Dominick Kavanaugh
Dominick Jack Kavanaugh (Republican Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Indiana's 8th Congressional District. He lost in the Republican primary on May 7, 2024.
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Biography
Dominick Jack Kavanaugh was born in Evansville, Indiana. Kavanaugh served in the U.S. Army Reserve starting in 2023. He earned a bachelor's degree from Louisiana State University. Kavanaugh's career experience includes working as a civil engineer.[1]
Elections
2024
See also: Indiana's 8th Congressional District election, 2024
Indiana's 8th Congressional District election, 2024 (May 7 Republican primary)
Indiana's 8th Congressional District election, 2024 (May 7 Democratic primary)
General election
General election for U.S. House Indiana District 8
Mark Messmer defeated Erik Hurt and K. Richard Fitzlaff in the general election for U.S. House Indiana District 8 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Mark Messmer (R) | 69.9 | 130,301 | |
| Erik Hurt (D) | 27.3 | 50,943 | ||
| K. Richard Fitzlaff (L) | 2.7 | 5,107 | ||
| Total votes: 186,351 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Indiana District 8
Erik Hurt defeated Edward Upton Sein, Michael Talarzyk, and Peter Priest II in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Indiana District 8 on May 7, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Erik Hurt | 45.1 | 8,204 | |
| Edward Upton Sein | 22.5 | 4,087 | ||
| Michael Talarzyk | 20.9 | 3,796 | ||
 | Peter Priest II | 11.5 | 2,098 | |
| Total votes: 18,185 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Kellie Moore (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Indiana District 8
The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for U.S. House Indiana District 8 on May 7, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Mark Messmer | 38.5 | 30,668 | |
| John N. Hostettler | 19.7 | 15,649 | ||
| Richard Moss | 14.1 | 11,227 | ||
| Dominick Jack Kavanaugh | 11.8 | 9,397 | ||
| Kristi Risk | 9.2 | 7,350 | ||
| Luke Misner | 2.9 | 2,287 | ||
| Jim Case | 2.6 | 2,107 | ||
| Jeremy Heath | 1.2 | 944 | ||
| Total votes: 79,629 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Jon Schrock (R)
- Larry Bucshon (R)
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Kavanaugh in this election.
Pledges
Kavanaugh signed the following pledges.
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Dominick Jack Kavanaugh completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Kavanaugh's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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Born and raised in Southwest Indiana, Dominick Kavanaugh learned the value of family and faith thanks to the example set by his parents, and his upbringing in the Vincennes community. His direct exposure to the construction industry instilled in Dominick an appreciation for a hard day’s work and a passion to serve his community as a whole. With this unique perspective, due in part to his family’s long involvement in the construction trade, Dominick graduated with a Civil Engineering degree from Louisiana State University in 2020. His appreciation of and desire for public service led Dominick to work in President Donald J. Trump’s White House in the Office of Press and Communications, where he assisted in the crafting and deployment of President Trump’s message to the American people across multiple mediums. Seeing first-hand the success of America First policies and understanding how critical it was to our nation’s future to ensure they continued, Dominick continued in the Communications Department of President Trump’s 2020 re-election campaign. Kavanaugh then shifted to working as a general contractor that entailed overseeing the completion of dozens of projects involving heavy-civil construction operations. Believing that there was still more for him to offer his country, Dominick took the oath-office as a direct commissioned officer into the United States Army Reserves on February 4, 2023. He currently serves as a Second Lieutenant with the 758th Engineer Company.
- America-First
- Farmers
- Energy Independence (Coal and Ethanol)
Transportation, Agriculture, Energy, Armed Services
For Whom The Bell Tolls by Ernest Hemingway. This book demonstrates the commitment to service and believing in a cause much greater than one's self.
Transportation, Agriculture, and Armed Services
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See also
2024 Elections
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Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on March 14, 2024
