Brad Peacock
Brad Peacock (independent) ran for election to the U.S. Senate to represent Vermont. He lost in the general election on November 6, 2018.
Elections
2018
General election
General election for U.S. Senate Vermont
The following candidates ran in the general election for U.S. Senate Vermont on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
Bernie Sanders (Independent) | 67.3 | 183,649 | ||
Lawrence Zupan (R) | 27.4 | 74,663 | ||
Brad Peacock (Independent) | 1.4 | 3,787 | ||
Russell Beste (Independent) | 1.0 | 2,763 | ||
Edward Gilbert Jr. (Independent) | 0.8 | 2,244 | ||
Folasade Adeluola (Independent) | 0.7 | 1,979 | ||
Jon Svitavsky (Independent) | 0.5 | 1,280 | ||
Reid Kane (Liberty Union Party) | 0.4 | 1,171 | ||
Bruce Busa (Independent) | 0.3 | 914 | ||
Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 294 |
Vote totals may be incomplete for this race. | ||||
Total votes: 272,744 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- H. Brooke Paige (R)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Vermont
Incumbent Bernie Sanders defeated Folasade Adeluola in the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Vermont on August 14, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Bernie Sanders | 94.4 | 63,322 | |
Folasade Adeluola | 5.6 | 3,748 |
Total votes: 67,070 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. Senate Vermont
H. Brooke Paige defeated Lawrence Zupan, Jasdeep Pannu, and Roque De La Fuente in the Republican primary for U.S. Senate Vermont on August 14, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | H. Brooke Paige | 39.6 | 9,805 | |
Lawrence Zupan | 37.9 | 9,383 | ||
Jasdeep Pannu | 18.3 | 4,527 | ||
Roque De La Fuente | 4.3 | 1,057 |
Total votes: 24,772 | ||||
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Independent primary election
No Independent candidates ran in the primary.
Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Cris Ericson (Independent)
Campaign themes
2018
Campaign website
Peacock's campaign website stated the following:
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Term Limits & Lobbying Ban Campaign Finance Reform LGBTQ Rights Climate Change Wages Student Loan Debt and College Tuition Healthcare Women’s Rights Voting Rights Criminal Justice Reform Gun Rights I am absolutely for Universal Background Checks. I do not believe this inhibits law-abiding citizens from obtaining firearms. I was not a fan of the way the new gun laws were passed in Vermont. I believe the public is entitled to a hearing on each part of any legislation when we are regulating and creating laws around such a charged topic, that so many people have a stake in. There was a hearing on Universal Background Checks, but language about magazine limits was added after that hearing. Vermonters deserve their voices to be heard and I think there should have been a hearing on magazine limits and raising the age to purchase a firearm to 21. As a hunter, I personally do not need a clip and do not use one. My grandfather’s 32 Winchester Special was passed down to me which has a lever action and only holds 6 rounds with one in the chamber. This is the maximum number of cartridges allowed for hunting in Vermont, so if anyone is hunting with a magazine with over 6 rounds, they are hunting illegally. You can find this law under Vermont statutes, Title 10: Conservation and Development, Chapter 13: Game, Subchapter 1: General Provisions, statute 4704. Automatic rifles are banned in this country, so no person can purchase a weapon that can fire round after round with the trigger depressed. I support the ban on automatic rifles 100%. I believe this is a misconception when we hear of mass shootings. With a semi-automatic weapon (which most hunting rifles are) each time you discharge a round you must pull the trigger. I am absolutely opposed to bump stocks or any other “add on” mechanism that would make a gun shoot any faster or with greater velocity. I believe it is in the public good for Congress to fund a comprehensive study through the CDC on gun violence now that the Dickie Amendment has been lifted. I believe we need to invest in mental health programs and school psychologists. It is imperative we have the resources available for our children so they have access to the people and programs needed to navigate complex issues that arise in their daily lives. Immigration I am for strong border enforcement, through our border patrol and the technology we have available. I am not for spending billions of dollars on a wall that I feel will do little in the way of deterring folks from attempting to cross illegally, not to mention the fact that, geographically, it is not structurally possible in some areas. Our money is better spent on investing in our crumbling infrastructure and educating our future generations. It is time to find a pathway to citizenship for children brought to this country illegally (DREAMers), so that they may become full members of our communities without living in fear that they will be deported. It is time for Congress to pass the DREAM Act. For others not covered under the DREAM Act who may have illegally come into the United States, but have been living here, working, and paying taxes, it is also time to end their fear of being deported and come up with a pathway to citizenship, so they too can come out of the shadows and be full members of our communities. President Reagan granted amnesty and citizenship to millions of undocumented immigrants under the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986, and it can be done again. We must come together to find reasonable solutions that will help to heal our divide. I believe separating children from families is morally wrong and goes against our deepest-held American values. I believe we cannot have open borders, but we can have an immigration system that works more efficiently. One solution for our current situation is to hire more immigration judges allowing for greater efficiency in the system, instead of the backlog of cases we are seeing today. I believe we should not be demonizing those who seek a better life, but giving everyone the same opportunity to legally enter this country and be productive citizens. Much of the legal immigration to our country is an employment-based system that looks at our economic needs and sponsorship by employers. We must ensure we take care of our citizens who live here and that Americans have a pathway to upward mobility, before setting our legal employment-based immigration numbers. Humanitarian and refugee immigration is something we should always participate in, as a leader and beacon of hope in the world. The bottom line is this: Congress must do more to assure all Americans that our government takes border and employment security seriously. Racial Justice I believe racial justice begins with education. Therefore, developing and implementing multicultural and diverse curricula in Vermont schools is a priority. We should set goals for every school district to have a racially, and ethnically diverse workforce, from teachers, and school board members, to administration and support staff. We should have high level training for all public education employees that includes classroom management based upon difficult discussions, awareness, and identifying and avoiding bias, and encourage innovative curricula around diversity and equality. We should be looking to outside organizations to help assist in these trainings, and holding workshops and forums for parents and citizens, establishing support for more community involvement. When it comes to criminal justice and policing we still have a long way to go in understanding how bias is functioning and perpetuated in our justice system. We must begin to fully understand the problem before implementing the solutions needed. We need to look at police stops, arrests, courtroom representation, sentencing and how hate crimes, among other important issues, are handled. We need rigorous accountability and bias training programs for our police forces in Vermont that are updated and implemented on a frequent basis. This is lifelong training that should be mandated for all officers so they are explicitly aware they will be held accountable for any and all infractions. We also need to implement a strong civilian oversight board that oversees our criminal justice and policing systems in our state. We need to be aware that diversity in our government is extremely important and that we need the voices of people of color in every aspect of our political system. People of color need to be represented when decisions are being made at every level of our federal, state, and local governments. We also need to have all members of our local and state governments undergo racial justice training, so that they have a better understanding of issues facing people of color while voting, making decisions, and legislating. We also need active community dialogue with people of color to better understand their realities of living in Vermont. It is imperative that we all come together to listen and learn in order to be better-informed advocates for racial justice, allowing us to move forward together. |
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—Brad Peacock’s campaign website (2018)[2] |
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Footnotes
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Brad Peacock’s campaign website, “Issues,” accessed October 18, 2018