Dennis Crawford
Dennis Crawford (Democratic Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Nebraska's 1st Congressional District. He lost in the Democratic primary on May 15, 2018.
Crawford was a 2014 Democratic candidate seeking election to the U.S. House to represent the 1st Congressional District of Nebraska.[1] Crawford ran uncontested for the Democratic nomination in the primary on May 13, 2014. He was defeated by incumbent Jeff Fortenberry (R) in the general election on November 4, 2014.
Campaign themes
2014
Crawford listed the following themes on his campaign website:[2]
- Creating jobs: "My top priority will be to work across party lines to pass legislation that will create jobs. That’s why I support government investments in infrastructure. We need to upgrade our aging highways, bridges and electrical grid. Currently, the infrastructure in the U.S. is ranked 14th in the world and is declining. As recently as 2008, our infrastructure was ranked 7th. In 2011, a jobs bill was introduced in the Congress that would have invested in infrastructure and cut the Social Security payroll tax. This legislation – if enacted – would have created almost 2 million jobs while reducing the unemployment rate by 1 percentage point. It was supported by both the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the AFL-CIO. As both AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka and U.S. Chamber of Commerce President Thomas Donohue said: “[W]e hope that Democrats and Republicans in Congress will also join together to build America’s infrastructure.” Unfortunately, the bill has never been granted an up or down vote. This is yet another example of how Washington’s dysfunction is hurting the economy and the people of Nebraska CD 1."
- Making government work: "The government shutdown that Jeff Fortenberry supported and voted for on September 20th, 2013 is unacceptable. It cost our economy $24 Billion and 120 thousand jobs. I plan to reach across party lines to arrive at solutions that are beneficial to the people of CD1. We need a farm bill and a jobs bill. I’m running because I want my children and their generation to have the same kind of opportunities my wife and I had when we were growing up."
- Expanding clean energy: "Every time I drive down I-80 through Iowa, I marvel at all of the wind turbines. We need to do the same thing here in Nebraska. We have great potential here in Nebraska to produce great amounts of wind energy. That is why I support investments in renewable sources such as solar, wind, hydro, and geothermal. The development of renewable energy is a great job creation tool as well as a way to reduce America’s dependence upon oil from unstable parts of the world. The development of renewable energy sources has the potential to bring about the same kind of positive technological and economic spin offs that we saw from the interstate highway system and the space program in the 1950s and 1960s. The production of more renewable energy will also reduce the amount of green house gases emitted into the atmosphere. This is truly a win-win proposition for everybody in Nebraska CD1. If I’m elected, I would make this one of my top priorities."
- Protecting election integrity: "We need to begin to take steps to reverse the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Citizens United. That decision made it possible for well-heeled special interests to pour large amounts of anonymous money into political campaigns. An activist majority on the U.S. Supreme Court created a new, dysfunctional campaign finance system that is now one dollar, one vote. We need to get special interest money out of campaigns and restore the voices of the middle class and working people by overturning Citizens United."
Elections
2018
General election
General election for U.S. House Nebraska District 1
Incumbent Jeffrey Fortenberry defeated Jessica McClure in the general election for U.S. House Nebraska District 1 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Jeffrey Fortenberry (R) | 60.4 | 141,712 | |
| Jessica McClure (D) | 39.6 | 93,069 | ||
| Total votes: 234,781 (100.00% precincts reporting) | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Nebraska District 1
Jessica McClure defeated Dennis Crawford in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Nebraska District 1 on May 15, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Jessica McClure | 66.1 | 22,199 | |
| Dennis Crawford | 33.9 | 11,386 | ||
| Total votes: 33,585 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Nebraska District 1
Incumbent Jeffrey Fortenberry advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Nebraska District 1 on May 15, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Jeffrey Fortenberry | 100.0 | 51,809 | |
| Total votes: 51,809 | ||||
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2014
Crawford ran in the 2014 election for the U.S. House to represent Nebraska's 1st District. Crawford ran uncontested for the Democratic nomination in the primary on May 13, 2014.[3] He was defeated by incumbent Jeff Fortenberry (R) in the general election on November 4, 2014.
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican |  Jeff Fortenberry Incumbent |
68.8% | 123,219 | |
| Democratic | Dennis Crawford | 31.2% | 55,838 | |
| Total Votes | 179,057 | |||
| Source: Nebraska Secretary of State | ||||
Campaign finance summary
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See also
- United States House of Representatives
- Nebraska's 1st Congressional District election, 2018
- Nebraska's 1st Congressional District elections, 2014
- Nebraska's 1st Congressional District
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