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Dominick Kavanaugh

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Dominick Jack Kavanaugh
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Elections and appointments
Last election

May 7, 2024

Education

High school

Castle High School

Bachelor's

Louisiana State University

Military

Service / branch

U.S. Army Reserve

Personal
Birthplace
Evansville, Ind.
Religion
Catholic
Profession
Civil engineer
Contact

Dominick Jack Kavanaugh (Republican Party) ran for election to theU.S. House to representIndiana's 8th Congressional District. He lost in the Republican primary onMay 7, 2024.

Kavanaugh completed Ballotpedia'sCandidate Connection survey in 2024.Click here to read the survey answers.

Biography

Dominick Jack Kavanaugh was born inEvansville, Indiana. Kavanaugh served in the U.S. Army Reserve starting in 2023. He earned a bachelor's degree from Louisiana State University.Kavanaugh's career experience includes working as a civil engineer.[1]

Elections

2024

See also: Indiana's 8th Congressional District election, 2024

Indiana's 8th Congressional District election, 2024 (May 7 Republican primary)

Indiana's 8th Congressional District election, 2024 (May 7 Democratic primary)

General election

General election for U.S. House Indiana District 8

Mark Messmer defeatedErik Hurt andK. Richard Fitzlaff in the general election for U.S. House Indiana District 8 on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Mark Messmer
Mark Messmer (R)
 
68.0
 
219,941
Image of Erik Hurt
Erik Hurt (D) Candidate Connection
 
29.5
 
95,311
Image of K. Richard Fitzlaff
K. Richard Fitzlaff (L) Candidate Connection
 
2.6
 
8,381

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Total votes: 323,633
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Indiana District 8

Erik Hurt defeatedEdward Upton Sein,Michael Talarzyk, andPeter Priest II in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Indiana District 8 on May 7, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Erik Hurt
Erik Hurt Candidate Connection
 
45.1
 
8,204
Image of Edward Upton Sein
Edward Upton Sein Candidate Connection
 
22.5
 
4,087
Image of Michael Talarzyk
Michael Talarzyk Candidate Connection
 
20.9
 
3,796
Peter Priest II
 
11.5
 
2,098

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Total votes: 18,185
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Indiana District 8

The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for U.S. House Indiana District 8 on May 7, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Mark Messmer
Mark Messmer
 
38.5
 
30,668
Image of John N. Hostettler
John N. Hostettler
 
19.7
 
15,649
Image of Richard Moss
Richard Moss
 
14.1
 
11,227
Image of Dominick Jack Kavanaugh
Dominick Jack Kavanaugh Candidate Connection
 
11.8
 
9,397
Image of Kristi Risk
Kristi Risk Candidate Connection
 
9.2
 
7,350
Image of Luke Misner
Luke Misner
 
2.9
 
2,287
Image of Jim Case
Jim Case Candidate Connection
 
2.6
 
2,107
Image of Jeremy Heath
Jeremy Heath
 
1.2
 
944

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Total votes: 79,629
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Endorsements

Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Kavanaugh in this election.

Pledges

Kavanaugh signed the following pledges.

  • Taxpayer Protection Pledge, Americans for Tax Reform

Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Candidate Connection

Dominick Jack Kavanaugh completedBallotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Kavanaugh's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.

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Born and raised in Southwest Indiana, Dominick Kavanaugh learned the value of family and faith thanks to the example set by his parents, and his upbringing in the Vincennes community. His direct exposure to the construction industry instilled in Dominick an appreciation for a hard day’s work and a passion to serve his community as a whole. With this unique perspective, due in part to his family’s long involvement in the construction trade, Dominick graduated with a Civil Engineering degree from Louisiana State University in 2020. His appreciation of and desire for public service led Dominick to work in President Donald J. Trump’s White House in the Office of Press and Communications, where he assisted in the crafting and deployment of President Trump’s message to the American people across multiple mediums. Seeing first-hand the success of America First policies and understanding how critical it was to our nation’s future to ensure they continued, Dominick continued in the Communications Department of President Trump’s 2020 re-election campaign. Kavanaugh then shifted to working as a general contractor that entailed overseeing the completion of dozens of projects involving heavy-civil construction operations. Believing that there was still more for him to offer his country, Dominick took the oath-office as a direct commissioned officer into the United States Army Reserves on February 4, 2023. He currently serves as a Second Lieutenant with the 758th Engineer Company.
Transportation, Agriculture, Energy, Armed Services
For Whom The Bell Tolls by Ernest Hemingway. This book demonstrates the commitment to service and believing in a cause much greater than one's self.
Transportation, Agriculture, and Armed Services

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Campaign finance summary

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Dominick Jack Kavanaugh campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2024*U.S. House Indiana District 8Lost primary$528,366 $528,366
Grand total$528,366 $528,366
Sources:OpenSecrets, Federal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
* Data from this year may not be complete

See also


External links

Candidate

U.S. House Indiana District 8

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    • Footnotes

    1. ↑Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on March 14, 2024


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