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Latest revision as of 16:19, 13 August 2024
Terence Strait was a 2016 Democratic candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 4th Congressional District of Maryland. Strait was defeated by Anthony Brown in the primary.
Biography
Strait received his B.A. psychology in 2008 and his M.A. in psychology in 2011 from the University of Alabama in Huntsville. He served in the US Army from 1999-2003 and worked as a statistician for the US Census Bureau from 2012-2015.[1]
Elections
2016
Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Democratic. In Maryland's 4th Congressional District, incumbent Donna Edwards (D) chose not to run for re-election in 2016, instead choosing to pursue election to the U.S. Senate. Anthony Brown (D) defeated George McDermott (R), Benjamin Lee Krause (L), Kamesha Clark (G), and Adrian Petrus (D, write-in) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Brown defeated Warren Christopher, Matthew Fogg, Glenn Ivey, Joseline Pena-Melnyk, and Terence Strait in the Democratic primary, while McDermott defeated Robert Broadus, Rob Buck, and David Therrien to win the Republican nomination. The primary elections took place on April 26, 2016. [2][3]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic |  Anthony Brown |
74.1% | 237,501 | |
| Republican | George McDermott | 21.4% | 68,670 | |
| Green | Kamesha Clark | 2.6% | 8,204 | |
| Libertarian | Benjamin Lee Krause | 1.8% | 5,744 | |
| N/A | Write-in | 0.2% | 531 | |
| Total Votes | 320,650 | |||
| Source: Maryland State Board of Elections | ||||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Anthony Brown |
41.6% | 47,678 | ||
| Glenn Ivey | 34% | 38,966 | ||
| Joseline Pena-Melnyk | 19% | 21,724 | ||
| Warren Christopher | 3.5% | 3,973 | ||
| Matthew Fogg | 1.3% | 1,437 | ||
| Terence Strait | 0.7% | 845 | ||
| Total Votes | 114,623 | |||
| Source: Maryland State Board of Elections |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
George McDermott |
45.8% | 10,882 | ||
| David Therrien | 26.2% | 6,219 | ||
| Robert Broadus | 16.7% | 3,977 | ||
| Rob Buck | 11.4% | 2,703 | ||
| Total Votes | 23,781 | |||
| Source: Maryland State Board of Elections |
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Campaign themes
2016
Strait issued the following statement regarding his bid for office:
| “ | Many people around the country have given up on politics as hopelessly corrupt. With politicians raising millions of dollars each election cycle, regular working people don't believe their elected officials are representing anybody but their wealthy donors. Tax policy is rigged to support the super-wealthy and multinational corporations, trade policy privileges corporate profits over labor interests, and any suggestion that we take care of those most in need or protect the environment are shot down as being "too expensive." We talk about big government or small government, but put almost no effort into having effective government. In fact, Congressional operations have seemingly been twisted to be as ineffective as possible. Between the near-constant threats of government shutdown, repeated last minute battles over the budget and debt limit, and complete lack of planning for the future, I decided it was time to step up and get involved. I bring a vision for the future to the race, one that I believe Congress desperately needs if it is to address the challenges we will face in this century. We need an ambitious climate plan, a discussion on how our economy will adapt to increasing automation and outsourcing, and a 21st century education system. I can't promise to get everything done myself, but I can promise that I will fight to address those issues. If you change the conversation, you can change the policy, and that will change the world. | ” |
| —Terence Strait, [1] | ||
Recent news
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See also
- United States House of Representatives
- Maryland's 4th Congressional District election, 2016
- Maryland's 4th Congressional District
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Information submitted through Ballotpedia's biographical submission form on January 10, 2016
- ↑ Maryland State Board of Elections, "2016 Presidential Primary Election State Candidates List," accessed February 5, 2016
- ↑ The New York Times, "Maryland Primary Results," April 26, 2016
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
