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Jim Tomasik
Jim Tomasik was a 2017 Independent special election candidate for District 95 of the Tennessee House of Representatives.
Biography
Tomasik has worked in the steel industry since he was 18 years old. Specific positions he has held include project manager, estimator and senior structural detailer at a steel fabricating company.[1]
Campaign themes
2015
Tomasik's website highlighted the following campaign themes:[2]
Animal services
- Excerpt: "The Memphis Animal Services has been an embarrassment for the city for a number of years. Mayor AC Wharton promised that these horrendous situations would be resolved under his administration. They clearly have not. The current director needs to be fired immediately and replaced with people who actually have a background in animal sheltering and rescue."
Annexation
- Excerpt: "Not only is annexation bad for the areas seized, it is also bad for the City of Memphis. Ever expanding areas of Memphis have put a critical strain on the city's service infrastructure and is unsustainable."
Neighborhood protection
- Excerpt: "It is a necessity that we as citizens stay vigilant in protecting our homes, our schools. It is also in our best interests to keep the promises made to the men and women that the city has hired. All changes to pensions and benefits should be for new hires only."
Mid South Coliseum
- Excerpt: "When it opened in 1964, the Mid-South Coliseum was the first desegregated public building ever in Shelby County. This iconic structure was placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the US Department of Interior in 2000 and yet there are some who would tear it down rather than preserve its history."
Elections
2017
A special election for the position of Tennessee House of Representatives District 95 was held on June 15, 2017. A primary election took place on April 27, 2017. The filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was March 16, 2017.[3]
The seat was vacant following Mark Lovell's (R) resignation. Lovell resigned on February 14, 2017, amid accusations of sexual misconduct, but denied the claims against him.[4]
Julie Byrd Ashworth ran unopposed in the Democratic primary. Kevin Vaughan defeated Joseph Aaron Crone, Gail Williams Horner, Curtis D. Loynachan, Missy Marshall, Billy Patton, and Frank Uhlhorn in the Republican primary. Robert Schutt and Jim Tomasik ran as independent candidates. Vaughan defeated Ashworth, Schutt, and Tomasik in the June 15 general election.[5][6][7]
| Tennessee House of Representatives, District 95, Special Election, 2017 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Kevin Vaughan |
61.9% | 3,099 | |
| Democratic | Julie Byrd Ashworth | 34.7% | 1,737 | |
| Independent | Robert Schutt | 2.9% | 144 | |
| Independent | Jim Tomasik | 0.5% | 25 | |
| Total Votes | 5,005 | |||
2015
The city of Memphis, Tennessee, held elections for mayor and city council on October 8, 2015. The filing deadline for candidates who wished to run in this election was July 17, 2015.[8] In the District 2 race, Jim Tomasik, Frank Colvett, Jr., Detric Golden and Rachel Knox faced off in the general election on October 8, 2015. Incumbent William C. Boyd did not run for re-election.[9] A runoff between Frank Colvett, Jr. and Rachel Knox took place on November 19, 2015.[10]
| Memphis City Council, District 2, Runoff election, 2015 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Frank Colvett, Jr. |
73.9% | 2,353 |
| Rachel Knox | 26.1% | 833 |
| Total Votes (100% of precincts reporting) | 3,186 | |
| Source: WMC Action News 5, "Election Results," accessed November 19, 2015 | ||
| Memphis City Council District 2 General Election, 2015 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Frank Colvett, Jr. |
49.5% | 7,455 | |
| Rachel Knox |
22.5% | 3,387 | |
| Jim Tomasik | 18.7% | 2,811 | |
| Detric Golden | 9.1% | 1,364 | |
| Write-in votes | 0.2% | 36 | |
| Total Votes | 15,053 | ||
| Source: Shelby County Election Commission, "Memphis Election 2015 October," accessed October 8, 2015 | |||
2014
- See also: Tennessee State Senate elections, 2014
Elections for 18 seats in the Tennessee State Senate took place in 2014. A primary election took place on August 7, 2014. A general election took place on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was April 3, 2014. Incumbent Brian Kelsey was unopposed in the Republican primary. Kelsey was unopposed in the general election. Jim Tomasik was removed from the candidate list before the Republican primary.[11][12]
2013
Tomasik ran in a special election for Tennessee House of Representatives District 91. The seat was vacant following Rep. Lois DeBerry (D)'s death on July 29, 2013, from pancreatic cancer. Tomasik was defeated by Raumesh Akbari (D) in the special election, which took place on November 21.[13][14][15][16]
Personal
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Tomasik and his wife, Linda, have three children.[1]
Recent news
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See also
- Tennessee House of Representatives
- Tennessee House of Representatives District 95
- Tennessee state legislative special elections, 2017
- Tennessee State Legislature
External links
- Tennessee General Assembly
- Shelby County Election Commission - Official candidate list
- Official campaign website
- Jim Tomasik on Facebook
- Jim Tomasik on Twitter
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Jim Tomasick campaign website, accessed August 11, 2015
- ↑ Jim Tomasick campaign website, "Issues," accessed August 11, 2015
- ↑ localmemphis.com, "Governor. Bill Haslam Issues Orders For Special Election To Replace Former St. Rep. Mark Lovell," accessed March 2, 2017
- ↑ Tennessean.com, "Rep. Mark Lovell: 5 things to know about resigned Tennessee lawmaker," accessed February 16, 2017
- ↑ electioncommission.shelbycountytn.gov, "TN House of Representatives District 95," accessed April 27, 2017
- ↑ Tennessee Secretary of State, "Candidates for Tennessee House of Representatives District 95 Special Elections," accessed March 23, 2017
- ↑ Tennessee Election Commission, "Tennessee House of Representatives District 95 Special General Election," accessed June 16, 2017
- ↑ Shelby County Election Commission, "Election Calendar 2015," accessed December 18, 2014
- ↑ Shelby County Election Commission, "Official candidate list," accessed July 27, 2015
- ↑ WREG, "City Council elections going to a runoff," October 9, 2015
- ↑ Tennessee Secretary of State, "August 7, 2014 Election Results," accessed September 11, 2014
- ↑ Tennessee Secretary of State, "Petitions Filed for State Senate and State House of Representatives," accessed April 5, 2014
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedmemphis - ↑ Shelby Vote, "Certified Candidate List," accessed September 6, 2013 (dead link)
- ↑ Memphis Daily News, "Akbari Wins Democratic State House Primary," October 9, 2013
- ↑ Memphis Daily News, "'No' Pre-K Votes and Akbari Take Early Voting," November 22, 2013
