Paula Bradshaw
Paula Bradshaw was a 2016 Green Party candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 12th Congressional District of Illinois.[1]
Bradshaw sought election to the same seat in 2014.[2] She was defeated by Mike Bost (R) in the general election.[3]
She also ran in 2012.
Elections
2016
Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Republican. Incumbent Mike Bost (R) defeated C.J. Baricevic (D) and Paula Bradshaw (G) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Bost and Baricevic both ran unopposed in their respective primaries, while Paula Bradshaw defeated Sadona Folkner to win the Green Party nomination.[4][5]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican |  Mike Bost Incumbent |
54.3% | 169,976 | |
| Democratic | C.J. Baricevic | 39.7% | 124,246 | |
| Green | Paula Bradshaw | 6% | 18,780 | |
| Total Votes | 313,002 | |||
| Source: Illinois State Board of Elections | ||||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Paula Bradshaw |
80.1% | 117 | ||
| Sadona Folkner | 19.9% | 29 | ||
| Total Votes | 146 | |||
| Source: Illinois State Board of Elections |
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2014
Illinois' 12th Congressional District was a battleground district in 2014 due to the fact that the district had nearly even numbers of registered Democratic and Republican voters. Both incumbent William Enyart (D) and Mike Bost (R) advanced through their primaries with no challenge. They faced off in the general election on November 4, 2014, along with Green Party candidate Paula Bradshaw.[6]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Mike Bost |
52.5% | 110,038 | |
| Democratic | Bill Enyart Incumbent | 41.9% | 87,860 | |
| Green | Paula Bradshaw | 5.6% | 11,840 | |
| Total Votes | 209,738 | |||
| Source: Illinois State Board of Elections Official Results | ||||
2012
Bradshaw lost to Democrat William Enyart in the general election on November 6, 2012.[7] Bradshaw ran in the 2012 election for the U.S. House to represent Illinois' 12th District. She faced William Enyart (D) and Jason Plummer (R) in the general election on November 6, 2012.[8]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | William Enyart |
51.7% | 157,000 | |
| Republican | Jason Plummer | 42.7% | 129,902 | |
| Green | Paula Bradshaw | 5.6% | 17,045 | |
| Total Votes | 303,947 | |||
| Source: Illinois Board of Elections "2012 General Election Official Vote Totals" | ||||
Media
Below are all three of the Illinois 12th District congressional debates between Bill Enyart (D), Jason Plummer (R), and Paula Bradshaw (G).
1st Illinois 12th District congressional debate. 8-15-12[9] |
2nd Illinois 12th District congressional debate. 9-20-12[10] |
3rd Illinois 12th District congressional debate. 10-10-12[11] |
Campaign themes
2016
The following issues were listed on Bradshaw's campaign website. For a full list of campaign themes, click here.
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| —Paula Bradshaw's campaign website, http://paula4congress.org/ | ||
2014
According to Bradshaw's website, her campaign themes included:
- Environment: "Our goal must be to create a carbon-free AND nuclear-free energy and transportation system."
- Healthcare: "Today we waste hundreds of billions of dollars each year to enrich the private insurance “middlemen.” We drive up health-care costs by forcing each health-care facility to deal with hundreds of different providers."
- Jobs: "We also need to raise the minimum wage, so that the jobs we create allow workers to buy the products produced by our manufacturers and small businesses."[13]
Campaign finance summary
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Recent news
The link below is to the most recent stories in a Google news search for "Paula + Bradshaw + Illinois + Congress"
See also
- United States House of Representatives
- Illinois' 12th Congressional District election, 2016
- Illinois' 12th Congressional District
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Illinois State Board of Elections, "Candidate List," accessed November 30, 2015
- ↑ WSIL TV, "Paula Bradshaw to Announce Congressional Campaign," accessed November 18, 2013 (dead link)
- ↑ Politico, "House Elections Results," accessed November 11, 2014
- ↑ Illinois State Board of Elections, "Candidate List," accessed November 30, 2015
- ↑ The New York Times, "Illinois Primary Results," March 15, 2016
- ↑ Associated Press, "Primary Election 2014," accessed March 18, 2014
- ↑ Politico, "2012 Election Map, Illinois"
- ↑ Illinois Board of Elections, "General Election Candidate list," accessed September 1, 2012
- ↑ YouTube channel
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- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Bradshaw for Congress, "Issues," accessed October 4, 2012 (dead link)
