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Matt Kilboy
Matt Kilboy (Democratic Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Ohio's 14th Congressional District. He lost in the general election on November 8, 2022.
Kilboy completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2021. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Matt Kilboy was born in Ravenna, Ohio. He served in the U.S. Navy from 2011 to 2019. He earned a bachelor's degree from Kent State University in 2006 and a master's degree from North Carolina State University in 2009. His career experience includes being the small business owner of a healthcare consulting firm.[1]
Elections
2022
See also: Ohio's 14th Congressional District election, 2022
General election
General election for U.S. House Ohio District 14
Incumbent David Joyce defeated Matt Kilboy in the general election for U.S. House Ohio District 14 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | David Joyce (R) | 61.7 | 183,389 |
 | Matt Kilboy (D)  | 38.3 | 113,639 | |
| Total votes: 297,028 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Ohio District 14
Matt Kilboy advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Ohio District 14 on May 3, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Matt Kilboy | 100.0 | 34,499 |
| Total votes: 34,499 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Brenden Kelley (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Ohio District 14
Incumbent David Joyce defeated Patrick Awtrey and Bevin Cormack in the Republican primary for U.S. House Ohio District 14 on May 3, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | David Joyce | 75.7 | 58,042 |
 | Patrick Awtrey | 16.0 | 12,296 | |
 | Bevin Cormack | 8.3 | 6,364 | |
| Total votes: 76,702 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Jill Eaton Simms (R)
See also: Ohio's 13th Congressional District election, 2022
General election
General election for U.S. House Ohio District 13
Emilia Sykes defeated Madison Gesiotto Gilbert in the general election for U.S. House Ohio District 13 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Emilia Sykes (D) | 52.7 | 149,816 |
 | Madison Gesiotto Gilbert (R) | 47.3 | 134,593 | |
| Total votes: 284,409 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Ohio District 13
Emilia Sykes advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Ohio District 13 on May 3, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Emilia Sykes | 100.0 | 36,251 |
| Total votes: 36,251 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Ohio District 13
The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for U.S. House Ohio District 13 on May 3, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Madison Gesiotto Gilbert | 28.6 | 16,211 |
 | Gregory Wheeler | 23.4 | 13,284 | |
 | Janet Folger Porter | 16.6 | 9,402 | |
 | Shay Hawkins | 11.4 | 6,468 | |
 | Ryan Saylor | 9.3 | 5,261 | |
 | Dante Sabatucci | 8.4 | 4,740 | |
 | Santana F. King | 2.4 | 1,338 | |
| Total votes: 56,704 | |||
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Campaign themes
2022
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Campaign website
Kilboy's campaign website stated the following:
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The Economy Gas prices are skyrocketing and the economy is a mess. Matt’s opponent is a big part of the problem. It’s time for a change. David Joyce is a Washington insider who has shown time and time again that he puts big business before us. Just recently he voted against the Consumer Price Gouging Prevention Act (H.R. 7688) and that’s just one example. We need a leader we can trust to fight for all of us. Matt Kilboy will hold Washington special interests accountable and work across the aisle to find commonsense solutions for all of us. As your Congressman, I will:
Putting our country and its people first starts by protecting all of our rights. Our Constitution was not built on partisan ideology, it was built on American values. Just like all people are created equal, all of our rights share that same standard. An attack on one is an attack on all. When it actually works, Congress is the branch best suited to handle complicated issues by developing legislation that helps us overcome challenges, while protecting all of our rights. As a retired military officer, Matt Kilboy is a proud gun owner and avid supporter of proper gun training and safety As a healthcare professional, Matt also understands the importance of protecting a woman’s right to make her own healthcare choices. As your Congressman, I will:
We need to revolutionize how we provide healthcare in this country while ensuring that Americans have equitable access to doctors and affordable medications. Without our health, we are unable to pursue careers and activities that bring meaning to our lives. Ohioans should never have to choose between putting food on the table, paying their eclectic bill, and receiving the healthcare they need. The United States spends exponentially more than any other developed country on healthcare, yet we have mediocre health outcomes at best. We must introduce a single-payer option that ensures every person in this country has affordable, equitable access to a primary care doctor, dentist, and eye doctor. Preventive services like mammograms and colonoscopies and medications like birth control should be covered with no out-of-pocket costs. We have to develop programs that entice doctors and nurses to work in some of our most underserved parts of the country. We also must work to eliminate profiteering by healthcare companies, insurers, and pharmaceutical companies. As your Congressman, I will:
