Election law changes? Our legislation tracker’s got you. Check it out!

Adam Dudziak

From Ballotpedia
Jump to: navigation, search
BP-Initials-UPDATED.png
This page was current at the end of the individual's last campaign covered by Ballotpedia. Please contact us with any updates.
Adam Dudziak
Image of Adam Dudziak

Democratic Party

Elections and appointments
Last election

November 3, 2020

Education

Bachelor's

University of Toledo, 2005

Graduate

John Carroll University, 2006

Personal
Birthplace
Cleveland, Ohio
Profession
Educator and administrator
Contact

Campaign website

Campaign Facebook

Campaign Twitter

Campaign Instagram

Campaign YouTube

Personal Facebook

Adam Dudziak (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Ohio House of Representatives to represent District 61. He lost in the general election on November 3, 2020.

Dudziak completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. Click here to read the survey answers.

Biography

Adam Dudziak was born in Cleveland, Ohio. He attended the University of Toledo, Marietta College, and Cleveland State University for undergraduate study. He attended John Carroll University and Cleveland State University for graduate study. Dudziak is an educator and administrator.[1]

Elections

2020

See also: Ohio House of Representatives elections, 2020

General election

General election for Ohio House of Representatives District 61

Incumbent Jamie Callender defeated Adam Dudziak in the general election for Ohio House of Representatives District 61 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Jamie Callender
Jamie Callender (R)
 
61.2
 
41,658
Image of Adam Dudziak
Adam Dudziak (D) Candidate Connection
 
38.8
 
26,378

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 68,036
Candidate Connection = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.
If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey.

Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team.

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Ohio House of Representatives District 61

Adam Dudziak advanced from the Democratic primary for Ohio House of Representatives District 61 on April 28, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Adam Dudziak
Adam Dudziak Candidate Connection
 
100.0
 
7,230

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 7,230
Candidate Connection = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.
If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey.

Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team.

Republican primary election

Republican primary for Ohio House of Representatives District 61

Incumbent Jamie Callender advanced from the Republican primary for Ohio House of Representatives District 61 on April 28, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Jamie Callender
Jamie Callender
 
100.0
 
8,887

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 8,887
Candidate Connection = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.
If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey.

Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team.

Campaign finance

Campaign themes

2020

Video for Ballotpedia

Video submitted to Ballotpedia
Released January 5, 2020

Ballotpedia survey responses

See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection

Candidate Connection

Adam Dudziak completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Dudziak's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.

Expand all | Collapse all

I am the proud father of two (Tommy and Anna) and husband (Val). I have been in education for the past 15 years where I have served as both a teacher and administrator. I believe in our government!
  • Education is the key to solving all of our State's/World's problems.
  • We must protect our environment and our natural resources.
  • People should be able to live comfortably if they are willing to work hard.
Education, environment, unions, health care, the American Dream.
I look up to people who stand for what is right. The people who have impacted me the most are those who sacrifice their own comfort and/or life to help others in need. It's not always easy to do what is right but some actively decide to give everything so that someone else can succeed. I highly respect many past leaders like George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, JFK, MLK, and Barack Obama. In my personal life, my brother is my role model. Jeffrey has Down's Syndrome but he has the most positive attitude of anyone I know. He is always compassionate and patient. He would do anything for me even if I act like I don't have time. We all take for granted that some people have to really work very hard for something that comes very easy to others.
I really liked the book Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln. He was able to bring together many adversaries to have a well-rounded and diverse cabinet. We don't see that enough in today's politics. That is why there is so much disagreement and so little compromise.
Active, transparent, willing to compromise, being able to work with many different people, staying calm under pressure.
I am willing to do what is right even when it's not in my best interest. I am not afraid to stand up for others who need help. I like people.
To represent their community and stand up for what is right.
That I was compassionate and selfless. That I was a good father and husband.
Being in college during 9/11 is very difficult for me to look past. Although I was in college, my world (and everybody's world) was turned upside down.
I started working as a bus boy and dishwasher when I was 15. I did this for many years until I went to college and I would pick up shifts when I came home for vacations. I learned the value of hard work and that all employees are valuable no matter how high or low your salary is.
40 Hour Work Week. I like the focus on determining your "Why" so everything you do is focused on the big picture. I also like Outliers, Five Presidents, One Second After, 1984, Thomas Jefferson; The Art of Power and others.
Superman
Stir It Up - Bob Marley
It is a struggle for me to see others not treated well.
My role as a State Representative will be represent a smaller number of people giving me a chance of really spending a lot of time with people in my district. The State Senate begins to cover a very large area with a larger diverse population.
Absolutely not! I believe that many politicians get numb to what it's like to be a "typical citizen". My views will be fresh and new. There will be many technicalities that I will have to learn but I am with my district on a day to day basis now and I feel I know what they value more than people who aren't in the community.
We have many beautiful natural resources (parks, Lake Erie, waterways, etc.) that we need to take better care of. If we do not, we will see them deteriorate in the next decade.

