Jack Polcyn

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Jack Polcyn

Republican Party

Elections and appointments

Last election

November 3, 2020

Military

Years of service

1975 - 1985

Personal

Birthplace

Waukegan, Ill.

Religion

Lutheran

Contact

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Jack Polcyn (Republican Party) ran for election to the Nevada State Assembly to represent District 17. He lost in the general election on November 3, 2020.

Polcyn completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. Click here to read the survey answers.

Biography

Jack Polcyn was born in Waukegan, Illinois. He served in the United States Army from 1975 to 1985. Polcyn pursued his undergraduate education at the University of Wisconsin, Madison and Central Texas College. His career experience includes working for the United States Postal Service and the United States Postal Inspection Service.

Elections

2020

See also: Nevada State Assembly elections, 2020

General election

General election for Nevada State Assembly District 17

Clara Thomas defeated Jack Polcyn in the general election for Nevada State Assembly District 17 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Clara Thomas (D)	66.2	21,555
		Jack Polcyn (R)	33.8	11,013

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 32,568
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Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled. Clara Thomas advanced from the Democratic primary for Nevada State Assembly District 17.

Republican primary election

Republican primary for Nevada State Assembly District 17

Jack Polcyn defeated Sylvia Creviston in the Republican primary for Nevada State Assembly District 17 on June 9, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jack Polcyn	69.0	1,453
		Sylvia Creviston	31.0	654

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 2,107
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Campaign themes

2020

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Jack Polcyn completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Polcyn's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.

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Who are you? Tell us about yourself.

I am a common-sense conservative with a history of public service as a veteran, civil servant, and member of a federal law enforcement agency. Adopted at birth having 2 children and 4 grand children. including 1 veteran and 1 active member. After seeing the state of politics in this country over the last decades with all the partisanship and lack of focus on the individual in this country I was becoming extremely disillusioned by the serving politicians. We now have a president who is accomplishing so much I could no longer just be an observer. It is time now to step forward and once again serve the country and people I love.

Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

• PRO LIFE - I personally was hours away from being aborted when my 18 year old mother showed her true courage and put me up for adoption instead of aborting me.
• 2ND Amendment- Life long believer in the unabridged right of citizens to own and bear arms. "A" rated by NVFAC
• Veterans issues- from homlessness, suicide, PTSD, Veteran's services, Veteran's rights.

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

First Responder health care issues where acute cases of PTSD are covered by Insurance but not career spanning PTSD

Education Improvement in Nevada needs to be addressed through the use of education savings accounts and vouchers, increasing teacher salary and competence

Health care issues that empower the individual rather than relying on the government for total care.

Who do you look up to? Whose example would you like to follow, and why?

My adopted father and my birth mother. My adopted father raised me to believe in the USA and its constitution. He served in the Navy in WW2 and had his ship sunk by a Kamikaze plane off of Iwo Jima. He had suffered through the great depression and instilled in me belief's of not taking anything for granted, hard work, sense of urgency.

My birth mother for the enormous amount of personal courage it took to not allow me to be aborted.

What characteristics or principles are most important for an elected official?

INTEGRITY - Honesty , speaking the truth. taking a position and having the courage to stick to it. If a mistake is made don't obfuscate or lie. admit and correct. The people need to believe in their elected representatives. Not worry about which side of their mouth they are talking out of.

What qualities do you possess that you believe would make you a successful officeholder?

Integrity, Moral Courage, Common Sense, Intelligence, Work Ethic, Sense of Urgency, Desire to serve and ability to lead.

What is the first historical event that happened in your lifetime that you remember? How old were you at the time?

Death of President JFK. Second grade student.

What was your very first job? How long did you have it?

US Army, E-6, Staff Sergeant, Armor Platoon Sergeant. 10 Years. Responsible for the daily lives, safety, health and training of up to 15 individuals and responsible for the continued working and serviceability of up to 4 Billion dollars of equipment.

What is your favorite book? Why?

Lord of the Rings - The ultimate story of good vs evil. Also how the most unlikely of us can succeed if they are true to themselves.

What do you perceive to be your state’s greatest challenges over the next decade?

Educational- The need to improve the quality of education in the state is an immediate concern. to raise the state from the bottom of the national rankings we need to offer more free choice to parents on the education their children will receive. savings plans and vouchers along with home schooling.

Economic- We need to focus on enticing Both heavy and light manufacturing businesses, along with hi-tech industry companies to move to Nevada. We currently rely too heavily on the service and gaming industry and the results are clear during the C-19 shutdown.

Water- the lack of available fresh water and the continued explosion in local population is a negative sum calculation . it's no win. We MUST find alternative water sources to accommodate the people of Nevada.

If you are not a current legislator, are there certain committees that you would want to be a part of?

Judiciary

Government Affairs

Natural resource

Both sitting legislators and candidates for office hear many personal stories from the residents of their district. Is there a story that you’ve heard that you found particularly touching, memorable, or impactful?

I heard the story of a professional Fire Fighter who had applied for health care as an on the job injury for a career case of PTSD. He was told that PTSD is covered only on an acute care basis and no provisions existed to claim long term PTSD as an on the job injury. This is one of the first issues I will address when elected.

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Footnotes

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Current members of the Nevada State Assembly

Leadership

Speaker of the House:Steve Yeager

Majority Leader:Sandra Jauregui

Minority Leader:Gregory Hafen

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Erica Mosca (D)

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Howard Watts (D)

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Linda Hunt (D)

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Venicia Considine (D)

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David Orentlicher (D)

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Elaine Marzola (D)

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Melissa Hardy (R)

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Rich DeLong (R)

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Heather Goulding (D)

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Reuben D'Silva (D)

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Natha Anderson (D)

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Jill Dickman (R)

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