Tom Hillgardner
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Tom Hillgardner (Green Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent New York's 6th Congressional District. He lost in the general election on November 6, 2018.
Hillgardner completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2018. Click here to read the survey answers.
Elections
2018
General election
General election for U.S. House New York District 6
Incumbent Grace Meng defeated Tom Hillgardner in the general election for U.S. House New York District 6 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Grace Meng (D) | 90.9 | 111,646 |
Tom Hillgardner (G)  | 9.1 | 11,209 | ||
| Total votes: 122,855 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House New York District 6
Incumbent Grace Meng advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House New York District 6 on June 26, 2018.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | | Grace Meng |
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Green primary election
Green primary for U.S. House New York District 6
Tom Hillgardner advanced from the Green primary for U.S. House New York District 6 on June 26, 2018.
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| ✔ | Tom Hillgardner | |
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Campaign themes
2018
Ballotpedia survey responses
- See also: Ballotpedia's candidate surveys
Tom Hillgardner participated in Ballotpedia's candidate survey on July 31, 2018. The survey questions appear in bold, and Tom Hillgardner's responses follow below.[1]
What would be your top three priorities, if elected?
| “ | (1) Campaign Finance Reform with publicly funded campaigns and a constitutional amendment to reverse Citizens United and its progeny.
(2) Single Payer Now! (3) Ending America's foreign policy based on imperialism and crony capitalism.[2][3] |
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What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about? Why?
| “ | Housing and health care are human rights that are presently unattainable to the vast majority of Americans because our political system has been corrupted by money and the people, i.e. the working class, have no meaningful say in their government any more. That is why campaign finance reform must be a paramount concern of any candidate.Cite 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. Tom Hillgardner answered the following:
Is there a book, essay, film, or something else that best describes your political philosophy?
| “ | Smedley Butler. War is a Racket.[3] | ” |
| “ | The energy to be relentless and unapologetic in working for peace and justice for all human beings.[3] | ” |
| “ | None. Under our current system, currying favor with the rich is what makes for a "successful officeholder." I could never do that. Nonetheless, I am compelled, against all odds, to run for public office in the hope of bringing about a New Age of Enlightenment where the people once again control the government for the betterment of all peoples.[3] | ” |
| “ | To serve the people to the end of government providing the greatest good for the most people.[3] | ” |
| “ | I would like to live to see a great reform of the American system wherein the duopoly controlled by the oligarchy under which Americans presently live is broken and America adopts a fairer form of self-government that does not allow for the domination of a "two-party system" by the wealthiest people in the country that inexorably leads to a government that serves the rich and robs the working class.[3] | ” |
| “ | The Assassination of John Fitzgerald Kennedy. I was five years old.[3] | ” |
| “ | I was a newspaper carrier for the now-defunct Long Island Press. I held that job for three years.[3] | ” |
| “ | I cannot remember, and I doubt the electorate would find that to be an important consideration in choosing for whom to vote.[3] | ” |
| “ | Indigenous People's Day. Because it reminds us as Americans of the true legacy of this country.[3] | ” |
| “ | Fyodor Dostoyevsky's Crime and Punishment. Epic examination of human consciousness in the context of the notions of right and wrong.[3] | ” |
| “ | My computer workstation with internet connection. It turned by modest home into a world class research library.[3] | ” |
| “ | "You Can't Do That" The Beatles, A Hard Day's Night (1964).[3] | ” |
| “ | Being a New York Knicks fan since James Dolan bought the team.[3] | ” |
| “ | Location, location, location.[3] | ” |
| “ | No. Government is so corrupted that the experience is not worth much.[3] | ” |
| “ | Breaking the stranglehold of the rich on the political system and returning the power to the people.[3] | ” |
| “ | (1) Appropriations; (2) Energy and Commerce; (3) Financial Services; (4) Foreign Affairs; (5) Judiciary; (6) Natural Resources; (7) Ways and Means[3] | ” |
| “ | N/A[3] | ” |
| “ | Probably not. Four years is probably more appropriate. The shortness of the campaign cycle feeds into the present problems where fundraising consumes the majority of a lawmaker's time. I would not let that happen to me.[3] | ” |
| “ | I am philosophically opposed to them as it is the electorate's abdication of responsibility for who they elect. Yet, given how badly the political system is broken, there is some practical appeal to them.[3] | ” |
| “ | The abolition of representation based on geography and the adoption of a parliamentary system whereby each political party fields as many candidates as there are seats in the House, the parties rank their candidates, and seats are awarded on a national vote proportionately with the votes garnered by each political party. Glad you asked.[3] | ” |
| “ | If I am elected to the House of Representatives I will be the first Green Party candidate ever elected to the House and likely would be the only Green Party member in the House. I would be the de facto leader of my party.[3] | ” |
| “ | The stories of the persons with disabilities about the window dressing that is and failure of the Americans with Disabilities Act in giving all persons with disabilities a place at the table and a piece of the American pie. We must do better for our most vulnerable citizens.[3] | ” |
See also
- United States House of Representatives
- New York's 6th Congressional District election, 2018
- New York's 6th 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, "Tom Hillgardner's responses," July 31, 2018
- ↑ 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 3.11 3.12 3.13 3.14 3.15 3.16 3.17 3.18 3.19 3.20 3.21 3.22 3.23 3.24 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
