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Bob Frey
Bob Frey was a 2014 Republican candidate for District 47A of the Minnesota House of Representatives.[1]
Campaign themes
2014
Frey's website highlighted the following campaign themes:[2]
Education
- Excerpt: "Common Core must be stopped in Minnesota because of it’s political agenda to indoctrinate instead of educate. School choice should be implemented to foster a competitive motivation in communities."
Transportation
- Excerpt: "Road and Bridge maintenance and construction are paramount to intrastate and interstate commerce and public safety. All of Minnesota should benefit from the state infrustructure; not just a select few. The Minnesota Metropolitan Council should in no way impose their bureaucracy on the metropolitan counties."
Healthcare
- Excerpt: "ObamaCare should be repealed at the Federal level and MNsure must be replaced with solutions that open a private market system available to the public."
Life
- Excerpt: "Promote pro-life from conception to the grave."
Jobs & Economic Development
- Excerpt: "Private business enterprise should be rewarded to promote a desirable place to launch and maintain a business. The private sector must be given the opportunities to create jobs; not our government."
Elections
2014
Elections for the Minnesota House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election was held on August 12, 2014, and a general election took place on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was June 3, 2014. Matthew Gieseke was unopposed in the Democratic primary. Jim Nash defeated Bob Frey in the Republican primary. Nash defeated Gieseke in the general election.[3][4][5]
Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
---|---|---|
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59.9% | 1,406 |
Bob Frey | 40.1% | 940 |
Total Votes | 2,346 |
Endorsements
2014
In 2014, Frey's endorsements included the following:[6]
- Ernie Leidiger, MN State Representative, 47A
- Glenn Gruenhagen, MN State Representative, 18B
- Cindy Pugh, MN State Representative, 33B
- Jim Newberger, MN State Representative, 15B
- Joe McDonald, MN State Representative, 29A
- Steve Drazkowski, Leadership Member, MN State Representative, 21B
- Tom Workman, Carver County Commissioner, District 2
- Tina Diedrick, Mayor, Norwood Young America
- Greg Wersal, Attorney, Former endorsed candidate to Supreme Court
- David Exe, Professional Engineer, CEO of Industrial Engineering Inc.
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term "Bob + Frey + Minnesota + House"
See also
- Minnesota House of Representatives
- Minnesota House of Representatives District 47A
- Minnesota House of Representatives elections, 2014
- Minnesota State Legislature
External links
- Official campaign website
- Bob Frey on Facebook
- Bob Frey on Twitter
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Minnesota Secretary of State, "2014 State General Election Candidate Filings"
Footnotes
- ↑ Minnesota Secretary of State, "2014 State General Election Candidate Filings," accessed July 1, 2014
- ↑ Bob Frey MN, "Platform," accessed July 24, 2014
- ↑ Minnesota Secretary of State, "State Canvassing Board Report," August 19, 2014
- ↑ Minnesota Secretary of State, "2014 State General Election Candidate Filings," accessed July 25, 2014
- ↑ Minnesota Secretary of State, "2014 Election Results," accessed November 4, 2014
- ↑ Bob Frey MN, "Endorsements," accessed July 24, 2014