John Karl Fredrich
John Karl Fredrich (independent) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent California's 16th Congressional District. He lost in the primary on June 7, 2022.
Biography
John Karl Fredrich was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Fredrich graduated from Washington High School in Milwaukee in 1964. He earned a B.A. in political science and an M.A. in education from Stanford University in 1968 and 1979, respectively. Fredrich's career experience includes working as a social science teacher.[1][2]
Elections
2022
See also: California's 16th Congressional District election, 2022
General election
General election for U.S. House California District 16
Incumbent Anna Eshoo defeated Rishi Kumar in the general election for U.S. House California District 16 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Anna Eshoo (D) | 57.8 | 139,235 | |
| Rishi Kumar (D) | 42.2 | 101,772 | ||
| Total votes: 241,007 | ||||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for U.S. House California District 16
The following candidates ran in the primary for U.S. House California District 16 on June 7, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Anna Eshoo (D) | 47.9 | 81,100 | |
| ✔ | Rishi Kumar (D) | 15.6 | 26,438 | |
| Peter Ohtaki (R) | 12.6 | 21,354 | ||
| Richard Fox (R) | 7.8 | 13,187 | ||
| Ajwang Rading (D) | 6.7 | 11,418 | ||
| Greg Tanaka (D) | 6.6 | 11,107 | ||
| Benjamin Solomon (R) | 1.6 | 2,659 | ||
| John Karl Fredrich (Independent) | 1.3 | 2,120 | ||
| Travis Odekirk (D) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 2 | ||
| Total votes: 169,385 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
2018
General election
General election for U.S. House California District 18
Incumbent Anna Eshoo defeated Christine Russell in the general election for U.S. House California District 18 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Anna Eshoo (D) | 74.5 | 225,142 | |
| Christine Russell (R) | 25.5 | 77,096 | ||
| Total votes: 302,238 | ||||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for U.S. House California District 18
Incumbent Anna Eshoo and Christine Russell defeated John Karl Fredrich in the primary for U.S. House California District 18 on June 5, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Anna Eshoo (D) | 73.4 | 133,993 | |
| ✔ | Christine Russell (R) | 23.4 | 42,692 | |
| John Karl Fredrich (Independent) | 3.2 | 5,803 | ||
| Total votes: 182,488 | ||||
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Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
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John Karl Fredrich did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
2018
Ballotpedia survey responses
- See also: Ballotpedia's candidate surveys
John Karl Fredrich participated in Ballotpedia's candidate survey on May 16, 2018. The survey questions appear in bold, and John Karl Fredrich's responses follow below.[3]
What would be your top three priorities, if elected?
| “ | End wars and reduce military spending, including no new nukes Pass Equal Rights Amendment and strengthen Voting Rights Act Reduce the deficit and better manage the national debt[4][5] | ” |
What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about? Why?
| “ | I believe that the US Congress needs to be more broadly representative of all the people of the United States. Issues need to be brought to a vote and the budgets need to be worked up in committee and brought forth to the entire body under regular order.Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; invalid names, e.g. too many[5]
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Ballotpedia also asked the candidate a series of optional questions. John Karl Fredrich answered the following:
Who do you look up to? Whose example would you like to follow and why?
| “ | Abraham Lincoln and Franklin Delano Roosevelt are my favorite Presidents[5] | ” |
| “ | Gandhi, with Ben Kingsley playing the mahatma[5] | ” |
| “ | Honesty Speaking truth to power and not taking bribes[5] | ” |
| “ | I'm honest and would seek to represent the voters ethically.[5] | ” |
| “ | I believe adhering to the those principles set forth in the Preamble to the Constitution send us in the right direction. We must maintain peace at home and abroad and manage the treasury so that future generations have a chance at prosperity.[5] | ” |
| “ | The continuation of law and order and opportunity, based on majority rule and respect for minority rights.[5] | ” |
| “ | Dwight D. Eisenhower's election; I was six years old at the time.[5] | ” |
| “ | Stock boy in a clothing store for 85 cents/hour in 1962 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.[5] | ” |
| “ | It ended early[5] | ” |
| “ | Guru Poornima; it's the brightest day of the year, full moon in mid summer.[5] | ” |
| “ | The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck It's a great yarn and he went to Stanford University, my favorite school.[5] | ” |
| “ | Napoleon Dynamite; because he was an expert wolverine hunter and helped to get Pedro elected.[5] | ” |
| “ | the home itself and indoor plumbing[5] | ” |
| “ | Sisters doing it for themselves[5] | ” |
| “ | politics[5] | ” |
| “ | the power of the purse the power to declare war the power to impeach the elastic clause and the commerce clause[5] | ” |
| “ | Yes; and an understanding of the responsibility and operational capability.[5] | ” |
| “ | war and peace the environment, especially managing fossil fuels and water, and including attention to ACD[5] | ” |
| “ | The Rules Committee[5] | ” |
| “ | Yes[5] | ” |
| “ | I believe that Representatives should have the good sense not to stay too long. A quarter of a century is too long.[5] | ” |
| “ | The committee process used in California[5] | ” |
| “ | I am interested in being in a caucus independent of the Republican Party and the Democratic Party.[5] | ” |
| “ | Abraham Lincoln Janette Rankin George Norris[5] | ” |
| “ | Too many instances to recall in this format; it would take a lengthy book and a good deal of organizing to focus on a question of this breadth and importance.[5] | ” |
Ballotpedia biographical submission form
The candidate completed Ballotpedia's biographical information submission form:
| “ | What is your political philosophy?
I am republican socialist. By that I mean a advocate for a social contract that includes all citizens to the extent that the majority of the voters deem right through the laws passed by their duly elected representatives. This includes progressive tax rates in which the highest incomes pay at higher rates. Is there anything you would like to add? The current political situation in the United States is the most critical since the 1850's and 1860's and the 1930's and early 1940's. If we cannot resolve our very serious governance and finance dilemmas, including difficulties over voting and civil rights, our Constitutional system of federal and state authority under a separation and balance of powers, may cease to exist as it has over the last two hundred and thirty plus years. And, if we cannot protect the environment, none of that will really matter anyway.[5] |
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| —John Karl Fredrich[2] | ||
See also
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ John Karl Fredrich, "JKF Biography," accessed May 16, 2022
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Information submitted on Ballotpedia’s biographical information submission form on May 15, 2018
- ↑ Note: The candidate's answers have been reproduced here verbatim without edits or corrections by Ballotpedia.
- ↑ Ballotpedia's candidate survey, "John Karl Fredrich's responses," May 16, 2018
- ↑ 5.00 5.01 5.02 5.03 5.04 5.05 5.06 5.07 5.08 5.09 5.10 5.11 5.12 5.13 5.14 5.15 5.16 5.17 5.18 5.19 5.20 5.21 5.22 5.23 5.24 5.25 5.26 5.27 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
