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Lissa Lucas
Lissa Lucas (Democratic Party) ran for election to the West Virginia House of Delegates to represent District 7. Lucas lost in the general election on November 6, 2018.
Biography
Lissa Lucas was born in Huntington, West Virginia.[1] She earned a bachelor's degree from Marietta College. Lucas' career experience includes working as the head writer and social media manager with My Pet Chicken Limited Liability Company.[2]
Elections
2018
General election
General election for West Virginia House of Delegates District 7
Incumbent Jason Harshbarger defeated Lissa Lucas in the general election for West Virginia House of Delegates District 7 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Jason Harshbarger (R) | 73.4 | 4,035 |
 | Lissa Lucas (D) | 26.6 | 1,461 | |
| Total votes: 5,496 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 7
Lissa Lucas advanced from the Democratic primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 7 on May 8, 2018.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | | Lissa Lucas |
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 7
Incumbent Jason Harshbarger advanced from the Republican primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 7 on May 8, 2018.
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| ✔ | | Jason Harshbarger |
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Campaign themes
2018
Ballotpedia survey responses
- See also: Ballotpedia's candidate surveys
Lissa Lucas participated in Ballotpedia's candidate survey on April 9, 2018. The survey questions appear in bold, and Lissa Lucas' responses follow below.[3]
What would be your top three priorities, if elected?
| “ | 1) Get the money out of politics. When lawmakers are working for lobbyists rather than The People, it prevents us from being able to address the real issues we face. 2) Use common sense. In this state legislators often trade small temporary benefits for huge long term costs. It's no wonder we're broke. |
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What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about? Why?
| “ | We have to prioritize better. There are lots of things we can all agree on, but those things never get done because legislators are instead focused on the corporate wishlists in order to secure big donations and get re-elected. They should be focusing on voters, not lobbyists. They whine that they don't have $6 million for teachers and public employees at the same time they're trying to pass a $141 million business inventory tax cut, without even tying that cut to job creation. They're just listening to the corporate talking points, without listening to the people who actually live out here. They should knock more doors and get out and actually start talking to regular people.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. Lissa Lucas answered the following:
What characteristics or principles are most important for an elected official?
| “ | Reason, empathy, honesty[5] | ” |
See also
- State legislative elections, 2018
- West Virginia House of Delegates elections, 2018
- West Virginia House of Delegates
External links
- Search Google News for this topic
- Campaign website
- Campaign Facebook page
- Campaign Twitter page
- LinkedIn page
Footnotes
- ↑ Facebook, "Lissa Lucas for WV House," accessed March 9, 2018
- ↑ Vote Smart, "Lissa Lucas' Biography," accessed March 9, 2018
- ↑ Note: The candidate's answers have been reproduced here verbatim without edits or corrections by Ballotpedia.
- ↑ Ballotpedia's candidate survey, "Lissa Lucas' responses," April 9, 2018
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
