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Sara Bitter
Sara Bitter (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Ohio House of Representatives to represent District 27. She lost in the general election on November 3, 2020.
Biography
Sara Bitter earned a bachelor's degree in political science from the University of Cincinnati and a Juris Doctor from Case Western Reserve University School of Law.[1] Bitter's career experience includes working as an outreach associate with the University of Cincinnati University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities.[2]
Elections
2020
See also: Ohio House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for Ohio House of Representatives District 27
Incumbent Tom Brinkman Jr. defeated Sara Bitter in the general election for Ohio House of Representatives District 27 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Tom Brinkman Jr. (R) | 53.1 | 37,723 |
 | Sara Bitter (D) | 46.9 | 33,339 | |
| Total votes: 71,062 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Ohio House of Representatives District 27
Sara Bitter advanced from the Democratic primary for Ohio House of Representatives District 27 on April 28, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Sara Bitter | 100.0 | 8,775 |
| Total votes: 8,775 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Ohio House of Representatives District 27
Incumbent Tom Brinkman Jr. advanced from the Republican primary for Ohio House of Representatives District 27 on April 28, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Tom Brinkman Jr. | 100.0 | 7,574 |
| Total votes: 7,574 | |||
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Campaign finance
2018
- See also: Ohio State Senate elections, 2018
General election
General election for Ohio State Senate District 7
Incumbent Steve Wilson defeated Sara Bitter in the general election for Ohio State Senate District 7 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Steve Wilson (R) | 62.0 | 98,370 |
| Sara Bitter (D) | 38.0 | 60,344 | |
| Total votes: 158,714 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Ohio State Senate District 7
Sara Bitter advanced from the Democratic primary for Ohio State Senate District 7 on May 8, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Sara Bitter | 100.0 | 11,271 |
| Total votes: 11,271 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Ohio State Senate District 7
Incumbent Steve Wilson defeated Brad Lamoreaux in the Republican primary for Ohio State Senate District 7 on May 8, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Steve Wilson | 57.1 | 17,179 |
| Brad Lamoreaux | 42.9 | 12,926 | ||
| Total votes: 30,105 | |||
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Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Sara Bitter did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
2018
Ballotpedia survey responses
- See also: Ballotpedia's candidate surveys
Sara Bitter participated in Ballotpedia's candidate survey on April 1, 2018. The survey questions appear in bold, and Sara Bitter's responses follow below.[3]
What would be your top three priorities, if elected?
| “ | 1) Creating a Disabilities, Mental Health, Addiction Caucus 2) Making Public Education strong |
” |
What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about? Why?
| “ | I have two children with developmental disabilities and I have been an advocate for people with disabilities for much of my career. I want to work for people with disabilities, their caretakers and the broader community of people with mental health conditions or addiction issues to invest in programs that provide a support system and opportunities for success.Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; invalid names, e.g. too many[5]
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Ballotpedia also asked the candidate a series of optional questions. Sara Bitter answered the following:
What characteristics or principles are most important for an elected official?
| “ | To be an elected official, I think you have to first be a good listener. I've spent much of my career listening so that I can carefully craft solutions to systemic problems.[5] | ” |
| “ | My first job out of college was in the West Wing of the White House. I learned a great deal about politics working in the Counsel’s Office as the Assistant to Special Counsel to the President.[5] | ” |
| “ | I think that the time is now to invest in our public education system which is being particularly threatened as public funds are being diverted to for-profit charter schools.[5] | ” |
See also
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Sara Bitter for a Better Ohio, "About," accessed April 12, 2018]
- ↑ Facebook, "Sara Bitter," accessed April 12, 2018
- ↑ Note: The candidate's answers have been reproduced here verbatim without edits or corrections by Ballotpedia.
- ↑ Ballotpedia's candidate survey, "Sara Bitter's responses," April 1, 2018
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
