Alexander Avery

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Alexander Avery
Elections and appointments
Last election
November 5, 2024
Personal
Birthplace
Grand Rapids, MI
Religion
Agnostic
Profession
Truck driver
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Alexander Avery (Libertarian Party) (also known as Alex) ran for election to theU.S. House to representMichigan's 3rd Congressional District. He lost in the general election onNovember 5, 2024.

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Biography

Alexander Avery was born inGrand Rapids, Michigan. His career experience includes working as a truck driver.[1]

Elections

2024

See also: Michigan's 3rd Congressional District election, 2024

Michigan's 3rd Congressional District election, 2024 (August 6 Democratic primary)

Michigan's 3rd Congressional District election, 2024 (August 6 Republican primary)

General election

General election for U.S. House Michigan District 3

IncumbentHillary Scholten defeatedPaul Hudson,Louis Palus, andAlexander Avery in the general election for U.S. House Michigan District 3 on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Hillary Scholten
Hillary Scholten (D)
 
53.7
 
225,510
Image of Paul Hudson
Paul Hudson (R)
 
43.8
 
183,952
Image of Louis Palus
Louis Palus (Working Class Party)
 
1.3
 
5,546
Image of Alexander Avery
Alexander Avery (L) Candidate Connection
 
1.3
 
5,281

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Total votes: 420,289
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Michigan District 3

IncumbentHillary Scholten defeatedSalim Al-Shatel in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Michigan District 3 on August 6, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Hillary Scholten
Hillary Scholten
 
90.6
 
64,546
Image of Salim Al-Shatel
Salim Al-Shatel Candidate Connection
 
9.4
 
6,665

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Total votes: 71,211
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Michigan District 3

Paul Hudson defeatedMichael Markey Jr. in the Republican primary for U.S. House Michigan District 3 on August 6, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Paul Hudson
Paul Hudson
 
54.7
 
39,410
Image of Michael Markey Jr.
Michael Markey Jr.
 
45.3
 
32,678

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Total votes: 72,088
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Libertarian convention

Libertarian convention for U.S. House Michigan District 3

Alexander Avery advanced from the Libertarian convention for U.S. House Michigan District 3 on July 20, 2024.

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Image of Alexander Avery
Alexander Avery (L) Candidate Connection

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Working Class Party convention

Working Class Party convention for U.S. House Michigan District 3

Louis Palus advanced from the Working Class Party convention for U.S. House Michigan District 3 on June 23, 2024.

Candidate
✔
Image of Louis Palus
Louis Palus (Working Class Party)

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Endorsements

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2022

See also: Michigan House of Representatives elections, 2022

General election

General election for Michigan House of Representatives District 83

John Fitzgerald defeatedLisa DeKryger andAlexander Avery in the general election for Michigan House of Representatives District 83 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of John Fitzgerald
John Fitzgerald (D) Candidate Connection
 
52.8
 
15,319
Lisa DeKryger (R)
 
44.6
 
12,964
Image of Alexander Avery
Alexander Avery (L)
 
2.6
 
755

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Total votes: 29,038
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 83

John Fitzgerald defeatedJose Flores in the Democratic primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 83 on August 2, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of John Fitzgerald
John Fitzgerald Candidate Connection
 
55.8
 
2,567
Image of Jose Flores
Jose Flores
 
44.2
 
2,037

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Total votes: 4,604
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 83

Lisa DeKryger advanced from the Republican primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 83 on August 2, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔Lisa DeKryger
 
100.0
 
6,772

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Total votes: 6,772
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Libertarian convention

Libertarian convention for Michigan House of Representatives District 83

Alexander Avery advanced from the Libertarian convention for Michigan House of Representatives District 83 on July 10, 2022.

