Travis Fager
Travis Fager (Republican Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Oregon's 2nd Congressional District. He lost in the Republican primary on May 19, 2020.
Fager completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Travis Fager was born in the Canal Zone of Panama while his father, who served in the United States Navy, was stationed there. He earned a B.S. in business administration from Eastern Oregon University in June 1995. His professional experience includes working as a business operator for a commercial radio station, in national sales and distribution for Industrial Wood and Automotive Products, in agricultural sales, and in regional and national business development.[1]
Elections
2020
See also: Oregon's 2nd Congressional District election, 2020
Oregon's 2nd Congressional District election, 2020 (May 19 Republican primary)
Oregon's 2nd Congressional District election, 2020 (May 19 Democratic primary)
General election
General election for U.S. House Oregon District 2
Cliff Bentz defeated Alex Spenser and Robert Werch in the general election for U.S. House Oregon District 2 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Cliff Bentz (R) | 59.9 | 273,835 | |
| Alex Spenser (D) | 36.9 | 168,881 | ||
| Robert Werch (L) | 3.1 | 14,094 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 623 | ||
| Total votes: 457,433 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Patrick Archer (Independent)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Oregon District 2
Alex Spenser defeated Nick Heuertz, Chris Vaughn, Jack Howard, and John Holm in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Oregon District 2 on May 19, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Alex Spenser | 32.1 | 23,482 | |
| Nick Heuertz | 31.0 | 22,685 | ||
| Chris Vaughn | 18.2 | 13,351 | ||
| Jack Howard | 8.3 | 6,047 | ||
| John Holm | 8.1 | 5,908 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 2.4 | 1,734 | ||
| Total votes: 73,207 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Isabella Tibbetts (D)
- Raz Mason (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Oregon District 2
The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for U.S. House Oregon District 2 on May 19, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Cliff Bentz | 31.3 | 37,488 | |
| Knute Buehler | 22.1 | 26,405 | ||
| Jason Atkinson | 19.5 | 23,274 | ||
| Jimmy Crumpacker | 18.0 | 21,507 | ||
| Travis Fager | 3.6 | 4,265 | ||
| Jeff Smith | 2.1 | 2,539 | ||
| Justin Livingston | 1.1 | 1,350 | ||
| Mark Roberts | 1.1 | 1,336 | ||
| David Campbell | 0.3 | 418 | ||
| Glenn Carey | 0.2 | 283 | ||
| Kenneth Medenbach | 0.2 | 267 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.4 | 450 | ||
| Total votes: 119,582 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Justus Mayo (R)
Libertarian convention
Libertarian convention for U.S. House Oregon District 2
Robert Werch advanced from the Libertarian convention for U.S. House Oregon District 2 on July 6, 2020.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | Robert Werch (L) | |
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Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Travis Fager completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Fager'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 grew up in a rural setting on a ranch, where I learned to work hard and put more trust in God than the government. As such, I always worked a job throughout my entire youth-manual labor, farming, construction, commercial fishing and wildland firefighting.
I worked my way through college, and graduated with a business degree from Eastern Oregon University.
In my professional life of sales, management, distribution and commercial broadcast radio, I've traveled extensively across this nation, state and our amazingly diversified District 2 of Oregon, meeting with common folks, sharing experiences, doing business, life and pursuing the American Dream.
I value all that Oregon has to offer I enjoy frequent trips to the mountains of Eastern Oregon, the trails and the rivers of Central Oregon, the Willamette Valley, Portland and frequent Oregon Coast visits.
- The time for a course correction in Congress is now. The current trajectory is leading us away from liberty.
- We need to return to the core set of values that made this country great. Including the honoring of the sanctity of life, at all stages.
- Many people believe politicians have lost touch with reality and the average citizen. Especially members of the hard working middle class, they feel overlooked and underrepresented.
I grew up on a ranch, at a very young age I was given real world working responsibilities that have impacted me for the rest of my life.
Our country is facing a variety of complex issues going forward. We will need greater unity to navigate our diverse challenges. We need a wise exit strategy from the Coronavirus issue that has greatly damaged our economy. We need to protect our constitutional rights and deliver practical safeguards for public health in the process.
We need to reassess our military commitments world wide, but not abandon our leadership role for global peace and stability.
We need to strategically strengthen the nation with a better supply chain structure to ensure stability of delivery and quality. Now and in the future will be the opportunity to build out and solidify stateside production.
Our environment is certainly a concern, we'll need a policy that delivers a positive change without crippling our economy. Reducing pollution will be an ongoing requirement.
We are facing an aging demographic of the Boomer Generation, they will need a great deal of consideration. Properly serving their changing needs will require patience and moral clarity as rising costs and care demands will become an issue.
Agriculture, Transportation, Education and Labor of course would be great committees to serve on as well.
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See also
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on April 16, 2020
