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Ken Mettler
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June 7, 2016

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Ken Mettler was a 2016 Republican candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 23rd Congressional District of California.[1]

Elections

2016

See also: California's 23rd Congressional District election, 2016

Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Republican. Incumbent Kevin McCarthy (R) defeated Wendy Reed (D) in the general election on November 8, 2016. McCarthy and Reed defeated Ken Mettler (R) and Gerald Morris (R) in the top-two primary on June 7, 2016.[2][3]

U.S. House, California District 23 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngKevin McCarthy Incumbent 69.2% 167,116
     Democratic Wendy Reed 30.8% 74,468
Total Votes 241,584
Source: California Secretary of State


U.S. House, California District 23 Primary, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngKevin McCarthy Incumbent 55.5% 76,166
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngWendy Reed 27.4% 37,696
     Republican Ken Mettler 12.9% 17,738
     Republican Gerald Morris 4.2% 5,734
Total Votes 137,334
Source: California Secretary of State

Campaign themes

2016

The following issues were listed on Mettler's campaign website. For a full list of campaign themes, click here.

  • Veterans: The VA hospital system is a mess. It needs a complete operations audit and incompetent administrators need to be fired. We need innovation with some privatization and upgrades to the VA facilities.
  • Education: Each child is an individual with different socioeconomic backgrounds, different experiences and different educational needs. Top down approaches limit creativity and innovation of our educators. Help teachers to take control of their classrooms and teach without intervention from the Federal Government.
  • ObamaCare: We must repeal ObamaCcare. We must deregulate the medical insurance marketplace and allow for competition across state lines. We must pursue tort reform and free market solutions.
  • Fiscal Responsibility: Funding the entire federal budget through omnibus bills has proven to be detrimental to the United States. Voting this way increases the size of the federal government and causes the debt to increase exponentially.

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—Ken Mettler's campaign website, http://www.kenmettler.com/

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