Steve Wells - Power Voter

Steve Wells

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Steve Wells was a 2016 Republican candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 22nd Congressional District of New York. Wells was defeated by Claudia Tenney in the Republican primary.

Elections

2016

New York's 22nd Congressional District was a battleground district in 2016. Incumbent Richard Hanna (R), who began serving in Congress in 2011, chose not to seek re-election in 2016, leaving the seat open. Claudia Tenney (R) defeated Kim Myers (D) and Martin Babinec (Upstate Jobs Party) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Tenney defeated George Phillips and Steve Wells in the Republican primary, while Myers faced no primary opponent. The primary elections took place on June 28, 2016.

U.S. House, New York District 22 General Election, 2016

Party	Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Republican	Claudia Tenney	46.5%	129,444
Democratic	Kim Myers	41.1%	114,266
Upstate Jobs	Martin Babinec	12.4%	34,638
Total Votes			278,348
Source: New York Board of Elections

U.S. House, New York, District 22 Republican Primary, 2016

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Claudia Tenney	41.1%	9,549
Steve Wells	34.3%	7,985
George Phillips	24.6%	5,716
Total Votes		23,250
Source: New York State Board of Elections

Wells was a member of the NRCC's Young Guns Program in 2016. The Young Guns program "supports and mentors challenger and open-seat candidates in races across the country."

Campaign themes

The following issues were listed on Wells' campaign website. For a full list of campaign themes, .

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Steve Wells Receives an “A” Rating from the National Rifle Association: I am honored to receive an “A” rating from the National Rifle Association, the highest rating an outsider like myself can receive. An “A” rating shows a strong commitment to the 2nd Amendment and the principles of the National Rifle Association. As a national, and international, champion skeet shooter I know how valuable our constitutional right to keep and bear arms is for our sportsmen and, more importantly, for our security.

Let’s Tell Our Farmers ‘Thank You’: Our farmers work hard to provide us with safe, nutritious milk, and other delicious food grown right here in upstate New York. But the government responds with more regulations and taxes for agricultural businesses.

Thank Our Veterans: I am incredibly thankful for our veterans. The commitment of these men and women to our nation is inspiring.

ObamaCare Is Hurting Americans: ObamaCare is moving farther and farther away from being “affordable care”. Providers are quickly dropping Obamacare after consistently sustaining enormous losses because of the failed program.

We Must Fight Terrorism: There are more terrorist groups threatening us than ever before. As Americans we have targets on our backs.

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—Steve Wells' campaign website, http://www.wellsforsecurity.com/category/issues/

2016

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