Anna Throne-Holst
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Anna Throne-Holst was a 2016 Democratic candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 1st Congressional District of New York.[1]
Biography
Throne-Holst has a master’s degree in public administration and international affairs. She has previously worked at the U.N. Department of Peacekeeping. In 2008, Throne-Holst became a member of the Southhampton Town Board. After serving as a board member for two years, she won election to the position of town supervisor. She was re-elected to the position two more times. Throne-Holst chose not to run for re-election as town supervisor in 2015, opting to run for Congress instead.[2]
Throne-Holst has four children.[3]
Elections
2016
Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as a race to watch. Incumbent Lee Zeldin (R) defeated Anna Throne-Holst (D) and Kenneth Schaeffer (Working Families) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Throne-Holst defeated Dave Calone in the Democratic primary, which remained uncalled for several weeks following the election. The primary elections took place on June 28, 2016.[4][5][6][7][8]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican |  Lee Zeldin Incumbent |
58.2% | 188,499 | |
| Democratic | Anna Throne-Holst | 41.8% | 135,278 | |
| Total Votes | 323,777 | |||
| Source: New York Board of Elections | ||||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Anna Throne-Holst |
51.3% | 6,479 | ||
| Dave Calone | 48.7% | 6,162 | ||
| Total Votes | 12,641 | |||
| Source: New York State Board of Elections |
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Campaign themes
2016
The following issues were listed on Throne-Holst's campaign website. For a full list of campaign themes, click here.
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| —Anna Throne-Holst's campaign website, http://annathrone-holst.com/issues | ||
Campaign finance summary
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Recent news
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See also
- United States House of Representatives
- New York's 1st Congressional District election, 2016
- New York's 1st Congressional District
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ EMILY's List, "EMILY’s List Endorses Anna Throne-Holst for Congress in New York’s First Congressional District," June 16, 2015
- ↑ Council for a Liveable World, "Anna Throne-Holst (D-N.Y.) for House," accessed November 27, 2015
- ↑ Anna Throne-Holst, Congress, "About Anna," accessed November 17, 2015
- ↑ Roll Call, "Exclusive: NRCC Announces 12 Members in Patriot Program," February 13, 2015
- ↑ Calone for Congress, "Dave Calone announces fundraising, major endorsement, East End Leadership Team," July 16, 2015
- ↑ EMILY's List, "EMILY’s List Endorses Anna Throne-Holst for Congress in New York’s First Congressional District," June 16, 2015
- ↑ New York State Board of Elections, "Filings received for the 2016 Primary Election," accessed May 15, 2016
- ↑ Politico, "New York House Races Results," June 28, 2016
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
