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Michael Rebresh
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Michael Rebresh (Republican Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Illinois' 16th Congressional District. He lost in the Republican primary on June 28, 2022.
Rebresh completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2021. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Michael Rebresh was born in Beaumont, Texas. He earned an associate degree from the College of DuPage in 1996 and a bachelor's degree from Illinois State University in 1998. His professional experience includes working as a truck driver, as the owner-operator of a trucking company, and as an actor in television and movies. Rebresh previously ran a limo business for 20 years.[1][2]
Elections
2022
See also: Illinois' 16th Congressional District election, 2022
General election
General election for U.S. House Illinois District 16
Incumbent Darin LaHood defeated Elizabeth Haderlein in the general election for U.S. House Illinois District 16 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Darin LaHood (R) | 66.3 | 197,621 |
 | Elizabeth Haderlein (D)  | 33.7 | 100,325 | |
| Total votes: 297,946 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Bradley Horges Jr. (Independent)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Illinois District 16
Incumbent Darin LaHood defeated Walt Peters, JoAnne Guillemette, and Michael Rebresh in the Republican primary for U.S. House Illinois District 16 on June 28, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Darin LaHood | 66.4 | 56,582 |
 | Walt Peters | 13.2 | 11,278 | |
 | JoAnne Guillemette | 12.3 | 10,476 | |
 | Michael Rebresh | 8.1 | 6,911 | |
| Total votes: 85,247 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Teresa Pfaff (R)
- James Marter (R)
- Leona Di Amore (R)
- Gene Koprowski (R)
- Adam Kinzinger (R)
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Michael Rebresh completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2021. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Rebresh's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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I am a happily married father of 3 and conservative Republican who believes in the America First Agenda. I believe our National priorities should include Reigning in Government Spending, Securing our Southern Border, American Energy Independence and Innovation, Strengthening our Civil Rights and Liberties and Returning the Power Over Education Back to the Parents where it belongs. I back the Thin Blue Line and Respect for the Law. I believe our individual rights are granted by our God and not our government. I do not support mandatory vaccines or other mandates that are not based on solid, irrefutable science and data that is conceived without bias. And I believe our media needs to go back to reporting journalism without slant instead of the sensationalism they feed the masses now.
- A Refreshing Voice in American Government
- Honesty, Integrity and Accountability Above All Else
- Respect for the law requires laws to be respectable- SCJ Brandeis
Eliminating Fraud , Waste and Abuse of taxpayer money. Energy innovation and Conservation. Border Security, Civil Liberty safeguards and strengthening the Civil Rights of ALL Americans. Public Education accountability and parental control over school boards run amuck. Military and Veteran Support. Police Funding and Standards of Expectation. And Foreign Affairs accountability and stability
I look up to my father. He is easily one of the smartest men I know. Knowledgeable about a great many thing and the biggest influence on my life. I look up to the Paul family. Ron and Rand. Both men are Patriots who tell the truth of what they see.
This one’s easy. Honesty, integrity, accountability, self analysis, critical thinking, compassion, passion, patriotism, conservatism, activism
Honesty, integrity, reliability, accountability, responsibility, objectivity, morality, critical analysis
Directly represent the people of the district in a manner that reflects the most. To further their needs and interests before my own.
I would want my legacy to state that I was a man who always gave it 110%. That I had dreams and I had goals and despite setbacks through the years, I never let them stop me from achieving any dream or goal I set for myself. I would hope that my children learn that lesson. The only person stopping you from doing that which you want most, is you. Failures happen,It’s how you rebound from that failure that determines your own self-worth
I distinctly remember the buildup to the end of the Cold War when Ronald Reagan and Mikhail Gorbechov managed to find a way to curb the hostilities. I remember being worried about nuclear war even though I couldn’t spell nuclear at the time. I remember when the wall fell between East and West Germany and of course I remember the tragedy of Challenger.
My first job was delivering newspapers at 12 years old in San Antonio, Tx. I rode my bicycle around two neighborhoods every morning at 4am before school and again at 5pm after school. I went to work as a busboy at a local BBQ restaurant when I was 15
The invisible man. Because no one will ever see me coming
Cast no stones
Managing a child with a disability has been the greatest struggle of my life. I know what it’s like to wake up at 2 o’clock in the morning to your three-year-old child having a convulsive seizure in your bed. Made worse that I didn’t know what was happening. In the years sense, I have been reminded of that night twice today as I have to get my child medication. As difficult as that had been for me, my wife has had to deal with it 10 times as much. I am gratefulFor the woman I married and the passion she has for caring for all of my children
Power of the purse. 435 members collaborating for the goal of American Excellence.
I do not believe it is necessary to have previous experience. Every American has a stake in this countries success. Not giving voice to regular, hard working citizens in the highest form is a disservice to them directly. To think that only a politician has the comprehension to operate in that arena is elitist and about as un-American as it gets. The constitution starts off with We the People Not by the politician.
Our greatest challenge will be to hold those in charge accountable for their mistakes. Our greatest challenge will be to continue to spread the message of democracy without dropping it on others from high above. In the global market, we must lead the way. Energy innovation is paramount to that. We must clean our oceans. We must end social animosity between people of different sorts and kinds
I am open to serving on any committee where I can do the most good people of the United States of America. Offering a rational and logical way of thinking with outside-of-the-box solutions.
I believe the term for a representative should be 4 years. When one gets elected, they spend the first year trying to learn how to do the job. The second year is all about fundraising for the next election. Your three is when they actually might get to do something. Year for their back into reelection mode. It makes more sense to do a four year term so that your representative can actually get 2 1/2 straight years of making policy. I believe the maximum number of terms they would serve at that point is three. Afterwards, they want to run for the Senate… Same deal. 12 years three times total. The founding fathers never met for this to be a career. It was always meant to be of temporary service. I will commit to no more than 12 years in total and will work hard to mentor the next generation of Republican conservatives.
I believe the single greatest gift we can give to America today future generations of Americans his term limits on Congress. It was always meant to be public service, never meant to be a career. I think the maximum number of years that politician serve in the house is 12 I would say the same for the senate. I have always felt that if you couldn’t go out and get a really nice job making really good money after having served 12 years, then you didn’t deserve to have that position in the first place. Governing it’s for the people. Governing is not for the individual. Far too often those in charge of governing are doing it for themselves and themselves alone. That’s not me.
Jim Jordan, Devon Nunez, Newt Gingrich And countless others
Adam Kinzinger and Adam Schiff crying at the January 6 insurrection inquisition. That’s my favorite joke
Compromise leads to solutions that are often better than a one size adamant belief that they know the way and nobody else does. If it takes a village to raise a child it takes a nation of freedom to guide the world.
I am at fiscal conservative. I want more money in the peoples pockets and less money in the pockets of the self-serving politician
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See also
2022 Elections
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