Candidate
✔
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Alexander Avery (L)

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Campaign finance

2021

See also: Michigan state legislative special elections, 2021

General election

Special general election for Michigan State Senate District 28

Mark Huizenga defeatedKeith Courtade,Alexander Avery, andTheodore Gerrard in the special general election for Michigan State Senate District 28 on November 2, 2021.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Mark Huizenga
Mark Huizenga (R)
 
60.6
 
25,735
Keith Courtade (D)
 
36.9
 
15,683
Image of Alexander Avery
Alexander Avery (L)
 
1.4
 
611
Theodore Gerrard (U.S. Taxpayers Party of Michigan)
 
1.0
 
420
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.1
 
38

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Total votes: 42,487
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Democratic primary election

Special Democratic primary for Michigan State Senate District 28

Keith Courtade defeatedGidget Groendyk in the special Democratic primary for Michigan State Senate District 28 on August 3, 2021.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔Keith Courtade
 
60.9
 
6,412
Gidget Groendyk
 
39.0
 
4,100
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.1
 
10

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Total votes: 10,522
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Republican primary election

Special Republican primary for Michigan State Senate District 28

Mark Huizenga defeatedKevin Green andTommy Brann in the special Republican primary for Michigan State Senate District 28 on August 3, 2021.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Mark Huizenga
Mark Huizenga
 
33.8
 
9,532
Image of Kevin Green
Kevin Green
 
33.2
 
9,356
Image of Tommy Brann
Tommy Brann
 
32.9
 
9,272
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.1
 
20

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Total votes: 28,180
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2018

See also:New Hampshire House of Representatives elections, 2018

General election

General election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 45 (2 seats)

IncumbentJane Beaulieu and incumbentConnie Van Houten defeatedCarlos Gonzalez,Scott Eich, andAlexander Avery in the general election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 45 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Jane Beaulieu
Jane Beaulieu (D)
 
29.0
 
4,446
✔
Image of Connie Van Houten
Connie Van Houten (D)
 
27.8
 
4,268
Image of Carlos Gonzalez
Carlos Gonzalez (R)
 
21.3
 
3,265
Scott Eich (R)
 
19.1
 
2,936
Image of Alexander Avery
Alexander Avery (L)
 
2.8
 
427
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.1
 
10

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Total votes: 15,352
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 45 (2 seats)

IncumbentJane Beaulieu and incumbentConnie Van Houten defeatedChloe Sowers in the Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 45 on September 11, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Jane Beaulieu
Jane Beaulieu
 
44.5
 
1,304
✔
Image of Connie Van Houten
Connie Van Houten
 
42.7
 
1,251
Image of Chloe Sowers
Chloe Sowers Candidate Connection
 
12.9
 
378

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Total votes: 2,933
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 45 (2 seats)

Carlos Gonzalez andScott Eich advanced from the Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 45 on September 11, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Carlos Gonzalez
Carlos Gonzalez
 
51.4
 
882
✔Scott Eich
 
48.6
 
834

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Total votes: 1,716
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Libertarian primary election

Libertarian primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 45 (2 seats)

Alexander Avery advanced from the Libertarian primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 45 on September 11, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Alexander Avery
Alexander Avery
 
100.0
 
49

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Total votes: 49
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2017

See also:Manchester School District elections (2017)

All 14 seats on theManchester School District Board of School Committee inNew Hampshire were up for general election onNovember 7, 2017. Twelve seats were electedby district and the remaining two were electedat large. All 14 incumbents filed to run for re-election. Primary elections for Wards 6 and 12 were held on September 19, 2017.[2]

IncumbentsRichard Girard andNancy Tessier were the only candidates to file to run for the district's two at-large seats and won re-election. In Ward 1, incumbentSarah S. Ambrogi defeated former candidateJoseph Lachance. IncumbentDebra G. Langton lost to challengerDavid Scannell for the Ward 2 seat. IncumbentMary Ngwanda Georges defeatedPhillip Harris to retain her Ward 3 seat. Ward 4 incumbentLeslie Want defeated former candidateMark Flanders. In Ward 5, former board memberKathy Staub was unsuccessful in her challenge against incumbentLisa M. Freeman to reclaim a seat on the board.[2] Ward 6 incumbentDan Bergeron defeated challengerJon DiPietro. They defeatedErnesto Pinder in the primary election.[3][4]

