Travis Childers
Travis Childers was a 2014 Democratic candidate who sought election to the U.S. Senate from Mississippi.[1] He won the Democratic nomination in the primary election on June 3, 2014, before being defeated in the general election by incumbent Thad Cochran (R).
Childers was previously a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives. He represented the 1st District of Mississippi from 2008 to 2011.[2]
Biography
Education:[3]
- 1980: Business Administration, University of Mississippi
- Northeast Mississippi Junior College
Career
Childers is the owner of Landmark Community, Landmark Nursing Center and Travis Childers Realty and Associates.[3] He also worked as a realtor for Real Estate Business of Robert Davis.[3]
Childers was a member of the U.S. House representing Mississippi's 1st Congressional District from 2008-2011.[3]
Elections
2014
Childers ran in the 2014 election for the U.S. Senate, to represent Mississippi. Childers won the Democratic nomination in the primary on June 3, 2014, before he was defeated in the general election by incumbent Thad Cochran (R) on November 4, 2014.
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican |  Thad Cochran Incumbent |
59.9% | 378,481 | |
| Democratic | Travis Childers | 37.9% | 239,439 | |
| Reform | Shawn O'Hara | 2.2% | 13,938 | |
| Total Votes | 631,858 | |||
| Source: Mississippi Secretary of State Official Results | ||||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Travis Childers |
74% | 63,548 | ||
| Bill Marcy | 12.1% | 10,361 | ||
| William Bond Compton, Jr. | 9.9% | 8,465 | ||
| Jonathan Rawl | 4.1% | 3,492 | ||
| Total Votes | 85,866 | |||
| Source: Mississippi Secretary of State - Official Democratic primary results |
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Media
- Childers released a campaign ad in which three bloodhounds attempted to find incumbent Thad Cochran (R). The ad criticized Cochran for spending too much time out of Mississippi and refusing to debate Childers on the issues.[4]
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Voting Record
Frequency of Voting with Democratic Leadership
According to a July 2010 analysis of 1,357 votes cast from January 1, 2009, to June 16, 2010, Childers voted with the House Democratic leadership 81 percent of the time.[5] That same analysis reported that he also voted with party leadership 83 percent of the time in 2010.
Washington Post Analysis
A separate analysis from The Washington Post concluded that Childers voted 81.4 percent of the time with a majority of Democrats in the House of Representatives.[6]
Specific votes
Rep. Childers voted for the stimulus bill.[7] Fifty-seven percent of U.S. voters believed that the stimulus had either hurt the economy (36 percent) or had no impact (21 percent). Thirty-eight percent believed the stimulus helped the economy.[8]
Childers also voted in favor of the "Cash for Clunkers" bill.[9] According to a June 2009 Rasmussen Reports poll, 54 percent of likely U.S. voters opposed Cash for Clunkers, while 35 percent supported it.[10]
Campaign finance summary
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Recent news
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See also
- United States Senate
- United States Senate elections in Mississippi, 2014
- Mississippi's 1st Congressional District
- United States congressional delegations from Mississippi
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Mississippi Secretary of State, "2014 Candidate Qualifying List," accessed March 5, 2014
- ↑ Washington Post, "Ex-Rep. Travis Childers (D) considering run for Mississippi Senate seat," accessed November 19, 2013
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Project VoteSmart, "Travis Childers," accessed March 29, 2013
- ↑ Sun Herald, "Video: Childers turns the hounds loose on Cochran in race across Mississippi," accessed September 9, 2014
- ↑ A Line of Sight, July 2010
- ↑ The Washington Post, "Party Voters," July 20, 2010
- ↑ US House Clerk, "Roll Call 46," January 28, 2009
- ↑ Rasmussen, "38% Say Stimulus Plan Helped Economy, 36% Say It Hurt," August 24, 2010
- ↑ US House Clerk, "Roll Call 314," June 9, 2009
- ↑ Rasmussen, "54% Oppose Cash for Clunkers, Plan To Spur Purchase of Greener Cars," June 23, 2009
