W. Michael Trout
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W. Michael Trout (Democratic Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Florida's 23rd Congressional District. Trout lost in the Democratic primary on August 23, 2022.
Trout was a 2016 independent candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 21st Congressional District of Florida.[1]
Trout was a 2014 write-in candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 21st Congressional District of Florida.[2] W. Michael Trout lost the general election on November 4, 2014.
Trout was a 2012 Progressive Independent candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 21st Congressional District of Florida. Trout referred to himself as a lifelong Democrat who sought election as a Progressive Independent.
Elections
2022
See also: Florida's 23rd Congressional District election, 2022
General election
General election for U.S. House Florida District 23
Jared Evan Moskowitz defeated Joe Budd, Christine Scott, and Mark Napier in the general election for U.S. House Florida District 23 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Jared Evan Moskowitz (D)  | 51.6 | 143,951 |
 | Joe Budd (R) | 46.8 | 130,681 | |
 | Christine Scott (No Party Affiliation) | 1.1 | 3,079 | |
 | Mark Napier (No Party Affiliation) | 0.5 | 1,338 | |
| Total votes: 279,049 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Florida District 23
The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Florida District 23 on August 23, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jared Evan Moskowitz | 61.1 | 38,822 |
 | Ben Sorensen | 20.5 | 13,012 | |
 | Hava Holzhauer | 8.3 | 5,276 | |
 | Allen Ellison | 6.2 | 3,960 | |
 | W. Michael Trout | 2.2 | 1,390 | |
 | Michaelangelo Hamilton | 1.7 | 1,064 | |
| Total votes: 63,524 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Florida District 23
The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for U.S. House Florida District 23 on August 23, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Joe Budd | 37.6 | 12,592 |
 | James Pruden | 22.1 | 7,399 | |
 | Darlene Cerezo Swaffar | 11.6 | 3,872 | |
 | Christy McLaughlin | 11.4 | 3,832 | |
 | Steve Chess | 8.5 | 2,840 | |
 | Ira Weinstein | 6.9 | 2,297 | |
 | Myles Perrone | 1.9 | 639 | |
| Total votes: 33,471 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Jeff Olson (R)
- Saad Suleman (R)
2016
Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Democratic. District 22 incumbent Lois Frankel (D) defeated Paul Spain (R) and Michael Trout (I) in the general election on November 8, 2016. No candidate faced a primary opponent in August.[1][3]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic |  Lois Frankel Incumbent |
62.7% | 210,606 | |
| Republican | Paul Spain | 35.1% | 118,038 | |
| Independent | Michael Trout | 2.1% | 7,217 | |
| Total Votes | 335,861 | |||
| Source: Florida Division of Elections | ||||
2014
Trout ran in the 2014 election for the U.S. House to represent Florida's 21st District.[2] Trout ran as a write-in candidate. He was defeated by incumbent Ted Deutch (D) in the general election on November 4, 2014.[4]
2012
Trout was defeated by Theodore E. Deutch (D) in the general election on November 6, 2012.[5] Trout ran in the 2012 election for the U.S. House to represent Florida's 21st District. Trout sought election as a Progressive Independent. Trout qualified for the ballot by submitting 2,298 signatures of registered Florida voters to the Secretary of State on June 8, 2012.[6]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Theodore E. Deutch Incumbent |
77.8% | 221,263 | |
| Independent | Cesear Henao | 8.9% | 25,361 | |
| Independent | W. Michael Trout | 13.3% | 37,776 | |
| Total Votes | 284,400 | |||
| Source: Florida Secretary of State "Official Election Results, 2012 General Election" | ||||
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
W. Michael Trout did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
2014
Trout stated the following about his political philosophy in an email to Ballotpedia:
- The candidate holds the Foreclosure Crisis out as the single most important item on his legislative agenda, and proposes a simple and sweeping remedy -- calling for a permanent ban on foreclosures of any primary residence. Trout also advocates for an Adequate Single Term Limit on all elective offices, starting with federal offices. "If a term is adequate, there is never a good reason for a sitting official drawing a full time salary to be distracted with campaign activities such as fundraising, when (s)he should be focused on the business of the people," he says. Trout's proposal includes extending the term of a house member to 4 years, from 2; the term of the senate to 8 years from 6, and the term of the presidency to 6 years, from 4. "We don't elect a president in this country for a 4 year term, but for a two year term, and a two year campaign. The 2012 two (2) year presidential campaign cycle has been as acrimonious as any I have seen in my life," he said, "and has divided the people of the country in such an unprecedented way."
2012
Trout told Ballotpedia that "the single most important thing that we can do to fix our democracy and fix problems item by item, is to enact a National Referendum Process, to leapfrog an ineffective and unresponsive legislature on issues of broad consensus (including the ongoing foreclosure crisis)."[7]
See also
2022 Elections
External links
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Florida Department of State, "Candidate Listing for 2016 General Election," accessed June 25, 2016
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Florida Election Division, "Candidate Listing for 2014 General Election," accessed February 8, 2014
- ↑ Politico, " Florida House Races Results," August 30, 2016
- ↑ The Huffington Post, "Election 2014," November 4, 2014
- ↑ Politico, "2012 Election Map, Florida," November 6, 2012
- ↑ Florida Election Division, "Candidate List," accessed March 28, 2012
- ↑ Submission to Ballotpedia, October 21, 2014
