Mike Lapointe

Mike Lapointe was a 2016 Democratic candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 2nd Congressional District of Washington.^[1] Lapointe was defeated in the top-two primary on August 2, 2016.^[2]

Lapointe was a 2014 independent candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 2nd Congressional District of Washington.^[3] He lost to incumbent Rick Larsen (D) and B.J. Guillot (R) in the top-two primary.^[4]

He was a 2012 99% Party candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 2nd Congressional District of Washington.

Biography[edit]

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Lapointe is a member of Occupy Everett. He previously worked in a nonprofit and is a former labor union organizer.^[5]

Elections[edit]

2016[edit]

See also: Washington's 2nd Congressional District election, 2016

Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Democratic. Incumbent Rick Larsen (D) defeated Marc Hennemann (R) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Larsen and Henneman defeated Mike Lapointe (D), Brian Luke (L), and Kari Ilonummi (I) in the top-two primary on August 2, 2016.^[1]^[6]

U.S. House, Washington District 2 General Election, 2016
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Rick Larsen Incumbent	64%	208,314
	Republican	Marc Hennemann	36%	117,094
Total Votes				325,408
Source: Washington Secretary of State

U.S. House, Washington District 2 Primary, 2016
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Rick Larsen Incumbent	51.8%	71,955
	Republican	Marc Hennemann	32.3%	44,822
	Democratic	Mike Lapointe	10.6%	14,697
	Libertarian	Brian Luke	3.4%	4,771
	Independent	Kari Ilonummi	1.9%	2,628
Total Votes				138,873
Source: Washington Secretary of State

Campaign themes[edit]

The following issues were listed on Lapointe's campaign website. For a full list of campaign themes, click here.

“

$15/hr. Now Minimum Wage: The Minimum Wage is an unlivable wage. The movement across the country to lift the working poor out of the depth of poverty must be expanded to the Federal level. A uniform $15 per hour wage across our nation would do more to stimulate the economy than any legislation our dysfunctional political system has enacted in decades.

War! Stop choosing a side and side with Peace!: With the passing of Pete Seeger, one of my personal heroes, we lost a well-loved troubadour, a champion for worker and civil rights and an ardent proponent of peace. We must take the peace messages from Pete Seeger and others like Martin Luther King, to continue the fight to bring about social change needed for lasting peace around the world. As a nation, we are heavily invested in the military industrial complex with a bloated military budget and military bases and forces around the world. I’m not sure this has been good for peace.

Boeing- Corporate Extortionist: Are these words strong? You bet! And they are well deserved. Boeing is making a play at stealing back the benefits the Union negotiated. And they are pulling out all the stops to get what they want. They use fear and intimidation, “give us what we ask and no one gets hurt”. But the facts are that the last time we gave in to Boeing, to the tune of 165 Million dollars in tax breaks a year, they used that money to build their South Carolina plant.

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—Mike Lapointe's campaign website, http://mikelapointe.org/issues/

2014[edit]

See also: Washington's 2nd Congressional District elections, 2014

Lapointe ran in the 2014 election for the U.S. House to represent Washington's 2nd District.^[3] He lost to incumbent Rick Larsen (D) and B.J. Guillot (R) in the top-two primary.^[4]

U.S. House, Washington District 2, Blanket Primary, 2014
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Rick Larsen Incumbent	56.5%	44,718
	Republican	B.J. Guillot	32.2%	25,449
	Independent	Mike Lapointe	11.3%	8,946
Total Votes				79,113
Source: Results via Associated Press

2012[edit]

See also: Washington's 2nd Congressional District elections, 2012

Lapointe ran in the 2012 election for the U.S. House to represent Washington's 2nd District.^[8] He ran as a member of the 99% Party and faced incumbent Rick Larsen (D), Dan Matthews (R), John C. W. Shoop (R), Eli Olson (R) and Glen Johnson (I) in the August 7 primary. The top two vote-getters were on the general election ballot.^[9] He was defeated in the August 7, 2012, primary.^[10]

To view more details about the 2012 election, click [show] to expand the section.

Campaign themes

According to his website, Lapointe's campaign platform included the following issues:^[11]

End wars and bring the troops home
Overhaul regulations on small businesses

Recent news[edit]

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Mike Lapointe - Google News

External links[edit]

Suggest a link

Campaign website
Facebook page

Footnotes[edit]

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Washington Secretary of State, "Unofficial List of Candidates in Ballot Order," accessed May 23, 2016
↑ Washington Secretary of State, "August 2, 2016 Primary Results," August 2, 2016
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 Washington.gov, "2014 Candidates Who Have Filed," accessed May 19, 2014
↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 Associated Press, "Washington - Summary Vote Results," accessed August 5, 2014
↑ The (Everett) Weekly Herald, "Two surprise candidates for Congress," May 15, 2012
↑ Politico, "Washington House Primaries Results," August 2, 2016
↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
↑ Washington Secretary of State, "Candidate Filings," accessed May 18, 2012
↑ Washington Secretary of State, "Top 2 Primary: FAQ," accessed May 17, 2012
↑ Associated Press, "Primary Results"
↑ Mike Lapointe campaign website, "The Issues," accessed August 3, 2012 (dead link)

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Washington's current delegation to the United States Congress

Senators

Maria Cantwell (D)

Patty Murray (D)

Representatives

District 1

Suzan DelBene (D)

District 2

Rick Larsen (D)

District 3

Jaime Beutler (R)

District 4

Dan Newhouse (R)

District 5

Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R)

District 6

Derek Kilmer (D)

District 7

Pramila Jayapal (D)

District 8

Kim Schrier (D)

District 9

D. Adam Smith (D)

District 10

Marilyn Strickland (D)

Democratic Party (9)

Republican Party (3)

[list16-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Washington Secretary of State, "Unofficial List of Candidates in Ballot Order," accessed May 23, 2016

[2] Washington Secretary of State, "August 2, 2016 Primary Results," August 2, 2016

[list-3] 3.0 ^3.1 Washington.gov, "2014 Candidates Who Have Filed," accessed May 19, 2014

[apw-4] 4.0 ^4.1 Associated Press, "Washington - Summary Vote Results," accessed August 5, 2014

[5] The (Everett) Weekly Herald, "Two surprise candidates for Congress," May 15, 2012

[primaryresults16-6] Politico, "Washington House Primaries Results," August 2, 2016

[quotedisclaimer-7] Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.

[sos-8] Washington Secretary of State, "Candidate Filings," accessed May 18, 2012

[9] Washington Secretary of State, "Top 2 Primary: FAQ," accessed May 17, 2012

[10] Associated Press, "Primary Results"

[11] Mike Lapointe campaign website, "The Issues," accessed August 3, 2012 (dead link)

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