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Carl Kunz
Carl Kunz (Republican Party) ran for election to the Illinois House of Representatives to represent District 31. He lost in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Biography
Carl Kunz was born in Chicago, Illinois. Kunz earned a bachelor's degree from DePaul University in 1985. His career experience includes working as a chief compliance officer and anti-money laundering officer for brokerage firms in Chicago. Kunz has been affiliated with the Palos Township Republican Party.[1]
Elections
2024
See also: Illinois House of Representatives elections, 2024
General election
General election for Illinois House of Representatives District 31
Michael Crawford defeated Carl Kunz in the general election for Illinois House of Representatives District 31 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Michael Crawford (D) | 73.3 | 26,588 |
 | Carl Kunz (R) | 26.7 | 9,702 | |
| Total votes: 36,290 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Illinois House of Representatives District 31
Michael Crawford defeated incumbent Mary E. Flowers in the Democratic primary for Illinois House of Representatives District 31 on March 19, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Michael Crawford | 69.1 | 7,998 |
 | Mary E. Flowers | 30.9 | 3,577 | |
| Total votes: 11,575 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Mark Hamberlin (D)
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Kunz in this election.
2022
See also: Illinois House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for Illinois House of Representatives District 32
Incumbent Cyril Nichols defeated Carl Kunz in the general election for Illinois House of Representatives District 32 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Cyril Nichols (D) | 82.3 | 15,603 |
| Carl Kunz (R) | 17.7 | 3,366 | |
| Total votes: 18,969 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Illinois House of Representatives District 32
Incumbent Cyril Nichols advanced from the Democratic primary for Illinois House of Representatives District 32 on June 28, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Cyril Nichols | 100.0 | 6,207 |
| Total votes: 6,207 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Safaa Zarzour (D)
- Bobby Joe Johnson (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Illinois House of Representatives District 32
Carl Kunz advanced from the Republican primary for Illinois House of Representatives District 32 on June 28, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Carl Kunz | 100.0 | 787 |
| Total votes: 787 | |||
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Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2022
Carl Kunz completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Kunz's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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- Get tough of crime: provide law enforcement and courts with necessary resources to arrest & jail criminals; support actions to restore civility to our streets & communities.
- State's Financial Status: I support overdue pension reform, reigning-in excessive spending & reducing wasteful/overstaffed state agencies.
- Parental Rights: I'll oppose progressive legislation that diminishes parents' rights or traditional family values.
-School Funding & Curriculum--reduce the excessive state education administrative costs (among the highest in the country); require teachers to concentrate on the basics of reading, writing, arithmetic, and U.S. history. Allow parents to teach morals/values.
-Law Enforcement--provide police with necessary resources, funding, and training as necessary with respect to "serve and protect";
-Pro Life--those who engage in consensual sex should take responsibility for their choice at that time, not after the woman is already pregnant
Regarding fiscal public policies, among the issues most important to me are:
-Gas Tax--Illinois has one of the highest gas taxes in the country; legislation should be passed immediately to reduce the tax burden to a reasonable level
-Property Tax--also among the highest in the country...also needs to be addresses immediately;
-Pension Crisis--identify solutions for our decades-long, underfunded pension problem;
My 1st job in the financial industry was as a teller at Cragin Federal Savings & Loan in Chicago's Belmont/Cragin area. I worked there from 1982 to 1984. Shortly after being hired, I was promoted to Finance Department Associate.
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Campaign finance summary
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on June 8, 2022
