John Russell (Florida)

John Russell was a 2012 unaffiliated candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 12th Congressional District of Florida. Russell was the Democratic nominee for U.S. House in Florida, District 5, in 2006 and 2008.^[1] He was defeated by Gus Bilirakis on November 6, 2012.^[2]

Biography[edit]

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Education:^[1]

1974-1978: BSN, D'Youville College
1981-1984: MBA in Health Systems Management, Niagara University
1990-1991: State University of New York at Buffalo
1997-2001: MS/ARNP (Acute Care Specialty) University of South Florida

Russell is an Acute Care Nurse Practitioner specializing in hematology/Oncology.^[1]

Elections[edit]

2012[edit]

See also: Florida's 12th Congressional District elections, 2012

Russell ran in the 2012 election for the U.S. House to represent Florida's 12th District. Russell sought the nomination on the third-party ticket, with no party affiliation.^[3] The signature filing deadline was June 8, 2012, with the primary taking place on August 14, 2012. He was defeated by Gus Bilirakis on November 6, 2012.^[4]

U.S. House, Florida District 12 General Election, 2012
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Gus Bilirakis Incumbent	63.5%	209,604
	Democratic	Jonathan Michael Snow	32.9%	108,770
	Independent	Paul Sidney Elliot	1.5%	4,915
	Independent	John Russell	2.1%	6,878
Total Votes				330,167
Source: Florida Secretary of State "Official Election Results, 2012 General Election"

Recent news[edit]

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Footnotes[edit]

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 [Candidate submitted information to BP Staff via Bio Submission Form]
↑ ABC News, "2012 General Election Results," accessed November 6, 2012
↑ Tampa Bay.com, "John Russell will make a no-party bid for 5th Congressional District" accessed December 2, 2011
↑ ABC News, "2012 General Election Results," accessed November 6, 2012

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Florida's current delegation to the United States Congress

Senators

Marco Rubio (R)

Rick Scott (R)

Representatives

District 1

Matt Gaetz (R)

District 2

Neal Dunn (R)

District 3

Kat Cammack (R)

District 4

John Rutherford (R)

District 5

Alfred Lawson (D)

District 6

Michael Waltz (R)

District 7

Stephanie Murphy (D)

District 8

Bill Posey (R)

District 9

Darren Soto (D)

District 10

Val Demings (D)

District 11

Daniel Webster (R)

District 12

Gus Bilirakis (R)

District 13

Charlie Crist (D)

District 14

Kathy Castor (D)

District 15

Scott Franklin (R)

District 16

Vern Buchanan (R)

District 17

Greg Steube (R)

District 18

Brian Mast (R)

District 19

Byron Donalds (R)

District 20

Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D)

District 21

Lois Frankel (D)

District 22

Theodore Deutch (D)

District 23

Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D)

District 24

Frederica Wilson (D)

District 25

Mario Diaz-Balart (R)

District 26

Carlos Gimenez (R)

District 27

Maria Elvira Salazar (R)

Republican Party (18)

Democratic Party (11)

[submit-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 [Candidate submitted information to BP Staff via Bio Submission Form]

[2] ABC News, "2012 General Election Results," accessed November 6, 2012

[3] Tampa Bay.com, "John Russell will make a no-party bid for 5th Congressional District" accessed December 2, 2011

[4] ABC News, "2012 General Election Results," accessed November 6, 2012

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