Pat Hammond
Pat Hammond was a 2016 Republican candidate for District 51B of the Minnesota House of Representatives.
Campaign themes
2016
Hammond's campaign website highlighted the following issues:
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Small Businesses Small businesses are the backbone of a healthy economy. Think Apple, or Google, or Amazon: they all started as small businesses. However, the current business climate with high taxes (we have the third highest corporate rate in the nation), and regulations are slowly choking the life out this important part of our lives, threatening the future of our state and what we hope to accomplish. I would enact legislation to relieve those burdens, putting our future on a more positive path of success. Job Growth We need to grow the quantity and quality (emphasis on quality) of jobs in Minnesota if we hope to keep the quality of life we have come to expect in our state. To do this, we should encourage small businesses to expand, rather than punish them out of existence. The increase in employment that would result from this expansion is what is needed to put upward pressure on wages to the benefit of everyone. Tax Relief I am in favor of targeted tax relief to such groups as working families, veterans, student-loan debtors, and farmers. I am also in favor of removing social security income from the state income tax. Health Care Everyone in Minnesota should have access to affordable, quality health care. But the emphasis should be on affordable, and quality, not expensive and sub-mediocre. MNSure is not only expensive and sub-mediocre, but a waste of taxpayer dollars in its implementation ($480 million and counting). Now we learn that Blue Cross/Blue Shield is dropping out of MNSure due to massive cost overruns, which means there will be more tax dollars taken out of your pocket due to the subsidy needs of Obamacare. I will work to create a more open system in which people are free to choose the best type of care for themselves and their families. Roads and Bridges We need to be smarter when it come to the expanding, repairing, and maintaining our transportation infrastructure. We should use existing tax resources, not a new gas tax. We can also use part of the budget surplus to help address those needs.[1] |
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| —Pat Hammond[2] | ||
Elections
2016
Elections for the Minnesota House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election took place on August 9, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was May 31, 2016.
Incumbent Laurie Halverson defeated Pat Hammond in the Minnesota House of Representatives District 51B general election.[3][4]
| Minnesota House of Representatives, District 51B General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Laurie Halverson Incumbent |
56.59% | 13,311 | |
| Republican | Pat Hammond | 43.41% | 10,212 | |
| Total Votes | 23,523 | |||
| Source: Minnesota Secretary of State | ||||
Incumbent Laurie Halverson ran unopposed in the Minnesota House of Representatives District 51B Democratic primary.[5][6]
| Minnesota House of Representatives, District 51B Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | Laurie Halverson Incumbent (unopposed) | |
Pat Hammond ran unopposed in the Minnesota House of Representatives District 51B Republican primary.[5][6]
| Minnesota House of Representatives, District 51B Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican | Pat Hammond (unopposed) | |
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See also
- Minnesota House of Representatives
- Minnesota House of Representatives District 51B
- Minnesota House of Representatives elections, 2016
- Minnesota State Legislature
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Hammond for House, "Issues," accessed September 22, 2016
- ↑ Minnesota Secretary of State, "Candidate Filing Search," accessed August 25, 2016
- ↑ Minnesota Secretary of State, "General election results, 2016," accessed December 19, 2016
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Minnesota Secretary of State, "Candidate Filings," accessed June 3, 2016
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Minnesota Secretary of State, "Minnesota State Primary: Tuesday, August 9, 2016," accessed August 9, 2016
