Frederick Sheeler
Frederick Sheeler was a 2014 Democratic candidate for District 5 of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.
Biography
Sheeler earned his B.S. in Business Management from Kutztown University in 1984. His professional experience includes working as the Recorder of Deeds for Berks County.[1]
Issues
Campaign issues
2014
Sheeler's campaign website highlighted the following issues:[2]
Jobs
- Excerpt: "By developing a well-educated and trained workforce, ready to build business sites, and a fair corporate tax structure, we will be able to attract the jobs that will sustain our families."
Agriculture
- Excerpt: "It's a tradition passed down from one generation to the next-- a tradition I believe is important to work to preserve so that we might keep farming a viable industry in Pennsylvania for generations to come."
Real estate tax reform
- Excerpt: "School real estate tax elimination."
Transportation/Road & bridge maintenance & improvement
- Excerpt: "What I believe we need to do is root out and eliminate all waste in transportation spending as I have done with wasteful spending in the Recorder of Deeds Office. We also need to refrain from building one new mile of roadway except if absolutely necessary."
Individual property rights
- Excerpt: "Any new law or regulation must be thoroughly examined and analyzed for its implications on our individual property rights and adjusted so that our rights prevail."
Elections
2014
Elections for the Pennsylvania House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on May 20, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was March 11, 2014. Frederick Sheeler was unopposed in the Democratic primary, while Barry J. Jozwiak defeated Joseph Rudderow III and Kenneth Norton in the Republican primary. Jozwiak defeated Sheeler in the general election.[3][4][5]
Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | ![]() |
63.3% | 11,367 | |
Democratic | Frederick Sheeler | 36.7% | 6,594 | |
Total Votes | 17,961 |
Endorsements
2014
In 2014, Sheeler's endorsements included the following:[6]
- State Senator Judy Schwank
- Berks District Attorney John Adams
Personal
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Sheeler and his wife, Cheryl, have two children. He serves as President of Board of Trustees for the Hamburg Center and is a member of the PA Electronic Recording Commission. He previously served as President of the Rotary Club of Hamburg and Northern Berks Chamber of Business and Industry.[1]
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term "Frederick + Sheeler + Pennsylvania + House"
See also
- Pennsylvania House of Representatives
- Pennsylvania State Legislature
- Pennsylvania House of Representatives elections, 2014
- Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 5
External links
- Official campaign website
- Frederick Sheeler on Facebook
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Pennsylvania Department of State- Official candidate list
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Official campaign website, "Main page," accessed April 30, 2014
- ↑ Official campaign website, "Issues," accessed April 30, 2014
- ↑ Pennsylvania Department of State, "Official primary results for May 20, 2014," accessed July 9, 2014
- ↑ Pennsylvania Department of State, "2014 Official Candidate Listing," accessed March 21, 2014
- ↑ Pennsylvania Department of State, "2014 General Election," accessed December 5, 2014
- ↑ www.smartvoter.org, "Frederick C. "Fred" Sheeler," accessed April 30, 2014