Steve Ferrara
Steve Ferrara (Republican Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Arizona's 9th Congressional District. He lost in the general election on November 6, 2018.
Biography
Ferrara earned his B.S. from UCLA in 1991 and his M.D. from the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences in 1995. He is double board certified in diagnostic radiology and vascular and interventional radiology. Ferrara served in the U.S. Navy from 1991 to 2016 and retired with the rank of captain. While in the U.S. Navy, he served as the chief medical officer from 2013 to 2015. He also served as a Congressional health policy fellow from 2012 to 2013.[1]
Ferrara's career experience includes working as a physician and as a clinical professor of radiology. He previously worked as the diagnostic radiology residency program director at the Naval Medical Center San Diego from 2005 to 2011.[1]
Elections
2018
General election
General election for U.S. House Arizona District 9
Greg Stanton defeated Steve Ferrara in the general election for U.S. House Arizona District 9 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Greg Stanton (D) | 61.1 | 159,583 |
 | Steve Ferrara (R) | 38.9 | 101,662 | |
| Total votes: 261,245 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Kiko Rex (Independent)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Arizona District 9
Greg Stanton advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Arizona District 9 on August 28, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Greg Stanton | 100.0 | 59,066 |
| Total votes: 59,066 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Talia Fuentes-Wolfe (D)
- Hector Araujo (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Arizona District 9
Steve Ferrara defeated Dave Giles and Irina Baroness Von Behr in the Republican primary for U.S. House Arizona District 9 on August 28, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Steve Ferrara | 59.9 | 31,006 |
 | Dave Giles | 32.3 | 16,722 | |
 | Irina Baroness Von Behr | 7.8 | 4,020 | |
| Total votes: 51,748 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Seth Leibsohn (R)
- John Heffernan III (R)
Libertarian primary election
No Libertarian candidates ran in the primary.
Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Zhani Doko (L)
- Stephen Kessen (L)
Campaign themes
2018
Ferrara submitted the following campaign themes through Ballotpedia’s biographical information submission form:
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I'm a Reagan Republican who believes in limited government, family values, and a strong national defense. In Congress, I will lead the efforts to fix our broken healthcare system so it becomes accessible and affordable to all, I will restore faith in our promises to our Veterans, and I will keep Americans safe and prosperous through a strong military that achieves Peace through Strength.[2] |
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| —Steve Ferrara[1] | ||
See also
- United States House of Representatives
- Arizona's 9th Congressional District election, 2018
- Arizona's 9th Congressional District
External links
Footnotes
