Your monthly support provides voters the knowledge they need to make confident decisions at the polls. Donate today.
John Cisar
John Cisar was a 2014 Libertarian candidate for Chittenden District of the Vermont State Senate.[1]
Biography
Cisar has worked as a web manager and a craft food maker.[2]
Education
Below is an abbreviated outline of Cisar's academic career:[2]
- 1997: Earned certificate in outdoor recreation from the National Outdoor Leadership School (NOLS)
- 1998-1999: Earned associate degree in outdoor recreation and leadership development from Colorado Mountain College
- 2003-2007: Earned bachelor's degree in digital business management from Champlain College
Campaign themes
2014
Cisar submitted the following statement to Ballotpedia regarding his political philosophy:[2]
| “ |
My name is John Cisar, and I am a candidate running to serve as your next State Senator serving Chittenden County. I am socially progressive, fiscally conservative and pro civil liberties. When you vote on November 4th, I ask that you think beyond the limits of political party affiliation, and consider the virtues of a candidate’s position in respect to civil liberties, affordability, and upward mobility. Peaceable and responsible Vermonters have a right to make personal lifestyle and economic choices free from unnecessary state interference. I am running on a platform of common sense statutory and policy reform, for purpose of improving Vermont’s affordability, livability and prosperous. 3,000 more Vermonters fell into poverty in August. Many Vermont households are struggling to stay afloat. Nearly 1 in 10 Vermonters in the workforce are unemployed. Vermont’s real unemployment (U-6) number is near 9.0%. We manage to have one of the lowest unemployment rates in the country not because our workforce is strong, but because our workforce is shrinking as Vermonters leave to pursue greener pastures. Household incomes continue to decline against the backdrop of rising taxes and prices. Graduates of Vermont’s public school system continue to leave the state at an alarming rate, taking with them their taxpayer funded public education for investment towards a career found inside another state’s economy. Is this a sustainable trend? The answer is clearly not. Have our legislators been effective in promoting affordability and prosperity? The evidence proves otherwise. I believe Chittenden County Vermont deserves to be represented by a Senator who will aggressively promote and protect our civil liberties inside a legislative climate of excessive spending, inefficiency, and lack of accountability. Vermonters are coming to the realization that a “more and more state” based approach to problem solving has not been working. More taxes, more spending, less freedom, and more state interference to guide our values-based lifestyle choices has not made Vermont more prosperous, freer, and affordable, but has weakened civil liberties protections and undermined economic diversity. As a result, many Vermonters are worse off than before. Vermont’s comparatively less affordable and less prosperous than many other states in the region. Legislators impose unnecessary barriers to upward mobility through over regulation and taxation. Conditions will not improve unless we make significant changes in our approach to problem solving. This starts by making changes to our representative body in Montpelier. [3] |
” |
| —John Cisar, Information submitted on Ballotpedia’s biographical information submission form on November 3, 2014 | ||
Elections
2014
- See also: Vermont State Senate elections, 2014
Elections for the Vermont State Senate took place in 2014. A primary election took place on August 26, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was June 12, 2014. Chittenden has six state senators. Incumbents Philip Baruth, Virginia Lyons, Michael Sirotkin, David Zuckerman, and Timothy Ashe and challenger Dawn Ellis were unopposed in the Democratic primary, while incumbent Diane Snelling and Joy Limoge were unopposed in the Republican primary. John Cisar, Glyn Wilkinson, Ben Mayer, Paul Washburn, Christopher Coolidge and Travis Spencer ran as Libertarian candidates.[4][5][6][1] Baruth, Lyons, Snelling, Ashe, Sirotkin and Zuckerman defeated Ellis, Limoge, Wilkinson, Cisar, Mayar, Coolidge, Spencer, and Washburn.[7]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic |  Virginia "Ginny" Lyons Incumbent |
12.6% | 23,488 | |
| Democratic | Timothy Ashe* Incumbent |
12.2% | 22,790 | |
| Democratic | Philip Baruth Incumbent |
11.9% | 22,217 | |
| Republican | Diane B. Snelling Incumbent |
11.7% | 21,855 | |
| Democratic | David Zuckerman** Incumbent |
11.4% | 21,333 | |
| Democratic | Michael Sirotkin Incumbent |
10.6% | 19,738 | |
| Democratic | Dawn Ellis | 9.9% | 18,432 | |
| Republican | Joy Limoge | 8.5% | 15,853 | |
| Libertarian | Paul Washburn | 2.2% | 4,113 | |
| Libertarian | John Cisar | 2.1% | 3,896 | |
| Libertarian | Christopher Coolidge | 2% | 3,694 | |
| Libertarian | Travis Spencer | 1.8% | 3,405 | |
| Libertarian | Ben Mayer | 1.8% | 3,310 | |
| Libertarian | Glyn Wilkinson | 1.4% | 2,706 | |
| Total Votes | 186,830 | |||
*Ashe appeared on the ballot as both a Democratic and Progressive nominee.
**Zuckerman appeared on the ballot as both a Progressive and Democratic nominee.
Recent news
The link below is to the most recent stories in a Google news search for "John + Cisar + Vermont + Senate"
- All stories may not be relevant to this legislator due to the nature of the search engine.
See also
- Vermont State Legislature
- Vermont state legislative districts
- Vermont State Senate
- Vermont State Senate elections, 2014
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Vermont Secretary of State, "2014 Candidate Listing," June 13, 2014
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Information submitted on Ballotpedia’s biographical information submission form on November 3, 2014
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Vermont Secretary of State, "2014 Primary Election Candidate Listing," accessed June 19, 2014
- ↑ Vermont Secretary of State, "2014 Independent Candidates and Minor Party Candidates Nominated by Party Committee," accessed June 19, 2014
- ↑ Vermont Secretary of State, "2014 Major Party Nomination Candidate Listing," accessed June 19, 2014
- ↑ Vermont Secretary of State, "2014 General Election Candidate Listing," accessed October 11, 2014
