Steven Mayoras
Steven Mayoras was a 2016 Libertarian candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 4th Congressional District of Indiana.
Biography
Mayoras received his B.S. in animal science from Purdue University. He is self-employed and also works as a personnel representative.[1]
Elections
2016
Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Republican. Incumbent Todd Rokita (R) defeated John Dale (D) and Steven Mayoras (L) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Rokita withdrew from the race on July 15, 2016, in order to run for governor of Indiana following a ballot vacancy. Rokita was not chosen to fill that vacancy, prompting him to once again seek re-election to his House seat. Republican committee members decided on August 13 to reinstate Rokita on the ballot.[2] Rokita defeated Kevin Grant in the Republican primary.[3][4][5][6]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican |  Todd Rokita Incumbent |
64.6% | 193,412 | |
| Democratic | John Dale | 30.5% | 91,256 | |
| Libertarian | Steven Mayoras | 4.9% | 14,766 | |
| Total Votes | 299,434 | |||
| Source: Indiana Division of Elections | ||||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Todd Rokita Incumbent |
69.3% | 86,051 | ||
| Kevin Grant | 30.7% | 38,200 | ||
| Total Votes | 124,251 | |||
| Source: Indiana Secretary of State |
||||
Campaign themes
2016
Mayoras issued the following statement regarding his bid for office:
| “ | "We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America." - United States Constitution
Our Federal Government is far from what our Founding Fathers envisioned as our more perfect union. As a republic, we have the responsibility of holding our representatives accountable if they do not obey the U.S. Constitution. We have slowly lost protection of our natural rights. At a time when Congress has repeatedly shown it no longer represents We The People, we have a responsibility to place citizens in those seats that will respect the law of the land and return to a size of government that cannot abuse the limited powers designated to it through the United States Constitution. I am running for office because I understand, as a representative, I work for the citizens of Indiana District 4 and have a duty to uphold the Constitution. [7] |
” |
| —Steven Mayoras, [1] | ||
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term "Steven + Mayoras + Indiana + Congress"
See also
- Indiana's 4th Congressional District election, 2016
- United States House of Representatives
- Indiana's 4th Congressional District
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Information submitted through Ballotpedia's biographical submission form on April 26, 2016
- ↑ KLTV, "The Latest: Pence praises GOP replacement choice," July 26, 2016
- ↑ Indiana Secretary of State, "May 3, 2016 Primary Election," accessed February 8, 2016
- ↑ The New York Times, "Indiana Primary Results," May 3, 2016
- ↑ WBAA, "Brooks, Rokita Back On Congressional Ballots Following Weekend Caucuses," August 14, 2016
- ↑ Indiana Secretary of State, "November 8, 2016 General Election," accessed September 6, 2016
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
