Mark Beatty
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Mark Stanton Beatty (born July 28, 1961) was a 2006 Republican candidate for U.S. Senate in Hawaii. A Kaneohe resident, Beatty is an attorney, linguist,and businessman. His main issue was improving the Hawaii public school system, rated one of the worst in the United States. He also promoted repealing the Jones Act that gives a monopoly in shipping benefiting many at the detriment of a few. He presents himself as a strong social conservative, a term that means "enemy of personal liberty" in much of the United States.
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Running Third
In the September 23, 2006 Republican party primary, Gerald L. Coffee or Jerry Coffee defeated Beatty, who finished third in the race after the incapacitated Coffee and BLANK VOTES. The other losing Republican candidates included Chas Collins, Jay Friedheim, Eddie Pirkowski and Steve Tataii.
Candidate Vote, %
- Coffee 10,133, 31%
- BLANK VOTES 7.957, 24.3%
- Beatty 6,054, 18.5%
- Collins 3,142 9.6%
- Friedheim 2,296 7%
- Pirkowski 1,480 4.9%
- Tataii 1,599 4.5%
(For purposes of comparison, please note that more than 129,107 Hawaiians voted for Daniel K. Akaka, the winner in the Hawaii Democratic Primary.)
Explaining Defeat
Coffee was a former POW and had been endorsed by Governor Linda Lingle, who continued to campaign for Mr. Coffee even after he dropped out for health reasons. Lingle was instrumental in naming Cynthia Thielen as the substitute for Mr. Coffee. 'X' factor may decide general election (Jerry Burris. Honolulu Advertiser. September 25, 2006.)
Beatty's poor performance may be attributable to his risible fund-raising. As of June 30, 2006 Beatty had raised only $6,267.00 Open Secrets Data For a "businessman" that's not very impressive.
Antipathy Toward Cynthia Thielen
Poinography notes Mark Beatty's guest editorial at the conservative Dougout blog in which Beatty recommends Republicans either vote for Akaka or leave the ballot blank. [1]
External Links
- Official Site See how he stares off to the left in his photo. Perhaps he is not as conservative as some might think.
- Collection of Beatty's articles
- Project Vote Smart
- Lee, Norman. Nomination Process Under Question KGMB9, September 26, 2006.
