Ken Sukhia

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Ken Sukhia

Republican Party

Elections and appointments

Last election

August 30, 2016

Contact

Personal website

Ken Sukhia was a 2016 Republican candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 2nd Congressional District of Florida. Sukhia was defeated by Neal Dunn in the Republican primary on August 30, 2016.

Elections

2016

See also: Florida's 2nd Congressional District election, 2016

Due to redistricting, this district flipped from safely Democratic to safely Republican. Incumbent Gwen Graham (D) did not seek re-election in 2016. Neal Dunn (R) defeated Walter Dartland (D), Rob Lapham (L), and Antoine Edward Roberts (Write-in) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Dunn defeated Mary Thomas and Ken Sukhia to win the Republican nomination, while Dartland defeated Steve Crapps in the Democratic primary. The primary elections took place on August 30, 2016.

U.S. House, Florida District 2 General Election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Neal Dunn	67.3%	231,163
	Democratic	Walter Dartland	29.9%	102,801
	Libertarian	Rob Lapham	2.7%	9,395
	N/A	Write-in	0%	3
Total Votes				343,362
Source: Florida Division of Elections

U.S. House, Florida District 2 Republican Primary, 2016

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Neal Dunn	41.4%	33,886
Mary Thomas	39.3%	32,178
Ken Sukhia	19.3%	15,826
Total Votes		81,890
Source: Florida Division of Elections

U.S. House, Florida District 2 Democratic Primary, 2016

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Walter Dartland	50.1%	30,115
Steve Crapps	49.9%	29,982
Total Votes		60,097
Source: Florida Division of Elections

Campaign themes

2016

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

“	End ISIS Before It Comes to America: As the U.S. Attorney for North Florida I put domestic and foreign terrorists behind bars. We prosecuted the arsonist who burned 47 historic churches throughout the Southeast, the brutal murderer who killed six students in Gainesville, and we tried and convicted some 28 members of the Jamaican gang responsible for the murders of three people, including the bombing death of 35-year old Florida State Trooper Jimmy Fulford on I-10 in Jefferson County. Build the Wall, End Illegal Immigration: My father came to America from India and became a citizen through the naturalization process. I had the privilege as U.S. Attorney to attend many naturalization ceremonies and to formally move for the legal admission of hundreds of immigrants who, like my father, became naturalized American citizens through the legal process. But I also prosecuted those who violated the immigration laws. And of course we must follow that legal process. Immediately End Obamacare & Improve Our Economy: Obamacare and Obama’s policies have stunted our growth and held down jobs and wages in our district. Whenever I hear a politician or a candidate say “I will repeal Obamacare” I tend to roll my eyes. They’ve been saying this ever since it was proposed. I get the idea some of these politicians and candidates have no heartfelt opposition but are just mouthing the party line. Protect the Constitution, Enforce Current Laws: It’s no surprise that one of the first steps of an oppressive government is to remove arms from its citizens. Our founders knew this. As George Washington said, “a free people ought not only be armed but they should have sufficient arms and ammunition to maintain a status of independence from any who might attempt to abuse them, which would include their own government.” Our founders had a reason to include the freedom to bear arms as a fundamental right guaranteed by our Constitution, and I will aggressively defend that right. Rebuild Our Military, Respect Those Who Have Served : While the United States faces increasing threats from terrorists and foreign powers in many corners of the world, the Obama Administration has slashed our military spending by 25% over the last five years. Those cutbacks have had a tangible and alarming impact on our military readiness.	”
—Ken Sukhia's campaign website, http://www.fightwithken.com/top-issues

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See also

• United States House of Representatives
• Florida's 2nd Congressional District election, 2016
• Florida's 2nd Congressional District

External links

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Footnotes

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Florida's current delegation to the United States Congress

Senators

Ashley Moody (R)

Rick Scott (R)

Representatives

District 1

Jimmy Patronis (R)

District 2

Neal Dunn (R)

District 3

Kat Cammack (R)

District 4

Aaron Bean (R)

District 5

John Rutherford (R)

District 6

Randy Fine (R)

District 7

Cory Mills (R)

District 8

Mike Haridopolos (R)

District 9

Darren Soto (D)

District 10

Maxwell Frost (D)

District 11

Daniel Webster (R)

District 12

Gus Bilirakis (R)

District 13

Anna Luna (R)

District 14

Kathy Castor (D)

District 15

Laurel Lee (R)

District 16

Vern Buchanan (R)

District 17

Greg Steube (R)

District 18

Scott Franklin (R)

District 19

Byron Donalds (R)

District 20

Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D)

District 21

Brian Mast (R)

District 22

Lois Frankel (D)

District 23

Jared Moskowitz (D)

District 24

Frederica Wilson (D)

District 25

Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D)

District 26

Mario Diaz-Balart (R)

District 27

Maria Elvira Salazar (R)

District 28

Carlos Gimenez (R)

Republican Party (22)

Democratic Party (8)