Rick Walker (Ohio)
Rick Walker (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Ohio House of Representatives to represent District 57. He lost in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Walker was previously a 2014 Democratic candidate for District 61 of the Ohio House of Representatives. He was defeated by incumbent Ron Young (R) in the general election.
Elections
2024
See also: Ohio House of Representatives elections, 2024
General election
General election for Ohio House of Representatives District 57
Incumbent Jamie Callender defeated Rick Walker in the general election for Ohio House of Representatives District 57 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Jamie Callender (R) | 62.6 | 40,994 |
 | Rick Walker (D) | 37.4 | 24,468 | |
| Total votes: 65,462 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Ohio House of Representatives District 57
Rick Walker advanced from the Democratic primary for Ohio House of Representatives District 57 on March 19, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Rick Walker | 100.0 | 4,007 |
| Total votes: 4,007 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Ohio House of Representatives District 57
Incumbent Jamie Callender advanced from the Republican primary for Ohio House of Representatives District 57 on March 19, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jamie Callender | 100.0 | 10,687 |
| Total votes: 10,687 | |||
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Campaign finance
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Walker in this election.
Pledges
Walker signed the following pledges.
2018
General election
General election for Ohio House of Representatives District 61
Jamie Callender defeated Rick Walker in the general election for Ohio House of Representatives District 61 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jamie Callender (R) | 59.5 | 30,559 |
| Rick Walker (D) | 40.5 | 20,828 | |
| Total votes: 51,387 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Ohio House of Representatives District 61
Rick Walker advanced from the Democratic primary for Ohio House of Representatives District 61 on May 8, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Rick Walker | 100.0 | 551 |
| Total votes: 551 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Ohio House of Representatives District 61
Jamie Callender defeated John Plecnik in the Republican primary for Ohio House of Representatives District 61 on May 8, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jamie Callender | 56.3 | 6,079 |
 | John Plecnik | 43.7 | 4,723 | |
| Total votes: 10,802 | |||
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2016
Elections for the Ohio House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election was held on March 15, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was December 16, 2015.
Incumbent Ron Young defeated Rick Walker in the Ohio House of Representatives District 61 general election.[1]
| Ohio House of Representatives, District 61 General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Ron Young Incumbent |
64.87% | 38,530 | |
| Democratic | Rick Walker | 35.13% | 20,862 | |
| Total Votes | 59,392 | |||
| Source: Ohio Secretary of State | ||||
Rick Walker ran unopposed in the Ohio House of Representatives District 61 Democratic primary.[2][3]
| Ohio House of Representatives District 61, Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Rick Walker (unopposed) |
100.00% | 7,417 | |
| Total Votes | 7,417 | |||
Incumbent Ron Young ran unopposed in the Ohio House of Representatives District 61 Republican primary.[2][3]
| Ohio House of Representatives District 61, Republican Primary, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Ron Young Incumbent (unopposed) |
100.00% | 17,835 | |
| Total Votes | 17,835 | |||
2014
Elections for the Ohio House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on May 6, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was February 5, 2014. Rick Walker was unopposed in the Democratic primary, while incumbent Ron Young was unopposed in the Republican primary. Young defeated Walker in the general election.[4]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Ron Young Incumbent |
65.2% | 23,991 | |
| Democratic | Rick Walker | 34.8% | 12,793 | |
| Total Votes | 36,784 | |||
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Rick Walker did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
2018
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Rick Walker participated in Ballotpedia's candidate survey on April 10, 2018. The survey questions appear in bold, and Rick Walker's responses follow below.[5]
What would be your top three priorities, if elected?
| “ | 1) Fair funding for public schools. 2) Fair funding for local municipalities. |
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What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about? Why?
| “ | Public schools are our future. We need to make sure that the teachers have the tools necessary to instruct our children to be successful citizens. Charter schools have a place, however they need to be accountable for proving attendance and activity. The majority of these schools have terrible graduation rates. Public schools however have proven to be very successful. If fairly funded, this can continue.Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; invalid names, e.g. too many[7]
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Ballotpedia also asked the candidate a series of optional questions. Rick Walker answered the following:
What qualities do you possess that you believe would make you a successful officeholder?
| “ | I have been in the public workforce all my life. I own two businesses, one in retail flooring and a real estate agent. I work with people every day. I have the ability to negotiate and compromise with people to find the best solution.[7] | ” |
| “ | To serve the public that elected them. We need to honor the office held and be held accountable to the voters.[7] | ” |
| “ | As a worker, and small business owner I have rode the ups and downs of the economy. I have been able to stay in business for more than 30 years by adapting to my surroundings.[7] | ” |
| “ | I believe redistricting should be an open process and the public should be able to access all the phases of the meetings. All political parties should be represented.[7] | ” |
2014
Walker's website highlighted the following campaign themes:[8]
Education
- Excerpt: "Rick will introduce legislation to ensure our teachers have the resources they need to support our students and meet higher standards."
Jobs and the Economy
- Excerpt: "Small businesses employ half of all working Americans. As a proud small business owner, Rick believes we should reward Ohio's most reliable job-creators and improve job-training opportunities to revitalize our middle class. Rick wants to eliminate unnecessary bureaucracy, grow our industries, and make Ohio more welcoming to American businesses."
The Environment
- Excerpt: "Rick Walker believes we have a responsibility to protect our environment for future generations of Ohioans. Measures such as carbon limits and fuel efficiency standards improve public health and reduce greenhouse gases. Investments in clean energy create jobs, reduce emissions, develop domestic energy sources, and improve our state’s energy infrastructure."
Equal Pay
- Excerpt: "Rick Walker is a strong believer in equal pay for equal work and supports legislation to ban discriminatory pay scales. All Ohioans deserve equal respect, responsibilities, and protections under the law."
The Second Amendment
- Excerpt: "Rick Walker believes in defending the Second Amendment and safeguarding the rights of responsible gun owners. Common-sense regulations like background checks protect the public and gun owners alike."
Campaign finance summary
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Footnotes
- ↑ Ohio Secretary of State, "Official election results," accessed December 21, 2016
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Ohio Secretary of State, "Candidate Listing By Office," accessed February 8, 2016
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Ohio Secretary of State, "2016 Official Elections Results," accessed August 29, 2016
- ↑ Ohio Secretary of State, "Official primary election results for May 6, 2014," accessed July 3, 2014
- ↑ Note: The candidate's answers have been reproduced here verbatim without edits or corrections by Ballotpedia.
- ↑ Ballotpedia's candidate survey, "Rick Walker's responses," April 10, 2018
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ rickwalkerforohio.com, "Issues," accessed August 22, 2014