IncumbentRoss Terrio won against challengerEthan Moorhouse to retain his seat in Ward 7. In Ward 8, former candidateJimmy Lehoux defeated incumbentErika Connors. IncumbentArthur J. Beaudry was the only one to file for the Ward 9 seat and won unnopposed in the election. Ward 10 incumbentJohn B. Avard defeated newcomerThomas McGee. In Ward 11, incumbentKatie Desrochers won with 74 percent of the vote againstAlexander Avery.[2] IncumbentConstance Van Houten was defeated by newcomerKelley Anne Thomas. They advanced to the Ward 12 general election after defeatingCarlos Gonzalez for the seat.[3][4]

Manchester School District,
Ward 11 General Election, 2-year term, 2017
CandidateVote %Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngKatie DesrochersIncumbent73.59%744
Alexander Avery25.91%262
Write-in votes0.49%5
Total Votes1,011
Source:Manchester, NH, "Non-Partisan Municipal General Election, November 7, 2017 - Official Results," accessed November 13, 2017

2012

See also:Indiana House of Representatives elections, 2012

Avery ran in the2012 election forIndiana House of Representatives District 81. He ran as aLibertarian candidate and was defeated by incumbentWinfield C. Moses, Jr. (D) in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[5][6]

Indiana House of Representatives, District 81, General Election, 2012
PartyCandidateVote %Votes
    RepublicanGreen check mark transparent.pngMartin Carbaugh51.7%11,681
    Democratic Winfield Moses, Jr.Incumbent44.2%9,979
    Libertarian Alexander Avery4.1%937
Total Votes22,597

2010

In 2011, Avery ran for Fort Wayne City Council at-large, receiving 5,027 votes from 49,216 voters.

Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Candidate Connection

Alexander Avery completedBallotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Avery's responses.

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I'm Alex Avery. I'm just like, this guy, you know? I drive a semi truck and play World of Warcraft, and I think freedom is pretty cool.
As a libertarian, my goals are nothing less than a world set free. The end of the mass robbery the government calls "taxation." The end of the slaveries of conscription and mandatory jury service. The The end of compulsory education laws. The complete emancipation of mankind from government.
Principles that guide their votes, instead of party leadership.
Reading the bills and voting in accordance with your principles.
I want people to say "hey, remember that Alex Avery guy who made a 1000 science per minute mega base in Factorio with no bots and no trains? I mean, belts all the way from the mining drills to the labs. What a legend. Also he defeated that crappy anti privacy bill or whatever."
Installing pool tables with my Uncle when I was 16. I didn't last long as I was not strong enough for that work.
Ethics of Liberty by Murray Rothbard. Changed my outlook on everything.
Are We Alone from the Factorio soundtrack loops in my head at all times.
Getting Keystone Hero achievements in World of Warcraft as a pugger whenever my main spec is considered off-meta.
No, how are you going to represent me when I'm a private citizen and you're a career politician?
You mean if I get elected I have to go hang out with these clowns for two whole years? Okay, I'll still do it, I guess.
One term in office, one term in jail ought to do it.
Kleptomaniacs don't understand puns because they always take things literally.
Of course. I would support a bill to cut the CIA in half even if I'd rather dismantle it completely.
Subpoenas are forced labor. I oppose that.
Nobody who enjoys meetings should be in charge of anything.
The government needs to stop spying on us and start being spied on by us. Everything they do should be out in the open.

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2022

Alexander Avery did not completeBallotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.

2021

Alexander Avery did not completeBallotpedia's 2021 Candidate Connection survey.


Campaign finance summary

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Alexander Avery campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2024U.S. House Michigan District 3Lost general$0 N/A**
2022Michigan House of Representatives District 83Lost general$0 $0
2021Michigan State Senate District 28Lost general$0 $0
2018New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 45Lost general$0 N/A**
Grand total$0 N/A**
Sources:OpenSecrets, Federal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

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