Brandon Lape
Brandon Lape (Republican Party) ran for election to the Ohio House of Representatives to represent District 98. He lost in the Republican primary on March 19, 2024.
Biography
Brandon Lape was born in Ashland, Ohio. He attended the University of Akron-Wayne College and the University of Phoenix. Lape’s career experience includes working as a desktop support technician at Ariel Corporation. He has been associated with the Masonic Ohio Lodge #199.[1]
Elections
2024
See also: Ohio House of Representatives elections, 2024
General election
General election for Ohio House of Representatives District 98
Mark Hiner defeated Annie Homstad in the general election for Ohio House of Representatives District 98 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Mark Hiner (R) | 75.5 | 35,572 |
 | Annie Homstad (D) | 24.5 | 11,557 | |
| Total votes: 47,129 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Ohio House of Representatives District 98
Annie Homstad advanced from the Democratic primary for Ohio House of Representatives District 98 on March 19, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Annie Homstad | 100.0 | 2,266 |
| Total votes: 2,266 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Ohio House of Representatives District 98
Mark Hiner defeated Scott Pullins and Brandon Lape in the Republican primary for Ohio House of Representatives District 98 on March 19, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Mark Hiner | 54.9 | 7,634 |
 | Scott Pullins | 27.6 | 3,838 | |
 | Brandon Lape | 17.6 | 2,443 | |
| Total votes: 13,915 | |||
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Campaign finance
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Lape in this election.
2022
See also: Ohio's 12th Congressional District election, 2022
General election
General election for U.S. House Ohio District 12
Incumbent Troy Balderson defeated Amy Rippel-Elton in the general election for U.S. House Ohio District 12 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Troy Balderson (R) | 69.3 | 191,344 |
| Amy Rippel-Elton (D) | 30.7 | 84,893 | ||
| Total votes: 276,237 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Ohio District 12
Amy Rippel-Elton defeated Michael Fletcher in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Ohio District 12 on May 3, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Amy Rippel-Elton | 56.7 | 12,712 | |
 | Michael Fletcher | 43.3 | 9,717 | |
| Total votes: 22,429 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Alaina Shearer (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Ohio District 12
Incumbent Troy Balderson defeated Brandon Lape in the Republican primary for U.S. House Ohio District 12 on May 3, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Troy Balderson | 82.3 | 66,181 |
| Brandon Lape | 17.7 | 14,196 | |
| Total votes: 80,377 | |||
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2020
See also: Ohio's 7th Congressional District election, 2020
Ohio's 7th Congressional District election, 2020 (April 28 Democratic primary)
Ohio's 7th Congressional District election, 2020 (April 28 Republican primary)
General election
General election for U.S. House Ohio District 7
Incumbent Bob Gibbs defeated Quentin Potter and Brandon Lape in the general election for U.S. House Ohio District 7 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Bob Gibbs (R) | 67.5 | 236,607 |
 | Quentin Potter (D) | 29.2 | 102,271 | |
| Brandon Lape (L) | 3.3 | 11,671 | |
| Total votes: 350,549 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Ohio District 7
Quentin Potter advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Ohio District 7 on April 28, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Quentin Potter (Write-in) | 100.0 | 2,356 |
| Total votes: 2,356 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Ohio District 7
Incumbent Bob Gibbs advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Ohio District 7 on April 28, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Bob Gibbs | 100.0 | 55,009 |
| Total votes: 55,009 | |||
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Libertarian primary election
Libertarian primary for U.S. House Ohio District 7
Brandon Lape advanced from the Libertarian primary for U.S. House Ohio District 7 on April 28, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Brandon Lape | 100.0 | 261 |
| Total votes: 261 | |||
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Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2022
Brandon Lape completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Lape's responses.
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Brandon and Lisa have been married for nearly 20 years and now have two talented, highly intelligent teenagers.
