Rita Daywalt
Rita Daywalt was a 2014 Republican candidate for District 90 of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.
Biography
Daywalt attended community college and the University of Michigan, where she studied Health Care Administration. Her professional experience includes working for a multi-national manufacturing software development and implementation company for seven years, as a small business owner and as the operator of a small family farm.[1]
Issues
Campaign issues
2014
Daywalt's campaign website highlighted the following issues:[2]
Agriculture
- Except: "Support initiatives that help family farms to survive and grow, including allowing farmers to expand into farm-related businesses (farm stands, etc.) on their property."
Pro-life/Faith Based
- Except: "Protect the unborn by opposing any weakening of Pennsylvania’s Abortion Control Act, as well as supporting organizations whose goal is to prevent abortions."
- Except: "Support faith based initiatives that help provide funding and services for the disadvantaged."
Healthcare
- Except: "Support the legislative effort at the state and federal level to continue the CHIP program as it is to provide health coverage to children in need."
Seniors
- Except: "Committed to ending the property tax system and replacing it with a more fair and affordable system."
Elections
2014
Elections for the Pennsylvania House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on May 20, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was March 11, 2014. Paul Schemel defeated Rita Daywalt in the Republican primary. William Hornbarger ran as a nonpartisan candidate. Schemel defeated Hornbarger in the general election.[3][4][5]
Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
---|---|---|
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54% | 3,066 |
Rita Daywalt | 46% | 2,612 |
Total Votes | 5,678 |
Personal
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Daywalt and her husband, Clint Geesaman, have three children.[1]
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term "Rita + Daywalt + Pennsylvania + House"
See also
- Pennsylvania House of Representatives
- Pennsylvania State Legislature
- Pennsylvania House of Representatives elections, 2014
- Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 90
External links
- Official campaign website
- Rita Daywalt on Facebook
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Pennsylvania Department of State- Official candidate list
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Official campaign website, "Rita," accessed May 7, 2014
- ↑ Official campaign website, "Issues," accessed May 7, 2014
- ↑ Pennsylvania Department of State, "Official primary results for May 20, 2014," accessed July 9, 2014
- ↑ Pennsylvania Department of State, "2014 Official Candidate Listing," accessed March 21, 2014
- ↑ Pennsylvania Department of State, "2014 General Election," accessed December 5, 2014