Cisse Spragins
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Cisse Spragins (Libertarian Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Missouri's 5th Congressional District. She lost in the Libertarian Party primary on August 7, 2018.
Spragins was previously the Libertarian candidate for governor of Missouri in the 2016 elections.[1] She was defeated in the general election on November 8, 2016. She was also a 2012 Libertarian candidate for Missouri Secretary of State. She ran for U.S. Senate in 2010.
Biography
Education
- B.S. in chemistry, University of Tennessee
- M.S. in physics, University of Wisconsin-Madison
- M.S. in chemistry, University of Wisconsin-Madison
- Ph.D. in plasma physics, University of Wisconsin-Madison[2]
Career
Spragins was raised on a farm in Jackson, Tennessee. She attended the University of Tennessee for her undergraduate studies, earning her B.S. in chemistry. She continued her higher education at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where she continued studies in several scientific disciplines. Spragins graduated from the university with an M.S. in chemistry, an M.S. in physics and a Ph.D. in plasma physics.[2]
Following graduation, she spent 10 years with a Wisconsin-based manufacturer of rodent control products. Spragins worked with the company as a researcher, technical director and director of international business development. In her role as development director, she was deployed to England for three years and set up an office for the company there.[2]
Political career
In 1998, Spragins segued into a new career venture when she relocated to Minnesota and founded Rockwell Labs Ltd. Her company develops, manufactures and markets health sanitation and structural pest management products. While living in Minnesota, she became active in the Libertarian Party, serving as the Minnesota state coordinator for the Michael Badnarik campaign in 2004. After the election, she moved the business to Kansas City, where she lives today.[2]
Spragins moved to Kansas City, Missouri, following the 2004 election. She became the Missouri Libertarian Party vice chair in 2008 and was elected chair in June 2010. She helped publish a revamped version of the party's newsletter, "Show Me Freedom," and represented the party at state fairs and other local events.[2]
Spragins first ran for elected office in 2010 as a Libertarian candidate for U.S. Senate. She was unsuccessful in securing the primary nomination, leaving fellow Libertarian Jonathon Dine to advance to the general election.
Elections
2018
- See also: Missouri's 5th Congressional District election, 2018
General election
Incumbent Emanuel Cleaver defeated Jacob Turk, Alexander Howell, Maurice Copeland, and E.C. Fredland in the general election for U.S. House Missouri District 5 on November 6, 2018.
General election
Democratic primary
Incumbent Emanuel Cleaver advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Missouri District 5 on August 7, 2018.
Democratic primary electionWithdrawn or disqualified candidates
Republican primary
Jacob Turk defeated Kress Cambers and Richonda Oaks in the Republican primary for U.S. House Missouri District 5 on August 7, 2018.
Republican primary electionWithdrawn or disqualified candidates
Constitution Party primary election
E.C. Fredland advanced from the Constitution primary for U.S. House Missouri District 5 on August 7, 2018.
Constitution primary election
Green Party primary election
Maurice Copeland advanced from the Green primary for U.S. House Missouri District 5 on August 7, 2018.
Green primary election
Libertarian primary election
Alexander Howell defeated Cisse Spragins in the Libertarian primary for U.S. House Missouri District 5 on August 7, 2018.
Libertarian primary election
2016
- Main article: Missouri gubernatorial election, 2016
Spragins ran for governor of Missouri. She was unopposed in the August 2 Libertarian primary election.[1] She competed in the November 8, 2016, general election with Chris Koster (D) and Eric Greitens (R), who won their parties' primaries elections on August 2; Green Party candidate Don Fitz, and independent Lester Turilli Jr.[3]
Eric Greitens defeated Chris Koster, Cisse Spragins, Lester Turilli, and Don Fitz in the Missouri governor election.
| Missouri Governor, 2016 |
| Party |
Candidate |
Vote % |
Votes |
| |
Republican |
 Eric Greitens |
51.29% |
1,424,730 |
| |
Democratic |
Chris Koster |
45.40% |
1,261,110 |
| |
Libertarian |
Cisse Spragins |
1.47% |
40,718 |
| |
Independent |
Lester Turilli Jr. |
1.07% |
29,774 |
| |
Green |
Don Fitz |
0.75% |
20,785 |
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Write-in votes |
0.03% |
737 |
| Total Votes |
2,777,854 |
| Source: Missouri Secretary of State |
Cisse Spragins ran unopposed in the Missouri Libertarian primary for governor.
