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Daniel Soucek
Daniel Soucek is a former Republican member of the North Carolina State Senate, representing District 45 from 2010 to April 8, 2016. He resigned to take a job in the private sector.[1]
Soucek did not seek re-election to the North Carolina State Senate in 2016.
Biography
Soucek received his bachelor's degree from the United States Military Academy in 1991. He entered Army Aviation as a Second Lieutenant and eventually reached the rank of Company Commander. Soucek has been a logistics officer and international disaster manager for Samaritan's Purse. He has also been a small business owner.[2]
Committee assignments
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Soucek served on the following committees:
| North Carolina committee assignments, 2015 |
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| • Appropriations on Education/Higher Education, Co-Chairman |
| • Appropriations/Base Budget |
| • Commerce |
| • Education/Higher Education, Co-Chairman |
| • Finance |
| • Judiciary I |
| • Redistricting |
| • Workforce and Economic Development |
2013-2014
In the 2013-2014 legislative session, Soucek served on the following committees:
| North Carolina committee assignments, 2013 |
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| • Appropriations on Education/Higher Education |
| • Commerce |
| • Education/Higher Education |
| • Finance |
| • Judiciary I |
| • Transportation |
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Soucek served on these committees:
| North Carolina committee assignments, 2011 |
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| • Commerce |
| • Education/Higher Education |
| • Judiciary I |
| • Transportation |
Campaign themes
2014
Soucek's website highlighted the following campaign themes:[3]
Effective actions to fix the economy and state government
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No-New-Taxes Pledge
Nine of North Carolina’s 45 incoming freshman state legislators signed a pledge to "oppose and vote against any and all efforts to increase taxes." The pledge was in line with each of their campaign promises to fix the state’s fiscal hole without resorting to tax hikes. At the time they signed the pledge, North Carolina was looking at a budget deficit as high as $4 billion in 2011.
Soucek signed the pledge in November 2010.[5]
Sponsored legislation
The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.
Elections
2016
Elections for the North Carolina State Senate took place in 2016. The primary election was held on March 15, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016.[6] The candidate filing deadline was December 21, 2015.[7] Incumbent Daniel Soucek (R) resigned from the state Senate on April 8, 2016. Deanna Ballard (R) was appointed to the seat on April 26, 2016.
Incumbent Deanna Ballard defeated Art Sherwood in the North Carolina State Senate District 45 general election.[8][9]
| North Carolina State Senate, District 45 General Election, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Deanna Ballard Incumbent |
65.00% | 56,758 | |
| Democratic | Art Sherwood | 35.00% | 30,559 | |
| Total Votes | 87,317 | |||
| Source: North Carolina State Board of Elections | ||||
Art Sherwood ran unopposed in the North Carolina State Senate District 45 Democratic primary.[10][11]
| North Carolina State Senate, District 45 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | Art Sherwood (unopposed) | |
Deanna Ballard defeated Ken Boham in the North Carolina State Senate District 45 Republican primary.[12][13]
| North Carolina State Senate, District 45 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Deanna Ballard |
53.00% | 13,546 | |
| Republican | Ken Boham | 47.00% | 12,013 | |
| Total Votes | 25,559 | |||
2014
Elections for the North Carolina State Senate took place in 2014. A primary election took place on May 6, 2014. The general election took place on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was February 28, 2014. Incumbent Daniel Soucek was unopposed in the Republican primary, while Jim Sponenberg was unopposed in the Democratic primary. Soucek defeated Sponenberg in the general election.[14][15][16][17]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Republican | Daniel Soucek Incumbent |
60.2% | 33,165 | |
| Democratic | Jim Sponenberg | 39.8% | 21,941 | |
| Total Votes | 55,106 | |||
2012
Soucek ran for re-election in 2012. He defeated George S. Robinson in the May 8, 2012, Republican primary. He defeated Roy J. Carter (D) in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[18][19]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Republican | Daniel Soucek Incumbent |
60.7% | 50,848 | |
| Democratic | Roy J. Carter | 39.3% | 32,913 | |
| Total Votes | 83,761 | |||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
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Daniel Soucek Incumbent |
65.4% | 17,384 |
| George S. Robinson | 34.6% | 9,186 |
| Total Votes | 26,570 | |
2010
Soucek won election to the North Carolina State Senate District 45 in the November 2 general election. He defeated incumbent Steve Goss (D).[20]
| North Carolina Senate, General Election Results, District 45 (2010) | ||||
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| Candidates | Votes | Percent | ||
| Daniel Soucek (R)
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34,777 | 59.96% | ||
| Steve Goss (D) | 23,223 | 40.04% | ||
| North Carolina State Senate Republican Primary, District 45 (2010) | ||||
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| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Daniel Soucek
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6,356 | |||
| Jeffrey Elmore | 5,708 | |||
Campaign finance summary
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Scorecards
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2016
In 2016, the General Assembly of North Carolina was in session from April 25 through July 1.
