Jilletta Jarvis
Jilletta Jarvis (Libertarian Party) ran for election for Governor of New Hampshire. She lost in the general election on November 6, 2018.
Jarvis completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2018. Click here to read the survey answers.
Jarvis was a 2016 independent candidate for governor of New Hampshire.[1] She filed a declaration of intent to run but did not appear on the general election ballot.
Biography
Jarvis resides in Sandown, New Hampshire with her family. Her professional experience includes working in learning and development, management, and project management. She has also worked as an adjunct professor at New Hampshire Community Technical College and volunteered with Micro-Credit NH. Jarvis graduated from Randolph-Macon Woman's College in 1997. Her organizational affiliations include the Libertarian Pragmatist Caucus and the Libertarian Party of New Hampshire.[2][3][4]
Elections
2018
General election
General election for Governor of New Hampshire
Incumbent Chris Sununu defeated Molly Kelly and Jilletta Jarvis in the general election for Governor of New Hampshire on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Chris Sununu (R) | 52.8 | 302,764 | |
| Molly Kelly (D) | 45.8 | 262,359 | ||
| Jilletta Jarvis (L) | 1.4 | 8,197 | ||
| Total votes: 573,320 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Governor of New Hampshire
Molly Kelly defeated Steve Marchand in the Democratic primary for Governor of New Hampshire on September 11, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Molly Kelly | 66.0 | 80,599 | |
| Steve Marchand | 34.0 | 41,612 | ||
| Total votes: 122,211 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Governor of New Hampshire
Incumbent Chris Sununu advanced from the Republican primary for Governor of New Hampshire on September 11, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Chris Sununu | 100.0 | 91,025 | |
| Total votes: 91,025 | ||||
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Libertarian primary election
Libertarian primary for Governor of New Hampshire
Jilletta Jarvis defeated Aaron Day in the Libertarian primary for Governor of New Hampshire on September 11, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Jilletta Jarvis | 54.2 | 576 | |
| Aaron Day | 45.8 | 487 | ||
| Total votes: 1,063 | ||||
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2016
Jarvis ran as an independent candidate for governor of New Hampshire in 2016.[1] She filed a declaration of intent to run but did not appear on the general election ballot.
Chris Sununu defeated Colin Van Ostern and Max Abramson in the New Hampshire governor election.
| New Hampshire Governor, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Chris Sununu |
49% | 354,040 | |
| Democratic | Colin Van Ostern | 46.7% | 337,589 | |
| Libertarian | Max Abramson | 4.3% | 31,243 | |
| Total Votes | 722,872 | |||
| Source: The New York Times | ||||
Campaign themes
2018
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Jilletta Jarvis completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Jarvis' responses.
What would be your top three priorities, if elected?
Promote New Small Business Creation through a 5 year tax ramp up period Institute an oversight board to hear and investigate complaints against public employees Fight opioid addiction in New Hampshire through the increase in treatment solutions, prevention solutions, and post treatment support
What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?
Economic success - NH was once a state that set standards for others. I want to see us climb back up as the initiation of policy that brings success to the people. Tax Relief - While it is true that NH is one of the 10 wealthiest states in the country, that wealth is not shared by the vast majority of the citizens. Too many people in the state still struggle, our homeless numbers are increasing, and as depression increases addiction increases. We need to bring in alterior methods of income for the state so that property taxes can be brought down. This includes legalizing casinos and hemp, as well as adding tax incentives to bring in the film industry.
Who do you look up to? Whose example would you like to follow, and why?
I look up to my mother who taught me the honesty & integrity are the most important qualities a person can have because at the end of the day you still have to be able to look yourself in face when you look into that mirror. She also taught me never to complain, instead identify the problem and move forward to solutions. and Tonie Nathan - the first woman and the first Libertarian to ever receive an electoral college vote. Nathan was the Libertarian Vice-Presidential Candidate in 1972.
What characteristics or principles are most important for an elected official?
Integrity, Compassion, Courage, Perseverance, and Understanding
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Note: Jarvis submitted the above survey responses to Ballotpedia on October 17, 2018.
