Thomas “Tom” Lash
| Thomas “Tom” Lash | |
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| Born | Thomas Wesley Lash June 14, 1956 Port Hueneme, California |
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| 🏛️ Political party | Green |
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Thomas (Tom) Lash is an American politician and a member of the Green Party. Lash ran for California's 46th congressional district against incumbent Dana Rohrabacher in 2004 and 2008.[1] He was critical of the Iraq War, saying that, “this is one of the most immoral, illegal wars we’ve ever participated in.”[2] He has also attended protests against it.[3] He started in politics after working for Ralph Nader’s 2000 Presidential Campaign.[4]
Election history[edit]
2004[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Dana Rohrabacher (incumbent) | 171,318 | 61.92 | |
| Democratic | Jim Brandt | 90,129 | 32.57 | |
| Green | Tom Lash | 10,238 | 3.70 | |
| Libertarian | Keith Gann | 5,005 | 1.81 | |
| Total votes | 276,690 | 100.00 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Republican hold | ||||
2008[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Dana Rohrabacher (incumbent) | 149,818 | 52.52 | |
| Democratic | Debbie Cook | 122,891 | 43.08 | |
| Green | Thomas Lash | 8,257 | 2.89 | |
| Libertarian | Ernst Gasteiger | 4,311 | 1.51 | |
| Total votes | 285,277 | 100.00 | ||
| Turnout | 70.10 | |||
| Republican hold | ||||
Personal life[edit]
Thomas Wesley Lash was born on June 14, 1956 in Port Hueneme, California.[5] He later went on to serve in the U.S. Navy as a corpsman from 1976 to 1981.[6] He got a degree in microbiology from California State University, Long Beach. After he got his degree, he worked for the American Red Cross.[4]
References[edit]
- ↑ Susan Gill, Vardon (4 November 2008). "Rohrabacher heading to victory, again". The Orange County Register. Archived from the original on 19 April 2023. Retrieved 19 April 2023. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Caesar, Chris. "Candidate:". Daily Pilot. Archived from the original on 2023-04-24. Retrieved 19 April 2023. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Sisson, Paul (26 October 2003). "Activists facing uphill battle". The Californian. p. 2.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Zimmerman, Douglas (24 October 2004). "Running against the odds". Daily Pilot. Archived from the original on 21 April 2023. Retrieved 19 April 2023. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Tom Lash for Congress". UCLA Digital Library of Campaign Websites. Archived from the original on 2018-06-02. Retrieved 2023-04-20. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Yoshino, Kimi (3 May 2004). "Beach Gives Rise to a War Memorial". Los Angeles Times. p. 36. Archived from the original on 21 April 2023. Retrieved 20 April 2023. Unknown parameter
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