Donald Truex

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Donald Truex

Republican Party

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Last election

May 3, 2022

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Donald Truex (Republican Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Ohio's 7th Congressional District. He was disqualified from the Republican primary scheduled on May 3, 2022.

## Contents

* 1 Elections
* 1.1 2022
* 1.2 2020
* 2 Campaign themes
* 2.1 2022
* 2.2 2020
* 3 See also
* 4 External links
* 5 Footnotes

## Elections[edit]

### 2022[edit]

See also: Ohio's 7th Congressional District election, 2022

General election

The candidate list in this election may not be complete.

##### General election for U.S. House Ohio District 7

Matthew Diemer and Max Miller are running in the general election for U.S. House Ohio District 7 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate

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| Matthew Diemer (D)

| Max Miller (R)

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There are no incumbents in this race.

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#### Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

* Regina Gustafson Ewing (Independent)

Democratic primary election

#####  Democratic primary for U.S. House Ohio District 7

Matthew Diemer defeated Tristan Rader (Unofficially withdrew) in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Ohio District 7 on May 3, 2022.

Candidate

Votes

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✔ |

| Matthew Diemer |

62.8

| 12,636

| Tristan Rader (Unofficially withdrew) |

37.2

| 7,500

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There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

| Total votes: 20,136

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#### Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

* Matt Harman (D)
* Patrick Malley (D) (Unofficially withdrew)

Republican primary election

#####  Republican primary for U.S. House Ohio District 7

Max Miller defeated Jonah Schulz, Charlie Gaddis, and Anthony Leon Alexander in the Republican primary for U.S. House Ohio District 7 on May 3, 2022.

Candidate

Votes

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✔ |

| Max Miller |

71.8

| 43,158

| Jonah Schulz |

13.9

| 8,325

| Charlie Gaddis |

9.3

| 5,581

| Anthony Leon Alexander |

5.0

| 3,033

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Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

| Total votes: 60,097

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#### Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

* Matt Shoemaker (R)
* Donald Truex (R)
* Bob Gibbs (R) (Unofficially withdrew)

### 2020[edit]

See also: Ohio's 13th Congressional District election, 2020

Ohio's 13th Congressional District election, 2020 (April 28 Republican primary)

Ohio's 13th Congressional District election, 2020 (April 28 Democratic primary)

General election

##### General election for U.S. House Ohio District 13

Incumbent Tim Ryan defeated Christina Hagan and Michael Fricke in the general election for U.S. House Ohio District 13 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate

Votes

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✔ |

| Tim Ryan (D)  |

52.5

| 173,631

| Christina Hagan (R)  |

44.9

| 148,648

| Michael Fricke (L)  |

2.6

| 8,522

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Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

| Total votes: 330,801

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Democratic primary election

#####  Democratic primary for U.S. House Ohio District 13

Incumbent Tim Ryan advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Ohio District 13 on April 28, 2020.

Candidate

Votes

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✔ |

| Tim Ryan |

100.0

| 61,813

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Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

| Total votes: 61,813

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Republican primary election

#####  Republican primary for U.S. House Ohio District 13

The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for U.S. House Ohio District 13 on April 28, 2020.

Candidate

Votes

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|
|

✔ |

| Christina Hagan |

65.8

| 19,327

| Lou Lyras |

11.9

| 3,483

| Robert Santos |

11.4

| 3,358

| Donald Truex |

3.5

| 1,034

| Duane Hennen |

3.5

| 1,032

| Richard Morckel |

2.6

| 763

| Jason Mormando |

1.3

| 389

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There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

| Total votes: 29,386

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#### Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

* Kyle Steffel (R)

Libertarian primary election

#####  Libertarian primary for U.S. House Ohio District 13

Michael Fricke advanced from the Libertarian primary for U.S. House Ohio District 13 on April 28, 2020.

Candidate

Votes

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|
|

✔ |

| Michael Fricke |

100.0

| 131

* * *

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

| Total votes: 131

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## Campaign themes[edit]

### 2022[edit]

#### Ballotpedia survey responses

See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection

Donald Truex did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.

### 2020[edit]

Donald Truex completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Truex's responses.

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Who are you? Tell us about yourself.

In seeking this office, I will devote my full time, maybe a 60-hour week to being your representative. (I will not be a part-time representative weigh down with other responsibilities at home or otherwise). I am knowledgeable in current events and have a conservative, balanced world view. To me being conservative means if I see true green, it’s true green, not yellow, white, etc. The same as on any 3rd grade reading test. When test asked: What did the author say? the test is not asking what do you think the author said or what did the author say to you, nor what do you think the author meant to say. Again, the question on the test asked: What did the author say?