Brandon Lape has always worked in some form of service industry. Eventually, he landed a retail sales position at a cellular store while completing his degree in Information Technology. Mr Lape started his IT career in healthcare and eventually moved into manufacturing.
Brandon likes to build and fix things. Past projects include an electric motorcycle that didn't run on batteries, an in-ground swimming pool, several electrical projects, and woodworking.
Brandon Lape's principles are most similar to those of the Republican Liberty Caucus platform. The Congressman he would most likely resemble is Thomas Massie.
Simply put, Brandon Lape is a husband and father; a self taught, technically minded, solutions oriented INTJ that wants to see our freedoms restored and protected, smaller Government that spends less, and an end to failed social programs. Freedom Matters.- Restore and Protect Our Individual Rights
- Exercise Fiscal Responsibility and Eliminate Deficit
- Address Social Entitlements and Welfare Reform
Every Bill Brandon wants to introduce effectively shrinks Government.
Brandon is also a supporter of the idea to 'End the Fed'. In this, Mr Lape would like to repeal the Federal Reserve Act (ratified in 1913) to restrict outside, third party access and control of US Monetary Policy.
This would effectively remove the US Government's ability to borrow from the Central Bank and force Congress to have an annual balanced budget.
The principles that MUST guide any elected official include Freedom and smaller Government.
Better means, $31 Trillion Nation Debt is $0 National Debt. It means the value of the US Dollar is so high, you can buy a gallon of gas for under $1, a value meal for $3, or a soda for $0.25.
My junior and Senior years I was responsible for writing the schedule and was made crew leader. Some days, I would open the store, attend school, then return to close the store.
It was here that I learned the importance of punctuality, hard work, management of others, and gratitude for restaurant work.
The best part of working here was that it set up the rest of my life. While at McDonald's, I met my wife, Lisa. She was from a different town, different school district, and I never would have met her if we hadn't both worked there.
Mandatory and Discretionary spending can and should shrink.
The US Government has threatened shutdowns due to poor management these last several years. The debt ceiling has also been raised to an insane $31.4 Trillion.
These people have a better understanding of what it is like to live paycheck to paycheck and feel the effects of poor policy before anyone else.
Inflation may hurt small, medium, and corporate businesses bottom line, but it is felt by the end consumer the most.
This is why we need more welders, machinists, nurses, technicians, and engineers elected.
The best way to accomplish this is to actively and intentionally shrink Government.
I think I would best be suited for the Budget or Science, Space, and Technology committees.
The budget committee would help me better keep an eye on Discretionary spending.
Being a technician the Science, Space, and Technology committee would suit my personality.
Many of the other committees would be gone in the ideal House.
Many of these committees are used as ways to gain campaign financing to secure reelection or receive insider information to help a Congress Members stock portfolio. I want no part of that corruption.
This is why I would work to streamline the number of committees.
If voters do not like their representative or feel they are being ignored, they can campaign to elect someone new. This is a good thing.
Two years also limits the amount of time lobbyist have to build relationships with representatives and attempt to influence their policy or decisions.
https://www.termlimits.com/brandon-lape-pledges-to-support-term-limits-on-congre/
Three two-year terms for US House equaling six years.
Two six-year terms for US Senate equaling twelve years.
I believe in additional term limits for the Supreme Court as well.
To this, I will not compromise. This means continued socialist agendas that create inflation across markets will not be tolerated.
Bills that subsidize an industry or provide corporate welfare on the backs of our taxpayers are also a definite no.
Policy must remain simple, swift, and impactful.
The House, with limited time on each class, needs to calculate and configure a plan for raising revenue. Due to limited time, often, a consensus cannot be made and legislation to raise revenue fails.
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2020
Brandon Lape completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Lape's responses.
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I'm a husband and father of two that loves spending time with my family. We like to play board games, video games, and watch television together. Other times I listen to issues my kids may be having at school with friends or homework and help them navigate the nuances of adolescence.
I always have to be working on a project.
