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Richard Mendelson
Richard Mendelson (Republican Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Florida's 23rd Congressional District. He did not appear on the ballot for the Republican primary on August 18, 2020.
Mendelson was a nonpartisan candidate for District 6 member of the Broward County School Board in Florida. Mendelson lost the primary on August 28, 2018.
Elections
2020
See also: Florida's 23rd Congressional District election, 2020
Florida's 23rd Congressional District election, 2020 (August 18 Republican primary)
Florida's 23rd Congressional District election, 2020 (August 18 Democratic primary)
General election
General election for U.S. House Florida District 23
Incumbent Debbie Wasserman Schultz defeated Carla Spalding, Jeff Olson, and D.B. Fugate in the general election for U.S. House Florida District 23 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D) | 58.2 | 221,239 |
 | Carla Spalding (R)  | 41.8 | 158,874 | |
 | Jeff Olson (R) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 46 | |
 | D.B. Fugate (R) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 37 | |
| Total votes: 380,196 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Florida District 23
Incumbent Debbie Wasserman Schultz defeated Jen Perelman in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Florida District 23 on August 18, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | 72.0 | 55,729 |
 | Jen Perelman | 28.0 | 21,631 | |
| Total votes: 77,360 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Florida District 23
Carla Spalding defeated Michael Kroske in the Republican primary for U.S. House Florida District 23 on August 18, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Carla Spalding | 51.3 | 12,751 |
 | Michael Kroske | 48.7 | 12,116 | |
| Total votes: 24,867 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Shlomo Nizahon (R)
- Ilya Katz (R)
- Richard Mendelson (R)
2018
Incumbent Laurie Rich Levinson won election outright against Richard Mendelson in the primary for Broward County Public Schools school board District 6 on August 28, 2018.
Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Broward County Public Schools school board District 6
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Laurie Rich Levinson (Nonpartisan) | 56.4 | 20,041 |
 | Richard Mendelson (Nonpartisan) | 43.6 | 15,522 | |
| Total votes: 35,563 | |||
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Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Richard Mendelson did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
2018
Ballotpedia survey responses
- See also: Ballotpedia's candidate surveys
Dr. Richard Mendelson participated in Ballotpedia's candidate survey on May 11, 2018. The survey questions appear in bold, and Dr. Richard Mendelson's responses follow below.[1]
What would be your top three priorities, if elected?
| “ | 1) Safety |
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What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about? Why?
| “ | I am incredibly passionate about education. I am a second-generation Broward County educator and I served as a classroom teacher at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School for 13 years. My main areas of concern are the safety of our schools, accountability of our elected officials and District Leadership, as well as the fact that Teachers, Para-Professionals, Security Personnel, and other Facilities Staff are not compensated fairly. I am also concerned that Broward County Public Schools is not providing adequate services to students with mental illness or disabilities.Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; invalid names, e.g. too many[3]
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Ballotpedia also asked the candidate a series of optional questions. Dr. Richard Mendelson answered the following:
What characteristics or principles are most important for an elected official?
| “ | Integrity, honesty, and a legitimate desire to do the work.[3] | ” |
| “ | As an Industrial and Organizational Psychologist, I am trained and experienced with regard to fixing broken systems. It is my sincere belief that we do not have a single elected official with the experience or acumen in correcting organizational challenges that I possess.[3] | ” |
| “ | The core responsibilities of this office are to always serve the students first, remember our obligation to provide transparency and honesty in our dealings, and to provide stability of position and finances for our employees. School safety is paramount, followed by accountability of elected officials, and the fair compensation for teachers and other school personnel.[3] | ” |
| “ | I would like to exit Office knowing the Broward County Public School District has become an organization known for its integrity, its efficacy, its efficiency, and the wonderful achievements of the students we graduate.[3] | ” |
See also
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Note: The candidate's answers have been reproduced here verbatim without edits or corrections by Ballotpedia.
- ↑ Ballotpedia's candidate survey, "Dr. Richard Mendelson's responses," May 11, 2018
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
