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Rick Chandler
Elections and appointments
Last election
November 8, 2022
Education
Bachelor's
University of South Alabama, 1980
Graduate
Florida Institute of Technology, 1995
Personal
Birthplace
Birmingham, AL
Religion
Church of Christ
Profession
Engineer
Contact

Rick Chandler (Libertarian Party) ran for election to the Alabama State Senate to represent District 3. He lost in the general election on November 8, 2022.

Chandler completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. Click here to read the survey answers.

Biography

Rick Chandler was born in Birmingham, Alabama. He earned a bachelor's degree from the University of South Alabama in 1980 and a graduate degree from the Florida Institute of Technology in 1995. His career experience includes working as an engineer. Chandler has been affiliated with the National Rifle Association.[1]

Elections

2022

See also: Alabama State Senate elections, 2022

General election

General election for Alabama State Senate District 3

Incumbent Arthur Orr defeated Rick Chandler in the general election for Alabama State Senate District 3 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Arthur Orr
Arthur Orr (R)
 
86.5
 
30,578
Image of Rick Chandler
Rick Chandler (L) Candidate Connection
 
12.9
 
4,566
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.6
 
211

Total votes: 35,355
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Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled. Incumbent Arthur Orr advanced from the Republican primary for Alabama State Senate District 3.

Campaign themes

2022

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Candidate Connection

Rick Chandler completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Chandler's responses.

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I am a retired engineer, looking to restore sanity to our state government which is currently being run by a Republican machine, heavily indebted to PACs and special interest groups. Looking to establish a statewide educational lottery connected to the national lotteries, eliminate the grocery tax, reduce and possibly eliminate gas taxes, enforce term limits to eliminate career politicians, eliminate gerrymandering, introduce campaign fundraising limits, decriminalize marijuana possession, and address the state's ridiculously high prison incarceration rate.
  • Eliminate grocery taxes
  • Introduce term limits for all elected positions
  • Establish an Initiatives and Referendum pathway for citizen originated legislation
Giving voters a greater voice in the decision-making process by curtailing PAC and special interest groups from buying representatives votes and by allowing citizens to process Initiatives or Referendums to implement the will of the people ona variety of issues.
My late father. Was a dog feed salesman but managed to keep 4 kids fed, clothed, and happy, and always maintained an incredibly upbeat attitude about life.
Extremely honest, relatively intelligent, analytical, and a great problem solver.
Trying to make Alabama a better place for my son, his wife, and their son after I've departed this world.
John F. Kennedy's assassination in 1963, I was 6 years old and remember my first-grade teacher fainting at her desk.
I was an assistant piano instructor at a very young age and held a part-time position for 4 years.
Harry Potter series, classical good versus evil and lots of vivid imagery.
Loss of a very close family member to brain cancer.
One hydrogen atom tells another, "I think I've lost my electron", the other one says, "are you sure" and the first one replies, "yes, I'm POSITIVE".

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Footnotes

  1. Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on July 18, 2022


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