I'm a Do-It Yourself kind of person. When is see something that needs fixed, I fix it.
In the past I've had projects like building my own electric motorcycle, designing a tiny house, and most recently I am constructing an American Ninja Warrior course in my back yard.
In my career, I troubleshoot complex systems in environments I'm not used to being in. I have to learn quickly and fix things that would otherwise remain broken.
I feel there isn't a much more complicated system than the United States Government. That's why I want to get in there and solve some of the problems we face.
I will prioritize efforts to restore civil liberties and protect individual rights.
I will encourage Congress to exercise fiscal responsibility and eliminate deficit spending.
I will work to address social entitlement and welfare reform.
Deficit spending is out of hand and needs to be addressed. Deficit spending allows for too much outside interference into how the US Government operates.
Yes, our economy is in a good place. Unemployment is the lowest it has been and the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is up. This is not due to politicians and programs they create. This is due to private industry.
Don't let the politicians take credit for work that the private sector has done. Small businesses and industry supply jobs and products.
We should be judging the performance of our Government and/or elected officials on how much deficit spending is happening and how much the National Debt is increased or decreased.
He has an unshakable faith that I don't have the ability to possess and I admire him for that. Like me, he is a good family man. He treats other people with respect no matter how their views differ.
Over the years we have had many philosophical and ethical discussions. Although we may not always agree, we appreciate one another for having a position and standing by it.
Josh is the reason I looked further into the Libertarian party and found it suited my views better than any other.
Hatchet is about a 13 year old boy that has to survive in the wilderness.
Shiloh is about a boy that shows compassion to a local dog.
Excellent reading for third through fifth graders.
Politically, I recommend reading the platform to the Libertarian Party. This is what really allowed me to think about how issues would be handled in a free society.
Rights are not gifts from the Government. That is why they are called rights.
Someone that doesn't take credit for another person's work. Someone that gives credit where credit is due.
Someone that lifts up their district and expects them to act with decency and compassion toward one another.
A person that values community, family, and friendship.
I hold people accountable for their actions. Integrity is paramount.
Note: this doesn't mean we have to spend money for it to benefit everyone.
I would like to secure the sovereignty of the Government so outside entities can no longer affect its governance.
The Federal Reserve, a private bank, has controlled the U.S. Treasury for too long. We must free the U.S. dollar by going back to a gold or silver standard.
I also remember seeing news coverage of the Berlin Wall coming down.
I was quickly also given the responsibility of meal prep and ensuring residents dietary needs were met.
No wait... Superman.
When I was living in a trailer in the middle of a junkyard, I didn't feel like I was struggling any worse than I am now.
Mandatory spending is required by various acts and laws in place. This includes entitlement programs like Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid.
Discretionary spending is spending that is sent to appropriations committees to be divided among various agencies and programs throughout the Government.
Net interest refers to the amount paid on the interest of the National Debt. This is the amount that should take up a third to half of the annual budget.
We need to stop sending career politicians to Washington, D.C.
We need to send fewer lawyers and more technicians, engineers, teachers, nurses, and doctors. The more diverse occupations in politics, the broader experiences available to draw solutions from.
The Federal Reserve has the largest Gold Repository in the world and has allowed our Government to take out high interest loans that allow for immense deficit spending.
Our Government has become so reliant on deficit spending, it is going to take politicians that not only recognize this as a problem but also work toward a plan to get us away from it.
Any ethics committee would be fantastic.
2 years doesn't give much time to introduce a bill and see it through. This is why reelection is important.
For Congress, no more than six conservative terms (12 years)
For Senate, no more than two consecutive terms (12 years)
The President of the United States is limited to two consecutive 4 year terms (8 years)
I wouldn't mind being the minority house leader.
Without Medicaid, his mother would not be able to afford the medication.
She feels any Medicaid reform would be a death sentence for her son. I completely hear her and understand her concerns.
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2024 Elections
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Footnotes
- ↑ ’’Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on February 7, 2020’’
