Chuck Wooten
Chuck Wooten was a 2014 Republican candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 2nd Congressional District of Arizona.[1] Wooten was defeated by Martha McSally in the Republican primary on August 26, 2014.[2]
Biography
Wooten served in the United States Air Force for over 20 years. He reached the rank of chief master sergeant and worked in logistics management. Wooten is a veteran of Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom.[3]
While serving in the Air Force, Wooten earned his A.A.S. in logistics management from the Community College of the Air Force in 1992. He later earned his B.S. in occupational education from Wayland Baptist University in 1998.[4]
Following his retirement from the Air Force, Wooten worked as the Vice President of Federal Business Development for SodexoUSA. He then founded his own consulting company and serves clients as a business development expert.[3]
Campaign themes
2014
Wooten submitted the following statement to Ballotpedia:[4]
| “ | My political philosophy is to apply the Constitution as written and amended, with no exceptions. I hope to help like-minded representatives in a concerted effort to restore our fiscal prosperity, end joblessness and ensure our National Defense, including securing our wide open border with Mexico.[5] | ” |
Elections
2014
Arizona's 2nd Congressional District was held by a Democrat heading into the election, but the district had roughly even numbers of registered Democrats and Republicans and was won by the Republican presidential candidate in 2008 and 2012. Incumbent Ron Barber faced no challenger in the Democratic primary. In the Republican primary, Martha McSally defeated Chuck Wooten and Shelley Kais. Barber and McSally faced off in the general election on November 4, 2014, in a rematch of the 2012 general election. The election took over six weeks to decide, and McSally was declared the winner following a mandatory recount that took place after the official canvass and certification of votes on December 1. In 2012, Barber defeated McSally by 0.8 percent of the vote.[6][7][8]
The signatures on Wooten's nomination petition were challenged, but the challenge was dismissed on June 19, 2014.[9][10] The general election took place on November 4, 2014.
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Martha McSally |
69.4% | 45,492 | ||
| Chuck Wooten | 22.9% | 14,995 | ||
| Shelley Kais | 7.8% | 5,103 | ||
| Total Votes | 65,590 | |||
| Source: Arizona Secretary of State |
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Campaign finance summary
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Recent news
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See also
- United States House of Representatives
- Arizona's 2nd Congressional District elections, 2014
- Arizona's 2nd Congressional District
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Arizona Secretary of State, "2014 Primary Election, Full Listing," accessed June 2, 2014
- ↑ Politico, "2014 Arizona House Primaries Results," accessed August 26, 2014
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Wooten 2014, "Meet Chuck," accessed June 9, 2014
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Information submitted through Ballotpedia's biographical submission form on June 6, 2014
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Politico, "2014 Arizona House Primaries Results," accessed August 27, 2014
- ↑ Arizona Secretary of State, "Official Election Results, 2012 General Election," accessed July 16, 2014
- ↑ Arizona Public Media, "UPDATE: McSally Wins Congressional Seat, Recount Confirms," December 17, 2014
- ↑ Arizona Daily Independent, "2014 Nomination Petition Challenges," accessed June 13, 2014
- ↑ Wilenchik & Bartness, "6-19-14 Court Dismisses Elections Challenge against Congressional Candidate Chuck Wooten," June 19, 2014
