William Clyde
William Clyde was a 2014 Green Party candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 2nd Congressional District of Connecticut.[1] William Clyde lost the general election on November 4, 2014.
Biography
Clyde earned his bachelor's degree in chemistry and economics from DePauw University in 1978. He went on to earn a master's degree in chemistry from New York University in 1980 and a Ph.D. in economics from Edinburgh University in 1986.[2]
Professionally, Clyde is an economics and finance professor and provost.[3]
Campaign themes
2014
Clyde listed the following issues on his campaign website:[4]
- Campaign reform
- Excerpt: "We need a process for electing officials that does not leave them so committed to the ideologies of their big supporters that they can’t work together to solve our problems. My campaign is dedicated and designed to playing a proactive role in development of that process."
- Term limits
- Excerpt: "Senators should be limited to two six-year terms, while Representatives should be limited to not more than six terms, and perhaps only four."
- Education
- Excerpt: "Elements of better education for all must include,
- 1. acknowledgement that education is a strategically important sector and that all decisions should be made with only one goal--student learning
- 2. widespread exploitation of new knowledge on brain theory and how people learn
- 3. widespread exploitation of new technologies and learning strategies
- 4. widespread integration of new research on the importance of character in success
- 5. national commitment to local control, but universally high expectations in education
- 6. better accountability of outcomes, especially learning outcomes
- 7. continued exploration of strategies to make higher education a better investment"
- Healthcare
- Excerpt: "The Affordable Care Act (popularly known as Obamacare) is a complicated compromise that does not resolve all of the issues and creates new ones. I support real reform that gets the incentives right, restores healthy relationships between patients and doctors, and gives us the effective, efficient health care we deserve and can afford."
Elections
2014
Clyde ran in the 2014 election for the U.S. House to represent Connecticut's 2nd District. He was defeated by incumbent Joe Courtney (D) in the general election on November 4, 2014.[5]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic |  Joe Courtney Incumbent |
61.6% | 141,948 | |
| Republican | Lori Hopkins-Cavanagh | 36.2% | 83,386 | |
| Green | William Clyde | 1.1% | 2,602 | |
| Libertarian | Daniel Reale | 1.1% | 2,543 | |
| Total Votes | 230,479 | |||
| Source: Connecticut Secretary of the State | ||||
Personal
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Clyde is married with five children.[6]
Recent news
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See also
- United States House of Representatives
- Connecticut's 2nd Congressional District elections, 2014
- Connecticut's 2nd Congressional District
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Connecticut Secretary of State, "General election candidates," accessed September 2, 2014
- ↑ Information submitted through Ballotpedia's biographical submission form on October 19, 2014
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedabout - ↑ Clyde for Congress, "Issues," accessed October 21, 2014
- ↑ The Huffington Post, "Election 2014," November 4, 2014
- ↑ Clyde for Congress, "About Bill," accessed October 21, 2014
