Robert Matthew Tager

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Robert Tager

Democratic Party

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Last election

August 28, 2018

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Robert Tager (Democratic Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Florida's 12th Congressional District. He lost in the Democratic primary on August 28, 2018.

Tager also sought to represent the district in 2016.

Elections

2018

See also: Florida's 12th Congressional District election, 2018

General election

General election for U.S. House Florida District 12

Incumbent Gus M. Bilirakis defeated Chris Hunter and Angelika Purkis in the general election for U.S. House Florida District 12 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Gus M. Bilirakis (R)	58.1	194,564
		Chris Hunter (D)	39.7	132,844
		Angelika Purkis (No Party Affiliation)	2.2	7,510

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 334,918 (100.00% precincts reporting)
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Florida District 12

Chris Hunter defeated Stephen Perenich and Robert Tager in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Florida District 12 on August 28, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Chris Hunter	65.3	31,771
		Stephen Perenich	19.1	9,308
		Robert Tager	15.6	7,604

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 48,683
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Mathew Thomas (D)
• Kimberly Walker (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Florida District 12

Incumbent Gus M. Bilirakis advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Florida District 12 on August 28, 2018.

		Candidate
✔		Gus M. Bilirakis

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2016

See also: Florida's 12th Congressional District election, 2016

Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Republican. Incumbent Gus Bilirakis (R) defeated Robert Matthew Tager (D) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Neither candidate faced a primary opponent in August.

U.S. House, Florida District 12 General Election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Gus Bilirakis Incumbent	68.6%	253,559
	Democratic	Robert Tager	31.4%	116,110
Total Votes				369,669
Source: Florida Division of Elections

Campaign themes

2016

The following issues were listed on Tager's campaign website. For a full list of campaign themes, click here.

“	Veteran's Affairs: It is disgusting and unacceptable that after decades of promises by disconnected politicians, the Veterans Affairs is still not giving our veterans the care they deserve. Job Creation: Job creation and job growth should begin and end right here at home – not halfway around the globe. Right to Vote: It is not only unfair, but also unjust to deny people who have served their debt to society to be forever stripped of their right to vote. Increasing Minimum Wage: It is a sad testament to our current leadership that many people who work 40 hours or more a week are still living below the poverty line. Health Care and Insurance: Nothing is more important than the health and security of the people government serves. So why are we still debating on common-sense healthcare and insurance solutions?	”
—Robert Matthew Tager's campaign website, http://tagerforcongress.com/issues/

See also

• United States House of Representatives
• Florida's 12th Congressional District election, 2018
• Florida's 12th Congressional District election, 2016
• Florida's 12th Congressional District

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Footnotes

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Florida's current delegation to the United States Congress

Senators

Ashley Moody (R)

Rick Scott (R)

Representatives

District 1

Jimmy Patronis (R)

District 2

Neal Dunn (R)

District 3

Kat Cammack (R)

District 4

Aaron Bean (R)

District 5

John Rutherford (R)

District 6

Randy Fine (R)

District 7

Cory Mills (R)

District 8

Mike Haridopolos (R)

District 9

Darren Soto (D)

District 10

Maxwell Frost (D)

District 11

Daniel Webster (R)

District 12

Gus Bilirakis (R)

District 13

Anna Luna (R)

District 14

Kathy Castor (D)

District 15

Laurel Lee (R)

District 16

Vern Buchanan (R)

District 17

Greg Steube (R)

District 18

Scott Franklin (R)

District 19

Byron Donalds (R)

District 20

Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D)

District 21

Brian Mast (R)

District 22

Lois Frankel (D)

District 23

Jared Moskowitz (D)

District 24

Frederica Wilson (D)

District 25

Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D)

District 26

Mario Diaz-Balart (R)

District 27

Maria Elvira Salazar (R)

District 28

Carlos Gimenez (R)

Republican Party (22)

Democratic Party (8)