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Robert Doggart
Robert Rankin Doggart was a 2014 independent candidate seeking election to the U.S. House to represent the 4th Congressional District of Tennessee.[1] He was defeated by incumbent Scott DesJarlais (R) in the general election on November 4, 2014.[2]
Biography
Doggart earned his A.S./AS-T, BS/A-ST from Thomas A. Edison State College in 1994. He went on to earn his MBA and Ph.D. from LaSalle University in 1999.[3]
Professionally, Doggart has worked in the nuclear, fossil, hydroelectric and associated engineering fields for the past 40 years. At the time of his candidacy, Doggart was working as a certified quality engineer for the American Society for Quality. He had been with the company since 1980.[3]
Issues
Mosque burning plot
In July 2015, Doggart was indicted by a federal grand jury for plotting to burn down a mosque in Hancock, New York. On his Facebook page he wrote that the mosque: "must be utterly destroyed in order to get the attention of the American people." A guilty plea deal was rejected by a judge when he was arrested in April 2015.[4]
Elections
2014
Doggart ran in the 2014 election for the U.S. House to represent Tennessee's 4th District. He was defeated by incumbent Scott DesJarlais (R) in the general election on November 4, 2014.[2]
Election results
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican |  Scott DesJarlais Incumbent |
58.3% | 84,781 | |
| Democratic | Lenda Sherrell | 35.3% | 51,338 | |
| Independent | Robert Doggart | 6.4% | 9,238 | |
| Total Votes | 145,357 | |||
| Source: Tennessee Secretary of State Vote totals above are unofficial and will be updated once official totals are made available. | ||||
Campaign themes
2014
Doggart submitted the following statement to Ballotpedia:[3]
| “ | 1. The integrity of the United States Constitution. 2. The protection of the American people, land , and our form of government by the professional military establishment. |
” |
See also
- United States House of Representatives
- Tennessee's 4th Congressional District elections, 2014
- Tennessee's 4th Congressional District
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Tennessee.gov, "Governor, United States Senate, and United States House of Representatives Petitions Filed by Qualifying Deadline," accessed April 3, 2014
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Huffington Post, "Election 2014," accessed November 6, 2014
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Information submitted through Ballotpedia's biographical submission form on April 15, 2014
- ↑ The Week, "Former Tennessee congressional candidate charged with plotting to burn down mosque," July 7, 2015
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
