Dick McManus

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Dick McManus
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Dick McManus was a 2014 Democratic candidate for District 21-Position 1 of the Washington House of Representatives.[1]

Campaign themes

2014

McManus' campaign website highlighted the following issues:[2]

Proscute AWOL Bush et al

  • Excerpt: "An honorable person must stand up to prosecute Bush et al for war crimes. Our nation can not avoid the responsibilities of a global leader and to be an honorable nation we must prosecute Bush et al for war crimes."

Oligarchy

  • Excerpt: "We now live in an oligarchy where some 74 dynastic kings rule. I am just sure the WalMart kids can each be just as happy with half of their $49 billion in wealth."

Funding schools

  • Excerpt: "We are not funding our public schools with enough money. We have a state that is rule by an minority when it takes a 2/3rds vote to raise taxes. A representative democracy is where a 50.01 percent vote rules."

The end of cheap oil and natural gas

  • Excerpt: "No sustainable energy source will rescue us from an extreme disaster."
  • Excerpt: "We need to ETHCIALLY [sic] reduce our population. US citizens have a right to want zero population growth and immigration is preventing that goal from happening."

Global warming

  • Excerpt: "We are in a new era without cheap oil and natural gas. It takes natural gas to produce nitrogen fertilizer."
  • Excerpt: "Global warming is an extreme emergency worse than World War Two."
  • Excerpt: "I am against any deployment of GMO plants or animals. The technology needs much more research. The risk of contaminating our environment are extremely high."

Elections

2014

See also: Washington House of Representatives elections, 2014

Elections for the Washington House of Representatives took place in 2014. A blanket primary election took place on August 5, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was May 17, 2014. Strom Peterson (D) and Allen McPheeters (R) defeated Scott Whelpley (D), Dick McManus (D) and Justin McMahon (D) in the primary. Peterson defeated McPheeters in the general election.[1][3][4]

Washington House of Representatives, District 21-Position 1 General Election, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngStrom Peterson 60% 22,221
     Republican Allen McPheeters 40% 14,799
Total Votes 37,020
Washington House of Representatives, District 21-Position 1 Top Two Primary, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngAllen McPheeters 32.4% 6,684
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngStrom Peterson 28.4% 5,857
     Democratic Scott V. Whelpley 20.6% 4,252
     Democratic Justin McMahon 14.9% 3,078
     Democratic Dick McManus 3.8% 782
Total Votes 20,653

Recent news

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