Ben Sigel
Ben Sigel (Democratic Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Massachusetts' 4th Congressional District. He lost in the Democratic primary on September 1, 2020.
Sigel completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Sigel earned his bachelor's degree from Middlebury College, his J.D. from American University, and his master's degree in business administration from American University.[1]
Elections
2020
See also: Massachusetts' 4th Congressional District election, 2020
Massachusetts' 4th Congressional District election, 2020 (September 1 Democratic primary)
Massachusetts' 4th Congressional District election, 2020 (September 1 Republican primary)
General election
General election for U.S. House Massachusetts District 4
Jake Auchincloss defeated Julie Hall in the general election for U.S. House Massachusetts District 4 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Jake Auchincloss (D)  | 60.8 | 251,102 |
 | Julie Hall (R) | 38.9 | 160,474 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.3 | 1,247 | ||
| Total votes: 412,823 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Massachusetts District 4
The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Massachusetts District 4 on September 1, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jake Auchincloss | 22.4 | 35,361 |
 | Jesse Mermell | 21.0 | 33,216 | |
 | Becky Grossman | 18.1 | 28,578 | |
 | Natalia Linos | 11.6 | 18,364 | |
 | Ihssane Leckey | 11.1 | 17,539 | |
 | Alan Khazei | 9.1 | 14,440 | |
 | Chris Zannetos (Unofficially withdrew) | 3.3 | 5,135 | |
 | Dave Cavell (Unofficially withdrew) | 1.6 | 2,498 | |
 | Ben Sigel | 1.6 | 2,465 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 242 | ||
| Total votes: 157,838 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Deb Goldberg (D)
- Herb Robinson (D)
- Nick Matthew (D)
- Thomas Shack III (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Massachusetts District 4
Julie Hall defeated David Rosa in the Republican primary for U.S. House Massachusetts District 4 on September 1, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Julie Hall | 62.8 | 19,394 |
 | David Rosa | 36.6 | 11,296 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.6 | 182 | ||
| Total votes: 30,872 | |||
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Campaign themes
2020
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Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Ben Sigel completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Sigel's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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Ben Sigel (he/him/his) is the proud Jewish son of a Puerto Rican mother and a father born in Worcester, Massachusetts. He was raised in Braintree, Massachusetts in a middle-class home.
As one of the few Latino and Jewish kids in his public school, Ben experienced first-hand the effects of intolerance and prejudice. He quickly realized that these incidents were based on false pretenses and ignorance. This realization drove Ben to work to bring people together, build bridges and strengthen his community.
- Universal access to high quality and affordable healthcare
- Work for social and economic justice, including combating climate change
- Ensure equitable access to high-quality public education from early childhood to higher education
Healthcare, social and economic justice, climate change, education, economic opportunity, immigration, combating Anti-Semitism and all forms of hatred and bigotry, public health and combating the opioid crisis, criminal justice
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See also
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on March 10, 2020.
