Brian Kurcaba
Brian Christopher Kurcaba is a former Republican member of the West Virginia House of Delegates, representing District 51 from 2014 to 2016.
Kurcaba announced he was withdrawing his name from the 2016 general election ballot in June 2016. In his statement, Kurcaba cited the time commitment of the position as the primary reason he was not seeking re-election.[1]
Committee assignments
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Kurcaba served on the following committees:
| West Virginia committee assignments, 2015 |
|---|
| • Banking and Insurance |
| • Education |
| • Health and Human Resources |
| • Industry and Labor |
| • Pensions and Retirement |
Campaign themes
2014
Kurcaba's website highlighted the following campaign themes:[2]
- Local Issue 1: Reduce Traffic and Improve Infrastructure in Morgantown
- Excerpt: "Unlike many parts of the state, the greater Morgantown area has grown tremendously in the last decade. During this time the citizens of the county have paid hundreds of millions of dollars in state taxes. It is time for more of those dollars to come back to the area to support our growth and infrastructure. Despite some creative fixes in strategic locations, the traffic in Morgantown continues to be a problem."
- State Issue 1: Term Limits for State and Federal Elected Officials.
- Excerpt: "When the founders of our country put the constitution into place they didn’t intend on the legislative body to be encompassed of career politicians. The House of Representatives much like the WV House of Delegates is set up with two year terms. The founders intended on frequent turnover in the position to allow new people and new ideas to be able to be voiced as the needs of the citizens changed."
- State Issue 2: Reduce taxes and the power of the state government.
- Excerpt: "Our state has enormous fiscal challenges over the next 10 years. believe our State Legislators should cut the budget leaving more money in the hands of the people."
- State Issue 3: Eliminating Voter Fraud.
- Excerpt: "It is vital we protect one of the most important rights we have as United States Citizens, our right to vote. West Virginia has been ripe with voter fraud for decades and it needs to stop now. A simple measure of taking a person’s identification at the polls is a way to mitigate this risk."
- State Issue 4: Defend our traditional West Virginia values, protect our Second Amendment freedoms
- State Issue 5: Put an end to unlimited tax payer funded abortions-on-demand.
Sponsored legislation
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Elections
2016
Elections for the West Virginia House of Delegates took place in 2016. The primary election took place on May 10, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was January 30, 2016. Incumbent William Flanigan (R) did not seek re-election.
The following candidates ran in the West Virginia House of Delegates District 51 general election.[3][4]
| West Virginia House of Delegates District 51, General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Barbara Fleischauer Incumbent |
11.84% | 16,269 | |
| Democratic | John Williams |
10.47% | 14,386 | |
| Democratic | Rodney Pyles |
9.48% | 13,025 | |
| Republican | Cindy Frich Incumbent |
11.78% | 16,182 | |
| Republican | Joe Statler Incumbent |
11.15% | 15,318 | |
| Democratic | Evan Hansen | 9.45% | 12,988 | |
| Democratic | Nancy Jamison | 9.04% | 12,426 | |
| Republican | Michael Acevedo | 7.09% | 9,742 | |
| Republican | Eric Finch | 7.16% | 9,832 | |
| Republican | Roger Shuttlesworth | 9.03% | 12,407 | |
| Libertarian | Eddie Wagoner | 3.51% | 4,824 | |
| Total Votes | 137,399 | |||
| Source: West Virginia Secretary of State | ||||
The following candidates ran in the West Virginia House of Delegates District 51 Democratic primary.[5][6]
| West Virginia House of Delegates District 51, Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Barbara Fleischauer Incumbent |
20.12% | 9,702 | |
| Democratic | Evan Hansen |
13.30% | 6,414 | |
| Democratic | John Williams |
13.35% | 6,438 | |
| Democratic | Nancy Jamison |
12.73% | 6,136 | |
| Democratic | Rodney Pyles |
12.12% | 5,842 | |
| Democratic | John G. Lucas | 8.51% | 4,105 | |
| Democratic | Billy Smerka, Jr. | 11.62% | 5,603 | |
| Democratic | Barry L. Wendell | 8.24% | 3,971 | |
| Total Votes | 48,211 | |||
