Edwin Sugg
| Edwin Sugg | ||
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| Candidate for | ||
| Arkansas House of Representatives District 88 | ||
| Party | Democratic | |
| Education | ||
| High school | Fayetteville High School, 1978 | |
| Bachelor's | University of Arkansas in Fayetteville, 1984 | |
| Personal | ||
| Place of birth | Fayetteville, Arkansas | |
| Profession | Mechanical engineer | |
| Websites | ||
| Campaign website | ||
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Sugg graduated from the University of Fayetteville with a BS in Mechanical Engineering in 1984. He has worked in various engineering positions since then.
Issues
Campaign themes
2012
Sugg's campaign website listed the following issues:[1]
- Education
- Excerpt: "My own personal crusade in the legislature is literacy. I’ve been doing volunteer E.S.L. tutoring at the Ozark Literacy Council."
- Jobs
- Excerpt: "I want to work to create more opportunity in Arkansas, so our young people do not need to move out of state for jobs after they graduate."
- Infrastructure
- Excerpt: "I believe in creating, rebuilding and maintaining our infrastructure, including technology infrastructure. This will bring jobs now, and growth in the future."
- Special Interests in Elections
- Excerpt: "For some time now I have been concerned about the growing influence of special interest in our democracy. I support a government for the people and by the people, not a government controlled by special interests."
- Cooperation in Government
- Excerpt: "I want to go to the state legislature to get things done, not obstruct legislation in the name of partisan politics. I do not believe that compromise is a bad word or that our government cannot be reformed."
Elections
2012
Sugg ran in the 2012 election for Arkansas House of Representatives, District 88. Sugg ran unopposed in the May 22 Democratic primary and was defeated by Randy Alexander (R) in the November 6, 2012, general election.[2][3][4]
| Arkansas House of Representatives, District 88, General Election, 2012 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Randy Alexander |
64.8% | 5,589 | |
| Democratic | Edwin Sugg | 35.2% | 3,042 | |
| Total Votes | 8,631 | |||
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