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Shelley Fain
Shelley Fain (No Party Affiliation) ran in a special election to the U.S. House to represent Florida's 20th Congressional District. She lost as a write-in in the special general election on January 11, 2022.
Fain completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2021. Click here to read the survey answers.
Elections
2022
Special election
See also: Florida's 20th Congressional District special election, 2022
Florida's 20th Congressional District special election, 2022 (November 2, 2021, Democratic primary)
Florida's 20th Congressional District special election, 2022 (November 2, 2021, Republican primary)
General election
Special general election for U.S. House Florida District 20
The following candidates ran in the special general election for U.S. House Florida District 20 on January 11, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D) | 79.0 | 44,707 |
 | Jason Mariner (R)  | 19.4 | 10,966 | |
 | Mike ter Maat (L) | 0.7 | 395 | |
 | Jim Flynn (No Party Affiliation) | 0.5 | 265 | |
 | Leonard Serratore (No Party Affiliation) | 0.5 | 262 | |
 | Shelley Fain (No Party Affiliation) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 22 | |
| Total votes: 56,617 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Robert Ornelas (No Party Affiliation)
Democratic primary election
Special Democratic primary for U.S. House Florida District 20
The following candidates ran in the special Democratic primary for U.S. House Florida District 20 on November 2, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick | 23.8 | 11,662 |
 | Dale Holness | 23.8 | 11,657 | |
 | Barbara Sharief | 17.7 | 8,684 | |
 | Perry Thurston | 14.8 | 7,283 | |
 | Bobby DuBose | 7.0 | 3,458 | |
 | Omari Hardy | 5.9 | 2,902 | |
| Priscilla Taylor | 3.4 | 1,677 | ||
 | Elvin Dowling | 1.3 | 646 | |
 | Emmanuel Morel | 0.9 | 454 | |
 | Phil Jackson | 0.7 | 343 | |
| Imran Siddiqui | 0.6 | 316 | ||
| Total votes: 49,082 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Dwight Anderson (D)
- Krystal Jordan (D)
- Matt Boswell (D)
- Pradel Vilme (D)
- Natalia Allen (D)
Republican primary election
Special Republican primary for U.S. House Florida District 20
Jason Mariner defeated Greg Musselwhite in the special Republican primary for U.S. House Florida District 20 on November 2, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jason Mariner | 57.8 | 3,500 |
 | Greg Musselwhite | 42.2 | 2,553 | |
| Total votes: 6,053 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Lateresa Jones (R)
- Roland Florez Jr. (R)
- Bernard Sansaricq (R)
- Vic DeGrammont (R)
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Shelley Fain completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2021. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Fain's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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- Working with what we already have
- A future for our children
- No community in America should be left behind
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Campaign website
Fain's campaign website stated the following:
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Economic Justice It is my belief that everyone should have access to opportunities to improve their quality of life without discrimination, due to overwhelming poverty rates especially among black communities, economic justice is a concern that legislators must prioritize to ensure massive economic related crimes will cease and the wealth gap will move toward elimination. Medicare For All Medicare for all is a concept that will be beneficial for many people across the country. It will provide no cost health insurance in the form of true Universal Healthcare; however, I believe individuals that would like to keep their private insurance plans should have the option to do so. Our Seniors Currently it appears that our seniors are not receiving the consideration they need. The retirement age to receive 100% benefits continues to increase. Prescription drug cost are rising although several seniors are living on a fixed income, access to more efficient public transportation, and the lack of senior centers is also a major area of concern for me. The Green New Deal The Green New Deal has the potential to be beneficial if it is executed in the ways it’s intended to, tackling harmful climate change, job creation and addressing and reducing economic inequality is a great plan. My only concern is black communities may be the least considered in the implementation of this deal. Cannabis Cannabis must be legalized in all states and on a federal level immediately. For several decades in this country Cannabis was legal and used in medications and as methods for relaxation. The criminalization of Cannabis has ruined lives and packed prisons with nonviolent people. The benefits of Cannabis far outweigh the disadvantages. Immigration Immigration is one of the country’s biggest challenges, while I am in full support of legal immigration, I also understand at times unfortunate situations arise which may deem the process of legal immigration unfeasible in extenuating circumstances. LGBTQ The LGBTQ community should not have their humanity diminished. They should have access to quality healthcare, housing, employment, and all other benefits offered to society at large; however, I also feel the LGBTQ community must respect the customs and beliefs of others in situations where their human rights are not being violated. Abortion I am not an advocate for abortion but I feel it is a personal decision that must be decided upon among families. I strongly feel alternatives to abortion such as adoption, and programs for extensive family planning should be heavily promoted.[1] |
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| —Shelley Fain's campaign website (2022)[2] | ||
See also
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ ElectShelleyFain, “My Views,” accessed January 8, 2022
