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Benjamin Gross

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Benjamin Gross
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Republican Party

Education

Bachelor's

Penn State University

Law

University of Florida College of Law

Personal
Profession
Attorney
Contact

Personal website

Benjamin Gross was a 2014 Republican candidate for District 45 of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.

Biography

Gross was born in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.[1] He earned his B.A. in political science from Penn State University in 1991. He went on to earn his J.D. from the University of Florida College of Law in 1998.[2]

Professionally, Gross has worked as an attorney since graduation from law school. At the time of his candidacy, Gross was working as a corporate counsel.[2]

Gross is active in his community. He served on Lansdale Bourough Council from 2006 to 2009, he was president of the council from 2008 to 2009. He also coaches youth sports in Rosslyn Farms, Pennsylvania.[2]

Campaign themes

2014

Gross listed the following issues on his Facebook page:[1]

  • Legislature salaries
Excerpt: " Make our legislature part-time, like most other normal states. Reduce the salary from $80,000 to $15,000 and eliminate state pensions."
  • Privatization
Excerpt: " I say privatize non-essential government functions, like the LCB, and address the pension time bomb."
  • Limited federal government
Excerpt: "Under the Constitution designed by James Madison, state legislatures were expected to interpose between the unconstitutional federal acts and state citizens. The Jeffersonian view is again sweeping the country, with states defying DC on Obamacare, Common Core, the Federal Reserve, NSA spying, new gun laws and other transgressions. Harrisburg needs to grow a pair and do the same thing."

Elections

2014

See also: Pennsylvania House of Representatives elections, 2014

Elections for the Pennsylvania House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on May 20, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was March 11, 2014. Incumbent Nick Kotik was unopposed in the Democratic primary, while Benjamin Gross was unopposed in the Republican primary. Kotik defeated Gross in the general election.[3][4][5]

Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 45 General Election, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngNick Kotik Incumbent 61% 11,130
     Republican Benjamin Gross 39% 7,127
Total Votes 18,257

Personal

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Gross is married with two children. They live in Rosslyn Farms, Pennsylvania.[1]

Recent news

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Benjamin Gross News Feed

See also

External links

Footnotes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Facebook: "Ben Gross for State Representative, About," accessed April 8, 2014
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Information submitted through Ballotpedia's biographical submission form on April 8, 2014
  3. ↑ Pennsylvania Department of State, "Official primary results for May 20, 2014," accessed July 9, 2014
  4. ↑ Pennsylvania Department of State, "2014 Official Candidate Listing," accessed March 21, 2014
  5. ↑ Pennsylvania Department of State, "2014 General Election," accessed December 5, 2014


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