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Jilletta Jarvis participated in Ballotpedia's candidate survey on August 15, 2018. The survey questions appear in bold, and Jilletta Jarvis's responses follow below.[5]
What would be your top three priorities, if elected?
| “ | Streamline Budget for efficiency, government transparency & accountability, education reform[6][7] | ” |
What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about? Why?
| “ | Growing our economy. When people are earning enough to support their families they are less likely to succumb to depression which leads to addiction. We have a crisis in NH and it’s time to work on prevention. Our homelessness problem is growing. Our young are leaving the state. We need a multi-tiered approach to fix this and it starts with the economy.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. Jilletta Jarvis answered the following:
Who do you look up to? Whose example would you like to follow and why?
| “ | My mother who taught me that complaining about issues gets us nowhere. We need solutions to advance.[7] | ” |
| “ | Integrity. Honesty. Kindness. Understanding.[7] | ” |
| “ | Integrity. Organization. Management. Foresighted. Principled. Research.[7] | ” |
| “ | The governor should champion good bills to the people, be accessible, stop bills that do not promote the people, limit overspending and overreach[7] | ” |
| “ | As the first libertarian governor in the country, it’s important that the legacy be one of growth and building freedom.[7] | ” |
| “ | The Challenger tragedy. I was 11 years old at the time and we were watching the event live in our classroom. My teacher started crying and I thought she was the strongest woman other than my mother I’d ever met. I had wanted to join NASA at the time and watching that changed my future.[7] | ” |
| “ | My very first paid job was working as a family camp counselor for the MA Audubon Society for 2 weeks. I then worked a summer job the next year for the FDIC when they came up to 1st NH Bank and began their foreclosures later returning to the Audubon Society where I spent 4 more years training counselors and moving up to Assistant Director. I was asked to apply to become the full time, year round Director but I didn’t want to move to Massachusetts at the time.[7] | ” |
| “ | I met him through an online dating site. Meeting someone this way is incredibly nerve wracking when that first date rolls around. During this first date, we went to a Mexican Restaurant in Manchester where he ordered milk and it came with a straw in it. He went to take a sip leaving the straw in the glass but not using it and I asked about that. His response was “Well, it’s not like I’m going to poke myself in the eye or anything” after which he immediately poked himself in the eye. I later married that man and that event actually helped ease any nervousness I had during the date because we laughed so hard together right away. We are still happily married and our kids joke about this event to this day even though they were not there.[7] | ” |
| “ | Thanksgiving. My family and my husband’s comes together at our home to simply relax and talk about everything. I cook the meal with my husband (we each have our jobs and work them together well). Everyone is just happy the whole day and together.[7] | ” |
| “ | A Wrinkle in Time. I read this book in 2nd grade and fell in love with it. Like the heroine of the story, I lost my father (though mine didn’t come back) and I had a protective love for my younger brother. They travel using the magic of science, bending reality to search the universe for their father to bring their family back together. As an adult, I introduced my son to this book at the end of his 2nd grade year knowing he would not have the same connection but wanting to share it with him and he also fell in love with the book. I did recently see the movie and would never recommend it. The screenwriter obviously never read the book.[7] | ” |
| “ | Wonder Woman. She fights for all people and promotes the fight for us to be allowed to be us. She has integrity and with her magic lasso, she demands honesty.[7] | ” |
| “ | There is a painting over my mantle that my son’s preschool teacher did from a photo of all three of our children together. As the two eldest are a year apart and then 12 and 13 years older than our youngest, we don’t have a lot of photos of them together. This simple painting is the most beautiful thing we own.[7] | ” |
| “ | What About Us - by Pink[7] | ” |
| “ | Balancing helping others with the need to stop and relax. Far too often, I’ll spend morning until night out stacking wood or helping to pull the weeds at the house of someone who has a disability and can’t do it, or whatever need someone has when they just can’t get the help and then I find myself exhausted. I am lucky to have a husband who reminds me to stop every now and then so I’ve been a lot better at this since 2007, but it’s still a struggle.[7] | ” |
| “ | Executive Authority is the enforcement of law. This means that it is the governor’s duty to make sure that the public trust is kept by all those who enforce law in this state.[7] | ” |
| “ | In NH, the Governor is the last chance the public has at stopping a bad bill or seeing a good one become law. It is vital the Governor reads every bill and does the research needed to make sure that it is written in a way that does not provide loopholes or take away freedom and Constitutional Rights from the people.[7] | ” |
| “ | The Governor in NH presents the first draft of the budget to the legislators and then passes the final draft. It is the responsibility of the officeholder to present a responsible, balanced budget that will be easy for the House and Senate members to vote on.[7] | ” |
| “ | NH does not grant line-item vetoing power to the Governor. There was a Constitutional Amendment to allow this in 2011, but it never made it to the ballot.[7] | ” |
| “ | Yes. I believe that many bills are good in general with a few items that need to be fixed. These will kill a bill that would otherwise help the people of the state but the whole bill gets killed due to them.[7] | ” |
| “ | Collaboration. The Governor should be helping to promote positive change by talking to the people about them before they get to his/her desk. Working with the legislators allows everyone to feel confident in the process and allows all people access.[7] | ” |
| “ | The people of NH are fiercely independent and yet caring about one another and their communities.[7] | ” |
| “ | Building our economy to allow innovation and invention. The drug crisis. Affordable Housing. And access to quality healthcare.[7] | ” |
Ballotpedia biographical submission form
The candidate completed Ballotpedia's biographical information submission form:
| “ | What is your political philosophy?
