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Mitch Toryanski
| Mitch Toryanski | ||
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| Idaho State Senate District 18 | ||
| Former Member | ||
| In office | ||
| 2010 - 2012 | ||
| Party | Republican | |
| Elections and appointments | ||
| Last election | November 6, 2012 | |
| Term limits | N/A | |
| Education | ||
| Bachelor's | United States Military Academy, West Point | |
| Master's | Army War College | |
| J.D. | American University | |
| Military service | ||
| Service/branch | Idaho National Guard | |
| Personal | ||
| Place of birth | St. Paul, Minnesota | |
| Websites | ||
| Office website | ||
| Personal website | ||
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Mitch Toryanski is a former Republican member of the Idaho State Senate, representing District 18 from 2010 to 2012.
Toryanski worked as a legislative fellow on the U.S. Senate Judicial Committee and as a legislative assistant for the Committee on the Environment and Public Works. He also served in the U.S. Army from 1976 to 1992, the Army Reserve from 1992 to 1996, and the Idaho National Guard from 1996-2010. In 2005, he became deputy attorney general of Idaho, in which capacity he served until his election to the Senate in 2010.
Committee assignments
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Toryanski served on these committees:
Issues
Campaign themes
2012
Toryanski's campaign website lists the following issues:[1]
- New Jobs
- Excerpt: "Government can promote an environment of entrepreneurship and investment by offering stability and predictability to employers so they can have confidence that government will not abruptly get in the way of their productiveness and creativity."
- Low Taxes
- Excerpt: "Every agency and activity must ensure that they have a bonifide need for the peoples’ money through a rigorous bottom-up review. We can no longer afford a sense of entitlement to the peoples’ money where the only debate is about the rate of increase that an agency or activity will receive over the previous year."
- Quality Educational Opportunities
- Excerpt: "Attracting businesses with high-paying jobs depends to a large degree on the availability of an educated work force. We must find ways to get more of our education dollars into the classroom."
- Improving Health Care
- Excerpt: "Expanding fraud-riddled Medicare and Medicaid is not the answer. Instead, unlocking health care monopolies by allowing people to purchase health insurance across state lines and transforming the marketplace so that health care providers compete in a free and transparent market will bring costs down and put patients back in control."
Elections
2012
- See also: Idaho State Senate elections, 2012
Toryanski ran for election in the 2012 election for Idaho State Senate District 18. Toryanski ran unopposed in the Republican primary on May 15 and was defeated by Branden J. Durst (D) in the general on November 6, 2012.[2][3]
| Idaho State Senate, District 18, General Election, 2012 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Branden J. Durst |
53.5% | 11,292 | |
| Republican | Mitch Toryanski Incumbent | 46.5% | 9,796 | |
| Total Votes | 21,088 | |||
Endorsements
Toryanski's campaign website lists the following endorsements:[4]
- Idaho Association of Commerce and Industry (IACI)
- National Rifle Association
- National Federation of Independent Business
- The Idaho Statesman
2010
- See also: Idaho State Senate elections, 2010
Toryanski defeated Robert N. Lauritsen and Dean E. Sorensen in the May 25 primary. He ran against Branden J. Durst in the general election on November 2, 2010, defeating him.[5]
| Idaho State Senate, District 18 (2010) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | Percent | ||
| Mitch Toryanski (R)
|
6,455 | 50.4% | ||
| Branden J. Durst (D) | 6,352 | 49.6% | ||
Campaign donors
2010
In 2010, Toryanski raised $56,385 in contributions. [6]
His four largest contributors were:
| Donor | Amount |
|---|---|
| Toryanski, Mitch | $10,000 |
| Renzulli & Assoc, Inc | $2,000 |
| Winder, Charles | $1,300 |
| Fulcher, Russell M | $1,100 |
Personal
Toryanski and his wife Kim have three children.
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External links
- Senate website
- Project Vote Smart biography
- Project Vote Smart legislative profile
- Campaign contributions: 2010
- Toryanski's facebook
- Toryanski's twitter
- Toryanski's LinkedIn
References
- ↑ Mitch Toryanski, "Issues," accessed October 26, 2012
- ↑ Idaho Secretary of State, "2012 primary election results," May 15, 2012
- ↑ Idaho Secretary of State – Elections Division, “November 6, 2012 General Election Results,” accessed December 27, 2012
- ↑ Mitch Toryanski, "Issues," accessed October 26, 2012
- ↑ "GOP gain in Idaho House could trigger policy changes," Idaho Reporter, November 3rd, 2010
- ↑ 2010 contributions
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by Kate Kelly |
Idaho State Senate District 18 2010–present |
Succeeded by Branden J. Durst (D) |
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