Kenneth Alvin Willey
Kenneth Alvin Willey (Libertarian Party) ran for election to the Florida House of Representatives to represent District 18. He lost in the general election on November 3, 2020.
Willey completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. Click here to read the survey answers.
Willey was a 2016 Libertarian candidate for District 18 of the Florida House of Representatives.
Willey was a 2014 Libertarian candidate for District 18 of the Florida House of Representatives. He ran unsuccessfully for the 3rd Congressional District of Florida in 2012 as an Independent.[1]
Biography
Willey was born on March 22, 1972, in Pensacola, Florida. He has attended classes at Florida State College at Jacksonville. He has been affiliated with Gun Owners of America, Firearms Policy Coalition, and Florida Carry.[1] Willey served in the U.S. Navy from 1990 to 2010. He worked as a Hospital Corpsman with specialty as Preventive Medicine Tech.[1]
Elections
2020
See also: Florida House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for Florida House of Representatives District 18
Sam Garrison defeated Leroy Edwards and Kenneth Alvin Willey in the general election for Florida House of Representatives District 18 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Sam Garrison (R) | 67.2 | 64,759 |
| Leroy Edwards (D) | 29.5 | 28,457 | ||
 | Kenneth Alvin Willey (L)  | 3.2 | 3,099 | |
| Total votes: 96,315 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Leroy Edwards advanced from the Democratic primary for Florida House of Representatives District 18.
Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Sam Garrison advanced from the Republican primary for Florida House of Representatives District 18.
2016
Elections for the Florida House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election took place on August 30, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was June 24, 2016.
Incumbent Travis Cummings defeated Kenneth Alvin Willey in the Florida House of Representatives District 18 general election.[2][3]
| Florida House of Representatives, District 18 General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Travis Cummings Incumbent |
81.78% | 63,103 | |
| Libertarian | Kenneth Alvin Willey | 18.22% | 14,056 | |
| Total Votes | 77,159 | |||
| Source: Florida Division of Elections | ||||
Incumbent Travis Cummings ran unopposed in the Florida House of Representatives District 18 Republican primary.[4][5]
| Florida House of Representatives, District 18 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican | Travis Cummings Incumbent (unopposed) | |
Kenneth Alvin Willey was a Libertarian candidate.
2014
Elections for the Florida House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on August 26, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was June 20, 2014. Incumbent Travis Cummings was unopposed in the Republican primary and defeated Kenneth Willey (L) in the general election.[6][7]
2012
Willey ran in the 2012 election for the U.S. House to represent Florida's 3rd District. Willey sought the nomination on the Independent ticket but did not appear on the general election ballot.[8]
Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Kenneth Alvin Willey completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Willey's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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- Taxation is Theft
- All gun laws are infringements.
- Criminal justice reform.
While Republicans give lip service to the 2nd Amendment they are either passing gun control or preventing the repeal of gun control. I will push the repeal of the age limit and waiting period on long guns passed in 2018. I will push for the repeal of Extreme Risk Protection Orders. I will push for Permitless Concealed (Constitutional) Carry.
The Law by Frédéric Bastiat
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2012
Willey describes himself as "a small-l libertarian." In the information submitted to Ballotpedia, he outlined some of the major issues of his campaign:[1]
- "I will actively fight the progression of legislation that infringes on our individual rights. This includes bills similar to NDAA sections 1021 and 1022, CISPA, H.R. 347, SOPA, FISA, Patriot Act, etc."[1]
- "I will actively fight authorizations for the use of military force unless we are attacked. If the need for military force arises I will only vote in favor of a declaration of war. I will also fight to impeach any President who uses military force without a deceleration of war."[1]
- "I will work for passage of the Read the Bills Act, Write the Laws Act, One Subject at a Time Act, and the Enumerated Powers Act. Until these are passed I pledge to read any bill I intend to vote in favor of, any power not specifically enumerated in the Constitution, and vote against any bill containing unrelated amendments."[1]
- "I will work towards repealing the 16th and 17th Amendments to the Constitution."[1]
See also
2020 Elections
External links
- Search Google News for this topic
- Campaign website
- Legislative Profile from Project Vote Smart
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Kenneth Willey on Facebook
- Kenneth Willey on Twitter
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 Biographical information submitted Ballotpedia, May 18, 2012 Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; name "bio" defined multiple times with different content - ↑ Florida Department of State, "Candidate listing for 2016 general election," accessed September 12, 2016
- ↑ Florida Division of Elections, "November 8, 2016 Official Election Results," accessed November 23, 2016
- ↑ Florida Department of State, "Candidates and Races," accessed July 1, 2016
- ↑ Florida Division of Elections, "August 30, 2016 Official Election Results," accessed September 22, 2016
- ↑ Florida Division of Elections, "2014 Florida Election Watch - Multi-County or District Offices," accessed September 3, 2014
- ↑ Florida Division of Elections, "Candidate Listing for 2014 General Election," accessed June 23, 2014
- ↑ Florida Secretary of State, "Candidate List," accessed March 22, 2012