Our public education system is also under attack. If we do not get rid of vouchers, bad charter schools, and help teachers, we will lose many good educators and our students will suffer.
We must unify to get things accomplished. Both branches are critical and need to move past differences and focus on what is best for our citizens.
Absolutely! Just like the previous answer, if we are divided, nothing gets accomplished. Healthy debate is good. Stalemate is not.
I will work very hard to be a part of the education and environmental committees.
Absolutely! I will fill any role that will best serve the state legislature.
Sherrod Brown, Barack Obama, Emilia Sykes, John F. Kennedy... and many others.
Yes.
I have too many stories to share. Being an assistant principal at a large high school gives me both the privilege and the burden to be a part of the publics' lives. I know the best parts of people's lives and also their lowest moments. I have seen success and I have seen death. I have seen love and I have seen violence. This gives me a good perspective of what our State needs.

Note: Ballotpedia reserves the right to edit Candidate Connection survey responses. Any edits made by Ballotpedia will be clearly marked with [brackets] for the public. If the candidate disagrees with an edit, he or she may request the full removal of the survey response from Ballotpedia.org. Ballotpedia does not edit or correct typographical errors unless the candidate's campaign requests it.

See also

2020 Elections

Ballotpedia Election Coverage Badge.png
What's on the ballot?
U.S. President
U.S. Congress
U.S. Congress special elections
State executives
State legislatures
State courts
Ballot measures
Municipal government
School boards
Election analysis hub

Government

Seal of Ohio.png
Who represents me?
U.S. Congress
State executives
State legislators
State courts
Ballot measures
Municipal government
School boards

Newsletters

Ballotpedia RSS.jpg
Coronavirus Weekly Updates
Documenting America's Path to Recovery
The Heart of the Primaries
The Daily Brew
The Weekly Brew
The Ballot Bulletin
Checks and Balances
Economy and Society
Hall Pass
Number of the Day
Robe & Gavel
Union Station


External links

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on March 6, 2020


Current members of the Ohio House of Representatives
Leadership
Speaker of the House:Jason Stephens
Majority Leader:Marilyn John
Minority Leader:Dani Isaacsohn
Representatives
District 1
District 2
District 3
District 4
District 5
District 6
District 7
District 8
District 9
District 10
District 11
District 12
District 13
District 14
District 15
District 16
District 17
District 18
District 19
District 20
District 21
District 22
District 23
Dan Troy (D)
District 24
District 25
District 26
District 27
District 28
District 29
District 30
District 31
District 32
District 33
District 34
District 35
District 36
District 37
Tom Young (R)
District 38
District 39
District 40
District 41
District 42
District 43
District 44
District 45
District 46
District 47
District 48
District 49
District 50
District 51
District 52
District 53
District 54
District 55
District 56
District 57
District 58
District 59
District 60
District 61
Beth Lear (R)
District 62
District 63
Adam Bird (R)
District 64
District 65
District 66
District 67
District 68
District 69
District 70
District 71
Levi Dean (R)
District 72
District 73
Jeff LaRe (R)
District 74
District 75
District 76
District 77
District 78
District 79
District 80
District 81
District 82
District 83
District 84
District 85
District 86
District 87
District 88
District 89
District 90
District 91
District 92
District 93
District 94
District 95
Ty Moore (R)
District 96
District 97
District 98
District 99
Republican Party (65)
Democratic Party (34)


Flag of Ohio
v • e
State of Ohio
Columbus (capital)
Elections

What's on my ballot? | Elections in 2025 | How to vote | How to run for office | Ballot measures

Government

Who represents me? | U.S. President | U.S. Congress | Federal courts | State executives | State legislature | State and local courts | Counties | Cities | School districts | Public policy


Retrieved from "https://ballotpedia.org/wiki/index.php?title=Adam_Dudziak&oldid=9651235"