Michael Acevedo, Eric Finch, incumbent Cindy Frich, incumbent Brian Kurcaba and incumbent Joe Statler were unopposed in the West Virginia House of Delegates District 51 Republican primary.[5][6]
| West Virginia House of Delegates District 51, Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican | Michael Acevedo | |
| Republican | Eric Finch | |
| Republican | Cindy Frich Incumbent | |
| Republican | Brian Kurcaba Incumbent | |
| Republican | Joe Statler Incumbent | |
2014
Elections for the West Virginia House of Delegates took place in 2014. A primary election took place on May 13, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was January 25, 2014. District 51 is represented by five delegates. Incumbents Tony Barill, Barbara Fleischauer, and Charlene Marshall and John Williams and Nancy Jamison defeated Michael Safcsak and Marti Shamberger in the Democratic primary. Incumbents Cindy Frich and Amanda Pasdon and Brian Kurcaba, Joe Statler and Bill Flanigan defeated Todd Stainbrook and Roger Shuttlesworth in the Republican primary. Fleischauer, Frich, Kurcaba, Pasdon and Statler defeated Barill, Marshall, Williams, Jamison, Flanigan and Ed Olesh (L) in the general election.[7][8]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Brian Kurcaba |
11.3% | 9,040 | |
| Republican | Amanda Pasdon Incumbent |
11.2% | 9,006 | |
| Republican | Cindy Frich Incumbent |
11% | 8,782 | |
| Republican | Joe Statler |
10.9% | 8,772 | |
| Democratic | Barbara Evans Fleischauer Incumbent |
10.7% | 8,543 | |
| Democratic | Charlene Marshall Incumbent | 10.1% | 8,133 | |
| Democratic | John Williams | 9.5% | 7,622 | |
| Democratic | Tony Barill Incumbent | 9.2% | 7,378 | |
| Republican | Bill Flanigan | 7.5% | 5,995 | |
| Democratic | Nancy Jamison | 7.2% | 5,769 | |
| Libertarian | Ed Olesh | 1.4% | 1,093 | |
| Total Votes | 80,133 | |||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
|
Barbara Evans Fleischauer Incumbent |
19.6% | 3,346 |
| Charlene Marshall Incumbent |
18.4% | 3,149 |
| Tony Barill Incumbent |
14.1% | 2,407 |
| John Williams |
13% | 2,223 |
| Nancy Jamison |
12.8% | 2,183 |
| Marti Shamberger | 11.4% | 1,955 |
| Michael Safcsak | 10.8% | 1,846 |
| Total Votes | 17,109 | |
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
|
Cindy Frich Incumbent |
20% | 1,946 |
| Amanda Pasdon Incumbent |
19.7% | 1,916 |
| Brian Kurcaba |
19.4% | 1,896 |
| Joe Statler |
16.2% | 1,576 |
| Bill Flanigan |
12.4% | 1,211 |
| Roger Shuttlesworth | 7.6% | 737 |
| Todd Stainbrook | 4.8% | 467 |
| Total Votes | 9,749 | |
Campaign finance summary
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2016
In 2016, the West Virginia State Legislature was in session from January 13 through March 12.
- Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.
2015
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In 2015, the West Virginia State Legislature was in session from January 14 through March 14.
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Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term "Brian + Kurcaba + West + Virginia + House"
See also
- West Virginia State Legislature
- West Virginia state legislative districts
- West Virginia House of Delegates
- West Virginia House of Delegates elections, 2014
- West Virginia House Committees
- West Virginia Joint Committees
External links
- Brian Kurcaba on Youtube
- Profile from Open States
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Official campaign website
Footnotes
- ↑ West Virginia Metro News, "Mon County Del. Brian Kurcaba will not seek second term," accessed August 23, 2016
- ↑ Brian for WV, "The Issues," accessed April 25, 2014
- ↑ West Virginia Secretary of State, "Candidate search," accessed November 4, 2016
- ↑ West Virginia Secretary of State, "2016 official general election results," accessed May 3, 2017
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 West Virginia Secretary of State, "Candidate Listing by Office," accessed January 30, 2016
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 West Virginia Secretary of State, "Statewide Results - Primary Election - May 10, 2016," accessed August 2, 2016
- ↑ West Virginia Secretary of State, "Candidate search," accessed April 30, 2014
- ↑ West Virginia Secretary of State, "Statewide Results," accessed June 18, 2014
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by Tony Barill (D) |
West Virginia House of Delegates District 51 2015–2016 |
Succeeded by John Williams (D) |
