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Ed Olesh was a 2014 Libertarian candidate for District 51 of the West Virginia House of Delegates.[1]

Campaign themes

2014

Olesh's website highlighted the following campaign themes:[2]

Small Businesses

  • Excerpt: " I will support legislation that removes the 'inventory tax' small businesses have to pay in West Virginia. This will allow entrepreneurs to carry more products in their stores without worrying about over taxation."

Taxes

  • Excerpt: "I will support legislation to cut state spending and I vow to cut the people’s taxes. It’s money you earned, what right does the state have to it?"

Increased Freedom with Taxes

  • Excerpt: "I will introduce legislation that allows the taxpayer to fill out a simple notice indicating which state programs he or she wants to fund with a portion of their taxes. This would also give us data points on what taxpayers prefer to fund; using this information, we can cut programs that no one wants."

Coal

  • Excerpt: "I support responsible mining for coal! It’s what keeps the lights on and cell phones charged in this area."

The Environment

  • Excerpt: " I want to give decisions regarding environmental protection back to the people by instating Common law in relation to the environment. What this will accomplish is empowering those most directly affected by pollution."

Elections

2014

See also: West Virginia House of Delegates elections, 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.[1][3]

West Virginia House of Delegates District 51, General Election, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngBrian Kurcaba 11.3% 9,040
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngAmanda Pasdon Incumbent 11.2% 9,006
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngCindy Frich Incumbent 11% 8,782
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngJoe Statler 10.9% 8,772
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngBarbara 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


West Virginia House of Delegates, District 51 Democratic Primary, 2014
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngBarbara Evans Fleischauer Incumbent 19.6% 3,346
Green check mark transparent.pngCharlene Marshall Incumbent 18.4% 3,149
Green check mark transparent.pngTony Barill Incumbent 14.1% 2,407
Green check mark transparent.pngJohn Williams 13% 2,223
Green check mark transparent.pngNancy Jamison 12.8% 2,183
Marti Shamberger 11.4% 1,955
Michael Safcsak 10.8% 1,846
Total Votes 17,109
West Virginia House of Delegates, District 51 Republican Primary, 2014
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngCindy Frich Incumbent 20% 1,946
Green check mark transparent.pngAmanda Pasdon Incumbent 19.7% 1,916
Green check mark transparent.pngBrian Kurcaba 19.4% 1,896
Green check mark transparent.pngJoe Statler 16.2% 1,576
Green check mark transparent.pngBill Flanigan 12.4% 1,211
Roger Shuttlesworth 7.6% 737
Todd Stainbrook 4.8% 467
Total Votes 9,749

Recent news

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