The government's roll is to protect the life, property and equal pursuit of happiness for every person in its jurisdiction. As Governor, I would support bills that promote these and veto bills. I will hold weekly live online sessions to talk about upcoming bills so people could provide feedback without having to take time off from work to go to Concord. I will attend feedback sessions in the legislature at every possible opportunity to hear the testimony of the people we represent. I will fight against corruption or government overreach and for transparency. Is there anything you would like to add? I hold a weekly Facebook live Q&A Session every Thursday at 7pm ET on my Facebook campaign page www.facebook.com/jarvis4gov[7] |
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| —Jilletta Jarvis[2] | ||
Jarvis completed Ballotpedia's biographical submission form a second time in October 2018:
| “ | What is your political philosophy?
Smaller Government focused on protecting Life, Property, & an Equal pursuit of Happiness for all individuals, held accountable to the people."[7] |
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| —Jilletta Jarvis[4] | ||
2016
On the economy: "I’d support a program where we can offer tax incentives to companies that keep employment and distribution in state, keeping the profit cycle in state instead of sending all company profits to another state where the company headquarters are. I’d support in-state innovation and the entrepreneurial spirit I know this state possesses. We need to support NH innovators, entrepreneurs, NH Made products, and technology in the state."[8]
On political corruption: "We do not pay a living wage to our state legislature, they basically volunteer their time to make this state wonderful. We have town voting.We have choice…but that does NOT mean we don’t have corruption. Lobbyists and Special Interest Groups still infest our State and try to persuade officials to vote in their favor with gifts and money. This is not in the best interest of the voters. I would like this practice to end."
On marital rights: "All rights given to one married couple should be the same as for another. Regardless of where you were legally married, you should have the same rights in this state. Anything other than this is discrimination."
On the environment: "There is no justification to place a Pipeline through the state. There has not been any evidence of great benefit to the state for a gas pipeline and there are more potential issues from such a move – some with disastrous consequences. The Northern Pass Project also has not demonstrated enough of a benefit to outweigh my concerns ... . Solar Energy should be used more frequently in the state and that we should look into the programs that other states have where they give tax breaks to residents who add solar energy to their homes."
On gambling: "Regulated Casinos can add revenue and jobs to our economy."
On drug abuse: "Following the Portuguese model would be a benefit to the people in this state.In Portugal, selling drugs is still illegal and can carry sentences of up to 20 years in jail. Consuming drugs is NOT illegal and if you are caught carrying 10 days’ worth or less of a drug or consuming in public you are brought instead to a "Dissuasion Center" (which would be like a drug court but without the threat of jail or being labeled a criminal) where there is a “court” of three. A judge, a lawyer, and a social worker who will review your case and either give you a fine (for taking the drug in a public space), sentence you to treatment at one of their facilities (if you need treatment), or let you walk."
On education: "Right now most of our educational funding still comes through property tax.I’d like to look through the budget and see if the state can take on any more of this.The goal would be to remove some of the burden on property taxes – making home ownership more affordable in the state."
On the 2nd Amendment: "I support removing vague, subjective language that allows interpretation which can be abusive to the people trying to legally obtain a firearm or conceal carry permit. I also believe that the applicant of a carry permit should be held harmless if the background check takes longer than the allowed 14 days and should receive compensation by the party responsible for the delay of some form."
On healthcare: "I would like to see insurance companies offer more than one choice in providers, allowing you to see providers in close proximity of your home or work place.I also would like to see accountability of medical professionals, if you feel that your medical provider is not treating you fairly the state should be investigating these allegations if more than 5 complaints come in about a particular doctor or facility then an audit should be performed as these places should be held to a higher standard of service in our state."
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Jilletta Jarvis for NH Governor, "Jilletta Jarvis," accessed April 16, 2016
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Information submitted on Ballotpedia’s biographical information submission form on August 20, 2018
- ↑ This information was provided directly to Ballotpedia by Jarvis
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Information submitted on Ballotpedia’s biographical information submission form on October 16, 2018
- ↑ Note: The candidate's answers have been reproduced here verbatim without edits or corrections by Ballotpedia.
- ↑ Ballotpedia's candidate survey, "Jilletta Jarvis's responses," August 15, 2018
- ↑ 7.00 7.01 7.02 7.03 7.04 7.05 7.06 7.07 7.08 7.09 7.10 7.11 7.12 7.13 7.14 7.15 7.16 7.17 7.18 7.19 7.20 7.21 7.22 7.23 7.24 7.25 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Jilletta Jarvis for NH Governor, "Platform/Views," accessed August 30, 2016
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