Jason Rogers (Ohio)
Jason Rogers was a2016Republican candidate forDistrict 68 of theOhio House of Representatives.[1]
Rogers was a2014Republican candidate forDistrict 68 of theOhio House of Representatives. He was defeated by incumbentMargaret Ruhl in the Republican primary.
Campaign themes
2016
Rogers' campaign website highlighted the following issues:
| “ | Job Creation:
Government:
Marriage:
Gun Control:
Religion:
| ” |
| —Jason Rogers[3] | ||
2014
Rogers' website highlighted the following campaign themes:[4]
- Excerpt: "Marriage should be defined as "The union of a man and a woman""
- Excerpt: "Gun control is the term used to soften the actions of those that wish to weaken our country by removing the second amendment"
- Excerpt: "I would like to have the opportunity to reduce the state budget and put more responsibility back onto the local government."
- Excerpt: "I am for the Heartbeat Law, I am for a right to work state, I am not for common core, I am not for the Medicaid expansion, and most of all I am for a smaller government."
- Excerpt: "I believe that the government does not have money. The money that the government possesses is the peoples of which it governs. The responsibility of the government is to be good stewards of those funds."
Elections
2016
Elections for theOhio House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election was held on March 15, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was December 16, 2015.IncumbentMargaret Ruhl (R) did not seek re-election because of term-limits.
Rick Carfagna defeatedJohn Russell in the Ohio House of Representatives District 68 general election.[5]
| Ohio House of Representatives, District 68 General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Rick Carfagna | 67.56% | 41,321 | |
| Democratic | John Russell | 32.44% | 19,838 | |
| Total Votes | 61,159 | |||
| Source:Ohio Secretary of State | ||||
John Russell ran unopposed in the Ohio House of Representatives District 68 Democratic primary.[6][7]
| Ohio House of Representatives District 68, Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | John Russell (unopposed) | 100.00% | 6,400 | |
| Total Votes | 6,400 | |||
Rick Carfagna defeatedBeth Lear,Jason Rogers,Patrick Quinn andW. Myles Bancroft defeated in the Ohio House of Representatives District 68 Republican primary.[6][7]
| Ohio House of Representatives District 68, Republican Primary, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Rick Carfagna | 42.69% | 11,176 | |
| Republican | Beth Lear | 34.43% | 9,014 | |
| Republican | Jason Rogers | 14.82% | 3,879 | |
| Republican | Patrick Quinn | 6.15% | 1,610 | |
| Republican | W. Myles Bancroft | 1.92% | 502 | |
| Total Votes | 26,181 | |||
2014
Elections for theOhio House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on May 6, 2014. The general election was held onNovember 4, 2014. Thesignature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was February 5, 2014.R. Joyce Skocic was unopposed in the Democratic primary, while incumbentMargaret Ruhl defeatedJason Rogers in the Republican primary.Randy Miller ran as anIndependent candidate. Ruhl defeated Skocic and Miller in the general election.[8]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Margaret RuhlIncumbent | 65.9% | 23,861 | |
| Democratic | R. Joyce Skocic | 25.2% | 9,129 | |
| Independent | Randy Miller | 8.8% | 3,200 | |
| Total Votes | 36,190 | |||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| Margaret RuhlIncumbent | 66% | 4,174 |
| Jason Rogers | 34% | 2,146 |
| Total Votes | 6,320 | |
2012
Rogers ran in the2012 election forOhio House District 68. Rogers andJeff Furr were defeated by District 90 incumbentMargaret Ruhl in the March 6 Republican primary.[9][10]
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| Margaret Ruhl | 65.6% | 10,851 |
| Jason Rogers | 22.2% | 3,676 |
| Jeff Furr | 12.2% | 2,016 |
| Total Votes | 16,543 | |
Personal
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Rogers and his wife, Twila, have three children.
Recent news
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See also
- Ohio House of Representatives
- Ohio General Assembly
- Ohio House of Representatives elections, 2014
- Ohio House of Representatives District 68
- Ohio House of Representatives elections, 2016
External links
- Official campaign website
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Legislative profile from Project Vote Smart
- Jason Rogers on Facebook
Footnotes
- ↑Ohio Secretary of State, "Candidate Listing By Office," accessed February 8, 2016
- ↑Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑Jason Rogers, "Issues," accessed March 3, 2016
- ↑jasonrogers.info, "Beliefs and Views," accessed April 28, 2014
- ↑Ohio Secretary of State, "Official election results," accessed December 21, 2016
- ↑6.06.1Ohio Secretary of State, "Candidate Listing By Office," accessed February 8, 2016
- ↑7.07.1Ohio Secretary of State, "2016 Official Elections Results," accessed August 29, 2016
- ↑Ohio Secretary of State, "Official primary election results for May 6, 2014," accessed July 3, 2014
- ↑Ohio Chamber of Commerce, "2012 General Assembly Primary Candidates," January 17, 2012
- ↑Ohio Secretary of State, "2012 Republican Primary Results," accessed June 12, 2014
