Luis E. Vergara
Luis Vergara (independent) (also known as Ed) ran for election to the U.S. Senate to represent New Jersey. He lost as a write-in in the general election on November 3, 2020.
Vergara completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Luis Vergara was born in San Francisco, California. He earned a bachelor’s degree from Rutgers College of Engineering.[1]
Elections
2020
See also: United States Senate election in New Jersey, 2020
United States Senate election in New Jersey, 2020 (July 7 Democratic primary)
United States Senate election in New Jersey, 2020 (July 7 Republican primary)
General election
General election for U.S. Senate New Jersey
The following candidates ran in the general election for U.S. Senate New Jersey on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Cory Booker (D) | 57.2 | 2,541,178 | |
| Rik Mehta (R) | 40.9 | 1,817,052 | ||
| Madelyn Hoffman (G) | 0.9 | 38,288 | ||
| Veronica Fernandez (Of, By, For! Party) | 0.7 | 32,290 | ||
| Daniel Burke (Larouche Was Right Party) | 0.3 | 11,632 | ||
| Luis Vergara (Independent) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| Total votes: 4,440,440 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. Senate New Jersey
Incumbent Cory Booker defeated Lawrence Hamm in the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate New Jersey on July 7, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Cory Booker | 87.6 | 838,110 | |
| Lawrence Hamm | 12.4 | 118,802 | ||
| Total votes: 956,912 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Harsh Naik (D)
- Lisa McCormick (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. Senate New Jersey
Rik Mehta defeated Hirsh Singh, Tricia Flanagan, Natalie Rivera, and Eugene Anagnos in the Republican primary for U.S. Senate New Jersey on July 7, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Rik Mehta | 38.0 | 154,817 | |
| Hirsh Singh | 35.9 | 146,133 | ||
| Tricia Flanagan | 17.8 | 72,678 | ||
| Natalie Rivera | 5.3 | 21,650 | ||
| Eugene Anagnos | 3.0 | 12,047 | ||
| Total votes: 407,325 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Gary Rich (R)
- Navodaya Garepalli (R)
- Stuart David Meissner (R)
Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Luis Vergara completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Vergara's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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It's not about me...
Citizen Initiated Referendums End Citizens United Defund the CIA, NSA, FISA courts and bring on Citizen Oversight Boards Remove Police from Schools Remove Cell Phone Towers from Schools Nationalize Investment Banking and end Bank Charters End privatization of Prisons, Private Security abuses (Patriot Act), close military bases around the world.
- End Citizens United
- Defund the CIA, NSA, FISA courts. and all other secret agencies including private subcontractors and Military Industrial Complex.
- Investigate 9/11 and bring those to justice for all victims. End the war on Terror, Mass Surveillance and the Patriot Act.
The Federal Reserve Printed Trillions and handed it over to the same banks creating a circular dependency, yet they denied full healthcare for all because it would cost 1 Trillion over ten years to fully cover all of USA's citizens.
Investigate the abuses in FISA courts about which many so called "Targeted Individuals" have been complaining. Provide a proper citizen board to allow redress and channels to investigate and prosecute abuses.
Bring back the Monopoly Laws especially for media and commerce.
End censorship by the Googles, Twitters, Facebooks, YouTubes etc.
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See also
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on August 18, 2020
