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Mark Pukita
Mark Pukita (Republican Party) ran for election to the U.S. Senate to represent Ohio. He lost in the Republican primary on May 3, 2022.
Pukita completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Mark Pukita was born in Scranton, Pennsylvania. He received an undergraduate degree from The Ohio State University in 1981. Pukita's professional experience includes starting a business in 1996 and working at IBM and EDS.[1]
Elections
2022
See also: United States Senate election in Ohio, 2022
General election
General election for U.S. Senate Ohio
The following candidates ran in the general election for U.S. Senate Ohio on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | J.D. Vance (R) | 53.0 | 2,192,114 |
 | Tim Ryan (D) | 46.9 | 1,939,489 | |
 | John Cheng (Independent) (Write-in)  | 0.0 | 702 | |
 | Shane Hoffman (Independent) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 403 | |
 | LaShondra Tinsley (Independent) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 362 | |
| Stephen Faris (Independent) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 194 | ||
| Matthew Esh (Independent) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 78 | ||
| Total votes: 4,133,342 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Shawn Mousourakis (Independent)
- Chad Taylor (Independent)
- Eric Meiring (Independent)
- Samuel Ronan (Independent)
- Dominic LaCavera (Independent)
- Shannon Taylor (Independent)
- Kelli Prather (Independent)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Ohio
Tim Ryan defeated Morgan Harper and Traci Johnson in the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Ohio on May 3, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Tim Ryan | 69.6 | 359,941 |
 | Morgan Harper | 17.8 | 92,347 | |
 | Traci Johnson | 12.6 | 65,209 | |
| Total votes: 517,497 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Tamie Wilson (D)
- LaShondra Tinsley (D)
- Rick Taylor (D)
- Demar Sheffey (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. Senate Ohio
The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for U.S. Senate Ohio on May 3, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | J.D. Vance | 32.2 | 344,736 |
 | Josh Mandel | 23.9 | 255,854 | |
 | Matt Dolan | 23.3 | 249,239 | |
 | Mike Gibbons | 11.7 | 124,653 | |
 | Jane Timken | 5.9 | 62,779 | |
| Mark Pukita | 2.1 | 22,692 | ||
 | Neil Patel | 0.9 | 9,873 | |
| Total votes: 1,069,826 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Zachary Musick (R)
- Mackenzie Thompson (R)
- Michael Leipold (R)
- Bernie Moreno (R)
- John Berman (R)
- John Reed (R)
- Bill Graham (R)
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Mark Pukita completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Pukita's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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Strong, Conservative, Republican.
I believe we must send RINOs packing.
I am not a big fan of the National GOP or Ohio GOP.
I graduated from The Ohio State University, summa cum laude, in Electrical Engineering. Started & grew a high-tech, high-growth business that employed thousands over 24-years.
I am not a career politician. I have never held public office before.
I believe corruption in DC must be eradicated through:
- Term Limits - Line Item Veto - Public-Only, Streamed & Recorded Lobbying - Outlawing Offshore Accounts
- Mandatory Financial Hyper-Transparency of Candidates & Office-holders- Corruption in Washington, D.C. politics is the most crucial problem we need to fix to be able to govern more efficiently & effectively, and with the trust of The People.
- We must move significant responsibilities back to State & Local governments, from Washington, D.C., to minimize Federal Government.
- We need to balance the Federal budget and begin extinguishing Federal debt.
- Strengthing the First & Second Amendments
- A Strong Economy & Business-Friendly Environment
- Continued High Employment Rate
- Re-engineering Our Healthcare Systems for Effectiveness & Cost Efficiency
- A Strong National Defense
- Care for the Environment & Climate Based on Facts
- Better, Stronger, and More Pervasive Mental Health Services
I would like to follow their examples because they all exuded love for their fellow man, compassion for those truly in need due to uncontrollable circumstances, honesty, common sense, and personal responsibility.
"Atlas Shrugged"
"Secret Empires"
"Profiles in Corruption"
Honesty.
Strength of character.
Real-life experience, not a career as a politician.
Integrity.
Strength of character.
Tenacity.
Real-life experience.
Belief in God.
Generosity.
Common sense.
Compassion.
To stay incorruptible.
To be honest with constituents and other elected officials.
To put America First.
(I have an 21-month old grandson!)
Bringing Americans together.
Keeping the Economy strong.
Dealing with the size and cost of the Federal Government.
I believe it's beneficial for Senators to have real-life, transferable, competency they can bring to the Senate and to bear on America's opportunities and problems.
It's a theatrical tool used by vain politicians.
Common sense.
Relatable experience to the position to which they are being appointed.
This thins the herd of those with who one might build relationships.
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See also
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on February 17, 2020
