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Michael Koontz
Michael Koontz (Republican Party) ran for election to the New Jersey State Senate to represent District 37. He lost in the general election on November 2, 2021.
Koontz completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2021. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Michael Koontz was born in Manhattan. He graduated from Ramapo College of New Jersey in 1978.[1]
Elections
2021
See also: New Jersey State Senate elections, 2021
General election
General election for New Jersey State Senate District 37
Gordon Johnson defeated Michael Koontz and Glenn Coley in the general election for New Jersey State Senate District 37 on November 2, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Gordon Johnson (D) | 67.0 | 34,410 |
 | Michael Koontz (R)  | 31.5 | 16,155 | |
| Glenn Coley (New Directions) | 1.5 | 759 | ||
| Total votes: 51,324 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New Jersey State Senate District 37
Gordon Johnson defeated Valerie Vainieri Huttle in the Democratic primary for New Jersey State Senate District 37 on June 8, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Gordon Johnson | 72.2 | 10,404 |
 | Valerie Vainieri Huttle | 27.8 | 4,011 | |
| Total votes: 14,415 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for New Jersey State Senate District 37
Michael Koontz advanced from the Republican primary for New Jersey State Senate District 37 on June 8, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Michael Koontz | 100.0 | 1,124 |
| Total votes: 1,124 | |||
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Campaign themes
2021
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Michael Koontz completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2021. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Koontz's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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My political interest began in 1980 with Young Graduates for Reagan and later a County Coordinator for The Ross Petro Campaign in 1992. The Reform Party was then absorbed into the NJCP or New Jersey Conservative Party. This is where I became battle tested in the political process competed in The State Senate Race in 1997, US Congress in 1998, Assembly in 1999, and Freeholder in 2000 and was proud to receive the party’s nomination for Governor in 2001, at a difficult time for our country after 911. The parties’ platform focused on individual freedoms, liberty, a smaller government, lower taxes, the right of the unborn and entrepreneurship. I was the lone independent candidate that debated James McGreevy and Bret Schundler in Tenafly, New Jersey. Although my margins of votes were modest the experience was priceless.
From 1999- 2004 I hosted and produced the Television Show No-Limits with my co-host George E. Soroka, biofeedback specialist and healer. We hosted over 100 shows with many well-known celebrities, authors and guests. In 2012 I launched Screenwriting Interest and now write independently under Mike Koontz writer-screenwriter. I have certifications in Television Production
- Reduce Property Taxes
- Increase Business Opportunities
- Expand Jobs and Career's
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See also
2021 Elections
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Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on September 12, 2021
