Tom Schmitz
Tom Schmitz (Libertarian Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Missouri's 8th Congressional District. He lost in the general election on November 3, 2020.
Schmitz completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Schmitz was born in St. Louis, Missouri.[1]
Elections
2020
See also: Missouri's 8th Congressional District election, 2020
Missouri's 8th Congressional District election, 2020 (August 4 Democratic primary)
Missouri's 8th Congressional District election, 2020 (August 4 Republican primary)
General election
General election for U.S. House Missouri District 8
Incumbent Jason Smith defeated Kathy Ellis and Tom Schmitz in the general election for U.S. House Missouri District 8 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Jason Smith (R) | 76.9 | 253,811 | |
Kathy Ellis (D) | 21.4 | 70,561 | ||
Tom Schmitz (L) | 1.8 | 5,854 |
Total votes: 330,226 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Missouri District 8
Kathy Ellis advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Missouri District 8 on August 4, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Kathy Ellis | 100.0 | 20,354 |
Total votes: 20,354 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Missouri District 8
Incumbent Jason Smith advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Missouri District 8 on August 4, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Jason Smith | 100.0 | 114,074 |
Total votes: 114,074 | ||||
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Libertarian primary election
Libertarian primary for U.S. House Missouri District 8
Tom Schmitz advanced from the Libertarian primary for U.S. House Missouri District 8 on August 4, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Tom Schmitz | 100.0 | 265 |
Total votes: 265 | ||||
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Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Tom Schmitz completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Schmitz'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'm a Public Defender who resides in Rolla, Missouri. I received my Bacherlor's Degree in Psychological Sciences from the University of Missouri, Columbia in 2008. I went on to receive my Juris Doctor from Creighton University School of Law in 2012. I was in private practice from 2012 through 2019, and I joined the Public Defender's Office in Rolla in the spring of 2019.
I attend Vineyard Church in Rolla. My main hobby is music, and I enjoy playing drums, guitar, and composing.
- Separation of healthcare and state
- Bring our troops home and implement a foreign police of peace, strength, and non-interventionism
- The government should exist only to protect individual rights.
Healthcare, monetary policy and spending, foreign policy, environment, education, economic freedom, personal freedom.
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See also
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on May 28, 2020