Valleri Crabtree

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Valleri Crabtree

Democratic Party

Elections and appointments

Last election

August 30, 2016

Contact

Personal website

Valleri Crabtree was a 2016 Democratic candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 9th Congressional District of Florida. Crabtree was defeated by Darren Soto in the Democratic primary on August 30, 2016.

Elections

2016

See also: Florida's 9th Congressional District election, 2016

Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Democratic. Incumbent Alan Grayson (D) did not seek re-election in 2016. Darren Soto (D) defeated Wayne Liebnitzky (R) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Soto defeated Susannah Randolph, Dena Grayson, and Valleri Crabtree in the Democratic primary, while Liebnitzky defeated Wanda Rentas to win the Republican nomination. The primary elections took place on August 30, 2016.

U.S. House, Florida District 9 General Election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Darren Soto	57.5%	195,311
	Republican	Wayne Liebnitzky	42.5%	144,450
Total Votes				339,761
Source: Florida Division of Elections

U.S. House, Florida District 9 Republican Primary, 2016

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Wayne Liebnitzky	67.6%	22,725
Wanda Rentas	32.4%	10,911
Total Votes		33,636
Source: Florida Division of Elections

U.S. House, Florida District 9 Democratic Primary, 2016

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Darren Soto	36.3%	14,496
Susannah Randolph	28.2%	11,267
Dena Grayson	27.8%	11,122
Valleri Crabtree	7.7%	3,093
Total Votes		39,978
Source: Florida Division of Elections

Campaign themes

2016

The following issues were listed on Crabtree's campaign website. For a full list of campaign themes, click here.

“	Social Justice: The American Dream is real; we have built many avenues of opportunity and prosperity. The problem is that some of the vehicles which are available to use on those avenues are often in such disrepair that the trip becomes nearly impossible. At other times, the vehicles aren’t even available. Transparent Government: We can only get back on a more positive track if we take decisive steps to promote a more inclusive government. Here are several proposals which we’ve developed to “knock down barriers which discourage transparency and participation in our federal government.” Only with this decisive action will we be able to restore the confidence, trust, and interest which is so important for the proper functioning of our Congress. Responsible Economics: I am fiscally thrifty. I believe that every dollar raised from your wages and your investments must be treated with respect, wisdom, and prudence. It is ethically wrong to waste your tax dollars. I also believe that there is a need for government programs; however, the costs and the benefits of any program (or the expansion of any program) must be evaluated before even one dollar is spent. Below is the criteria which I am proposing that we include in any legislation which initiates, expands, or extends a federal program (as a member of Congress, I would only have decision-making opportunities for federal programs): Safeguarding our Future: Safeguarding our future through decisions which consider all aspects of national security, the environment, and the economy. We have shown a reluctance to invest in our future and, unfortunately, when investments are made, these investments are tainted with partisanship and lobbyist interests rather than using scientific data, sound economic theory, and balanced security measures.	”
—Valleri Crabtree's campaign website, http://crabtreeforcongress.com/policy-proposals/

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See also

• United States House of Representatives
• Florida's 9th Congressional District election, 2016
• Florida's 9th Congressional District

External links

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• Campaign website
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Footnotes

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Florida's current delegation to the United States Congress

Senators

Ashley Moody (R)

Rick Scott (R)

Representatives

District 1

Jimmy Patronis (R)

District 2

Neal Dunn (R)

District 3

Kat Cammack (R)

District 4

Aaron Bean (R)

District 5

John Rutherford (R)

District 6

Randy Fine (R)

District 7

Cory Mills (R)

District 8

Mike Haridopolos (R)

District 9

Darren Soto (D)

District 10

Maxwell Frost (D)

District 11

Daniel Webster (R)

District 12

Gus Bilirakis (R)

District 13

Anna Luna (R)

District 14

Kathy Castor (D)

District 15

Laurel Lee (R)

District 16

Vern Buchanan (R)

District 17

Greg Steube (R)

District 18

Scott Franklin (R)

District 19

Byron Donalds (R)

District 20

Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D)

District 21

Brian Mast (R)

District 22

Lois Frankel (D)

District 23

Jared Moskowitz (D)

District 24

Frederica Wilson (D)

District 25

Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D)

District 26

Mario Diaz-Balart (R)

District 27

Maria Elvira Salazar (R)

District 28

Carlos Gimenez (R)

Republican Party (22)

Democratic Party (8)