David Koller

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David Koller

Democratic Party

Elections and appointments

Last election

August 28, 2018

David Koller (Democratic Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Florida's 11th Congressional District. He did not appear on the ballot for the Democratic primary on August 28, 2018.

Koller was a 2016 Democratic candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 11th Congressional District of Florida.

Koller was a 2014 Democratic candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 11th Congressional District of Florida. David Koller lost the general election on November 4, 2014.

Elections

2018

General election

General election for U.S. House Florida District 11

Incumbent Daniel Webster defeated Dana Cottrell in the general election for U.S. House Florida District 11 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Daniel Webster (R)	65.1	239,395
		Dana Cottrell (D)	34.8	128,053
		Other/Write-in votes	0.0	58

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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Florida District 11

Dana Cottrell advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Florida District 11 on August 28, 2018.

		Candidate
✔		Dana Cottrell

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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Samuel Allen (D)
• Ron Reid (D)
• David Koller (D)
• Jim Henry (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Florida District 11

Incumbent Daniel Webster advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Florida District 11 on August 28, 2018.

		Candidate
✔		Daniel Webster

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2016

See also: Florida's 11th Congressional District election, 2016

Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Republican. Incumbent Richard Nugent (R) did not seek re-election in 2016. District 10 incumbent Daniel Webster (R) defeated Dave Koller (D) and Bruce Ray Riggs (I) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Webster defeated Justin Grabelle in the Republican primary on August 30, 2016.

U.S. House, Florida District 11 General Election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Daniel Webster Incumbent	65.4%	258,016
	Democratic	Dave Koller	31.6%	124,713
	Independent	Bruce Ray Riggs	3%	11,990
Total Votes				394,719
Source: Florida Division of Elections

U.S. House, Florida District 11 Republican Primary, 2016

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Daniel Webster Incumbent	59.8%	52,876
Justin Grabelle	40.2%	35,525
Total Votes		88,401
Source: Florida Division of Elections

2014

See also: Florida's 11th Congressional District elections, 2014

Koller ran in the 2014 election for the U.S. House to represent Florida's 11th District. Koller ran unopposed for the Democratic nomination in the primary. He was defeated by incumbent Richard Nugent (R) in the general election on November 4, 2014.

U.S. House, Florida District 11 General Election, 2014

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Richard Nugent Incumbent	66.7%	181,508
	Democratic	David Koller	33.3%	90,786
Total Votes				272,294
Source: Florida Division of Elections

Campaign themes

2016

The following issues were listed on Koller's campaign website. For a full list of campaign themes, click here.

“	People over Politics : Special interest groups have purchased the people who are elected to represent us. Until our leaders actually start to represent their constituents and not just vote only along party lines, many of the issues that are important to you and your future are ignored. Many politicians sell themselves to the highest bidder without ever considering if what they are doing is right for the American people. That is not me. I want all Americans to be heard and know that their vote matters. As your Congressman I will fight to overturn Citizen’s United. Corporations are not people and money is not speech! Seniors and Veterans: We are morally obligated, as a nation, to care for our citizens who have worked hard and helped build our nation. We are safe because of them. We prosper because of them. I will fight to stop the privatization of the VA, social security and Medicare. Our veterans and seniors are not for sale. This is the promise we made and this is the promise we need to keep. Equality of Opportunity: Our nation was founded upon the idea of opportunity for all. As your representative it is my goal to protect your rights and to ensure equal opportunity for all Americans. In America today, there are still those that are not granted the same opportunities as others. This is unacceptable. I will work in Washington to make sure that everyone has the same chance to succeed and build their future. Increasing the Living Wage: It is imperative to insure that everyone who works a full-time job earns enough to maintain a reasonable standard of living. Corporations have created an environment where they purposely underpay their employees and rely on the government to provide for employees’ basic needs. Increasing the minimum wage would decrease the dependency on food stamps, public housing and other programs for many struggling workers. I will support that increase and support legislation that benefits employed Americans. Rebuilding our Infrastructure : A thriving infrastructure creates a strong and successful nation, provides secure jobs for generations of Americans and creates a robust economy. Infrastructure bills are being pushed to the side and that must stop. As your Congressman, my goal is to reach compromises that will get the work started. We can’t wait any longer.	”
—David Koller's campaign website, http://koller2016.com/issues/

2014

Koller's campaign website listed the following issues:

“	Creating Jobs and a Strong Economy: "Over the past couple of years the economy has slowly begun to recover but one area that is lagging behind, is the creation of good jobs. Creating these jobs is imperative to building a strong, robust economy capable of supporting a thriving middle class. We are stifling our economic growth by continuing to ship our jobs overseas, not pay fair wages and replacing full-time workers with part-time workers." Supporting Our Senior Citizens: "Our government needs to protect our seniors and make sure that programs such as, Social Security and Medicare are not at risk of a reduction of benefits and services. Homelessness among the elderly must be addressed and services provided to those in need. Affordable housing for the elderly is one way that we can help. Taking away money from programs provide for our older population is not the right thing to do." Supporting Our Veterans : "Since the Bush administration the number of Vets needing support from the VA has increased dramatically. At the same time our government representatives have gouged deep holes in the Veteran’s Administration Services. Veterans are dying while they wait for medical care. Due to staffing cuts and a lack of resources our Veterans are being abused by the system." Supporting Women’s Rights: "I can tell you that this is an issue that I feel strongly about. I believe in a woman’s right to choose. I am not telling you this to earn the female vote, I am telling you this because I do not think that restricting access to birth control and denying women control of their bodies is a benefit to society. I have a very hard time understanding the reasoning behind laws that deny women the right to terminate a pregnancy that was created through rape or incest." Strengthening Public Education: "I find it appalling that teachers obtain a college degree and dedicate their lives to teaching our future generations, and then we fail them by not paying them fairly. When I hear that students don’t have access to books, tools and resources that they need to do the work that is expected of them I get frustrated and angry."	”
—David Koller's campaign website, http://davekoller.com/home/issues/

Campaign finance summary

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See also

• United States House of Representatives
• Florida's 11th Congressional District election, 2018
• Florida's 11th Congressional District election, 2016
• Florida's 11th Congressional District elections, 2014
• Florida's 11th Congressional District

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Footnotes

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Florida's current delegation to the United States Congress

Senators

Ashley Moody (R)

Rick Scott (R)

Representatives

District 1

Vacant

District 2

Neal Dunn (R)

District 3

Kat Cammack (R)

District 4

Aaron Bean (R)

District 5

John Rutherford (R)

District 6

Vacant

District 7

Cory Mills (R)

District 8

Mike Haridopolos (R)

District 9

Darren Soto (D)

District 10

Maxwell Frost (D)

District 11

Daniel Webster (R)

District 12

Gus Bilirakis (R)

District 13

Anna Luna (R)

District 14

Kathy Castor (D)

District 15

Laurel Lee (R)

District 16

Vern Buchanan (R)

District 17

Greg Steube (R)

District 18

Scott Franklin (R)

District 19

Byron Donalds (R)

District 20

Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D)

District 21

Brian Mast (R)

District 22

Lois Frankel (D)

District 23

Jared Moskowitz (D)

District 24

Frederica Wilson (D)

District 25

Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D)

District 26

Mario Diaz-Balart (R)

District 27

Maria Elvira Salazar (R)

District 28

Carlos Gimenez (R)

Republican Party (20)

Democratic Party (8)

Vacancies (2)