We need to re-prioritize how we approach post-secondary education. We need to bolster and invest in vocational education programs that train our skilled workforce and lead to good-paying jobs and promote community college as an alternative to a four-year degree. We also need to ensure students who attend community colleges and state universities have as close to zero debt as possible when they walk across that stage to get their diploma. To do this we must re-evaluate how we fund those institutions and tuition, and eliminate predatory lending practices. We need to re-prioritize our approach to education across the lifespan. Learning begins shortly after birth and continues through to the end of our lives and needs a system that adapts to our needs over time. Universal pre-K should not be a luxury for those who can afford it, but rather a benefit of raising children in our country. The sooner we can start educating our children - our future - the more successful they will be. As your Congressman, I will:
We must recognize our crumbling infrastructure as the crisis that it is. Existing infrastructure needs repaired and replaced while expanding into areas that were forgotten. Repairing and expanding infrastructure is more than fixing bridges and roads. Less emphasis should be placed on the thousands of miles of costly roads and move toward investing in public transit like high-speed rail. We also need to expand existing public transportation such as busses, subways, and light rails into suburban and rural areas. These investments address the food and healthcare desert issue while ensuring vulnerable populations like seniors and low-income earners aren’t isolated from society. High-speed internet and cellular phone service should be treated as another utility like electricity, water, or natural gas. In an age driven by information online, every American should have access to affordable high-speed internet, regardless of their zip code. It should anger both consumers and lawmakers that of all developed countries we have some of the slowest internet speeds with some of the highest costs. We are already behind the curve when it comes to addressing climate change. We are seeing more severe weather more frequently, and our infrastructure in place to manage the effects of those changes is grossly inadequate and in desperate need of repair. As your Congressman, I will:
Less than 1% of the population is actively serving or has served in the armed services. These individuals and their families sacrifice a great deal to defend our constitution and our way of life. They do this within the borders of our country and around the world. There are a number of benefits and programs available to these individuals but they are either inadequate or mismanaged. Additionally, young enlisted service members are paid less than or equal to someone working at a fast-food restaurant or big-box retailer. Each year the Department of Defense is appropriate just shy of $800 BILLION. Despite the enormous amount of funding for the Department, service members often must train and deploy with faulty or suboptimal equipment. The Department must look internally to identify its mission within the context of modern-day threats and then develop the requirements for that mission. Any programs that do not closely align to that mission should be cut and that money re-allocated within the Department or moved to other programs within the government. The Department of Veterans Affairs has been mismanaged for decades. This has a trickle-down effect that leads to Veterans not receiving the benefits they earned in a timely manner if they receive those benefits at all. As your Congressman, I will:
The Executive and Legislative branches our our government spend trillions of dollars each year. Most of this money is earmarked for programs with good intentions, but there is a significant amount of mismanagement of these funds or funds are simly allocated to programs of little to no value. The government itself does not have a good appreciation for the return on investment for this spending, which means tax payers certainly do not have a good understanding of what their tax money is used for. Despite the fact that we are firmly in the 21st century, the federal government still have numerous processes based on 20th century technology. All three branches of the government must embrace technology to make government more efficient for the citizens they serve. This modernization should be accomplished through partnerships with both academia and industry. As your Congressman, I will:
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| —Matt Kilboy's campaign website (2022)[3] | ||
See also
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on December 3, 2021.
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Matt Kilboy For Congress, “Issues,” accessed November 4, 2022
