Richard Brackner
Richard Brackner (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Alabama House of Representatives to represent District 95. He lost in the general election on November 8, 2022.
Brackner completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Richard Brackner was born on Fort Still in Oklahoma. He earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Alabama in 2013. His career experience includes working as a server.[1]
Elections
2022
See also: Alabama House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for Alabama House of Representatives District 95
Frances Holk-Jones defeated Richard Brackner in the general election for Alabama House of Representatives District 95 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Frances Holk-Jones (R) | 85.1 | 14,242 |
 | Richard Brackner (D)  | 14.7 | 2,465 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 33 | ||
| Total votes: 16,740 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Richard Brackner advanced from the Democratic primary for Alabama House of Representatives District 95.
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Alabama House of Representatives District 95
Frances Holk-Jones defeated Reginald Pulliam and Michael Ludvigsen Jr. in the Republican primary for Alabama House of Representatives District 95 on May 24, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Frances Holk-Jones | 65.9 | 4,812 |
 | Reginald Pulliam | 18.4 | 1,345 | |
| Michael Ludvigsen Jr. | 15.7 | 1,144 | ||
| Total votes: 7,301 | |||
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Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Richard Brackner completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Brackner's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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- I'm not a career politician nor do I plan to be one. i want to get Alabama on the right track to becoming a truly sweet home for everyone.
- I believe common sense solutions exist for most of the problems facing Alabama and I believe that simple answers are the best way to get both sides of the aisle to agree on solutions.
- A representative is a public servant. I can think of no one more prepared to serve the public than one who has made a living serving others.
My district (AL HD 95) brings in 40% of Alabama's annual revenue due to the tourist industry here. That industry has thrived because of our beautiful beaches and parks. It is of the utmost importance to protect these natural resources because they not only support our district and the state at large but they are home to hundreds of species of plants and animals.
Education and Prison reform go hand in hand. The more educated a society the less poverty stricken it is. Poverty and crime are directly correlated. Reduce poverty and crime goes down too. Alabama is one of the last states in education rankings and has one of the highest incarceration rates in the nation. This is not coincidence.
Infrastructure is important because I live in one of the fastest growing counties in the nation. Our roads, water and sewage infrastructure needs to be able to handle not just the growing population but also the ever growing number of tourists. This is a problem that needs to be nipped in the bud.
He tried to make America greener and energy independent by using “the power of the sun to enrich our lives as we move away from our crippling dependence on foreign oil.”
He was a champion of healthcare reform.
He didn't try to undermine decisions made by the Supreme Court even if he was morally opposed to them (he was personally pro-life but respected the courts decision of Roe v. Wade) and being able to not tie one's personal morals to the decision making process that would affect all of America is the sign of a truly great politician.
He exemplified the ideal public servant after he left office with his work with Habitat for Humanity and The Carter Center helping millions of people over the years.
Last year 7 species of animal native to Alabama were declared extinct. The eradication of our native flora and fauna may cause a domino effect that Alabama may not be able to recover from. We need to protect what we have left because ecosystems are fragile and cannot safely handle this rate of destruction.
Alabama has to fix our education system. We stand to fall further and further behind. With more and more of American industry revolving around information and data we will not be able to court the behemoths of the industry without a well educated populace to create a large pool from which they can hire.
Voting and everything surrounding it. Alabama's redistricting contains some of the most blatant gerrymandering I've ever witnessed. We need to create an impartial algorithm with which to divvy our districts. If we don't solve this problem it will be a challenge for many decades to come.
Hundreds of thousands of Alabamians live and work without healthcare. Because of Alabama's decision to not opt in to Medicaid expansion since 2010 we have seen 17 rural hospitals close. People who live in these areas now have further to travel incase of a medical emergency when time matters most. A few delayed minutes of treatment can be the difference between life and death.
The drawback is that concentration can make it that much easier for abuses of power to happen or for a small part of the population to not have a proper voice in their government.
Friends work together more easily and can come to decisions more quickly than strangers or foes. A legislative body that works well together works more smoothly and more quickly than an adversarial body which means more work getting done for the people the legislative body serves.
In District 95 hospitality workers are the backbone of our tourist industry and yet they aren't paid enough to afford reasonable accommodations that are near their place of employment.
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See also
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on March 15, 2022
