Rob Jarvis
Rob Jarvis (Democratic Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Ohio's 15th Congressional District. He lost in the Democratic primary on May 8, 2018.
Biography
Jarvis received his bachelor's degree in political science and his master's degree in education from Ohio University. His professional experience includes teaching government at the high school level. He has been affiliated with the Ohio Education Association and the Sierra Club. He and his wife Jessica have three children. The 2018 election was his first time running for office.[1]
Elections
2018
General election
General election for U.S. House Ohio District 15
Incumbent Steve Stivers defeated Rick Neal and Johnathan Miller Jr. in the general election for U.S. House Ohio District 15 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Steve Stivers (R) | 58.3 | 170,593 | |
| Rick Neal (D) | 39.7 | 116,112 | ||
 | Johnathan Miller Jr. (L) | 2.0 | 5,738 | |
| Total votes: 292,443 (100.00% precincts reporting) | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Ohio District 15
Rick Neal defeated Rob Jarvis in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Ohio District 15 on May 8, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Rick Neal | 63.5 | 22,343 | |
| Rob Jarvis | 36.5 | 12,820 | ||
| Total votes: 35,163 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Aaron Minnick (D)
- Ryan Hupp (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Ohio District 15
Incumbent Steve Stivers advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Ohio District 15 on May 8, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Steve Stivers | 100.0 | 49,549 | |
| Total votes: 49,549 | ||||
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Libertarian primary election
Libertarian primary for U.S. House Ohio District 15
Johnathan Miller Jr. advanced from the Libertarian primary for U.S. House Ohio District 15 on May 8, 2018.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | | Johnathan Miller Jr. |
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Campaign themes
2018
Ballotpedia survey responses
- See also: Ballotpedia's candidate surveys
Rob Jarvis participated in Ballotpedia's candidate survey on April 10, 2018. The survey questions appear in bold, and Rob Jarvis's responses follow below.[2]
What would be your top three priorities, if elected?
| “ | 1) Single Payer Health Care 2) People over Corporations |
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What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about? Why?
| “ | I am a proud union member and have been a member of; UFCW, AFSCME (OAPSE), and the OEA. I am also a public school teacher and believe in our public school system.Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; invalid names, e.g. too many[4]
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Ballotpedia also asked the candidate a series of optional questions. Rob Jarvis answered the following:
Who do you look up to? Whose example would you like to follow, and why?
| “ | FDR because he was a "man of action". We must not be afraid to be bold in our policy proposals.[4] | ” |
| “ | The book of Proverbs (The Bible)[4] | ” |
| “ | Honesty, empathy, a desire to learn, and the ability to communicate with others[4] | ” |
| “ | I am a strong communicator, an eternal student, and an honest man.[4] | ” |
| “ | To represent your constituents and to uphold the Constitution of the United States[4] | ” |
| “ | I want people to think of my time in office, as "their time" in Washington D.C. I want to serve.[4] | ” |
| “ | I remember the Challenger Shuttle Disaster. I was 4 years old.[4] | ” |
| “ | Lifeguard for about 4 years before I became the manager of our two public pools.[4] | ” |
| “ | I sat and watched her friends play Halo (video game) for over two hours.[4] | ” |
| “ | Christmas, because I am reminded of the most consistent theme of human history . . . . hope.[4] | ” |
| “ | The Dark Tower by Stephen King, because it is an example of the culmination of a life's work, which is an example of the scope of human intellectual capacity.[4] | ” |
| “ | Luke Skywalker (pre episode 8)[4] | ” |
| “ | My Martin Guitar[4] | ” |
| “ | Father and Son (Cat Stevens)[4] | ” |
| “ | Stage fright[4] | ” |
| “ | It is the largest body in the most powerful branch of Govt. It is a massive tool of Democracy that best represents the current will of the people.[4] | ” |
| “ | No[4] | ” |
| “ | Job loss to automation and outsourcing, combined with the corporate takeover of our government.[4] | ” |
| “ | House Committee on Education and the Workforce[4] | ” |
| “ | N/A[4] | ” |
| “ | No[4] | ” |
| “ | I am in favor of term limits as a method of getting "money" out of politics. If we can get the money out of politics, then we won't need term limits.[4] | ” |
| “ | I favor ranked choice voting so that we don't have to worry about redistricting or gerrymandering, but in absence of that we need bipartisan compromise.[4] | ” |
| “ | I am focused on representing my constituents at this moment in time.[4] | ” |
| “ | No[4] | ” |
| “ | I have heard many, but it's not for me to tell another's story on the internet[4] | ” |
Political philosophy
Jarvis provided the following description of his political philosophy to Ballotpedia:
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As a congressman, I intend to: 1) Bring a single payer health care system to the United States. I believe that doing so will end "job lock" and free up the American entrepreneurial spirit. We will put an end to, people being stuck in a job that they hate because of health insurance they can't afford to lose. 2) Defend the rights of the American worker by fighting for organized labor. Unions built the middle class in this country, and I want to hep them defend it. 3) Stop the corporate fleecing of our American democracy by getting big money out of politics, and putting people ahead of corporations. 4) End Ohio's opioid crisis. I spent four years working with families in the 15th, many of whom had been decimated by substance abuse, and I believe that addiction, treated as an illness, can restore humanity and dignity and hope to many who have lost hope in our state. 5) Fight for fairly funded public education. As a teacher, I believe that public education is the shield that protects democracy, and I will be fighting for our public schools everyday that I spend in office, and beyond. These are the issues that drove me to run for public office. 6) Invest in green energy technology. As the people of our state have lost the jobs of yesterday, they need to capitalize on the opportunities of the jobs of today and tomorrow. 7) Bring about reasonable and compassionate immigration reform, by providing pathways to citizenship for undocumented immigrants who have not committed: drug, sex, or violent crimes. Immigration reform in this way will demonstrate not only our American compassion for the less fortunate, but also fiscal sense in that we will officially "level the playing field" for all workers, by bringing immigrants under the protection of United States labor laws, which are too often, exploited through the hiring of undocumented workers. 8) Create lasting bi-partisan, and comprehensive gun control legislation that will both put an end to our plague of mass shootings, while defending the spirit of the Constitution and the 2nd Amendment.[1][4] |
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| —Rob Jarvis, 2018 | ||
See also
- United States House of Representatives
- Ohio's 15th Congressional District election, 2018
- Ohio's 15th Congressional District
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Information submitted on Ballotpedia's biographical information submission form on February 28, 2018
- ↑ Note: The candidate's answers have been reproduced here verbatim without edits or corrections by Ballotpedia.
- ↑ Ballotpedia's candidate survey, "Rob Jarvis's responses," April 10, 2018
- ↑ 4.00 4.01 4.02 4.03 4.04 4.05 4.06 4.07 4.08 4.09 4.10 4.11 4.12 4.13 4.14 4.15 4.16 4.17 4.18 4.19 4.20 4.21 4.22 4.23 4.24 4.25 4.26 4.27 4.28 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
