Alexander Avery
Alexander Avery (Libertarian Party) (also known as Alex) is running for election to the U.S. House to represent Michigan's 3rd Congressional District. He is on the ballot in the general election on November 5, 2024. He advanced from the Libertarian Party convention on July 20, 2024.
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Biography
Alexander Avery was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan. His career experience includes working as a truck driver.[1]
Elections
2024
See also: Michigan's 3rd Congressional District election, 2024
Michigan's 3rd Congressional District election, 2024 (August 6 Democratic primary)
Michigan's 3rd Congressional District election, 2024 (August 6 Republican primary)
General election
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General election for U.S. House Michigan District 3
Incumbent Hillary Scholten, Paul Hudson, Alexander Avery, and Louis Palus are running in the general election for U.S. House Michigan District 3 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | ||
 | Hillary Scholten (D) | |
 | Paul Hudson (R) | |
 | Alexander Avery (L)  | |
 | Louis Palus (Working Class Party) | |
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Michigan District 3
Incumbent Hillary Scholten defeated Salim Al-Shatel in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Michigan District 3 on August 6, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Hillary Scholten | 90.8 | 57,812 |
 | Salim Al-Shatel | 9.2 | 5,852 | |
| Total votes: 63,664 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Michigan District 3
Paul Hudson defeated Michael Markey Jr. in the Republican primary for U.S. House Michigan District 3 on August 6, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Paul Hudson | 54.3 | 36,292 |
 | Michael Markey Jr. | 45.7 | 30,539 | |
| Total votes: 66,831 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- J. Allen Fiorletta (R)
- Jason Ickes (R)
Libertarian convention
Libertarian convention for U.S. House Michigan District 3
Alexander Avery advanced from the Libertarian convention for U.S. House Michigan District 3 on July 20, 2024.
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Working Class Party convention
Working Class Party convention for U.S. House Michigan District 3
Louis Palus advanced from the Working Class Party convention for U.S. House Michigan District 3 on June 23, 2024.
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| ✔ | | Louis Palus (Working Class Party) |
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2022
See also: Michigan House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for Michigan House of Representatives District 83
John Fitzgerald defeated Lisa DeKryger and Alexander Avery in the general election for Michigan House of Representatives District 83 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | John Fitzgerald (D) | 52.8 | 15,319 |
 | Lisa DeKryger (R) | 44.6 | 12,964 | |
| Alexander Avery (L) | 2.6 | 755 | |
| Total votes: 29,038 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 83
John Fitzgerald defeated Jose Flores in the Democratic primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 83 on August 2, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | John Fitzgerald | 55.8 | 2,567 |
 | Jose Flores | 44.2 | 2,037 | |
| Total votes: 4,604 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Arthur Bowman (D)
- Keith Courtade (D)
- Ivan Diaz (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 83
Lisa DeKryger advanced from the Republican primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 83 on August 2, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Lisa DeKryger | 100.0 | 6,772 |
| Total votes: 6,772 | |||
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Libertarian convention
Libertarian convention for Michigan House of Representatives District 83
Alexander Avery advanced from the Libertarian convention for Michigan House of Representatives District 83 on July 10, 2022.
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| ✔ | | Alexander Avery (L) |
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Campaign finance
2021
See also: Michigan state legislative special elections, 2021
General election
Special general election for Michigan State Senate District 28
Mark Huizenga defeated Keith Courtade, Alexander Avery, and Theodore Gerrard in the special general election for Michigan State Senate District 28 on November 2, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Mark Huizenga (R) | 60.6 | 25,735 |
| Keith Courtade (D) | 36.9 | 15,683 | |
| Alexander Avery (L) | 1.4 | 611 | |
| Theodore Gerrard (U.S. Taxpayers Party of Michigan) | 1.0 | 420 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 38 | ||
| Total votes: 42,487 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Special Democratic primary for Michigan State Senate District 28
Keith Courtade defeated Gidget Groendyk in the special Democratic primary for Michigan State Senate District 28 on August 3, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Keith Courtade | 60.9 | 6,412 |
| Gidget Groendyk | 39.0 | 4,100 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 10 | ||
| Total votes: 10,522 | |||
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Republican primary election
Special Republican primary for Michigan State Senate District 28
Mark Huizenga defeated Kevin Green and Tommy Brann in the special Republican primary for Michigan State Senate District 28 on August 3, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Mark Huizenga | 33.8 | 9,532 |
 | Kevin Green | 33.2 | 9,356 | |
 | Tommy Brann | 32.9 | 9,272 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 20 | ||
| Total votes: 28,180 | |||
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2018
General election
General election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 45 (2 seats)
Incumbent Jane Beaulieu and incumbent Connie Van Houten defeated Carlos Gonzalez, Scott Eich, and Alexander Avery in the general election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 45 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Jane Beaulieu (D) | 29.0 | 4,446 |
| ✔ |  | Connie Van Houten (D) | 27.8 | 4,268 |
 | Carlos Gonzalez (R) | 21.3 | 3,265 | |
| Scott Eich (R) | 19.1 | 2,936 | |
| Alexander Avery (L) | 2.8 | 427 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 10 | ||
| Total votes: 15,352 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 45 (2 seats)
Incumbent Jane Beaulieu and incumbent Connie Van Houten defeated Chloe Sowers in the Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 45 on September 11, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jane Beaulieu | 44.5 | 1,304 |
| ✔ | | Connie Van Houten | 42.7 | 1,251 |
 | Chloe Sowers | 12.9 | 378 | |
