Leo Dunson

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Leo Dunson

Republican Party

Education

Bachelor's

UNLV, 2009

Military

Years of service

2003 - 2008

Personal

Birthplace

Oakland, Calif.

Religion

Christian

Profession

Political activist

Contact

Campaign website

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Leo Dunson (Republican Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Nevada's 4th Congressional District. He did not appear on the ballot for the Republican primary on June 9, 2020.

Dunson completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2019. Click here to read the survey answers.

Biography

Leo Dunson was born in Oakland, California. He served in the U.S. Army from 2003 to 2008. Dunson earned a bachelor's degree in political science from UNLV in 2009. His career experience includes working as a political activist, social media influencer, and nonprofit founder.

Elections

2020

See also: Nevada's 4th Congressional District election, 2020

Nevada's 4th Congressional District election, 2020 (June 9 Democratic primary)

Nevada's 4th Congressional District election, 2020 (June 9 Republican primary)

General election

General election for U.S. House Nevada District 4

Incumbent Steven Horsford defeated Jim Marchant, Jonathan Royce Esteban, and Barry Rubinson in the general election for U.S. House Nevada District 4 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Steven Horsford (D)	50.7	168,457
		Jim Marchant (R)	45.8	152,284
		Jonathan Royce Esteban (L)	2.4	7,978
		Barry Rubinson (Independent American Party)	1.1	3,750

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 332,469
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Nevada District 4

The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Nevada District 4 on June 9, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Steven Horsford	75.1	39,656
		Jennifer Eason	9.4	4,968
		Gabrielle D'Ayr	7.3	3,847
		Gregory Kempton	2.9	1,507
		Chris Colley	2.7	1,431
		George Brucato	2.7	1,424

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 52,833
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Nevada District 4

The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for U.S. House Nevada District 4 on June 9, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jim Marchant	34.7	15,760
		Sam Peters	28.1	12,755
		Lisa Song Sutton	15.1	6,846
		Charles Navarro	6.3	2,870
		Rebecca Wood	6.3	2,847
		Leo Blundo	4.2	1,923
		Rosalie Bingham	2.9	1,331
		Randi Reed	2.3	1,023

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 45,355
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Catherine Prato (R)
• Leo Dunson (R)

Campaign themes

2020

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Leo Dunson completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2019. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Dunson's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.

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Who are you? Tell us about yourself.

Leo Dunson is a Political Activist, Social Media Influencer, and founder of non-profit organization 'Make Black America Great Again.' An organization that focuses on providing information to African Americans about the values of Limited Government, Fiscal Responsibilities, Individual Liberties & Personal Accountability. Leo graduated from the University of Nevada Las Vegas, receiving a B.A. in Political Science. Mr. Dunson has also served in the United States Army, Infantry, obtaining the rank of Sergeant and deploying to Iraq with the 172nd Stryker Brigade. Leo Dunson has appeared on several news media outlets providing political commentary to include NRATV, CNN, Fox News, Huff Post, BreitBart, the Associated Press and many other major news media outlets.

Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

• Prosperity for all Americans
• Creating a Government that works for the people, that is of the people and that is limited in its capacity to restrict the liberties of its citizens.
• Innovation and creativity, two words you never hear of coming out of Congress. I want to bring forth legislation in ways that make our society proactive instead of reactive. I'd like my time in Congress to be remembered as a Representative who pushed Congress into a new age.

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

Solving poverty, solving the widespread violence in our communities, religious freedoms along with freedom of speech online, Veterans, solving the lack of proper education crisis that we have in our country

Who do you look up to? Whose example would you like to follow, and why?

I admire the 45th President of the United States Donald Trump. He is a self made Billionaire, who left his private business for the betterment of our country. Entered a very hostile arena to create change for people who badly needed it. I admire folks who against all odds they prevail. I admire those who do good just for the sake of it, not being forced to, but willingly. Those are just some characteristics of President Trump that I look up too.

What characteristics or principles are most important for an elected official?

I believe honestly is one of the most important principles that an elected official should possess. Along with transparency and availability, to often our representatives are not available for those who which they represent. I would like to see more accessibility to our representatives. I will be an accessible Representative.

What qualities do you possess that you believe would make you a successful officeholder?

Integrity, Relentless, Understanding, Innovative, Motivated,

What legacy would you like to leave?

A legacy where I impacted many peoples lives for the betterment of our society. A legacy that says I loved and honored God above all.

What is the first historical event that happened in your lifetime that you remember? How old were you at the time?

I remember being about 16 years old and seeing the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center get crashed into by planes. It stirred a fire in me, I felt that our nation was under attack. It ultimately lead to my decision to join the United States Army.

What was your very first job? How long did you have it?

My very first job was at a car wash when I was 14 years old. I worked that job for about two years before I received another job at Papa Murphy's pizza.

What is your favorite book? Why?

The Purpose Driven Life by Rick Warren. It is a very motivating book, that has lots of inspiration and biblical truths.

If you could be any fictional character, who would you want to be?

Superman

What was the last song that got stuck in your head?

Follow God by Kanye West

What qualities does the U.S. House of Representatives possess that makes it unique as an institution?

One quality that makes the U.S. House of Representatives a unique institution is that it is the chamber tasks with creating laws. Which means it has the unique ability to create lasting change. When elected I plan to propose many pieces of legislation to have lasting positive change on the lives of the American people.

Do you believe that it's beneficial for representatives to have previous experience in government or politics?

No, I do not.

What do you perceive to be the United States’ greatest challenges as a nation over the next decade?

I believe the United States greatest challenge as a nation over the next decade is the partisanship in politics. No one will ever get everything that they want, but some of what you want is better then nothing. In order to change the gridlock I believe we need fresh faces in Congress. Many of the members now, some have been there 20 years and the founding fathers never intended for that to happen. Term limits could fix this grid lock.

Do you believe that two years is the right term length for representatives?

Yes

What are your thoughts on term limits?

We badly need term limits in Congress. I contribute 90% of the gridlock to the fact that many of the members in office have been there for 10 and 20 years. I contribute 90% of the lack of innovation and creativity to the fact that we almost never have any fresh faces at the top of the leadership latter. This tradition needs to be changed sooner than later for the betterment of the Republic.

Is there a particular representative, past or present, whom you want to model yourself after?

Adam Clayton Powell Jr. & also Barry Goldwater (though he was a Senator)

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Footnotes

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Nevada's current delegation to the United States Congress

Senators

Catherine Masto (D)

Jacky Rosen (D)

Representatives

District 1

Dina Titus (D)

District 2

Mark Amodei (R)

District 3

Susie Lee (D)

District 4

Steven Horsford (D)

Democratic Party (5)

Republican Party (1)