Full Name:
Brandon Michael Lape
Gender:
Male
Family:
Spouse: Lisa; 2 Children: Simon, Miranda
Birth Date:
10/14/1981
Birth Place:
Ashland, OH
Home City:
Danville, OH
Religion:
Secular
Associate of Science, Information Technology and Networking, University of Phoenix, 2008-2010
Attended, Computer Support and Networking, University of Akron - Wayne College, 2000-2001
Candidate, Ohio State House of Representatives, District 98, 2024
Candidate, United States House of Representatives, Ohio, District 12, 2022
Candidate, United States House of Representatives, Ohio, District 7, 2020
No caucus information on file.
Computer Support Technician, Ariel Corporation, 2014-present
Computer Support Technician, Knox Community Hospital, 2010-2014
Retail Customer Service and Sales, Verizon Wireless, 2005-2010
Lead Technician/ Retail Sales Representative, Cellular Connection +, 2003-2005
Member, Masonic Lodge Ohio #199
Current Car:
2006 Hyundai Elantra (just died)
Date of Wedding Anniversary:
September 7, 2002
Favorite Book:
Hatchet by Gary Paulsen (Most memorable from learning to read)
Favorite Color:
Black
Favorite Food:
Potatoes
Favorite Movie:
The Crow
Favorite Musician:
Serj Tankian
Favorite Quote:
"The supreme happiness of life is the conviction that one is loved; loved for one's own sake- let us say rather, loved in spite of one's self." -Victor Hugo, Les Miserables
Favorite Websites:
Instructables.com, Jimmyr.com, thingiverse.com, ruralking.com
Hobbies or Special Talents:
Built my own Electric Motorcycle in 2013
Name one thing you would most like to do before you die:
Make the world a better place for my children and hopefully grandchildren.
And... own a Tesla. I don't have much of a bucket list.
Priority Issues:
Eliminate Deficit Spending and exercise fiscal responsibility
Restore Civil Liberties and Individual Rights
Address Social Entitlements and Welfare Reform
Reason for Seeking Public Office:
I do not like the direction the United States Government is leading us. The only way to change it is to get involved. Bipartisan politics has lead us to our current state. Republican and Democratic Representatives only know how to Grow Government, to Grow Power, and to remove the peoples' Rights and Freedoms.
It's time for accountability, it's time to vote out Big Government.
I'm running as the Libertarian option to give Ohio's 7th District a choice to vote out a career politician and not replace it with another. Instead, voters in the 7th will get to vote for their Rights, for their Freedoms, and for someone willing to make actual progress in Washington D.C.
It's very simple. I was born and raised in the 7th, work in the 7th, and my kids are born and raised in the 7th. I want to serve the people of 7th by being elected their representative.