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Walt Peters

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Walt Peters
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June 28, 2022

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Walt Peters (Republican Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Illinois' 16th Congressional District. He lost in the Republican primary on June 28, 2022.

Peters completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. Click here to read the survey answers.

Elections

2022

See also: Illinois' 16th Congressional District election, 2022

General election

General election for U.S. House Illinois District 16

Incumbent Darin LaHood defeated Elizabeth Haderlein in the general election for U.S. House Illinois District 16 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
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Image of Darin LaHood
Darin LaHood (R)
 
66.3
 
197,621
Image of Elizabeth Haderlein
Elizabeth Haderlein (D) Candidate Connection
 
33.7
 
100,325

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 297,946
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Illinois District 16

Incumbent Darin LaHood defeated Walt Peters, JoAnne Guillemette, and Michael Rebresh in the Republican primary for U.S. House Illinois District 16 on June 28, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
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Image of Darin LaHood
Darin LaHood
 
66.4
 
56,582
Image of Walt Peters
Walt Peters Candidate Connection
 
13.2
 
11,278
Image of JoAnne Guillemette
JoAnne Guillemette
 
12.3
 
10,476
Image of Michael Rebresh
Michael Rebresh Candidate Connection
 
8.1
 
6,911

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 85,247
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2022

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Candidate Connection

Walt Peters completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Peters' responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.

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I am married with 3 children and 3 grandchildren. I received a degree in aerospace engineering from the University of Michigan. Upon graduation, I was commissioned in the army and sent to Korea. I remained in the army reserve, graduated from US Army Command and General Staff College, and retired as Lieutenant Colonel.

I attended Northern Illinois University on the GI Bill, receiving a Master’s in Business Administration. My professional career includes engineering and product management with Sundstrand, Director of Programs with Envirovac, President of Dettmers Industries, and Director of Marketing and Contracts with GE Aerospace. I hold two patents – cylinder stop tubes and emergency ram air turbines. I have a commercial pilot license and am a Lifetime VFW member.

I am a strong believer that the government governs best which governs least. As such, I support parent’s rights in education, wealth creation not redistribution, and stopping government overreach and its subsequent regulatory costs to business. I support the break-up of the education-media complex and support free speech and diversity of thought. I believe property rights are a key part of wealth creation and need to be protected.

The Bill of Rights enumerated in the Constitution is what makes America unique. As Americans, we need to reassert those rights. I am a strong advocate of the right to bear arms, the freedom of religion, and the right to life.

  • Preserving Constitutional Rights
  • Preventing Government Overreach
  • Protecting Life and Family Values
Education

Fiscal responsibility
Military budgetary planning and control
Break-up of the social media companies
Protection of constitutional rights

Right to life
Governor Ron DeSantis of Florida. He has had the courage to speak the truth and act on it in Florida. From his response to Covid 19 to the latest attacks from Disney, he has stood firm to protect the people and children of his state.
Honesty and real life experience outside Washington DC. Actual work experience in an industry/position that provides a product or service to improve America’s standard of living.
The ability to listen and act logically and objectively. Engineering background of analysis and synthesis. Scientific knowledge. Military experience. Corporate management experience.
To articulate the values of the people of their congressional district in Washington. To ensure the people of the district understand and are involved in the decision process as the country moves forward into the future.
To a great extent, no personal legacy of my own. The strength of America is the people who are never heralded. They are the people who get up every morning to go to work to build cars, grow food and provide other goods and services. They do so to feed their families and provide a good life for them. That is the legacy I want and no more. I want to go to Washington to do the best I can to ensure that America continues to provide us all that opportunity.
The moon landing in 1969.
Gas station attendant. I was 14 and earned $.75/hour.
Being unemployed and looking for work after I was discharged from the army and returned to the US from Korea.
It is the branch of government that is closest to the people both because of its size and the frequency of elections.
The opposite. There is a reason people talk about term limits. The experience that representatives need is real life experience working for a living and creating, not redistributing, wealth. The longer a politician is in Washington, the more out of touch that politician becomes with the reality of the people he was elected to represent.
As a country we need to reassert the concept of America as a cultural melting pot and we need to protect free speech. We need to stop the name calling so we can have enlightened discussions of the challenges facing us. If you chose to not be vaccinated for Covid 19, it does not make you “antivax” ; if you question the idea that forest fires are caused by global warming, it does not make you a ‘climate change denier”; if you show up at a school board meeting because you have a concern about what your children are being taught, it does not make you a “domestic terrorist”.
Transportation
Ways and Means
Yes. The idea of a bicameral legislature with the House of Representatives being based on population and elected every two years is a good balance with the Senate being based on two per state. This is a good balance and ensures the voters have an opportunity to alter the course of the country between presidential terms, should they think that is necessary or desirable.
I have no objection to term limits, but we have that option every two years for the House and every 6 years for the Senate. Vote them out.
That depends on the policy and the compromise. Discussion and understanding can often lead to better policy and if that is the understanding of compromise, then yes. Alternatively, Neville Chamberlain’s compromise
with Hitler is a classic example of when compromise was not desirable.
One of my priorities is stopping government overreach. One of the keys to that is reigning in government spending and control. We need to reduce government spending and, if elected, I will work to do so.

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