Sean Bielat

Sean Bielat
Candidate for
U.S. House, Massachusetts, District 4
Party	Republican
Education
Bachelor's	Georgetown University
Master's	MBA, University of Pennsylvania; MPP, Harvard University
Military service
Service/branch	United States Marine Corps
Personal
Birthday	05/14/1975
Profession	Technology Executive
Websites
Campaign website

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Sean Bielat was a 2012 Republican candidate who sought election to the U.S. House representing the 4th Congressional District of Massachusetts.

Bielat was defeated by Democratic candidate Joseph Kennedy III on November 6th, 2012.

Biography

Bielat earned his bachelor's degree from Georgetown University, his Master in Public Policy from Harvard University, and his MBA from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. He currently leads a non-partisan online messaging platform.

Career

Bielat's career highlights are listed below.

• U.S. Marine Corps Reserve
• Program manager at iRobot, a business that provided life-saving robots used to destroy roadside bombs in Iraq and Afghanistan
• Management Consulting at McKinsey and Company

Elections

2012

See also: Massachusetts's 4th congressional district elections, 2012

Bielat ran in the 2012 election for the U.S. House, representing Massachusetts's 4th District. He was nominated on the Republican ticket.. He defeated Elizabeth Childs and David Steinhof in the September 6, 2012 Republican primary. Incumbent Democrat Barney Frank did not seek re-election.

General election

U.S. House, Massachusetts, District 4 General Election, 2012
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Joseph Kennedy III	59.3%	221,303
	Republican	Sean Bielat	34.8%	129,936
	Independent	David Rosa	2.9%	10,741
	N/A	All Others	0.1%	265
	N/A	Blank Votes	2.9%	10,869
Total Votes				373,114
Source: Massachusetts Secretary of State "Return of Votes"

Primary results

Massachusetts' 4th Congressional District Republican Primary, 2012
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Sean Bielat	73.3%	14,784
Elizabeth Childs	13.5%	2,727
David Steinhof	13.1%	2,649
Total Votes		20,160

Media

Bielat released the following campaign ad on September 9, 2012.

Sean Bielat, "Resume"

Campaign Issues

On his campaign website, Bielat lists four priorities. They are:

• Economic Growth and Job Creation

Excerpt: "Basic economic theory shows that government spending can, if targeted correctly, provide some positive economic outcomes. Unfortunately, it is beyond the powers of economists to forecast how much spending is too much. Stimulus spending under this administration and Congress has put politics over policy, and the result has been handouts to special interests, inefficient spending, and far too much debt."

• Deficit Reduction

Excerpt: "The ever-growing deficit is simply unsustainable. The non-partisan Congressional Budget Office estimates that net interest on the national debt will soon rise to 14% of the total federal budget. The effect of these deficits is a debt load approaching 90% of the Gross Domestic Product. At this point, the debt load is $30,400 per person. We are putting our nation at risk through reckless spending and irresponsible policy."

• A Strong National Defense

Excerpt: "Ronald Reagan successfully argued that American military might keeps the peace. His “peace through strength” approach reshaped the geo-political landscape for the better."

• Focus on the Constitution

Excerpt: "The United States is a country founded a set of ideas--ideas enshrined in our Constitution. Our public officials and military personnel take an oath to uphold and defend the Constitution, but too many politicians in DC seem to have forgotten the oath that they took and the responsibilities entailed in that oath."

2010

On November 2, 2010, Barney Frank won re-election to the United States House of Representatives. He defeated Bielat in the general election.

U.S. House of Representatives, Massachusetts Congressional District 4 Election, 2010
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Barney Frank Incumbent	55.4%	125,825
	Republican	Sean Bielat	44.6%	101,315
Total Votes				227,140

Campaign donors

2012

Above is a breakdown of funds for the 2012 election, according to source.

Bielat lost the United States House of Representatives election in 2012. During that election cycle, Bielat's campaign committee raised a total of $1,074,705 and spent $1,068,678.

United States House of Representatives, 2012 - Sean Bielat Campaign Contributions
Total Raised	$1,074,705
Total Spent	$1,068,678
Total Raised by Election Winner	$4,204,050
Total Spent by Election Winner	$3,869,295
Top contributors to Sean Bielat's campaign committee
Moncrief Oil International	$12,500
Citizens United	$10,000
Interhuman Gaming Systems LLC	$8,518
Applied Plastics Co	$5,000
Baupost Group	$5,000
Top 5 industries that contributed to campaign committee
Retired	$88,450
Securities & Investment	$46,050
Republican/Conservative	$31,125
Real Estate	$21,200
Misc Business	$19,650

Personal

Bielat is married to his wife, Hope, and has two children.

External links

Suggest a link

• Official Campaign Site
• Official Twitter
• Facebook Page
• Wikipedia Page
• Sean Bielat's Vote Smart Profile