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Patricia Ackerman
Patricia Ackerman (Democratic Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Nevada's 2nd Congressional District. She lost in the general election on November 3, 2020.
Elections
2020
See also: Nevada's 2nd Congressional District election, 2020
Nevada's 2nd Congressional District election, 2020 (June 9 Republican primary)
Nevada's 2nd Congressional District election, 2020 (June 9 Democratic primary)
General election
General election for U.S. House Nevada District 2
Incumbent Mark Amodei defeated Patricia Ackerman and Janine Hansen in the general election for U.S. House Nevada District 2 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Mark Amodei (R) | 56.5 | 216,078 |
 | Patricia Ackerman (D) | 40.7 | 155,780 | |
 | Janine Hansen (Independent American Party) | 2.8 | 10,815 | |
| Total votes: 382,673 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Richard Dunn (Independent)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Nevada District 2
The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Nevada District 2 on June 9, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Patricia Ackerman | 48.9 | 26,411 |
 | Clint Koble | 22.8 | 12,315 | |
 | Ed Cohen | 13.3 | 7,186 | |
 | Rick Shepherd | 7.4 | 3,998 | |
| Reynaldo Hernandez | 5.2 | 2,790 | ||
 | Steve Schiffman | 1.8 | 974 | |
| Ian Luetkehans | 0.6 | 338 | ||
| Total votes: 54,012 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Nevada District 2
Incumbent Mark Amodei defeated Joel Beck and Jesse Hurley in the Republican primary for U.S. House Nevada District 2 on June 9, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Mark Amodei | 80.8 | 61,462 |
 | Joel Beck | 14.9 | 11,308 | |
 | Jesse Hurley | 4.3 | 3,307 | |
| Total votes: 76,077 | |||
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2018
- See also: Nevada State Assembly elections, 2018
General election
General election for Nevada State Assembly District 39
Incumbent Jim Wheeler defeated Patricia Ackerman and Paul Cwalina in the general election for Nevada State Assembly District 39 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Jim Wheeler (R) | 65.4 | 22,266 |
| Patricia Ackerman (D) | 32.8 | 11,159 | |
 | Paul Cwalina (L) | 1.9 | 642 | |
| Total votes: 34,067 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Nevada State Assembly District 39
Patricia Ackerman advanced from the Democratic primary for Nevada State Assembly District 39 on June 12, 2018.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | | Patricia Ackerman |
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Nevada State Assembly District 39
Incumbent Jim Wheeler advanced from the Republican primary for Nevada State Assembly District 39 on June 12, 2018.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | | Jim Wheeler |
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Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Patricia Ackerman did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
2018
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Patricia Ackerman completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Ackerman's responses.
What would be your top three priorities, if elected?
Reducing healthcare costs and increase access in rurals. Improve public education through smarter funding. Introduce Legislation that increases energy renewables and protect our environment.
What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?
Healthcare. Education. Protecting our planet from climate change.
Who do you look up to? Whose example would you like to follow, and why?
Those who have access to their wisdom and empathy and use these gifts to make people's lives better.
What characteristics or principles are most important for an elected official?
Integrity. Empathy. Ability to see a wide angle picture.
What qualities do you possess that you believe would make you a successful officeholder?
Critical thinker. Intense listener. Empathetic. Problem solver.
What do you believe are the core responsibilities for someone elected to this office?
Guarantee lives will be better off than before.
What legacy would you like to leave?
I hope people will come to understand leadership is not about being the best. Leadership is about making everyone else better. Elected officials have a responsibility to lift their communities up.
Do you believe that it’s beneficial for state legislators to have previous experience in government or politics?
NO
What do you perceive to be your state’s greatest challenges over the next decade?
Improve our public educational system. Nevada ranks at the bottom in the U.S.
Do you believe it’s beneficial to build relationships with other legislators? Please explain your answer.
Yes. Legislating is no different than any other community or workplace. It's all about relationships. Most everyone tends to be more willing to compromise with someone they like or trust.
Both sitting legislators and candidates for office hear many personal stories from the residents of their district. Is there a story that you’ve heard that you found particularly touching, memorable, or impactful?
Lynn, who did everything right in her life - long term employee with good benefits, a decent home and savings, raised fine children. Retired late... took the COBRA insurance available to her... then one month before her COBRA was due to expire, she was diagnosed with ovarian cancer. She said to me, "I'm prepared to die. I won't bankrupt my family to pay for treatments." So it is in America - choose... either your money or your life. I don't accept this. Neither does most Americans. So I fight.
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See also
2020 Elections
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