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Patrick Liebrecht
Patrick Liebrecht was a 2016 Republican candidate for the Chittenden-9-1 District of the Vermont House of Representatives.
Campaign themes
2016
Liebrecht's campaign website highlighted the following issues:[1] [2]
Taxes and spending
- Excerpt: "I will oppose any and all new taxes in Montpelier. I will especially oppose the Carbon Tax, and the millage tax."
Education
- Excerpt: "We have had declining enrollment in our schools every year yet the money we are spending on education continues to go up. It has been proven that full school choice and vouchers not only reduce the cost of educating our kids, but it also improves outcomes."
Shortening the legislative session
- Excerpt: " If elected, I will sponsor a bill to limit the days our legislators are paid to serve in Montpelier. This will make it so legislators only get paid for 100 days."
Term limits
- Excerpt: "I also, if elected I will introduce legislation to impose term limits on all legislatures to no more then [sic] 3 terms."
Elections
2016
Elections for the Vermont 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 26, 2016.
Incumbent Jim Condon and Curt Taylor defeated Patrick Liebrecht and incumbent Joey Purvis in the Vermont House of Representatives Chittenden-9-1 District general election.[3][4]
| Vermont House of Representatives, Chittenden-9-1 District General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Jim Condon Incumbent |
34.19% | 1,828 | |
| Democratic | Curt Taylor |
26.99% | 1,443 | |
| Republican | Patrick Liebrecht | 12.31% | 658 | |
| Republican | Joey Purvis Incumbent | 26.52% | 1,418 | |
| Total Votes | 5,347 | |||
| Source: Vermont Secretary of State | ||||
Incumbent Jim Condon and Curt Taylor defeated Steven Donahue in the Vermont House of Representatives Chittenden-9-1 District Democratic primary.[5][6]
| Vermont House of Representatives, Chittenden-9-1 District Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Jim Condon Incumbent |
46.34% | 361 | |
| Democratic | Curt Taylor |
39.15% | 305 | |
| Democratic | Steven Donahue | 14.51% | 113 | |
| Total Votes | 779 | |||
Patrick Liebrecht and incumbent Joey Purvis were unopposed in the Vermont House of Representatives Chittenden-9-1 District Republican primary.[5][6]
| Vermont House of Representatives, Chittenden-9-1 District Republican Primary, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Patrick Liebrecht |
35.45% | 201 | |
| Republican | Joey Purvis Incumbent |
64.55% | 366 | |
| Total Votes | 567 | |||
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See also
- Vermont House of Representatives
- Vermont House of Representatives Chittenden-9-1 District
- Vermont House of Representatives elections, 2016
- Vermont State Legislature
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Pat for VT, "Issues," accessed September 27, 2016
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Vermont Secretary of State, "Candidate listings," accessed November 4, 2016
- ↑ Vermont Secretary of State, "2016 general election results," accessed November 28, 2016
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Vermont Secretary of State, "Qualified candidates for the statewide primary - August 9, 2016," accessed May 26, 2016
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Vermont Secretary of State, "Vermont Election Night Results," accessed August 9, 2016
