Ford O’Connell
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Ford O’Connell (Republican Party) ran for election to the Florida House of Representatives to represent District 77. He lost in the Republican primary on August 23, 2022.
Biography
O’Connell earned his B.A. in political science and religion from Swarthmore College, his J.D. from the University of Virginia School of Law, his MPP from Duke University, and his M.S. in journalism from Northwestern University. His professional experience includes working as a businessman and as a Trump White House and campaign surrogate for the 2020 election.[1][2]
Elections
2022
See also: Florida House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for Florida House of Representatives District 77
Tiffany Esposito defeated Eric Engelhart in the general election for Florida House of Representatives District 77 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Tiffany Esposito (R) | 67.4 | 31,774 |
 | Eric Engelhart (D) | 32.6 | 15,388 | |
| Total votes: 47,162 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Eric Engelhart advanced from the Democratic primary for Florida House of Representatives District 77.
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Florida House of Representatives District 77
Tiffany Esposito defeated Ford O’Connell in the Republican primary for Florida House of Representatives District 77 on August 23, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Tiffany Esposito | 70.7 | 8,760 |
 | Ford O’Connell | 29.3 | 3,633 | |
| Total votes: 12,393 | |||
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2020
See also: Florida's 19th Congressional District election, 2020
Florida's 19th Congressional District election, 2020 (August 18 Republican primary)
Florida's 19th Congressional District election, 2020 (August 18 Democratic primary)
General election
General election for U.S. House Florida District 19
Byron Donalds defeated Cindy Banyai and Patrick Post in the general election for U.S. House Florida District 19 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Byron Donalds (R) | 61.3 | 272,440 |
 | Cindy Banyai (D) | 38.7 | 172,146 | |
 | Patrick Post (D) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 3 | |
| Total votes: 444,589 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Antonio Dumornay (Independent)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Florida District 19
Cindy Banyai defeated David Holden in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Florida District 19 on August 18, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Cindy Banyai | 57.6 | 28,765 |
 | David Holden | 42.4 | 21,212 | |
| Total votes: 49,977 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Florida District 19
The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for U.S. House Florida District 19 on August 18, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Byron Donalds | 22.6 | 23,492 |
 | Dane Eagle | 21.9 | 22,715 | |
 | Casey Askar | 20.0 | 20,774 | |
 | William Figlesthaler | 18.3 | 19,075 | |
 | Randy Henderson | 7.6 | 7,858 | |
 | Christy McLaughlin | 4.1 | 4,245 | |
 | Dan Severson | 3.1 | 3,197 | |
 | Darren Dione Aquino | 1.4 | 1,466 | |
 | Daniel Kowal | 1.1 | 1,135 | |
| Total votes: 103,957 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Francis Rooney (R)
- Ford O’Connell (R)
- Heather Fitzenhagen (R)
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Ford O’Connell did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
2020
Ford O’Connell completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by O’Connell's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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FORD O'CONNELL is a businessman, lawyer, and conservative media advocate from Naples, Florida, who currently serves as a Trump White House and campaign surrogate for the 2020 election.
He is a respected media analyst and frequent guest on Fox News, Fox Business and other broadcast media. Ford's political analysis and commentary have appeared in a variety of publications including The Wall Street Journal, the New York Post, and ESPN.com.
A graduate of the University of Virginia School of Law, Mr. O'Connell graduated from Swarthmore College with a B.A. in Political Science and Religion. Ford also obtained a MPP from Duke University, and a M.S. in Journalism from Northwestern University.
Ford O'Connell, a former Heritage Foundation intern, has been actively supporting conservative candidates and campaigns since 2007, when he first worked with the Haley Barbour 2007 gubernatorial campaign. In 2008, he served as a key Republican strategist for the McCain-Palin Presidential ticket. In 2010, he was a recipient of Campaign & Elections magazine's "Rising Star" award.
Ford O'Connell's devotion to the conservative causes of limited government, free enterprise, and personal responsibility were instilled in him by his grandfather, Henry Salvatori, an advisor to three U.S. Presidents: Nixon, Reagan and Bush 41.
- Fighting for President Trump
- Protecting our quality of life in Southwest Florida; Southwest Florida First!
- Draining the swamp
To continue to build on President Trump's economic gains, fighting for our water quality, combatting illegal immigration, and countering China's aggression.
My grandfather, Henry Salvatori. He was an Italian immigrant to this country who believed strongly in the American Dream, the tenants of citizenship and conservative values. He built a successful petroleum company and went on to become an advisor to three U.S. Presidents: Nixon, Reagan and Bush 41. He got involved in politics, because he loved this country and wanted to protect the ideals that made it great.
A drive to serve my community.
My experience. My background in the media, appearing regularly on Fox News, Fox Business and other news outlets for years made me an adept communicator who is able to get my message through and across, which will make me a more successful advocate for the FL-19 constituents. The time I spent in Washington as a surrogate for President Trump gave me enough knowledge about the way things work to know how to effectively get things done. I won't need training wheels and will hit the ground running to start accomplishing things on day one.
The fact I'm not beholden to special interests. I'm not a career politician.
To uphold the Constitution, to be a tireless advocate for the FL-19 constituents, and to represent them with honesty and integrity.
God Bless the USA by Lee Greenwood
The U.S. national debt, combatting illegal immigration and countering China's aggression.
I am a strong proponent of federal term limits. Term limits are essential for our nation and should be implemented through any means necessary including calling for an Article V Convention. Career politicians do a disservice to America. Serving in government was never meant to be a profession; it was meant to be public service on behalf of the constituents.
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See also
2022 Elections
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Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on January 21, 2020.
- ↑ Ford O’Connell 2020 campaign website, "Meet Ford," accessed January 29, 2020
