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Matt Lark

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Matt Lark
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Education

Bachelor's

The University of Toledo

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The University of Toledo

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Matt Lark was a 2014 Democratic candidate for District 57 of the Ohio House of Representatives. He ran unsuccessfully for the same seat in 2012.

Elections

2014

See also: Ohio House of Representatives elections, 2014

Elections for the Ohio House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on May 6, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was February 5, 2014. Matt Lark was unopposed in the Democratic primary, while incumbent Terry Boose was unopposed in the Republican primary. Robert Sherwin ran as a Libertarian candidate. Boose defeated Lark and Sherwin in the general election.[1]

Ohio House of Representatives, District 57 General Election, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngTerry Boose Incumbent 58.9% 18,872
     Democratic Matt Lark 35.8% 11,456
     Libertarian Robert Sherwin 5.3% 1,701
Total Votes 32,029

2012

See also: Ohio House of Representatives elections, 2012

Lark ran in the 2012 election for Ohio House, District 57. Lark was unopposed in the March 6 Democratic primary election and lost against District 58 incumbent Terry Boose (R) and Robert Sherwin (L) in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[2][3][4][5]

Ohio House of Representatives, District 57, General Election, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngTerry Boose Incumbent 53.9% 28,390
     Democratic Matthew T. Lark 40.5% 21,342
     Libertarian Robert Sherwin 5.5% 2,917
Total Votes 52,649

Campaign themes

2014

Lark's website highlighted the following campaign themes:[6]

If elected to the Ohio State House of Representatives, I will strive to:
  • Defend the Middle Class
  • Attract Jobs
  • Protect Our Schools
  • Will work to restore local government funds to help our communities and alleviate your local tax burden
  • Fight the drug abuse problem in our district[7]

Recent news

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