Andy Whallon

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Andy Whallon
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November 8, 2016

Education

Bachelor's

University of Michigan

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Andy Whallon was a 2016 Republican candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 47th Congressional District of California.[1]

Whallon was a 2014 Republican candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 47th Congressional District of California.[2] Andy Whallon lost the general election on November 4, 2014.

Biography

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Whallon graduated from the University of Michigan in 1983 with a degree in aerospace engineering. He then worked for TRW on ballistic missile flight test analysis before starting his own business in 1991. After selling his business, Whallon got into real estate.[3]


Elections

2016

See also: California's 47th Congressional District election, 2016

Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Democratic. Incumbent Alan Lowenthal (D) defeated Andy Whallon (R) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Lowenthal and Whallon defeated Sanford Kahn (R) in the top-two primary on June 7, 2016.[4][5]

U.S. House, California District 47 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngAlan Lowenthal Incumbent 63.7% 154,759
     Republican Andy Whallon 36.3% 88,109
Total Votes 242,868
Source: California Secretary of State


U.S. House, California District 47 Primary, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngAlan Lowenthal Incumbent 66.1% 90,595
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngAndy Whallon 21.9% 30,054
     Republican Sanford Kahn 11.9% 16,364
Total Votes 137,013
Source: California Secretary of State

2014

See also: California's 47th Congressional District elections, 2014

Whallon ran in the 2014 election for the U.S. House to represent California's 47th District. He and incumbent Alan Lowenthal (D) advanced past the blanket primary on June 3, 2014, unopposed.[6] Whallon was then defeated in the general election on November 4, 2014.[7]

U.S. House, California District 47 General Election, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngAlan Lowenthal Incumbent 56% 69,091
     Republican Andy Whallon 44% 54,309
Total Votes 123,400
Source: California Secretary of State

Campaign themes

2016

The following issues were listed on Whallon's campaign website. For a full list of campaign themes, click here.

“
  • Economy: Cut spending. Our government costs 1/3 more of our GDP now than it did when Bill Clinton left office. As the burden of government on our economy grows heavier and heavier, economic growth is weaker and weaker. The current recovery (convalescence would be a better word) is weaker than the last, which in turn was weaker than the one before. ... Cut regulations, and stop their automatic growth. Regulations are rarely removed, and when they are, it is only to replace them with something more onerous. ... Reform Social Security and Medicare and allow private options.
  • Freedom: My guiding principle is this: all human interactions should be voluntary and it is the government's job to protect us from anyone who would use violence (including the threat of violence) or fraud. Any action that doesn't involve one person violating the rights of others, should be legal, and the government should stay out of our lives unless there is reasonable cause to think that we might be violating the rights of others.
  • Healthcare: We should restore freedom to the healthcare field so that it can become what it should be: a vibrant innovative consumer driven high tech industry that, like the electronics industry, offers us ever greater products at ever lower prices, and whose speed of innovation is breathtaking. Imagine every year seeing a flood of new products and services that make us go, ‘Wow!’ not only by the fact that they can be done, but also by the fact that they can be done so cheaply. Let’s free our healthcare industry so it can be like that.
  • Public safety: Community Safety is the core function of the government without it complete anarchy can rule our society. The Framers of our Constitution not only separated the powers among three branches at the Federal level, but also separated the powers of government between the Federal and State levels. That way power would not be concentrated for abuse with any one entity. Law Enforcement was one of the powers delegated to the various states.

[8]

”
—Andy Whallon's campaign website, http://www.andywhallon.com/

2014

Whallon's campaign website listed the following issues:[9]

“
  • The Economy: "Our founding fathers gave us the freest country on earth, and as a result, America became the richest country on earth. If we had a government that stuck to protecting our rights instead of managing our lives this would be possible. My goal is to enact programs that show that small government and private initiative produces the results that big government promises but never delivers on."
  • Health Care: "We should restore freedom to the healthcare field so that it can become what it should be: a vibrant innovative consumer driven high tech industry that, like the electronics industry, offers us ever greater products at ever lower prices, and whose speed of innovation is breathtaking. Imagine every year seeing a flood of new products and services that make us go, ‘Wow!’ not only by the fact that they can be done, but also by the fact that they can be done so cheaply. Let’s free our healthcare industry so it can be like that."
  • Personal Freedom: "My guiding principle is this: all human interactions should be voluntary and it is the government's job to protect us from anyone who would use violence (including the threat of violence) or fraud. Any action that doesn't involve one person violating the rights of others, should be legal, and the government should stay out of our lives unless there is reasonable cause to think that we might be violating the rights of others."

[8]

”
—Andy Whallon's campaign website, http://www.andywhallon.com/issues

Campaign finance summary

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External links

Footnotes

  1. ↑ California Secretary of State, "Certified List of Candidates for Voter-Nominated Offices June 7, 2016, Presidential Primary Election," accessed April 4, 201
  2. ↑ Campaign website, accessed March 10, 2014
  3. ↑ Campaign website, "About Me," accessed April 27, 2014 (dead link)
  4. ↑ California Secretary of State, "Certified List of Candidates for Voter-Nominated Offices June 7, 2016, Presidential Primary Election," accessed April 4, 2016
  5. ↑ The New York Times, "California Primary Results," June 7, 2016
  6. ↑ The New York Times, "California Primary Results," June 3, 2014
  7. ↑ The Huffington Post, "Election 2014," November 4, 2014
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
  9. ↑ Campaign website, "Issues," accessed August 6, 2014


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