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Neil Mavis
Neil Mavis (Republican Party) ran for election to the U.S. Senate to represent Oklahoma. He lost in the Republican primary on June 30, 2020.
Mavis completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Neil Mavis received an associate degree from DeKalb Community College in 1985, a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering technology from Southern Tech in 1987 (now Kennesaw State University), and an M.B.A. from Mercer University in 1994. His professional experience includes working as a wi-fi engineer, wi-fi architect, and fiber optic telecom engineer.[1]
Elections
2020
See also: United States Senate election in Oklahoma, 2020
United States Senate election in Oklahoma, 2020 (June 30 Democratic primary)
United States Senate election in Oklahoma, 2020 (June 30 Republican primary)
General election
General election for U.S. Senate Oklahoma
Incumbent Jim Inhofe defeated Abby Broyles, Robert Murphy, Joan Farr, and April Nesbit in the general election for U.S. Senate Oklahoma on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Jim Inhofe (R) | 62.9 | 979,140 |
 | Abby Broyles (D)  | 32.8 | 509,763 | |
 | Robert Murphy (L) | 2.2 | 34,435 | |
 | Joan Farr (Independent) | 1.4 | 21,652 | |
 | April Nesbit (Independent) | 0.7 | 11,371 | |
| Total votes: 1,556,361 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Oklahoma
Abby Broyles defeated Elysabeth Britt, Sheila Bilyeu, and R.O. Joe Cassity in the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Oklahoma on June 30, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Abby Broyles | 60.4 | 163,921 |
 | Elysabeth Britt | 16.7 | 45,206 | |
| Sheila Bilyeu | 11.9 | 32,350 | ||
| R.O. Joe Cassity | 11.0 | 29,698 | ||
| Total votes: 271,175 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Perry Williams (D)
- Paul Tay (D)
- Tyler Dougherty (D)
- Bevon Rogers (D)
- Mike Workman (D)
- Dylan Billings (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. Senate Oklahoma
Incumbent Jim Inhofe defeated JJ Stitt, John Tompkins, and Neil Mavis in the Republican primary for U.S. Senate Oklahoma on June 30, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jim Inhofe | 74.1 | 277,868 |
 | JJ Stitt | 15.3 | 57,433 | |
| John Tompkins | 6.3 | 23,563 | ||
 | Neil Mavis | 4.4 | 16,363 | |
| Total votes: 375,227 | |||
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Campaign themes
2020
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Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Neil Mavis completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Mavis' responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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- Freedom
- Liberty
- Constitutional Law
Bankruptcy is a Constitutional right granted in Article 1, Section 8. The Constitutional right to bankruptcy has been taken away from students by incumbent politicians, and now there are students with a lifelong burden of debt. I believe we need to have a way out for indebted students, with reinstatement of the right to Bankruptcy as one option.
2nd Amendment
We have had candidates stating they defend gun rights, and playing defense for so long, that we have been losing ground. We need to go on the offense, and get lost gun rights back. After Parkland, I believe parents, who possess a conceal and carry permit, should be able to carry in a school their child attends. Parents cannot wait three minutes for police to arrive. When I was in 7th grade, the 4H clubs would host gun safety classes during school hours, and no one got hurt. I believe we should allow shooting clubs in schools to teach gun safety, and to practice & compete, schools should be allowed to have shooting ranges. Shooting is an Olympic Games sport, with 15 events.
4th Amendment - Warrantless search
Secret courts are tools used in un-free countries, and should be severely restricted in the United States
The FBI has used section 702 under FISA for lawless unconstitutional warrantless searches. We cannot allow the current COVID-19 crisis as an opportunity for additional abuse.
Ain't Nobody's Business if You Do: The Absurdity of Consensual Crimes in Our Free Country, by Peter McWilliams.
How I Found Freedom in an Unfree World: A Handbook for Personal Liberty, Harry Browne.
Why government doesn't work, Harry Browne
Never Eat Alone, Peter Ferrazzi
Does not JTNC (Jump To Negative Conclusions).
I am tenacious, and do not give into public shaming as a means to get me to quit. I will dig for the facts, and then make the best decision with the data at hand.
The purpose of our government is to protect of from foreign enemies, facilitate trade via a monetary system, and provide a framework to protect citizens from force and fraud.
Why? I wrote it. It was an adventure for me to spend six years researching and reverse engineer how the Space Shuttle worked. I got to talk to astronauts who flew it, and a Mission Controller.
When I was younger, I could get almost any job interview I applied for. As I aged, and leaned more skills, I found that my age prevented me from interviews. When I taught at ITT Tech, my students could get job offers from companies, where as their instructor, I could not get an interview. It was age discrimination.
Instead of defending the Constitution, and losing freedom, we need to go on the offense, and get lost rights back.
The Senate has' independence from short-term political pressures, and the six year terms longer terms provide stability.
Do they respect the US Constitution?
Ethics
Commerce, Science, and Transportation
Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry
Indian Affairs, because the Trail of Tears ends in Oklahoma, and Oklahoma has 39 recognized tribes.
Ethics: the main reason I filed is due to the STOCK act allowing congress set use a QBT, a Qualified Bind Trust, which creates Mistrust, and get away with the perception of insider trading of stocks.
Commerce, Science, and Transportation;
I have one of the top 399 global certifications as a wifi architect; CWNE #311 (Certified Wireless Network Expert), from the CWNP organization. My career experience also as a fiber optics telecom engineer would be a fit for the subcommittee of Communications, Technology, Innovation and the Internet.
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See also
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on May 12, 2020