2012
- See also: Missouri secretary of state election, 2012
Spragins ran for Secretary of State as a Libertarian candidate. She lost to Shane Schoeller ((R), Jason Kander (D) and Constitution Party candidate Justin Harter in the general election on November 6, 2012.[4]
| Missouri Secretary of State General Election, 2012 |
| Party |
Candidate |
Vote % |
Votes |
| |
Democratic |
Jason Kander |
48.9% |
1,298,022 |
| |
Republican |
Shane Schoeller |
47.4% |
1,258,937 |
| |
Libertarian |
Cisse Spragins |
2.7% |
70,814 |
| |
Constitution |
Justin Harter |
1% |
27,710 |
| Total Votes |
2,655,483 |
| Election results via Missouri Secretary of State |
2010
- See also: U.S. Senate election, Missouri, 2010
- Spragins lost in the Libertarian primary race to Jonathan Dine.
| U.S. Senate, Missouri Primary Election Libertarian Primary, 2010 |
| Candidate |
Vote % |
Votes |
| Jonathon Dine |
58.6% |
2,069 |
| Cisse Spragisns |
41.4% |
1,460 |
| Total Votes |
3,529 |
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2016
Economy:
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- Veto any legislation that involves an increase in spending
- Eliminate the state income tax, with the first priority being the tax on business income to accelerate job creation
- Eliminate so-called “economic development” programs that use public resources, tax credits, TIF etc to benefit politically-favored businesses
- Eliminate state regulations on businesses and occupational licensing requirements (regulations are based on the presumption of guilt and punish everyone, with the costs ultimately born by consumers)
- Opt out of federal regulations to the extent possible and do not use state government to enforce federal regulations. The market is the best regulator, wherein consumers “vote” multiple times each day with their money and their personal choices.
- Help protect Missourians from the Fed’s inflationary policies by making gold, silver and other forms of physical or digital currency that the market adopts, legal tender in the state.[6][7]
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Education
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- Opt out of federal interference in education and federally-imposed standards
- Eliminate the state department of education and return children’s education to full local and parental control
- Eliminate state requirements and restrictions on the provision of education
- Transition state universities to a self-funding model and ultimately privatize them[6][7]
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Healthcare
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- Opt out of Obamacare and other federal regulations on the provision of health care
- Remove state government restrictions on the provision of health care
- Remove state government restrictions on the provision of health insurance
- Remove mandates for employer-provided health insurance, and remove regulations on employers who choose to provide health insurance
- Eliminate state Certificate of Need requirements for the construction of hospitals and nursing homes
- Oppose Obamacare Medicaid expansion[6][7]
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Social justice
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- Eliminate victimless crimes, including opting out of enforcing federal victimless crimes. When crimes with actual victims occur, authorities are generally notified of the crime in order to bring justice. When victimless “crimes” occur, those involved hide their actions from authorities. Victimless crimes, particularly drug laws, have effectively turned everyone into a suspect, and disproportionately those members of certain demographic profiles. This has created the culture of mistrust between citizens and the police, and made the police not public servants but rather effectively public “harassers”.
- Expunge the records of anyone convicted of a victimless crime and free anyone currently imprisoned for such a crime
- Eliminate civil asset forfeiture at the state level and do not participate in federal asset forfeiture sharing programs, no more “policing for profit”
- Eliminate plea bargaining that coerces defendants into accepting a guilty plea without a trial. The court system will be dramatically less congested without victimless crimes.
- Insure juries know their job is not only to determine if the defendant broke a law, but also if the law itself is just. Do not allow judges or court officials to instruct jurors otherwise.[6][7]
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Personal
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Spragins resides in Kansas City, Missouri with her husband. She is active in her neighborhood church, Melrose United Methodist Church.
See also
External links
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Missouri Secretary of State, "Unofficial candidate filing list," accessed April 2, 2016
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Cisse Spragins for US Senate, "Meet Dr. Spragins," accessed March 27, 2012
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- ↑ Missouri Secretary of State, "2012 Primary Election Results," August 8, 2012
- ↑ State of Missouri - Unofficial Results 2010 Primary Election
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 phttp://electspragins.com/issues/ Cisse Spragins for Governor, "Issues," accessed October 18, 2016]
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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