Acela Turco
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Acela Turco was a 2012 candidate for District 31 of the Nebraska Unicameral.
Campaign themes
Turco's website highlighted the following campaign themes:[1]
Taxes
- "Oppose any efforts to raise taxes"
- "Ensure a balanced budget without raising taxes"
- "Reduce the tax burden on families, seniors & business owners"
Spending
- "Reduce state spending"
- "Responsible and transparent state spending"
- "Accountable for tax dollars spent"
Economy & Jobs
- "Improve our economy"
- "Private sector job creation"
- "Long-term and higher paying job creation"
Education
- "Local control— empower parents & teachers to make decisions"
- "Less bureaucracy"
- "Ensure our schools get their fair share of state aid"
Family
- "Pro-life— life begins at conception"
- "Advance a culture of life by promoting and protecting pro-life policies"
- "Support parental notification laws"
Elections
2012
- See also: Nebraska State Senate elections, 2012
Turco ran for election in the 2012 election for Nebraska State Senate District 31. Turco was unopposed in the May 15 primary election and was defeated by Rick Kolowski in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[2][3]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan |  Rick Kolowski |
52% | 9,121 | |
| Nonpartisan | Acela Turco | 48% | 8,413 | |
| Total Votes | 17,534 | |||
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term "Acela + Turco + Nebraska + Senate"
External links
- Official campaign website
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Legislative profile from Project Vote Smart
- Campaign contributions: 2012
- Acela Turco on Facebook
- Acela Turco on LinkedIn
Footnotes
Current members of the Nebraska State Senate
Leadership
Senate President:John Arch
Senators
District 1
Robert Hallstrom (R)
District 2
Robert Clements (R)
District 3
Victor Rountree (N)
District 4
R. von Gillern (R)
District 5
Margo Juarez (D)
District 6
District 7
Dunixi Guereca (D)
District 8
Megan Hunt (N)
District 9
John Cavanaugh (D)
District 10
Wendy DeBoer (D)
District 11
Terrell McKinney (D)
District 12
Merv Riepe (R)
District 13
Ashlei Spivey (D)
District 14
John Arch (R)
District 15
Dave Wordekemper (R)
District 16
Ben Hansen (R)
District 17
Glen Meyer (R)
District 18
District 19
Rob Dover (R)
District 20
John Fredrickson (D)
District 21
Beau Ballard (R)
District 22
Mike Moser (R)
District 23
Jared Storm (R)
District 24
Jana Hughes (R)
District 25
Carolyn Bosn (R)
District 26
George Dungan (D)
District 27
Jason Prokop (D)
District 28
Jane Raybould (D)
District 29
Eliot Bostar (D)
District 30
Myron Dorn (R)
District 31
Kathleen Kauth (R)
District 32
Tom Brandt (R)
District 33
Dan Lonowski (R)
District 34
Loren Lippincott (R)
District 35
Dan Quick (D)
District 36
Rick Holdcroft (R)
District 37
Stanley Clouse (R)
District 38
Dave Murman (R)
District 39
Tony Sorrentino (R)
District 40
Barry DeKay (R)
District 41
Daniel McKeon (R)
District 42
Michael Jacobson (R)
District 43
Tanya Storer (R)
District 44
Teresa Ibach (R)
District 45
Rita Sanders (R)
District 46
Danielle Conrad (D)
District 47
Paul Strommen (R)
District 48
Brian Hardin (R)
District 49
Bob Andersen (R)
Republican Party (33)
Democratic Party (14)
Nonpartisan (2)
