Gerald Kucia
Gerald Kucia was a 2015 Republican candidate for District 27 of the Mississippi State Senate; he was removed from the candidate list before the primary.[1]
Kucia was a 2011 Republican candidate for District 29 of the Mississippi State Senate. He lost in the primary election to Steve Stanford.
Biography
Kucia earned his J.D. from the University of Mississippi School of Law. His professional experience includes working as an attorney and for the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Previously, he clerked for the Mississippi Supreme Court. He has served on the Hinds County Republican Executive Committee.
Campaign themes
2011
Kucia's website highlighted the following issues:
1. Effective law enforcement
- abolishing probation for violent offenders
- creation of specialized criminal courts
- increased penalties for gang-related crimes
- mandatory minimum bails for repeat violent offenders
2. A strong economy
- replacing the state income tax with a flat tax
- aggressively marketing Mississippi businesses out of state
- a tax amnesty day during the month of December
- elimination of unnecessary regulations that strangle business opportunities
3. Education reform
- strict accountability in spending for education spending
- elimination of wasteful bureaucracy in the public school systems
- expansion of school choice, charter schools, home schooling standards[2]
Elections
2015
- See also: Mississippi State Senate elections, 2015
Elections for the Mississippi State Senate took place in 2015. A primary election was held on August 4, 2015, and the general election was held on November 3, 2015. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was February 27, 2015.[3] Incumbent Hillman Frazier was unopposed in the Democratic primary. Ponto Downing was unopposed in the Republican primary. Frazier defeated Downing in the general election.
Gerald Kucia was removed from the candidate list before the primary.
| Mississippi State Senate, District 27 General Election, 2015 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Hillman Frazier Incumbent |
75.5% | 9,672 | |
| Republican | Ponto Downing | 24.5% | 3,145 | |
| Total Votes | 12,817 | |||
2011
- See also: Mississippi State Senate elections, 2011
Kucia ran in the 2011 election for Mississippi Senate District 29. He lost to Steve Stanford in the primary on August 2, 2011. Incumbent David Blount ran unopposed in the Democratic primary. The general election took place on November 8, 2011.[4]
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term "Gerald + Kucia + Mississippi + Senate"
See also
- Mississippi State Senate
- Mississippi State Senate District 27
- Mississippi State Senate elections, 2015
- Mississippi State Legislature
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Mississippi Secretary of State, "2015 Candidate Qualifying List," accessed July 6, 2015
- ↑ GeraldKuciaforMSSenate.org, "Issues," accessed July 29, 2011 (Dead link)
- ↑ Mississippi Secretary of State, "2015 Elections Calendar," accessed December 2, 2014
- ↑ Mississippi Department of State, "2011 Official State Senate Candidate List," accessed April 2, 2015
