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Tim D'Annunzio
Tim D'Annunzio was a 2016 Republican candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 8th Congressional District of North Carolina.[1] D'Annunzio was defeated by incumbent Richard Hudson in the Republican primary.[2]
In 2014, D'Annunzio sought election to the U.S. Senate from North Carolina as a Libertarian candidate.[3] D'Annunzio lost in the Libertarian primary to Sean Haugh.
D'Annunzio was previously a 2012 Republican candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 4th Congressional District of North Carolina.[4] D'Annunzio defeated Jim Allen and George Hutchins in the Republican primary on May 8, 2012.[5]
D'Annunzio was defeated by Democratic incumbent David Price on November 6, 2012.[6]
Biography
D'Annunzio was born in Darby, PA, in 1958. He served in the Army where he trained as an infantryman and parachute rigger. In the Army, he joined of the Golden Knights, an elite Army parachute team, as a member of the Black Demonstration Team in 1980. He later became a military freefall instructor with the U.S. Army Special Warfare Center. In 1985, he was given an honorable discharge at the rank of staff sergeant. After his army service, he did maintenance work on parachutes for Martin Marietta Aerospace at the Kennedy Space Center. D'Annunzio briefly started his own military supply manufacturing company, JS Industries Inc, but closed down the venture in the 1990s. He then started another company, Paraclete Armor and Equipment Inc., which he sold to MSA in Pittsburgh, PA, in 2006. He then built the "world’s largest freefall simulator wind tunnel, Paraclete XP SkyVenture," which he maintains and operates.[7]
D'Annunzio and his wife, Colleen, have been married since 1995. They reside in Raeford, North Carolina, and have six children and several grandchildren.[7]
Elections
2016
Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Republican. Incumbent Richard Hudson (R) defeated Tim D'Annunzio in the Republican primary. Hudson defeated Thomas Mills, the only Democratic candidate to file, in the general election. The primary election took place on June 7, 2016. The general election took place on November 8, 2016.[8]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican |  Richard Hudson Incumbent |
58.8% | 189,863 | |
| Democratic | Thomas Mills | 41.2% | 133,182 | |
| Total Votes | 323,045 | |||
| Source: North Carolina State Board of Elections | ||||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Richard Hudson Incumbent |
64.6% | 16,375 | ||
| Tim D'Annunzio | 35.4% | 8,982 | ||
| Total Votes | 25,357 | |||
| Source: North Carolina State Board of Elections |
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2014
D'Annunzio ran in the 2014 election for the U.S. Senate, to represent North Carolina. D'Annunzio sought the Libertarian nomination in the primary on May 6, 2014, but was defeated by Sean Haugh.
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Sean Haugh |
60.7% | 1,226 | ||
| Tim D'Annunzio | 39.3% | 794 | ||
| Total Votes | 2,020 | |||
| Source: Results via the North Carolina State Board of Elections |
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2012
D'Annunzio ran in the 2012 election for the U.S. House to represent North Carolina's 4th District. D'Annunzio won the nomination on the Republican ticket. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run was February 29, 2012. D'Annunzio defeated Jim Allen and George Hutchins in the May 8, 2012, Republican primary.[5]
The Washington Post listed the House of Representatives elections in North Carolina in 2012 as one of the states that could have determined whether Democrats retook the House or Republicans held their majority in 2013.[9] North Carolina was rated 8th on the list.[9][10]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | David E. Price Incumbent |
74.5% | 259,534 | |
| Republican | Tim D'Annunzio | 25.5% | 88,951 | |
| Total Votes | 348,485 | |||
| Source: North Carolina State Board of Elections "Official Election Results, 2012 General Election" | ||||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
|
Tim D'Annunzio |
46.4% | 14,065 |
| George Frank Hutchins | 19.2% | 5,811 |
| Jim Allen | 34.4% | 10,430 |
| Total Votes | 30,306 | |
2010
In 2010, D'Annunzio ran for Congress in North Carolina's 8th Congressional District. He lost the Republican primary to Harold Johnson.[11]
Campaign themes
2016
D'Annunzio listed the following issues on his campaign website. Please note that the quotes below are excerpts, and the full text may be accessed on the campaign website.[12]
- Climate Change: "Climate change is based in junk science that starts with a conclusion and only accepts data that verifies its assertions. It's a hoax and not even worthy of discussion."
- Energy: "I will work to reduce these restrictions [on nuclear energy] and encourage new construction in all sources of safe, clean, and inexpensive energy production, thereby reducing our dependence on foreign sources."
- Education: "Our current educational system has lost its ability to focus on the fundamental basics and has declined into the slow drift towards the priorities demanded by political correctness."
- Veterans: "I will fight to increase the quality of care at our Veteran’s Affairs (VA) health facilities and find ways to bring structure to the inefficient mess of the VA bureaucracy."
- Illegal immigration: "Those here illegally broke the law; it’s that simple. I am against any form of amnesty for those here illegally. I believe the initial step to a solution of this problem is securing our nation’s borders, building a wall, and ensuring our boarder agents are properly trained and fully equipped."
Campaign finance summary
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See also
- United States Senate
- United States Senate elections in North Carolina, 2014
- North Carolina's 8th Congressional District election, 2016
- North Carolina's 8th Congressional District
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections, "Candidate_Listing_20160315," December 21, 2015
- ↑ The New York Times, "North Carolina Primary Results," June 7, 2016
- ↑ North Carolina Board of Elections, "Candidate List Group by Contest," accessed March 11, 2014
- ↑ wral.com, "NC candidate filings for federal, statewide races," accessed March 3, 2012
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 North Carolina State Board of Elections, "Primary Election Results," accessed May 9, 2012.
- ↑ Politico, "2012 Election Map, North Carolina," accessed November 6, 2012
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 D'Annunzio's campaign website, "Biography," accessed January 15, 2016
- ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections, "June Primary Candidates," accessed March 27, 2016
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Washington Post, "The 10 states that will determine control of the House in 2012," accessed April 25, 2012
- ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections, "2012 Primary Results," accessed November 12, 2012
- ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections, "Official Results," accessed March 3, 2012
- ↑ D'Annunzio's campaign website, "Issues," accessed January 15, 2016
