Glen Dean
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Glen Dean (Republican Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Tennessee's 5th Congressional District. He lost in the Republican primary on August 2, 2018.
Dean completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2018. Click here to read the survey answers.
Elections
2018
General election
Incumbent Jim Cooper defeated Jody Ball in the general election for U.S. House Tennessee District 5 on November 6, 2018.
General election
General election for U.S. House Tennessee District 5
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Jim Cooper (D) | 67.8 | 177,923 |
 | Jody Ball (R) | 32.2 | 84,317 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.0 | 8 | ||
| Total votes: 262,248 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Incumbent Jim Cooper advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Tennessee District 5 on August 2, 2018.
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Tennessee District 5
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jim Cooper | 100.0 | 70,480 |
| Total votes: 70,480 | |||
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Republican primary election
Jody Ball defeated Glen Dean in the Republican primary for U.S. House Tennessee District 5 on August 2, 2018.
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Tennessee District 5
| Total votes: 36,428 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Chaz Allison (R)
Campaign themes
2018
Ballotpedia survey responses
- See also: Ballotpedia's candidate surveys
Glen Dean participated in Ballotpedia's candidate survey on July 27, 2018. The survey questions appear in bold, and Glen Dean's responses follow below.[1]
What would be your top three priorities, if elected?
| “ | Protecting the civil liberties of all Americans Reducing the size and scope of government Ending the Social Security Disability backlog[2][3] |
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What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about? Why?
| “ | Economics, Constitutional Republicanism, Individual Liberty. Separation of PowersCite error: Invalid <ref> tag; invalid names, e.g. too many[3]
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Ballotpedia also asked the candidate a series of optional questions. Glen Dean answered the following:
Who do you look up to? Whose example would you like to follow and why?
| “ | Milton Friedman was a man I admired greatly. He was able to articulate the philosophy of individual liberty with the most calm disposition.[3] | ” |
| “ | The "Forgotten Man", an essay by William Graham Sumner comes to mind.[3] | ” |
| “ | A strict adherence to the rule of law, and to principle.[3] | ” |
| “ | I believe in the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence and that our rights come from God and are unalienable.[3] | ” |
Recent news
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See also
- United States House of Representatives
- Tennessee's 5th Congressional District election, 2018
- Tennessee's 5th Congressional District
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Note: The candidate's answers have been reproduced here verbatim without edits or corrections by Ballotpedia.
- ↑ Ballotpedia's candidate survey, "Glen Dean's responses," July 27, 2018
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
