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Phil Oliva
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Last election

November 8, 2016

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Phil Oliva was a 2016 Republican candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 18th Congressional District of New York.[1]

Elections

2016

See also: New York's 18th Congressional District election, 2016

Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Democratic. Incumbent Sean Maloney (D) defeated Phil Oliva (R) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Maloney was a member of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee's Frontline Program, which was designed to help protect vulnerable Democratic incumbents heading into the 2016 election. Oliva defeated Kenneth Del Vecchio in the Republican primary, while incumbent Maloney faced no primary challenger. The primary elections took place on June 28, 2016.[2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12]

U.S. House, New York District 18 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngSean Maloney Incumbent 55.6% 162,060
     Republican Phil Oliva 44.4% 129,369
Total Votes 291,429
Source: New York Board of Elections


U.S. House, New York, District 18 Republican Primary, 2016
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngPhil Oliva 57% 3,574
Kenneth Del Vecchio 43% 2,696
Total Votes 6,270
Source: New York State Board of Elections

Campaign themes

2016

The following issues were listed on Oliva's campaign website. For a full list of campaign themes, click here.

“
  • Strong National Defense: I grew up in Ronald Reagan’s America and his foreign policy of “Peace through Strength” won the Cold War. Under Barack Obama, military spending has been cut $1 trillion, even as China has quadrupled their military spending, Russia continues to seek a return to their Cold War status as a superpower, and North Korea is testing hydrogen bombs. Our allies can no longer trust us, our enemies no longer fear us, radical Islamic terrorism is growing, and the Iran Nuclear deal is a ticking time bomb.
  • Strong Economy: The national economy is weak. Over 94 million Americans are out of work, incomes have been stagnant for years and 49% of recent college graduates are underemployed or unemployed.
  • Secure Borders: A nation without borders is not a nation. I understand why people want to come to America but I don’t understand why we can’t secure our borders. The fact is, we can, but Barack Obama and many congressional Democrats have blocked attempts to secure the border.
  • Limited Government: The federal government spends too much, taxes too much and borrows too much. We have a $19 trillion National Debt that is 104.5% of our nation’s Gross Domestic Product. You couldn’t get a mortgage if your debt-to-income ratio was above 43%. China owns a large percentage of our debt and we pay over $200 billion a year just on interest. Our national debt is a very serious problem that weakens us and threatens our nation’s future. I will never vote to increase the debt limit as has happened time and again.

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—Phil Oliva's campaign website, http://www.philoliva.com/issues-1/

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External links

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Southest-Brewer Patch, "Astorino Advisor Running for 18th Congressional District," February 1, 2016
  2. ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Statement of candidacy," February 16, 2016
  3. ↑ Roll Call, "Exclusive: DCCC Announces 14 Incumbents in Frontline Program," February 12, 2015
  4. ↑ Times-Herald Record, "Castricone enters GOP race for Maloney's seat," December 5, 2015
  5. ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Statement of candidacy," September 23, 2015
  6. ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Statement of candidacy," December 16, 2015
  7. ↑ Lange for Congress, "Main page," accessed January 20, 2016
  8. ↑ Southest-Brewer Patch, "Astorino Advisor Running for 18th Congressional District," February 1, 2016
  9. ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Statement of candidacy," October 29, 2015
  10. ↑ Ballotpedia Staff, "Email Correspondence with Scott Smith," December 28, 2015
  11. ↑ New York State Board of Elections, "Filings received for the 2016 Primary Election," accessed May 15, 2016
  12. ↑ Politico, "New York House Races Results," June 28, 2016
  13. ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.


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