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Ron Cohen
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Ron Cohen (Republican Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent California's 17th Congressional District. He lost in the general election on November 6, 2018.

Cohen was a 2016 Republican candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 17th Congressional District of California.[1]

Elections

2018

See also: California's 17th Congressional District election, 2018

General election

General election for U.S. House California District 17

Incumbent Ro Khanna defeated Ron Cohen in the general election for U.S. House California District 17 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
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Ro Khanna (D)
 
75.3
 
159,105
Image of Ron Cohen
Ron Cohen (R)
 
24.7
 
52,057

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 211,162
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for U.S. House California District 17

Incumbent Ro Khanna and Ron Cohen defeated Khanh Tran, Stephen Forbes, and Kennita Watson in the primary for U.S. House California District 17 on June 5, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Ro Khanna
Ro Khanna (D)
 
62.0
 
72,676
✔
Image of Ron Cohen
Ron Cohen (R)
 
22.9
 
26,865
Image of Khanh Tran
Khanh Tran (D)
 
7.2
 
8,455
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Stephen Forbes (D)
 
5.3
 
6,259
Image of Kennita Watson
Kennita Watson (L)
 
2.6
 
2,997

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified.

Total votes: 117,252
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2016

See also: California's 17th Congressional District election, 2016

Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Democratic. Incumbent Mike Honda (D) was defeated by Ro Khanna (D) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Honda and Khanna defeated Pierluigi Oliverio (D), Ron Cohen (R), Peter Kuo (R), and Kennita Watson (L) in the top-two primary on June 7, 2016.[2][3]

U.S. House, California District 17 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngRo Khanna 61% 142,268
     Democratic Mike Honda Incumbent 39% 90,924
Total Votes 233,192
Source: California Secretary of State


U.S. House, California District 17 Primary, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngRo Khanna 39.1% 52,059
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngMike Honda Incumbent 37.4% 49,823
     Republican Peter Kuo 9.2% 12,224
     Republican Ron Cohen 7.8% 10,448
     Democratic Pierluigi Oliverio 4.2% 5,533
     Libertarian Kennita Watson 2.3% 3,125
Total Votes 133,212
Source: California Secretary of State

Campaign themes

2016

The following issues were listed on Cohen's campaign website:

“
  • FEDERAL SPENDING: Federal Spending is 'unsustainable and must ultimately change' per the Government Accountability Office. Interest on the federal debt will rise from 1.3% of GDP, to 6% in 2040 and 17% in 2089. We have to fix it.
  • IMMIGRATION: We must secure our borders, use E-Verify, have a Temporary Workers Program, tighten visitor and student visas, and have every illegal alien case reviewed by a judge to determine their future status.
  • FOREIGN POLICY & DEFENSE: Avoid Foreign Entanglements. With due respect to the Iraqi and Afghan people, Iraq is a corrupt oil tank, and Afghanistan is an opium farm. Syria’s entire economy is smaller than Apple Computers’ Net Income.
  • CORPORATE TAXES: Taxable income should only include U.S. source income. No tax on foreign source income (already taxed in another country) and no tax on dividends from related foreign entities. Tax revenue will be largely the same, without the insane tax planning corporations are currently forced to execute to remain competitive. Trapped tax haven cash from foreign profits will come home and fill U.S. banks.
  • ENVIRONMENT: I am concerned by potential climate change. The scientific evidence is in dispute, but we should not wait to take action.[4]
 ”
—Ron Cohen's campaign website (2016)

See also

External links

Footnotes

  1. ↑ San Jose Mercury News, "Fremont Republican enters race to unseat Rep. Mike Honda," November 19, 2015
  2. ↑ California Secretary of State, "Certified List of Candidates for Voter-Nominated Offices June 7, 2016, Presidential Primary Election," accessed April 4, 2016
  3. ↑ The New York Times, "California Primary Results," June 7, 2016
  4. ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.


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