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Luisa Sonnek
Luisa Sonnek (Democratic Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Pennsylvania's 16th Congressional District. She lost as a write-in in the Democratic primary on June 2, 2020.
Sonnek completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Luisa Sonnek was born in California. She obtained undergraduate degrees from La Academia de Cuisine and from Edinboro University. She attended Edinboro University for graduate study. As of 2020, Sonnek was a mental health counselor.[1]
Elections
2020
See also: Pennsylvania's 16th Congressional District election, 2020
Pennsylvania's 16th Congressional District election, 2020 (June 2 Republican primary)
Pennsylvania's 16th Congressional District election, 2020 (June 2 Democratic primary)
General election
General election for U.S. House Pennsylvania District 16
Incumbent Mike Kelly defeated Kristy Gnibus in the general election for U.S. House Pennsylvania District 16 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Mike Kelly (R) | 59.3 | 210,088 |
 | Kristy Gnibus (D)  | 40.7 | 143,962 | |
| Total votes: 354,050 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Pennsylvania District 16
Kristy Gnibus defeated Luisa Sonnek in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Pennsylvania District 16 on June 2, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Kristy Gnibus | 100.0 | 63,640 |
 | Luisa Sonnek (Write-in) | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Total votes: 63,640 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Edward DeSantis (D)
- Daniel Smith Jr. (D)
- Matthew Dale Cady (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Pennsylvania District 16
Incumbent Mike Kelly advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Pennsylvania District 16 on June 2, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Mike Kelly | 100.0 | 68,199 |
| Total votes: 68,199 | |||
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Endorsements
Sonnek was endorsed by the Vote, Run, Lead organization.[2]
Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Luisa Sonnek completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Sonnek's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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- It can no longer be denied that we need Med 4 all.
- We must elect honest leaders that are only motivated by service to our citizens, not money and power
- We must take our environment and the Green New Deal seriously
Most Americans - regardless of being on the left or the right - have become disempowered and economically insecure. In our district, the number of people living below the poverty line is too high.
I remember the last time we had a strong middle class. Most households only needed one paycheck to raise a family, live a good life, own a home and car, and still save a little for retirement. I've watched as the middle class began to shrink and began to live paycheck to paycheck. Now in many households, an unexpected bill of 100 dollars or less can mean disaster.
I've also watched as the Constitutional rights and freedoms this country was built on have slowly been chipped away - freedoms we all hold dear. here is a lot of scaremongering and millions spent in propaganda about the word 'socialism'. The goal of this is to get you to believe living in a Democratic Socialistic society is a bad thing.
Fun Fact: you already do. Socialism isn't communism. Democratic Socialism is simply regulating corporations and giving benefits to our people. It is in it's simplest form- A Government FOR the people.
Socialism was a scare word used in 1935 when FDR signed Social Security and Bank Deposit Insurance into law. When someone screams about socialism, what they are really saying is "down with progress".
Your job doesn't pay enough to put a roof over your head and food on the table
You can't afford transportation
You don't have access to medical care and medication
You don't have control over your own body
You don't have the freedom to peacefully protest
You are not given a safe and fair work environment
Agriculture.
Budget.
Education and Labor.
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See also
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on April 1, 2020
- ↑ Luisa Sonnek 2020 campaign website, "Endorsements," accessed April 3, 2020
