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Patrick Griffin (Minnesota)

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Patrick Griffin
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Last election

November 6, 2018

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Patrick Griffin (Republican Party) ran for election to the Minnesota House of Representatives to represent District 64A. He lost in the general election on November 6, 2018.

Griffin completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2018. Click here to read the survey answers.

Elections

2018

See also: Minnesota House of Representatives elections, 2018

General election

General election for Minnesota House of Representatives District 64A

Kaohly Her defeated Patrick Griffin in the general election for Minnesota House of Representatives District 64A on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Kaohly Her
Kaohly Her (D)
 
84.1
 
18,995
Image of Patrick Griffin
Patrick Griffin (R) Candidate Connection
 
15.6
 
3,532
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.2
 
49

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 22,576
(100.00% precincts reporting)
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Minnesota House of Representatives District 64A

Kaohly Her advanced from the Democratic primary for Minnesota House of Representatives District 64A on August 14, 2018.

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Kaohly Her

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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Minnesota House of Representatives District 64A

Patrick Griffin advanced from the Republican primary for Minnesota House of Representatives District 64A on August 14, 2018.

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Patrick Griffin Candidate Connection

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

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Campaign themes

2018

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Patrick Griffin participated in Ballotpedia's candidate survey on September 16, 2018. The survey questions appear in bold, and Patrick Griffin's responses follow below.[1]

What would be your top three priorities, if elected?

“ First, to restore the power of Minnesota's constitutional single-subject clause through a constitutional amendment. This clause, if enforced as it was originally intended, would prevent much of the political gamesmanship that obscures government function and effectiveness at the expense of the people of Minnesota. Second, to seek legislative means to bring freedom of speech back to our schools and colleges. I feel that most people are aware of the polarization which is infecting our society, and I believe that one of the most effective means of curing this is honest and open discussion. Lastly, to increase the public's engagement and involvement in local business and politics. The citizens, the businesses, and the local governments of our state are often referred to as distinct from one another and working seemingly against one another in order to cause harm to each other. While each is admittedly different from the others, we need to stop seeing each of these groups as enemies and rather as partners with a shared fate - when the people do well, their governments and businesses do well and vice versa.[2][3] ”

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about? Why?

“ I am particularly interested in that legislation which affects the functionings of our institutions and the structures that run them. These structures and institutions will persist longer than any individual or even any single generation, and will likely continue to function with little appreciable difference no matter which people temporarily constitute them. For this purpose, crafting good, stable, and functional structures seems to me to be the greatest area in which a legislator can have a positive, lasting impact on his society. For example, efforts to reform the constitution of Minnesota to ensure legislative accountability and clarity in legislation seem to me to be of greater concern than the particulars of a single transportation bill, even though the latter is of definite importance. These types of reforms impact literally every single bill and every single subject debated by the legislature both now and in the future. We should make every effort to ensure that our governmental institutions are as honest, efficient, and effective as possible.Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; invalid names, e.g. too many[3] ”

Ballotpedia also asked the candidate a series of optional questions. Patrick Griffin answered the following:

Who do you look up to? Whose example would you like to follow and why?

“ I think an ideal to aspire to is to be as authentic and stalwart of a voice for one's beliefs as one can be, not just in the face of one's opponents, but especially when facing the opposition of one's friends and otherwise supporters. This is not to mean that one should never change his views, but that these views should only change because of one's own contemplation of the issues, facts, and arguments at hand - not because of peer pressure or opposition. To this end, I find those leaders who exemplify this kind of behavior particularly inspiring and good examples to aspire towards. While I do not necessarily agree with everything he believed, I have nothing but admiration for the authenticity and steadfastness of Theodore Roosevelt in the face of opposition from both friends and enemies. He seems to me, out of the great figures from America's past, one of the least two-faced leaders we have ever had.[3] ”
What characteristics or principles are most important for an elected official?
“ As stated above, I believe that truthful and honest representation of one's beliefs is essential - and not just for officeholders. Being a republic, the duty of officeholders is one part to best represent the will of the people their districts, and a second part to being an advocate for their own beliefs and character. No one representative can perfectly embody the beliefs of the whole of their district, and so the citizens must vote also for the character and the philosophy of their representatives so that when situations arise where input from the citizens is sharply divided or difficult to ascertain, the citizens can be assured that there is, at the very least, a principled representative trying to weigh the facts of the situation and make an appropriate and moral judgement. For this to work, however, representatives have to be honest about who they are and what their goals may be. Only then can the citizens have a degree of trust that, where a representative is left to make a decision, the citizens have some gauge of the character of the individual making that decision.[3] ”

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Footnotes

  1. ↑ Note: The candidate's answers have been reproduced here verbatim without edits or corrections by Ballotpedia.
  2. ↑ Ballotpedia's candidate survey, "Patrick Griffin's responses," September 16, 2018
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.


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