Vic Kaplan

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Vic Kaplan
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Elections and appointments
Last election

November 5, 2024

Education

High school

MK High School

Contact

Vic Kaplan (Libertarian Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent New Jersey's 12th Congressional District. He lost in the general election on November 5, 2024.

Kaplan completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. Click here to read the survey answers.

Biography

Vic Kaplan earned a high school diploma from MK High School.[1]

Elections

2024

See also: New Jersey's 12th Congressional District election, 2024

New Jersey's 12th Congressional District election, 2024 (June 4 Republican primary)

New Jersey's 12th Congressional District election, 2024 (June 4 Democratic primary)

General election

General election for U.S. House New Jersey District 12

Incumbent Bonnie Watson Coleman defeated Darius Mayfield, Kim Meudt, and Vic Kaplan in the general election for U.S. House New Jersey District 12 on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Bonnie Watson Coleman
Bonnie Watson Coleman (D)
 
59.1
 
140,635
Image of Darius Mayfield
Darius Mayfield (R)
 
38.6
 
91,763
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Kim Meudt (G)
 
1.4
 
3,326
Image of Vic Kaplan
Vic Kaplan (L) Candidate Connection
 
0.9
 
2,057

Total votes: 237,781
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House New Jersey District 12

Incumbent Bonnie Watson Coleman defeated Daniel J. Dart in the Democratic primary for U.S. House New Jersey District 12 on June 4, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Bonnie Watson Coleman
Bonnie Watson Coleman
 
86.8
 
43,510
Image of Daniel J. Dart
Daniel J. Dart Candidate Connection
 
13.2
 
6,623

Total votes: 50,133
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House New Jersey District 12

Darius Mayfield defeated Thomas Jones Jr. in the Republican primary for U.S. House New Jersey District 12 on June 4, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Darius Mayfield
Darius Mayfield
 
84.4
 
14,753
Image of Thomas Jones Jr.
Thomas Jones Jr.
 
15.6
 
2,732

Total votes: 17,485
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Endorsements

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Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Candidate Connection

Vic Kaplan completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Kaplan's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.

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I have been a peace advocate, as long as I can remember. With almost every Democratic and Republican members of Congress agreeing on most domestic and foreign policy issues, I stand opposed to their unconstitutional and evil (they support killing men, women, and children) foreign policy, which impoverishes the American people at the expense of the richest political cronies.

  • I support ending all taxpayer-funded weapons sales and aid to foreign governments, which is illegal under Article I, Section VIII of the US Constitution. If people IN the US would like to support foreign governments, they should be able to do so, without forcing all US taxpayers to foot the bill for their personal projects.
  • I support introducing competing currencies and abolishing the Federal Reserve to reduce inflation and increase the value of your money and savings.
  • I support making healthcare affordable by removing cost-boosting federal insurance mandates.

foreign policy, civil liberties, the economy, immigration

The principle of following the US Constitution should be the most important principle for any elected official.

The core principle for someone elected to this office is to protect and defend the Constitution of the United States.

The greatest challenge in the next decade would be to finance both the Welfare State and home and the Warfare State abroad. I strongly believe that within a few years, it would become economically unbearable for the American people to pay for both, so when choosing between shutting down medical aid to the grandma at the hospital and the Warfare State, the Warfare State would have to go.

The issue is not the term limits, but the policies that undermine the economic and social well-being of the American people.

There can be no compromise with principles or evil (murder).

The only functions of Congress are the ones that are outlined in Article I, Section VIII of the US Constitution.

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Campaign website

Kaplan’s campaign website stated the following:

What I support:

  • Ending all taxpayer-funded weapons sales and aid to foreign governments, which are illegal under Article I, Section VIII of the US Constitution.
  • Closing all overseas military bases and bringing home the 170,000 US troops stationed in 178 countries.
  • Defunding all nuclear weapon production and supporting the destruction of all nuclear weapons in the US (enough to kill all human life).
  • Opposing the failed "Star Wars" missile defense shield funding, while supporting any company that would develop a working program.
  • Withdrawing from the UN to end impoverishing sanctions that drive people to the US.
  • Ending all federal immigration controls and abolishing ICE, in line with the Constitution, and removing federal limits on work visas to fill US jobs.
  • Eliminating corporate welfare.
  • Introducing competing currencies and abolishing the Federal Reserve to reduce inflation and increase savings.
  • Allowing Americans to file for financial bankruptcy due to student loan debt.
  • Making healthcare affordable by removing cost-boosting federal insurance mandates.
  • Making college affordable by withdrawing federal grants and loans unless colleges lower their costs.
  • Offering individual retirement accounts funded by cuts to Warfare State spending and the Social Security tax, ensuring safe and secure retirements.
  • Reducing the National Debt through targeted spending cuts, aiming to boost economic growth to 7% within four years.
  • Saving every American taxpayer ten thousand dollars or more annually with these policies.[2]
—Vic Kaplan’s campaign website (2024)[3]

Campaign finance summary


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Vic Kaplan campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2024* U.S. House New Jersey District 12Lost general$0 N/A**
Grand total$0 N/A**
Sources: OpenSecretsFederal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
* Data from this year may not be complete
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

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Footnotes

  1. Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on July 29, 2024
  2. Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
  3. Vic Kaplan’s campaign website, “Home,” accessed October 24, 2024


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