| Total votes: 2,933 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 45 (2 seats)
Carlos Gonzalez and Scott Eich advanced from the Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 45 on September 11, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Carlos Gonzalez | 51.4 | 882 |
| ✔ | | Scott Eich | 48.6 | 834 |
| Total votes: 1,716 | |||
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Libertarian primary election
Libertarian primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 45 (2 seats)
Alexander Avery advanced from the Libertarian primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 45 on September 11, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Alexander Avery | 100.0 | 49 |
| Total votes: 49 | |||
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2017
All 14 seats on the Manchester School District Board of School Committee in New Hampshire were up for general election on November 7, 2017. Twelve seats were elected by district and the remaining two were elected at large. All 14 incumbents filed to run for re-election. Primary elections for Wards 6 and 12 were held on September 19, 2017.[2]
Incumbents Richard Girard and Nancy Tessier were the only candidates to file to run for the district's two at-large seats and won re-election. In Ward 1, incumbent Sarah S. Ambrogi defeated former candidate Joseph Lachance. Incumbent Debra G. Langton lost to challenger David Scannell for the Ward 2 seat. Incumbent Mary Ngwanda Georges defeated Phillip Harris to retain her Ward 3 seat. Ward 4 incumbent Leslie Want defeated former candidate Mark Flanders. In Ward 5, former board member Kathy Staub was unsuccessful in her challenge against incumbent Lisa M. Freeman to reclaim a seat on the board.[2] Ward 6 incumbent Dan Bergeron defeated challenger Jon DiPietro. They defeated Ernesto Pinder in the primary election.[3][4]
Incumbent Ross Terrio won against challenger Ethan Moorhouse to retain his seat in Ward 7. In Ward 8, former candidate Jimmy Lehoux defeated incumbent Erika Connors. Incumbent Arthur J. Beaudry was the only one to file for the Ward 9 seat and won unnopposed in the election. Ward 10 incumbent John B. Avard defeated newcomer Thomas McGee. In Ward 11, incumbent Katie Desrochers won with 74 percent of the vote against Alexander Avery.[2] Incumbent Constance Van Houten was defeated by newcomer Kelley Anne Thomas. They advanced to the Ward 12 general election after defeating Carlos Gonzalez for the seat.[3][4]
| Manchester School District, Ward 11 General Election, 2-year term, 2017 |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Katie Desrochers Incumbent |
73.59% | 744 |
| Alexander Avery | 25.91% | 262 |
| Write-in votes | 0.49% | 5 |
| Total Votes | 1,011 | |
| Source: Manchester, NH, "Non-Partisan Municipal General Election, November 7, 2017 - Official Results," accessed November 13, 2017 | ||
2012
Avery ran in the 2012 election for Indiana House of Representatives District 81. He ran as a Libertarian candidate and was defeated by incumbent Winfield C. Moses, Jr. (D) in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[5][6]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Martin Carbaugh |
51.7% | 11,681 | |
| Democratic | Winfield Moses, Jr. Incumbent | 44.2% | 9,979 | |
| Libertarian | Alexander Avery | 4.1% | 937 | |
| Total Votes | 22,597 | |||
2010
In 2011, Avery ran for Fort Wayne City Council at-large, receiving 5,027 votes from 49,216 voters.
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Alexander Avery completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Avery's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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I'm Alex Avery. I'm just like, this guy, you know? I drive a semi truck and play World of Warcraft, and I think freedom is pretty cool.
- The government sucks.
- Taxation is theft.
- I hate politics.
As a libertarian, my goals are nothing less than a world set free. The end of the mass robbery the government calls "taxation." The end of the slaveries of conscription and mandatory jury service. The The end of compulsory education laws. The complete emancipation of mankind from government.
Ethics of Liberty by Murray Rothbard
Principles that guide their votes, instead of party leadership.
I put my principles above all else.
Reading the bills and voting in accordance with your principles.
I want people to say "hey, remember that Alex Avery guy who made a 1000 science per minute mega base in Factorio with no bots and no trains? I mean, belts all the way from the mining drills to the labs. What a legend. Also he defeated that crappy anti privacy bill or whatever."
Monica Lewinski scandal, at age 9
Installing pool tables with my Uncle when I was 16. I didn't last long as I was not strong enough for that work.
Ethics of Liberty by Murray Rothbard. Changed my outlook on everything.
Are We Alone from the Factorio soundtrack loops in my head at all times.
Getting Keystone Hero achievements in World of Warcraft as a pugger whenever my main spec is considered off-meta.
No, how are you going to represent me when I'm a private citizen and you're a career politician?
The government is our greatest challenge, our greatest obstacle.
You mean if I get elected I have to go hang out with these clowns for two whole years? Okay, I'll still do it, I guess.
One term in office, one term in jail ought to do it.
I'll just be me.
Kleptomaniacs don't understand puns because they always take things literally.
Of course. I would support a bill to cut the CIA in half even if I'd rather dismantle it completely.
Subpoenas are forced labor. I oppose that.
Nobody who enjoys meetings should be in charge of anything.
The government needs to stop spying on us and start being spied on by us. Everything they do should be out in the open.
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2022
Alexander Avery did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
2021
Alexander Avery did not complete Ballotpedia's 2021 Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign finance summary
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Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on July 21, 2024
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Office of the City Clerk - Manchester, NH, "Filings for Non-partisan Municipal Election," accessed July 21, 2017
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Manchester Ink Link, "Manchester Primary Election results," accessed September 19, 2017
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 WMUR 9, "2017 city election results for Manchester, New Hampshire," November 7, 2017
- ↑ Indiana Secretary of State, "List of May 8, 2012, primary candidates," accessed March 6, 2014
- ↑ Indiana Secretary of State, “Election Results – Indiana General Election, November 6, 2012,” accessed January 24, 2013
