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Travis Irvine
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Travis Irvine (Libertarian Party) ran for election for Governor of Ohio. He lost in the general election on November 6, 2018.
Irvine completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2018. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Travis Irvine earned a bachelor's degree from Ohio University and a master's from the Columbia School of Journalism. Irvine’s career experience includes working as a filmmaker and a journalist.[1]
Elections
2018
General election
General election for Governor of Ohio
The following candidates ran in the general election for Governor of Ohio on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Richard Michael DeWine (R) | 50.4 | 2,231,917 |
 | Richard Cordray (D) | 46.7 | 2,067,847 | |
 | Travis Irvine (L)  | 1.8 | 79,985 | |
 | Constance Gadell-Newton (G) | 1.1 | 49,475 | |
 | Renea Turner (Independent) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 185 | |
 | Richard Duncan (Independent) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 132 | |
| Rebecca Ayres (Independent) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 41 | ||
| Total votes: 4,429,582 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Collin Hill (Independent)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Governor of Ohio
The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for Governor of Ohio on May 8, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Richard Cordray | 62.2 | 428,159 |
 | Dennis Kucinich | 23.0 | 158,284 | |
 | Joseph Schiavoni | 9.2 | 63,131 | |
 | William O'Neill | 3.3 | 22,667 | |
| Paul Ray | 1.4 | 9,536 | ||
| Larry Ealy | 1.0 | 7,011 | ||
| Total votes: 688,788 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Connie Pillich (D)
- Jonathan Heavey (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Governor of Ohio
Richard Michael DeWine defeated Mary Taylor in the Republican primary for Governor of Ohio on May 8, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Richard Michael DeWine | 59.8 | 499,639 |
 | Mary Taylor | 40.2 | 335,328 | |
| Total votes: 834,967 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Jim Renacci (R)
Green primary election
Green primary for Governor of Ohio
Constance Gadell-Newton advanced from the Green primary for Governor of Ohio on May 8, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Constance Gadell-Newton | 100.0 | 3,031 |
| Total votes: 3,031 | |||
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Campaign themes
2018
Ballotpedia survey responses
- See also: Ballotpedia's candidate surveys
Travis Irvine participated in Ballotpedia's candidate survey on July 27, 2018. The survey questions appear in bold, and Travis Irvine's responses follow below.[2]
What would be your top three priorities, if elected?
| “ | - Comprehensive Tax Reform - Criminal Justice Reform - Legalize Marijuana[3][4] |
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What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about? Why?
| “ | I am personally passionate about criminal justice reform -- by legalizing marijuana, pardoning non-violent drug offenders and ending the death penalty, we can save taxpayers millions of dollars while also making our justice system more free and fair.Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; invalid names, e.g. too many[4]
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Ballotpedia also asked the candidate a series of optional questions. Travis Irvine answered the following:
Who do you look up to? Whose example would you like to follow and why?
| “ | In addition to former Libertarian candidates Gary Johnson and Bill Weld, I greatly admire libertarian leaning Republicans such as Ron Paul, Justin Amash, Thomas Massie and Rand Paul, as well as progressive leaning Democrats like Bernie Sanders, Tulsi Gabbard, Jared Polis and Nina Turner.[4] | ” |
| “ | I've written about my own political philosophy extensively on HuffPost and other outlets -- I believe that libertarians and progressives must come together on the big issues that we agree, then we can sort out our disagreements on domestic policies later. On political style, the movie "Bulworth" is easily one of my favorites of all time.[4] | ” |
| “ | Honesty, integrity, flexibility, kindness and a willingness to listen and understand.[4] | ” |
| “ | Honesty, integrity, flexibility, kindness and a willingness to listen and understand -- in addition to firm fiscal responsibility.[4] | ” |
| “ | Be a good steward of taxpayer dollars, don't give in to special interests and lobbyists, work on behalf of the people of Ohio and with the state legislature to build an efficient and tolerant government.[4] | ” |
| “ | I would love to leave a legacy of a more free Ohio, a more fiscally responsible state government and a booming economy that can attract and keep millennials living in Ohio.[4] | ” |
| “ | The first Gulf War began on my birthday in August 1990, so I remember that distinctly.[4] | ” |
| “ | I worked for the Ohio Poultry Association booth selling chicken sandwiches at the Ohio State Fair during the summer after my freshman year in high school. I returned to that job the next two summers before becoming a camp counselor with The City of Bexley's Parks and Recreation Department.[4] | ” |
| “ | We split the bill and went home.[4] | ” |
| “ | I love the 4th of July -- in my hometown of Bexley, the parade and parties around the city are so much fun and the city's fireworks are right across the street from the house I grew up in.[4] | ” |
| “ | I always loved Treasure Island and it still holds up.[4] | ” |
| “ | Probably Bob Cratchit -- I always liked the idea of being a symbol of economic hardship who rises above thanks to his good demeanor and (admittedly) ghosts.[4] | ” |
| “ | I take great pride in my diverse political yard sign collection, which includes signs from my two previous runs as well.[4] | ” |
| “ | It changes every week, but Cardi B's "I Like It" has been my jam lately.[4] | ” |
| “ | I severed a nerve in my left arm when I was 12 years old at a birthday party and have struggled with the injury ever since.[4] | ” |
| “ | We do have it in Ohio and I'm excited to use it.[4] | ” |
| “ | We must work together on issues we agree on and challenge each other on issues where we disagree -- no matter what, we have a duty to the citizens of Ohio to make the state government a fiscally responsible entity for good and to keep it out of people's economic and personal lives as much as possible.[4] | ” |
| “ | We must deal with our opioid crisis by legalizing marijuana and putting more focus on rehab and education -- and less money into enforcement and incarceration. We must revitalize our stagnant economy by implementing comprehensive tax reform and reducing regulations so we can keep more innovation and hardworking millennials in Ohio. Those two issues are key to the future of our state.[4] | ” |
| “ | I would work with the fiscally conservative members in our state legislature to create a fair and balanced budget, but would also keep a keen eye on items to veto to eliminate frivolous kickbacks and political pet projects -- similar to what Gary Johnson and Bill Weld did with their state budgets during their gubernatorial terms.[4] | ” |
| “ | Creating a fair and uncorrupt justice system and an economic environment that allows businesses and individuals to prosper are the two most important aspects to me.[4] | ” |
| “ | I would use the power responsibly and effectively, but more importantly, I would use it. There are plenty of items in our budgets that can be vetoed and I would strongly take this into consideration.[4] | ” |
| “ | I love the green Ohio landscapes in the summer, the waters of Lake Erie and Ohio River, as well as our people with their kind, Midwestern demeanors.[4] | ” |
Ballotpedia biographical submission form
The candidate completed Ballotpedia's biographical information submission form:
| “ | What is your political philosophy?
Libertarian. My goal is to implement common sense policies which make people more free. Is there anything you would like to add? I previously ran for office in 2007 and 2010. Campaign ads for the 2010 race were featured on PBS, CNN and The Jay Leno Show. In 2014, I founded the Central Ohioans Countering Kasich PAC.[4] |
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| —Travis Irvine[1] | ||
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Information submitted on Ballotpedia’s biographical information submission form on July 21, 2018
- ↑ Note: The candidate's answers have been reproduced here verbatim without edits or corrections by Ballotpedia.
- ↑ Ballotpedia's candidate survey, "Travis Irvine's responses," July 27, 2018
- ↑ 4.00 4.01 4.02 4.03 4.04 4.05 4.06 4.07 4.08 4.09 4.10 4.11 4.12 4.13 4.14 4.15 4.16 4.17 4.18 4.19 4.20 4.21 4.22 4.23 4.24 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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