Richard Morckel

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Richard Morckel

Republican Party

Elections and appointments

Last election

March 19, 2024

Education

Associate

Kent State University

Personal

Profession

Technician

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Richard Morckel (Republican Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Ohio's 13th Congressional District. He lost in the Republican primary on March 19, 2024.

Biography

Richard Morckel earned two associate degrees from Kent State University, one in telecommunications and one in electrical engineering. His career experience includes working as an airship technician at the Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company and as a test technician at Philips Medical Imaging.

Elections

2024

See also: Ohio's 13th Congressional District election, 2024

Ohio's 13th Congressional District election, 2024 (March 19 Republican primary)

Ohio's 13th Congressional District election, 2024 (March 19 Democratic primary)

General election

General election for U.S. House Ohio District 13

Incumbent Emilia Sykes defeated Kevin Coughlin in the general election for U.S. House Ohio District 13 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Emilia Sykes (D)	51.1	197,466
		Kevin Coughlin (R)	48.9	188,924

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 386,390
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Liam Walker (George Wallace Party)

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Ohio District 13

Incumbent Emilia Sykes advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Ohio District 13 on March 19, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Emilia Sykes	100.0	41,257

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 41,257
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Ohio District 13

Kevin Coughlin defeated Chris Banweg and Richard Morckel in the Republican primary for U.S. House Ohio District 13 on March 19, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Kevin Coughlin	65.0	39,378
		Chris Banweg	27.6	16,703
		Richard Morckel	7.4	4,496

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 60,577
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Gregory Wheeler (R)
• Madison Gesiotto Gilbert (R)

Endorsements

Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Morckel in this election.

2020

See also: Ohio's 13th Congressional District election, 2020

Ohio's 13th Congressional District election, 2020 (April 28 Republican primary)

Ohio's 13th Congressional District election, 2020 (April 28 Democratic primary)

General election

General election for U.S. House Ohio District 13

Incumbent Tim Ryan defeated Christina Hagan and Michael Fricke in the general election for U.S. House Ohio District 13 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Tim Ryan (D)	52.5	173,631
		Christina Hagan (R)	44.9	148,648
		Michael Fricke (L)	2.6	8,522

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 330,801
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Ohio District 13

Incumbent Tim Ryan advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Ohio District 13 on April 28, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Tim Ryan	100.0	61,813

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 61,813
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Ohio District 13

The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for U.S. House Ohio District 13 on April 28, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Christina Hagan	65.8	19,327
		Lou Lyras	11.9	3,483
		Robert Santos	11.4	3,358
		Donald Truex	3.5	1,034
	Submit photo	Duane Hennen	3.5	1,032
		Richard Morckel	2.6	763
	Submit photo	Jason Mormando	1.3	389

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 29,386
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Kyle Steffel (R)

Libertarian primary election

Libertarian primary for U.S. House Ohio District 13

Michael Fricke advanced from the Libertarian primary for U.S. House Ohio District 13 on April 28, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Michael Fricke	100.0	131

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 131
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2016

See also: Ohio's 13th Congressional District election, 2016

Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Democratic. Incumbent Tim Ryan (D) defeated Richard Morckel (R) in the general election. Ryan defeated John Luchansky in the Democratic primary on March 15, 2016. Morckel was unopposed in the Republican primary.

U.S. House, Ohio District 13 General Election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Tim Ryan Incumbent	67.7%	208,610
	Republican	Richard Morckel	32.3%	99,377
	N/A	Write-in	0%	17
Total Votes				308,004
Source: Ohio Secretary of State

U.S. House, Ohio District 13 Democratic Primary, 2016

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Tim Ryan Incumbent	89.3%	88,154
John Luchansky	10.7%	10,578
Total Votes		98,732
Source: Ohio Secretary of State

Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

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2020

Richard Morckel completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Morckel's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.

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Who are you? Tell us about yourself.

I am Richard Morckel and on the Oho 2020 Primary ballot for GOP Nomination for the office of Ohio's 13th District U.S. House. I ran in 2016 , raised Zero dollars and received the highest total vote of any GOP Nomination to date . My mission is, "Defense of Our Republic".

Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

• My mission is, "Defense of Our Republic"
• The Continuation of Our Republic is in the best interest of US ALL.
• The Gains from Tax Cuts , changed Trade Deals, and cut regulations can be secured by reduced Federal Spending.

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

Leaning Out Federal Spending.

Each provision of Spending bill to be voted up or down, provision by provision by the full House.
Re-passage of the Glass - Steagall Act.
The new FORD Carrier Class to be ended after the 4th carrier in class is completed.
Restart the F22 Fighter Program.
Any Born Alive bill to require a Separate Trained Up Ready To Go in REAL TIME Medical Team , of no Abortion History ( team and per individual ) in the case the Abortion Team Fails to abort the baby.
Expunge The UN Resettlement Program.
Prohibit any business entity , its parent company and all affiliates with government contract (s) from donating to any PAC.
Prosecution of Sanctuary cities and states granting drivers licenses to illegal aliens . A power not granted to states is the subversion of Our Republic.

Remanding illegal aliens that commit violent crime to Military Court as Enemy Combatants.

What characteristics or principles are most important for an elected official?

Defense of Our Republic

What do you believe are the core responsibilities for someone elected to this office?

Defense of Our Republic

What is the first historical event that happened in your lifetime that you remember? How old were you at the time?

Cleveland Browns won the NFL Title against the Baltimore Colts in 1964. I was 10 years old.

What qualities does the U.S. House of Representatives possess that makes it unique as an institution?

The U.S. House is designed to be closest to the people and is holder of the purse.

Do you believe that it's beneficial for representatives to have previous experience in government or politics?

Given We are $23 Trillion in National debt, experience in government or politics has no advantage for the continuation of Our Republic.

What do you perceive to be the United States’ greatest challenges as a nation over the next decade?

To stop dependence on Quantitative easing (QE).

Do you believe that two years is the right term length for representatives?

YES

What are your thoughts on term limits?

Defense of Our Republic will Exhaust any Disingenuous Politician if funding is prohibited from any and all entities with a government contract.
Thus, Term Limits will be easily circumvented by those invested in larceny.

If you are not currently a member of your party’s leadership in the U.S. House of Representatives, would you be interested in joining the leadership? If so, in what role?

Speaker of The House.

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Campaign finance summary

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Richard Morckel campaign contribution history

Year	Office	Status	Contributions	Expenditures
2024*	U.S. House Ohio District 13	Lost primary	$3,039	$3,039
2020	U.S. House Ohio District 13	Lost primary	$0	N/A**
Grand total			$3,039	$3,039
Sources: OpenSecrets,  Federal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
* Data from this year may not be complete
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

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Footnotes

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Ohio's current delegation to the United States Congress

Senators

Jon Husted (R)

Bernie Moreno (R)

Representatives

District 1

Greg Landsman (D)

District 2

David Taylor (R)

District 3

Joyce Beatty (D)

District 4

Jim Jordan (R)

District 5

Bob Latta (R)

District 6

Michael Rulli (R)

District 7

Max Miller (R)

District 8

Warren Davidson (R)

District 9

Marcy Kaptur (D)

District 10

Michael Turner (R)

District 11

Shontel Brown (D)

District 12

Troy Balderson (R)

District 13

Emilia Sykes (D)

District 14

David Joyce (R)

District 15

Mike Carey (R)

Republican Party (12)

Democratic Party (5)