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Richard Becker (Kentucky)
Richard Becker (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Kentucky House of Representatives to represent District 35. Becker lost in the Democratic primary on May 22, 2018.
Biography
Becker earned a B.A. in history from the University of Kentucky in 2010. He was a union organizer for the American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees from 2011 to 2014. Becker has been a union organizer and representative with the National Conference of Firemen & Oilers, SEIU since 2014.[1]
Elections
2018
General election
General election for Kentucky House of Representatives District 35
Lisa Willner defeated Donna Lawlor in the general election for Kentucky House of Representatives District 35 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Lisa Willner (D)  | 68.1 | 10,279 |
| Donna Lawlor (R) | 31.9 | 4,812 | ||
| Total votes: 15,091 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Kentucky House of Representatives District 35
Lisa Willner defeated Richard Becker and Jack Walker in the Democratic primary for Kentucky House of Representatives District 35 on May 22, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Lisa Willner | 57.3 | 2,788 |
 | Richard Becker | 28.9 | 1,407 | |
 | Jack Walker | 13.8 | 671 | |
| Total votes: 4,866 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Kentucky House of Representatives District 35
Donna Lawlor advanced from the Republican primary for Kentucky House of Representatives District 35 on May 22, 2018.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | Donna Lawlor | |
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Campaign themes
2018
Ballotpedia survey responses
Becker stated the following about his political philosophy in a biographical submission to Ballotpedia:[1]
| “ | I decided to run for office because I've built my career on fighting for working people. I want to be a fierce advocate for the interests of the 99%. Our government in Frankfort is willingly beholden to out-of-state billionaires who seek to privatize our schools, lower wages for workers, and diminish democracy. We need a state representative who will fight for the people and not back down when the going gets tough.
I believe that political change happens when ordinary people join together to fight for what's right. As a union organizer, I have experience taking on corporate power and winning. And that's exactly the spirit and the skillset I will bring with me to Frankfort.[2] |
” |
See also
- State legislative elections, 2018
- Kentucky House of Representatives elections, 2018
- Kentucky House of Representatives
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