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Phil Norris (Alabama)
Phil Norris was a 2018 Republican candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 4th Congressional District of Alabama. He declared his candidacy for the race but did not appear on the candidate list following the filing deadline.[1][2]
Norris was a 2016 Republican candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 4th Congressional District of Alabama. Norris was defeated by incumbent Robert Aderholt in the March 2016 primary.[3][4]
Norris was a 2012 Republican candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 7th Congressional District of Alabama.
Biography
Norris earned his AS and B.S. in business administration from Limestone College and California Coast University, respectively. He later received his M.B.A. from California Coast University. Norris also served in the United States Navy as a diving officer/reactor plant supervisor/technical recruiter.
Norris has worked in the following positions: Plant Manager for UniTech Services Group Incorporated from 1996 to 2004, Vice President and Operations Manager for Smith Barney from 2004 to 2009, CEO of Keller Williams New Beginnings Realty in Jackson, Mississippi in 2009, Senior Health Physics Technologist for Los Alamos National Labs in 2010, and Exclusive Financial Specialist for Allstate Financial Services in 2010.
Elections
2018
Incumbent Robert Aderholt (R) is facing Mike Moses in the Republican primary. Lee Auman and Rick Neighbors are competing for the Democratic nomination. The filing deadline was on February 9, 2018, and the primary election took place on June 5, 2018.
2016
Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Republican. Incumbent Robert Aderholt (R) was unopposed in the general election, as no Democratic candidates filed to run. Aderholt defeated Phil Norris in the Republican primary on March 1, 2016.[3][5][6]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican |  Robert Aderholt Incumbent |
98.5% | 235,925 | |
| N/A | Write-in | 1.5% | 3,519 | |
| Total Votes | 239,444 | |||
| Source: Alabama Secretary of State | ||||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Robert Aderholt Incumbent |
81.2% | 86,660 | ||
| Phil Norris | 18.8% | 20,096 | ||
| Total Votes | 106,756 | |||
| Source: Alabama Secretary of State |
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2012
Norris ran in the 2012 election for the U.S. House to represent Alabama's 7th District. He was defeated by Don Chamberlain in the Republican primary on March 13.
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
|
Don Chamberlain |
66.1% | 11,537 |
| Phillip Norris | 33.9% | 5,918 |
| Total Votes | 17,455 | |
Campaign themes
2016
The following issues were listed on Norris' campaign website. For a full list of campaign themes, click here.
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| —Phil Norris' campaign website, http://philnorrisforcongress.org/on-the-issues/ | ||
2012
Norris' campaign website listed the following issues:[8]
- Reduce Government spending
- Excerpt: "means that I will push to trim government fat, not just vote to block increases in funding for existing programs."
- Work to pass Balanced Budget Legislation
- Excerpt: "We can't continue to operate this country with out-of-control spending that is not supported by the amount of revenue that we take in as a government."
- Support Constitutional Functions of the Federal Government
- Excerpt: "This means supporting a Strong Military (Provide for the National Defense)."
- Work to repeal any government sponsored Healthcare programs
- Excerpt: "I believe that there are certain Americans that we need to take care of in regards to healthcare, but we should not force an unconstitutional healthcare system on any free American."
- Work to secure our national borders and enforce our national immigration laws
- Excerpt: "Our laws should be designed to provide a method for immigrants who want to come to this country and become a part of building our nation to be able to do that legally."
Campaign finance summary
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Recent news
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See also
- United States House of Representatives
- Alabama's 4th Congressional District election, 2018
- Alabama's 4th Congressional District election, 2016
- Alabama's 4th Congressional District
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Phil Norris for Congress, "Home," accessed September 20, 2017
- ↑ Alabama Republican Party, "2018 ALGOP Qualified Candidates," accessed February 12, 2018
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 The New York Times, "Alabama Primary Results," accessed March 1, 2016
- ↑ Alabama Republican Party, "U.S. House," accessed November 9, 2015
- ↑ Alabama Republican Party, "2016 Qualified Alabama Republican Candidates," accessed November 10, 2015
- ↑ Alabama Democrats, "Qualified Democratic Candidates as of November 6, 2015," accessed November 10, 2015
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Campaign website, On the Issues
