Steven St John
Steven St John was a 2016 independent candidate seeking election to the U.S. House to represent the 3rd Congressional District of Nevada.[1]
St John sought the same seat as an independent candidate in 2014.[2] He was defeated by incumbent Rep. Joe Heck (R) in the general election on November 4, 2014.[3]
Biography
St John holds a master's degree from San Diego State University.[4] Though he is now retired, he previously worked in advertising, marketing and business development.[5]
Campaign themes
2014
St John listed the following issues on his campaign website.[6]
| “ |
I believe that it is a federal, state, county and city...it is a combined effort to create jobs.1.) We reduce taxes, reduce regulations and get government out of businesses combined with incentatves for those businesses that hire the unemployed as new employees. 2.) We expanded training classes other than leisure and hospitality and construction. 3.) We expand foreign markets for small businesses. 4.) Create, update, expand national jobs databases of jobs that are available by county or city. 5.) Subdize "mini" jobs 15 to 20 hours a week for seniors and students and a reward program for hiring long term employess as they do in Germany as a model. 6.) Diversify, significant incentatives for those businesses to move back from overseas and nationally to move to District 3 in Nevada. 7.) A new program-Co-Oping small businesses to form small groups to share the cost of doing business with understanding that they hire both the unemployed and new employees. 8.) Increasing funding for infrastructure. 9.) Increase tourism by more aggressive marketing throughout the U.S. 10.) Expand alternative energy focusing on roof top solar panels in district 3. My goal is simple. Create Jobs is my number one priority. [7] |
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| —Steven St John, Steven St John campaign website (archive) | ||
Elections
2016
Nevada's 3rd Congressional District was a battleground district in 2016. Republican incumbent Joe Heck, who began serving in Congress in 2010, chose to seek election to the Senate in 2016, leaving the seat open. Jacky Rosen (D) defeated Danny Tarkanian (R), David Goossen (Independent), and Warren Markowitz (Independent American) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Rosen defeated five other Democrats to win the primary, while Tarkanian defeated six primary opponents. The primary elections took place on June 14, 2016.[8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic |  Jacky Rosen |
47.2% | 146,869 | |
| Republican | Danny Tarkanian | 46% | 142,926 | |
| Independent American | Warren Markowitz | 3.7% | 11,602 | |
| Independent | David Goossen | 3.1% | 9,566 | |
| Total Votes | 310,963 | |||
| Source: Nevada Secretary of State | ||||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Danny Tarkanian |
32% | 9,002 | ||
| Michael Roberson | 24% | 6,759 | ||
| Michele Fiore | 18.2% | 5,124 | ||
| Andy Matthews | 14.1% | 3,975 | ||
| Kerry Bowers | 5.6% | 1,569 | ||
| Annette Teijeiro | 4.7% | 1,336 | ||
| Sami Khal | 1.4% | 381 | ||
| Total Votes | 28,146 | |||
| Source: Nevada Secretary of State |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Jacky Rosen |
62.2% | 14,221 | ||
| Jesse Sbaih | 12.8% | 2,928 | ||
| Barry Michaels | 9.7% | 2,219 | ||
| Steven Schiffman | 5.4% | 1,237 | ||
| Alex Singer | 5.3% | 1,208 | ||
| Neil Waite | 4.6% | 1,055 | ||
| Total Votes | 22,868 | |||
| Source: Nevada Secretary of State |
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2014
The 3rd Congressional District of Nevada held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 4, 2014. Incumbent Joe Heck (R) defeated Erin Bilbray (D), Randy Kimmick (L), David Goossen (I) and Steven St John (I) in the general election. Bilbray defeated Zachary Campbell in the Democratic primary on June 10, 2014, while the other candidates ran unopposed or did not run in the primary.
Nevada's 3rd was considered a battleground district in 2014. Heck had only been in office since 2011, and although he won re-election in 2012 with a 7.5 percent margin of victory, the district voted Democratic in the 2012 presidential election. President Barack Obama won the district by just 0.8 percent.
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Joe Heck Incumbent |
60.8% | 88,528 | |
| Democratic | Erin Bilbray | 36.1% | 52,644 | |
| Libertarian | Randy Kimmick | 1.1% | 1,566 | |
| Independent | David Goossen | 1.1% | 1,637 | |
| Independent | Steven St John | 0.9% | 1,344 | |
| Total Votes | 145,719 | |||
| Source: Nevada Secretary of State | ||||
Media
- St John released a video in 2014 announcing his candidacy and explaining his campaign themes.[20]
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Personal
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St John and his wife live in Henderson, Nevada.[4]
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term "Steven + St + John + Congress + 2014"
See also
- United States House of Representatives
- Nevada's 3rd Congressional District elections, 2014
- Nevada's 3rd Congressional District election, 2016
- Nevada's 3rd Congressional District
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Ballotpedia Staff, "Email correspondence with Steven St John," January 3, 2016
- ↑ Clark County Nevada, "2014 Candidate Filing Search," accessed March 18, 2014
- ↑ Politico, "2014 Nevada House Election Results," accessed November 17, 2014
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Steven St John for Congress, "Who Am I," accessed April 27, 2014
- ↑ Information submitted through Ballotpedia's biographical submission form on February 24, 2014
- ↑ Steven St John For Congress, "The Number 1 Priority," accessed September 15, 2014
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Clark County Election Department, "Candidate Filing in Clark County," accessed March 19, 2016
- ↑ AP, "Republican State Sen. Michael Roberson running for Congress," July 8, 2015
- ↑ Reno Gazette-Journal, "Nevada's Tarkanian announces bid for Congress," July 13, 2015
- ↑ Las Vegas Sun, "President of conservative think tank NPRI joins House race," July 20, 2015
- ↑ CBS Las Vegas, "4 GOP Candidates In 3rd District," July 20, 2015
- ↑ Twitter, "Michelle Rindels," August 10, 2015
- ↑ Ballotpedia Staff, "Email correspondence with Barry Michaels," January 19, 2016
- ↑ Ballotpedia Staff, "Email correspondence with Steven St John," January 3, 2016
- ↑ Associated Press, "Democrat Jacky Rosen launches bid for Rep. Heck's House seat," January 26, 2016
- ↑ Ballotpedia Staff, "Email correspondence with Ballotpedia staff," March 5, 2016
- ↑ The New York Times, "Nevada Primary Results," June 14, 2016
- ↑ Nevada Secretary of State, "2016 Master Statewide Certified List of Candidates," accessed September 7, 2016
- ↑ YouTube, "Intro video," accessed September 15, 2014
