Richard Rogers Sr. (Pennsylvania)
Richard Rogers Sr. (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives to represent District 81. Rogers lost in the general election on November 6, 2018.
Rogers was a 2016 Democratic candidate for District 81 of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.[1]
Elections
2018
General election
General election for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 81
Incumbent Richard Irvin defeated Richard Rogers Sr. and Joseph Soloski in the general election for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 81 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Richard Irvin (R) | 62.5 | 15,579 | |
| Richard Rogers Sr. (D) | 34.6 | 8,619 | ||
| Joseph Soloski (L) | 2.9 | 721 | ||
| Total votes: 24,919 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 81
Richard Rogers Sr. advanced from the Democratic primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 81 on May 15, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Richard Rogers Sr. | 100.0 | 2,562 | |
| Total votes: 2,562 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 81
Incumbent Richard Irvin advanced from the Republican primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 81 on May 15, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Richard Irvin | 100.0 | 5,352 | |
| Total votes: 5,352 | ||||
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2016
Elections for the Pennsylvania House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election was held on April 26, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was February 16, 2016.
Incumbent Richard Irvin defeated Richard Rogers in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 81 general election.[2][3]
| Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 81, General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Richard Irvin Incumbent |
63.74% | 18,974 | |
| Democratic | Richard Rogers | 36.26% | 10,796 | |
| Total Votes | 29,770 | |||
| Source: Pennsylvania Department of State | ||||
Richard Rogers ran unopposed in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 81 Democratic primary.[4][5]
| Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 81 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | Richard Rogers (unopposed) | |
Incumbent Richard Irvin defeated C. Adam Harris in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 81 Republican primary.[4][5]
| Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 81 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Richard Irvin Incumbent |
57.19% | 6,372 | |
| Republican | C. Adam Harris | 42.81% | 4,770 | |
| Total Votes | 11,142 | |||
Campaign themes
2016
Rogers' campaign website highlighted the following issues:[6]
| “ |
Employment growth: We need to make growth in our communities a top priority. By expanding access to vocational and technical training, we broaden the skill set of our population so that we can better compete in the workforce. We have the optimum infrastructure and culture to promote both large and small businesses back in our communities. We did it once and we can do it again. Earning a living wage with highly-skilled jobs is the key to our growth. I will work bipartisan with government and industries to boost the consumer power in our economy by promoting the return of high-quality jobs back in our communities. Veterans: I will fight for our men and women who bravely served this country. We need to reduce the veterans homelessness and work towards making Pennsylvania the third state to end veteran homelessness. Because I honorably served, I know what is needed to enable access to veterans' entitlements and benefits. No veteran should ever be homeless. They sacrificed their lives to protect our homes. Senior Citizens: We need to protect senior citizens on fixed income from escalating propert taxation and cost. Social security discussion has almost become a non-topic for government leaders. I will stand up to assure that we don't fail hard workers who paid into social security. It's our civic duty to make sure that our senior citizens retire with dignity. Remember, we not only inherited our community from our parents, but we also borrowed it from our children.[7] |
” |
See also
- State legislative elections, 2018
- Pennsylvania House of Representatives elections, 2018
- Pennsylvania House of Representatives
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Pennsylvania Department of State, "Election Information," accessed February 19, 2016
- ↑ Pennsylvania Voter Services, "Candidate listing," accessed August 31, 2016
- ↑ Pennsylvania Department of State, "November 8, 2016, official election results," accessed May 17, 2017
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Pennsylvania Secretary of State, "Election Information," accessed February 18, 2016
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Pennsylvania Department of State, "2016 Presidential Primary," accessed August 2, 2016
- ↑ [ accessed September 26, 2016]
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
