “ | Let It Be by the Beatles[5] | ” |
| “ | It can be helpful, but I do not believe that it is necessary.[5] | ” |
| “ | Improving our infrastructure[5] | ” |
| “ | I believe it is ideal for the Governor and State Legislature to work together.[5] | ” |
| “ | Yes, working with other legislators you can learn how a particular bill may affect their constituents. While many pieces of legislation have good intentions behind them, Ohio is so diverse that it will not always work in every part of the state.[5] | ” |
| “ | I favor a process that is fair, keeps communities together, and allows the voters to pick their constituents instead of legislators picking their voters.[5] | ” |
| “ | I would like to be a part of State and Local Government.[5] | ” |
| “ | I don't know. I don't think I would in my first term in office.[5] | ” |
| “ | No[5] | ” |
| “ | When I ran in 2004 I met a man that was HIV positive. He had said that he had a choice of working so he could have health insurance and live a little longer or stop working and lose his health insurance and die sooner. We talked for about 30 minutes about the struggle, and how much he hated to have to make that decision. I lost that race, but speaking with him I knew that I needed to stay in public service and keep fighting for people like him.[5] | ” |
See also
External links
- Search Google News for this topic
- Campaign website
- Campaign Facebook page
- Campaign Twitter page
- LinkedIn page
Footnotes
- ↑ Facebook, "Katherine Chipps for Ohio Senate," accessed April 14, 2018
- ↑ LinkedIn, "Katherine Chipps - Executive Director - Franklin County Democratic Party," accessed April 14, 2018
- ↑ Note: The candidate's answers have been reproduced here verbatim without edits or corrections by Ballotpedia.
- ↑ Ballotpedia's candidate survey, "Katherine Chipps's responses," April 6, 2018
- ↑ 5.00 5.01 5.02 5.03 5.04 5.05 5.06 5.07 5.08 5.09 5.10 5.11 5.12 5.13 5.14 5.15 5.16 5.17 5.18 5.19 5.20 5.21 5.22 5.23 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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