A liberal will look at true green and call it any color but true green in order to better serve his/her purpose. So too, he/she will interpret any text as to what they want it to say seeking an advantage to their purpose while ignoring what the author actually said and meant while leaving nothing out of his/her intended purpose.

Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

* Lincoln, MLK, Truex Amendment

It was the intention of Abraham Lincoln to not only free the slaves with the EMANICAPATION PROCLAMATION but also to pass a later amendment making them equal with identical rights of citizenship as enjoyed by all fellow Americans regardless of race, color or creed. So too was the dream of Martin Luther King. The purpose of my amendment will be to finally fulfill both men’s dream by granting identical Constitutional guarantees to all America citizens.

The freedom of the individual’s conscience will, however, also be retained to his/her personal beliefs, principles, opinions, views, philosophies, attitudes, viewpoints, and values, without government interference or intrusion into his/her personal life and property so long as they are peacefully expressed.

* Balance Budget: I support only low, minimum taxes. Bonds can be sold to finance rebuilding our infrastructure, and other government projects. Investment dollars, not tax dollars, are readily available to buy bonds to finance many projects.

I have a unique way to balance the budget and pay off our national debt. Who is the best budgeter in America? The American housewife! She balances her checkbook every day to the penny. Therefore, I’d like to see a lottery randomly picking at least semi-qualified American citizens to comb through the spending of every government dollar. Then, every place they can find needless spending and waste they will receive, on a sliding scale, 5-25% of everything they save the American taxpayer when uncovering waste, fraud, corruption, etc.

* I believe in science. We must find our brilliant American students, encourage them, nurture them and assist them in every way possible to inspire them to greatness in any critical field they choose to study especially genetic research which is better health care than what we have now. I want to invest $2 trillion over the next ten years to engineer many illnesses and disabilities out of our health. I’m told by PhD. scientist I’ve met that is now possible. When this is accomplished, it will save trillions of dollars that will no longer need to be spent on traditional health care as we know it today.

What would be your top three priorities, if elected?

See above

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

Freedom of the internet, 5G security, safety and privacy without being screened and prioritized and scrubbed because of our political beliefs. Also, funding the cost of rebuilding our infrastructure,

Who do you look up to? Whose example would you like to follow, and why?

Fox news

Is there a book, essay, film, or something else you would recommend to someone who wants to understand your political philosophy?

The 5000 Year Leap, An Introduction to Constitutional Law by Barnett and Blackman, The Making of America by Skousen and many other such books.

What characteristics or principles are most important for an elected official?

Openness, honesty, a TRUE love of America, willingness to adhere to the Constitution and all laws as written.

What qualities do you possess that you believe would make you a successful officeholder?

I’m open, like to meet people, can be trusted to be true to my conservative principles.

What do you believe are the core responsibilities for someone elected to this office?

Openness, honesty, a TRUE love of America, willingness to adhere to the Constitution and all laws as written

What legacy would you like to leave?

Being an honest person who fought for American principles.

What is the first historical event that happened in your lifetime that you remember? How old were you at the time?

The Cuban war lead by Castro, around age 16

What was your very first job? How long did you have it?

Mowed lawns for extra in school.

What happened on your most awkward date?

We liked each other better as friends.

What is your favorite holiday? Why?

All American honoring America. They are family events.

What is your favorite book? Why?

The 5000 Year Leap. It teaches the importance and force of each vote

If you could be any fictional character, who would you want to be?

Superman 1

What is your favorite thing in your home or apartment? Why?

My collection of military airplanes. They remind me of what others did to serve American and a standard I must live up to.

What was the last song that got stuck in your head?

How Great Thou Are.

What is something that has been a struggle in your life?

Problems from childhood.

What process do you favor for redistricting?

An independent, civilian agency.

What qualities does the U.S. House of Representatives possess that makes it unique as an institution?

We can write bills to protect people and America.

Do you believe that it's beneficial for representatives to have previous experience in government or politics?

NO!

What do you perceive to be the United States’ greatest challenges as a nation over the next decade?

Many. I have a long list of issues to discuss with you.

If you are not a current representative, are there certain committees that you would want to be a part of?

Intelligence, any that effects American security.

Do you believe that two years is the right term length for representatives?

Yes

What are your thoughts on term limits?

They are a must. American is suffering today from people who have been in office too long.

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Ohio's current delegation to the United States Congress

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Sherrod Brown (D)

Rob Portman (R)

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Steve Chabot (R)

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Brad Wenstrup (R)

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Joyce Beatty (D)

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Jim Jordan (R)

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Bob Latta (R)

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Bill Johnson (R)

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Bob Gibbs (R)

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Warren Davidson (R)

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Marcy Kaptur (D)

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Michael Turner (R)

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Shontel Brown (D)

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Troy Balderson (R)

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Tim Ryan (D)

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