James Ellars
James Ellars (Democratic Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent California's 8th Congressional District. He lost in the primary on March 3, 2020.
Ellars completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2019. Click here to read the survey answers.
Elections
2020
See also: California's 8th Congressional District election, 2020
General election
General election for U.S. House California District 8
Jay Obernolte defeated Chris Bubser in the general election for U.S. House California District 8 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Jay Obernolte (R) | 56.1 | 158,711 | |
| Chris Bubser (D) | 43.9 | 124,400 | ||
| Total votes: 283,111 | ||||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for U.S. House California District 8
The following candidates ran in the primary for U.S. House California District 8 on March 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Jay Obernolte (R) | 34.9 | 50,677 | |
| ✔ | Chris Bubser (D) | 28.7 | 41,595 | |
| Tim Donnelly (R) | 20.7 | 30,079 | ||
| Bob Conaway (D) | 6.2 | 9,053 | ||
| Jeff Esmus (Independent) | 2.8 | 4,042 | ||
| James Ellars (D) | 2.7 | 3,948 | ||
| Jeremy Staat (R) | 1.6 | 2,288 | ||
 | Jerry Laws (R) | 1.4 | 2,010 | |
| Justin David Whitehead (R) | 0.9 | 1,305 | |
| Jacquetta Green (Unaffiliated) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 11 | ||
| Total votes: 145,008 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Paul Cook (R)
- Peter Mathisen (Nonpartisan)
- Nathan Charette (R)
- Destiny Lovato (R)
Candidate profile
Party: Democratic Party
Incumbent: No
Political Office: None
Submitted Biography: "I am James Ellars. I was born in Victorville, grew up in Hesperia and currently live in Apple Valley. I come from a working-class family, and I and the fourth of six children. I want to work for the people and create a better future for my wife and two children. "
This information was current as of the candidate's run for U.S. House California District 8 in 2020.
Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
James Ellars completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2019. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Ellars' responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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I am James Ellars. I was born in Victorville, grew up in Hesperia and currently live in Apple Valley. I come from a working-class family, and I and the fourth of six children. I want to work for the people and create a better future for my wife and two children.
- We need to put people first. Our current economy puts the focus on profits first and it has left our people behind. The value of our new economy is each person, not each dollar.
- Large tech companies like Amazon are causing our local stores and malls to close and eliminating jobs for our people. all while paying zero in Federal taxes. We need these companies to invest back in our communities.
- Once we have tech companies like Google, Amazon and Facebook contributing their fair share, we will use those contributions to invest in the people through affordable education, healthcare options and a Freedom Dividend.
I am excited to make an impact and be a voice for the people. We need to make sure that our education system works for children as well as adults and that people are not going into massive debt for a degree. We need to have a healthcare option available for the public, while those who already have health insurance can keep it. We are in the midst of the Fourth Industrial Revolution. Companies are making huge advancements in automation and AI which is making them a lot of money while advancing our society. The problem is that these companies can grow without adding more jobs. They can make more money with less people, and it is putting a strain on our people. We live in the wealthiest country in the history of the world, and we need to evolve the economy so it works for everyone. I am running for Congress so that we can put people first, and speak up for those that are being negatively impacted by the new economy. This is something that is hitting California's District 8 the hardest and, somehow, no one is talking about it. For this reason I am running, and I will be the voice from the people to speak for the people.
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See also
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes
