Dan Bongino - Ballotpedia

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Contents

• 1 Education
• 2 Career
• 3 Elections
  • 3.1 2016
  • 3.2 2014
    • 3.2.1 Endorsements
    • 3.2.2 Campaign promises
  • 3.3 2012
• 4 Campaign themes
  • 4.1 2016
• 5 Campaign finance summary
• 6 Personal
• 7 Recent news
• 8 See also
• 9 External links
• 10 Footnotes

Dan Bongino was a 2016 Republican candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 19th Congressional District of Florida.[1] Bongino was defeated by Francis Rooney in the Republican primary on August 30, 2016.[2]

Bongino was a 2014 Republican candidate for United States House of Representatives in the 2014 elections. He ran in Maryland's 6th Congressional District.[3] He was defeated by incumbent John Delaney (D) in the general election on November 4, 2014.[4] He won the nomination in the Republican primary on June 24, 2014.[5]

Bongino was also a 2012 Republican candidate who sought election to the U.S. Senate from Maryland. He lost to incumbent Ben Cardin on November 6, 2012[6][7]

Education

Bongino received his bachelor's and master's degrees from the City University of New York and his second master's degree from Penn State University.[8]

Career

Bongino began working for the New York Police Department in 1995. He joined the United States Secret Service in 1999. In 2006, Bongino joined the Presidential Protective Division. Bongino also created "The Dan Bongino Show" podcast.[8]

Elections

2016

See also: Florida's 19th Congressional District election, 2016

Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Republican. Incumbent Curt Clawson (R) did not seek re-election in 2016. Francis Rooney (R) defeated Robert Neeld (D) and write-in candidates David Byron and Timothy John Rossano in the general election on November 8, 2016. Rooney defeated Chauncey Goss and Dan Bongino in the Republican primary on August 30, 2016.[9][2]

U.S. House, Florida District 19 General Election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Francis Rooney	65.9%	239,225
	Democratic	Robert Neeld	34.1%	123,812
	N/A	Write-in	0%	129
Total Votes				363,166
Source: Florida Division of Elections

U.S. House, Florida District 19 Republican Primary, 2016

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Francis Rooney	52.7%	46,821
Chauncey Goss	29.9%	26,537
Dan Bongino	17.4%	15,439
Total Votes		88,797
Source: Florida Division of Elections

2014

See also: United States House of Representatives elections in Maryland, 2014

Although it was speculated that Bongino would enter Maryland's gubernatorial race in 2014, he announced on June 2, 2013, that he would run for Maryland's 6th Congressional District seat which was held by incumbent John Delaney.[10] He won the nomination in the Republican primary on June 24, 2014.[5] Dan Bongino lost the general election on November 4, 2014.

U.S. House, Maryland District 6 General Election, 2014

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	John Delaney Incumbent	49.7%	94,704
	Republican	Dan Bongino	48.2%	91,930
	Green	George Gluck	2%	3,762
	Write-in	Others	0.1%	140
Total Votes				190,536
Source: Maryland Secretary of State Official Results

Endorsements

U.S. Senator from Utah, Mike Lee,[11] Representative from Illinois' 8th Congressional District Joe Walsh,[12] Harford County Executive David R. Craig,[13] and Blaine Young, President of the Frederick County Commissioners,[14] have all endorsed Bongino for Senate.

Campaign promises

Bongino promised that if elected to Congress, he will donate half his official salary to charity.[15]

In an August 2014 news release, Bongino also vowed to serve no more than six years, or three terms, and oppose any bill that contains exemptions for the “political class.” He also promised not to go on foreign junkets unless there was a “documented, legitimate purpose.”[15]

2012

See also: United States Senate elections in Maryland, 2012

Bongino ran in the 2012 election for the U.S. Senate, representing Maryland. Bongino defeated William Capps, Rick Hoover, Joseph Alexander, Robert Broadus, David Jones, Brian Vaeth, Richard Douglas, John Kimble, and Corrogan Vaughn in the Republican primary on April 3, 2012. He was defeated by Ben Cardin in the general election.[6][16]

U.S. Senate, Maryland General Election, 2012

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Ben Cardin Incumbent	56%	1,474,028
	Republican	Dan Bongino	26.3%	693,291
	Libertarian	Dean Ahmad	1.2%	32,252
	Independent	Rob Sobhani	16.4%	430,934
	Democratic	Lih Young (Write-in)	0%	163
	Republican	Mary Podlesak (Write-in)	0%	21
	Independent	Brandy Baker	0%	151
	Independent	Ed Tinus	0%	48
	N/A	Other Write-ins	0.1%	2,346
Total Votes				2,633,234
Source: Maryland State Board of Elections "U.S. Senator"

U.S. Senate, Maryland Republican Primary, 2012

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Daniel John Bongino	33.6%	68,597
Joseph Alexander	8.9%	18,171
Robert "BRO" Broadus	5.4%	11,020
William Thomas Capps, Jr.	3.5%	7,092
Richard J. Douglas	28.3%	57,776
Rick Hoover	5.3%	10,787
David Jones	4.1%	8,380
John B. Kimble	5.1%	10,506
Brian Vaeth	1.9%	3,781
Corrogan R. Vaughn	4%	8,158
Total Votes		204,268

Campaign themes

2016

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

“	I pledge to vote to increase your take-home-pay by voting for a flat, cronyism-free, tax code which incentivizes explosive economic growth. I pledge to vote to eliminate the scourge of Obamacare and to return control of the healthcare system to you, where it belongs. I pledge to support transformational education reform which returns tens of billions of taxpayer dollars back to local governments so that we can rebuild and restore our education system. I pledge to support life from conception to natural death. I pledge to support your God-given Right to self-protection. [17]	”
—Dan Bongino's campaign website, http://www.bongino.com/issues/

Campaign finance summary

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Personal

Note: Please contact us if the personal information below requires an update. Bongino and his wife Paula have one child.

Recent news

The link below is to the most recent stories in a Google news search for the terms Dan Bongino Florida Congress. These results are automatically generated from Google. Ballotpedia does not curate or endorse these articles.

Dan Bongino - Google News

See also

Suggest a link

• United States House of Representatives
• Florida's 19th Congressional District election, 2016
• Florida's 19th Congressional District
• Maryland's 6th Congressional District elections, 2014

External links

Suggest a link

• Personal website
• Facebook page
• Twitter profile
• Project Vote Smart page

Footnotes

1. ↑ Florida Politics, "Dan Bongino to run for Congress in Florida’s 19th District," June 20, 2016
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Politico, " Florida House Races Results," August 30, 2016
3. ↑ WJLA, "Dan Bongino eyeing Maryland's 6th District seat," accessed June 4, 2013
4. ↑ Politico, "House Elections Results," accessed November 11, 2014
5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Associated Press, "Primary Results 2014," accessed June 24, 2014
6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Maryland State Board of Elections, "Primary Election Results 2012" accessed April 3, 2012
7. ↑ Politico, "2012 Election Map, Maryland"
8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 The Dan Bongino Show, "Newsletter - Sign Up," accessed April 15, 2021
9. ↑ Florida Department of State, "Candidate Listing for 2016 General Election," accessed June 25, 2016
10. ↑ WJLA, "Dan Bongino eyeing Maryland's 6th District seat," accessed June 4, 2013
11. ↑ Dan Bongino for Senate, "U.S. Senator Mike Lee Endorses Daniel Bongino" accessed March 23, 2012
12. ↑ Dan Bongino for Senate, "Congressman Joe Walsh Endorses Dan Bongino" accessed March 23, 2012
13. ↑ Dan Bongino for Senate, "Harford County Executive David R. Craig Endorses U.S. Senate Candidate Dan Bongino" accessed March 23, 2012 (dead link)
14. ↑ Dan Bongino for Senate, "President of the Frederick County Board of Commissioners, Blaine Young, Endorses Dan Bongino" accessed March 23, 2012
15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 Frederick News Post, "Bongino vows to serve no more than three terms in House," accessed January 29, 2014
16. ↑ Maryland State Board of Elections "2012 Primary Results"
17. ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.

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