- Civitas Action: 2016 Full Rankings
- Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.
- North Carolina League of Conservation Voters: 2016 Legislative Scorecard
- Legislators are scored on their votes on environment and conservation issues.
- N.C. Values Coalition: 2016 scorecard
- Legislators are scored on their votes on bills relating to family issues.
- The American Conservative Union: 2016 Legislative Scorecard
- Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.
2015
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In 2015, the General Assembly of North Carolina was in session from January 14 through September 30.
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2014
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In 2014, the General Assembly of North Carolina will be in session from May 14 through a date to be determined by the legislature.
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2013
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In 2013, the General Assembly of North Carolina was in session from January 9 to July 26.
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2012
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In 2012, the General Assembly of North Carolina was in session from May 16 to July 3.
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2011
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In 2011, the General Assembly of North Carolina was in session from January 26 to June 18. A special session dealing with redistricting began July 13 and ended July 28.
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Personal
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Soucek and his wife, Kim, have three children. They currently reside in Watauga County, North Carolina.
Recent news
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See also
- North Carolina State Senate
- Senate Committees
- General Assembly of North Carolina
- Joint Committees
- North Carolina state legislative districts
External links
- Profile from Open States
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Legislative Profile from Project Vote Smart
- Campaign contributions via OpenSecrets
Footnotes
- ↑ averyjournal.com, "Soucek resigns," accessed April 14, 2016
- ↑ Dan Soucek campaign website
- ↑ fansofdan.com, "Issues," accessed August 19, 2014
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ "Nine Newly Minted N.C. Legislators Sign No-New-Taxes Pledge," Carolina Journal, November 15, 2010
- ↑ The primary for U.S. congressional elections was rescheduled to June 7, 2016, following legal challenges to North Carolina's district maps. State races were unaffected.
- ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections, "2016 Candidate Filing," archived January 19, 2016
- ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections, "Candidate Listing," accessed August 23, 2016
- ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections, "2016 General Election results lookup," accessd December 21, 2016
- ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections, "Candidate Listing," accessed January 4, 2016
- ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections, "03/15/2016 Official primary results - Statewide," March 15, 2016
- ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections, "Candidate Listing," accessed January 4, 2016
- ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections, "03/15/2016 Official primary results - Statewide," March 15, 2016
- ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections, "Primary Candidate List Grouped by Contest," accessed March 7, 2014
- ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections, "General Election Candidate List Grouped by Contest," accessed August 12, 2014
- ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections, "05/06/2014 Official Primary Election Results - Statewide," accessed December 5, 2014
- ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections, "11/04/2014 Official General Election Results - Statewide," accessed December 5, 2014
- ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections, "Candidate lists," accessed March 9, 2012
- ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections, "Official Primary Election Results, 2012," accessed June 18, 2012
- ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections, "2010 General Election Results," accessed March 25, 2015
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| Preceded by Steve Goss (D) |
North Carolina State Senate District 45 2011–2016 |
Succeeded by Deanna Ballard (R) |
