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Pat Cardwell
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Last election

June 14, 2016

Contact

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Pat Cardwell was a 2016 Republican candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 2nd Congressional District of Virginia.[1] Cardwell was defeated by Scott Taylor in the Republican primary.[2]

Elections

2016

See also: Virginia's 2nd Congressional District election, 2016

Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Republican. Incumbent Scott Rigell (R) did not seek re-election in 2016. Scott Taylor (R) defeated Shaun Brown (D) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Taylor defeated District 4 incumbent Randy Forbes and Pat Cardwell in the Republican primary on June 14, 2016. Forbes chose to seek re-election to the open 2nd District after redistricting flipped his district from safely Republican to a safely Democratic seat.[2][3]

U.S. House, Virginia District 2 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngScott Taylor 61.3% 190,475
     Democratic Shaun Brown 38.5% 119,440
     N/A Write-in 0.2% 652
Total Votes 310,567
Source: Virginia Department of Elections


U.S. House, Virginia District 2 Republican Primary, 2016
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngScott Taylor 52.6% 21,406
Randy Forbes Incumbent 40.6% 16,552
Pat Cardwell 6.8% 2,773
Total Votes 40,731
Source: Virginia Department of Elections

Campaign themes

2016

The following issues were listed on Cardwell's campaign website. For a full list of campaign themes, click here.

“
  • Defunding Obamacare: Obamacare is a healthcare and job destroyer. This terrible piece of legislation has cost thousands of citizens their healthcare plans, racked up trillions in debt, and has wreaked havoc on the private sector. I will vote to defund Obamacare and replace it with a free market based healthcare system that will provide coverage to Americans at a cost they can afford.
  • Economic Freedom and Debt: The greatest threat to our future is the uncontrolled debt and insatiable spending of our out-of-control Congress. Every child born in America today already owes more than $160,000 to Chinese banks and U.S. bondholders. Congress has burdened the next generation with enormous debt for what? For massive bailouts and backroom deals? I will vote NO to more debt by not voting to raise the debt ceiling!
  • Effectively Funding Our Military: Defense budgets are in shambles. Our Generals on the battlefield SHOULD be make decisions about defense spending NOT politicians, lobbyists, and defense contractors. As your Congressman I pledge to vote to invest in technology, weapons, and armor to keep the best fighting force on the planet safe when they are in harm’s way and, most important, to rely on the men and women on the ground to best judge how to spend our defense resources.
  • Pro-Life: It is an insult to taxpayers that members of Congress profess to be pro-life and fiscal conservatives – yet they can’t even bring themselves to defund Planned Parenthood. That is neither honest nor accountable. I will push tirelessly to correct this sham. “Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness” was the mission statement of our Declaration of Independence. It should still mean something today.
  • Pro-Second Amendment: The bedrock of a free society is an individual’s Constitutionally protected right to keep and bear arms. As your Congressman, I will adamantly defend your right to own a firearm and will be a champion for your sacred right to bear arms.

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—Pat Cardwell's campaign website, https://patcardwell.com/issues/

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External links

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Pat Cardwell for Congress, "Home," accessed March 28, 2016
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 The New York Times, "Virginia Primary Results," June 14, 2016
  3. ↑ Virginia Department of Elections, "List of Candidates," accessed September 8, 2016
  4. ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.


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