Shawn Quinn
Shawn Quinn (Libertarian Party) ran for election for Governor of Maryland. Quinn lost in the general election on November 6, 2018.
He ran on a joint ticket with the lieutenant gubernatorial nominee, Christina Smith (L).
Biography
Quinn graduated from Woodrow Wilson High School. He then joined the United States Navy in 1980 serving until 2000.[1]
In addition to his military career, Quinn worked with the American Red Cross, in law enforcement and as a hazardous material truck driver.[1]
Quinn has been active in the Libertarian Party. He serves a central committee member of the Maryland Libertarian Party. He also ran for the Maryland House of Delegates in 2010.[2]
Campaign themes
2014
Quinn listed the following issues on his campaign website:[3]
- Taxes
- Excerpt: "We want to cut taxes."
- Welfare
- Excerpt: "First let’s put incentives in place to get people off the welfare system. Than we should put in place a way to get the government out of the charity business. Private charities and groups do a better and more efficient job of helping the truly needy get back on their feet."
- Marriage equality
- Excerpt: "The government needs to get out of the marriage business. It is a contract between two adults. I do not want to force churches to marry anyone, but I also don’t think the government should interfere with any adult marring any other adult."
- Abortion
- Excerpt: "I don’t think it is the Government’s job to interfere in this decision. I also don’t think the tax payer should have to foot the bill. I believe we should leave the decision between a women and the father (If it’s not a case of rape) with advice from her doctor, family and church. She should also be able to decide which of those she wants to include in her decision process. Late term is out of the question."
- Immigration
- Excerpt: " This is pretty much a federal issue. I have mixed feelings about the state providing services for someone who is breaking the law and hanging people out to dry because the federal government didn't do their job. I would tend to side with people first."
- Privacy rights
- Excerpt: "e have a right to privacy. I have a big problem with government finding new and better ways to spy on us. I also marched in DC against the NSA. They should not be tapping our phones and computers."
- Gun control
- Except: "As for the 2nd Amendment, I am for every law abiding citizen to be able to own any firearm they choose."
Elections
2018
General election
General election for Governor of Maryland
Incumbent Larry Hogan defeated Ben Jealous, Shawn Quinn, and Ian Schlakman in the general election for Governor of Maryland on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Larry Hogan (R) | 55.4 | 1,275,644 | |
| Ben Jealous (D) | 43.5 | 1,002,639 | ||
| Shawn Quinn (L) | 0.6 | 13,241 | ||
| Ian Schlakman (G) | 0.5 | 11,175 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 1,813 | ||
| Total votes: 2,304,512 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Governor of Maryland
The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for Governor of Maryland on June 26, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Ben Jealous | 40.9 | 231,895 | |
| Rushern Baker III | 30.3 | 171,697 | ||
| Jim Shea | 8.6 | 48,647 | ||
| Krishanti Vignarajah | 8.5 | 48,042 | ||
| Richard Madaleno | 6.0 | 34,184 | ||
| Alec Ross | 2.4 | 13,780 | ||
| Ralph Jaffe | 1.7 | 9,405 | ||
| James Jones | 1.6 | 9,188 | ||
| Total votes: 566,838 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Governor of Maryland
Incumbent Larry Hogan advanced from the Republican primary for Governor of Maryland on June 26, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Larry Hogan | 100.0 | 210,935 | |
| Total votes: 210,935 | ||||
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2014
Quinn was the 2014 Libertarian nominee for election to the office of Maryland Governor.[4] The general election took place on November 4, 2014.
2010
Quinn ran unopposed in the September 14 primary. He faced incumbent Republican Anthony O'Donnell and Chris Davies (D) in the general election. Quinn lost, coming in second.[5]
Campaign finance summary
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See also
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External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Biographical Information Submitted Through Ballotpedia's Biographical Submission Form on February 18, 2014]
- ↑ Shawn Quinn for Governor: "Shawn Quinn," accessed February 25, 2014
- ↑ Shawn Quinn for Governor: "Our Stand On Issues," accessed February 25, 2014
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedlib14 - ↑ Maryland Secretary of State, "Official general election results," accessed March 4, 2014
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