Myron Buchholz

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Myron Buchholz

Democratic Party

Elections and appointments

Last election

August 9, 2016

Contact

Personal website

Myron Buchholz was a 2016 Democratic candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 3rd Congressional District of Wisconsin. Buchholz was defeated by incumbent Ron Kind in the Democratic primary on August 9, 2016.

Elections

2016

See also: Wisconsin's 3rd Congressional District election, 2016

Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Democratic. Incumbent Ron Kind (D) faced no opposition in the general election on November 8, 2016. Kind defeated Myron Buchholz in the Democratic primary on August 9, 2016.

U.S. House, Wisconsin District 3 General Election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Ron Kind Incumbent	99.9%	257,401
	N/A	Write-in	0.1%	169
Total Votes				257,570
Source: Wisconsin Elections Commission

U.S. House, Wisconsin District 3 Democratic Primary, 2016

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Ron Kind Incumbent	81.3%	33,320
Myron Buchholz	18.7%	7,689
Total Votes		41,009
Source: Wisconsin Elections and Ethics Commission

Campaign themes

2016

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

“	Campaign Finance Reform: Before I was arrested on April 16th along with 200 people for refusing to leave the capitol steps during the Democracy Spring uprising the crowd chanted, “Whose House, Our House.” It turns out we were wrong for the time being. Presently the House is owned by a few corporations and wealthy people and it will stay that way until our present system is brought under control. As a candidate, frequently the first question I am asked is, “How much money do you have.” That explains much about the makeup of our present congress. It is not about positions on major issues, it is all about the money and that is wrong. Clean Energy & The Environment: Senator Bernie Sanders estimates that a robustly funded clean energy program can create 5 million new jobs over the next 15 years, putting Americans to work and slowing the pace of climate change. The full range of wind, solar, biomass, and other renewable fuels should be invested in and developed immediately. Health Insurance: Health care is a human right. While the Affordable Care Act is an improvement, it leaves too many people uninsured and under-insured. I support Senator Bernie Sanders’s plan for a single payer, Medicare for All system. This is the only way to ensure that everyone is covered, and costs are contained. Higher Education: After WWII, we put 8 million Vets in college tuition free, and many schools offered free tuition until the 1980’s. We can and should do that again. The government must not profit on student loans and those loans already made should be renegotiated and present student interest rates slashed. As a college student in the 70’s, Buchholz got interest free loans from the State Bank of North Dakota and did not leave college under a mountain of debt, and he shudders when he thinks about those graduating today with a mortgage and no house. Student debt affects our entire economy because money used to service debt cannot be used to buy a house or a car or otherwise circulate in the economy. Jobs: Wall Street and the political establishment have betrayed American workers for too long. Jobs are gone and wages are down. Trade agreements like NAFTA and Permanent Normal Trade Relations with China have sent American manufacturing jobs out of the country. The proposed Trans Pacific Partnership, (TPP) is the largest free trade agreement in history, and will accelerate this trend. It may be debated in Congress before the end of this year. I’m strongly opposed to the passage of the Trans Pacific Partnership.	”
—Myron Buchholz's campaign website, http://buchholzforcongress.org/issues/

Recent news

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See also

• United States House of Representatives
• Wisconsin's 3rd Congressional District election, 2016
• Wisconsin's 3rd Congressional District

External links

Suggest a link

• Campaign website
• Facebook page

Footnotes

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Wisconsin's current delegation to the United States Congress

Senators

Tammy Baldwin (D)

Ronald Johnson (R)

Representatives

District 1

Bryan Steil (R)

District 2

Mark Pocan (D)

District 3

Derrick Van Orden (R)

District 4

Gwen Moore (D)

District 5

Scott Fitzgerald (R)

District 6

Glenn Grothman (R)

District 7

Tom Tiffany (R)

District 8

Tony Wied (R)

Republican Party (7)

Democratic Party (3)