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Dakin Sundeen was a 2014 Republican candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 13th Congressional District of California.[1] Dakin Sundeen lost the general election on November 4, 2014.

Campaign themes

2014

Sundeen's campaign website listed the following issues:[2]

  • Expanding Education and Expanding Opportunity: "Every parent anyone has talked to wants only the best for their children, and far too many parents are unhappy with the choices they have in education. Due to a confusing funding system, and an expanding and self-serving bureaucracy, our public schools struggle to provide the environment our children need to learn essential life skills. We preach the message that all children should be in college, which saddles many with unnecessary debt. They should have other paths and opportunities available to them, but higher education needs constant enrollment and subsidy to sustain itself."
  • Preserving Civil Rights and Liberties: "All Americans deserve the liberties that allow them to follow their dreams without interference from others, especially our government. History has shown the frightening depths that human beings will go to oppress each other. This means that we all have a duty, as citizens and people, to protect the essential Civil Rights and Liberties that make us truly human."
  • Economic Freedom to Prosperity: "The Bay Area has been lucky to have experienced prosperity despite the economic woe that has hurt the rest of the state and the nation. Most experts and citizens would agree that it has been somewhat unbalanced, that being "middle class" just isn't sustainable anymore, and for some that standard is unattainable. Rising unemployment that is felt, but hidden in official statistics seems to increase the despair over the loss of what we thought was a simple dream: That anyone with a decent amount of responsibility and a positive attitude could accrue enough wealth to raise their family on their own legally owned and bought property."

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—Dakin Sundeen's campaign website, http://www.dakin4congress.com/

Elections

2014

See also: California's 13th Congressional District elections, 2014

Sundeen ran in the 2014 election for the U.S. House to represent California's 13th District. Sundeen and incumbent Barbara Lee (D) advanced past the blanket primary on June 3, 2014, defeating Justin Jelincic (D) and Lawrence Allen (P&F). Sundeen was then defeated in the general election on November 4, 2014.[4][5]

U.S. House, California District 13 General Election, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngBarbara Lee Incumbent 88.5% 168,491
     Republican Dakin Sundeen 11.5% 21,940
Total Votes 190,431
Source: California Secretary of State
U.S. House, California District 13 Primary, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngBarbara Lee Incumbent 82.6% 77,461
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngDakin Sundeen 10.2% 9,533
     Democratic Justin Jelincic 4.9% 4,602
     Peace and Freedom Lawrence Allen 2.3% 2,190
Total Votes 93,786
Source: California Secretary of State

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