Rob Kwasnicki
Rob Kwasnicki was a 2014 Republican candidate for District 59 of the Connecticut House of Representatives.
Biography
Kwasnicki earned his B.A. in business management with a focus in computer information systems from Bryant University in 1991.[1]
Professionally, Kwasnicki works as an independent consultant in marketing strategy. He has also worked in computer information management.[1]
Campaign themes
2014
Kwasnicki listed the following issues on his campaign website:[2]
- Retail tax
- Excerpt: "Reinstate tax exemption on clothing and footwear."
- Business entity tax
- Excerpt: "Eliminate the $250 Connecticut business entity tax."
- Special assessment tax
- Excerpt: "Eliminate the 'special assessment' tax on employers, which is the Connecticut’s Unemployment Trust Fund which became depleted or “insolvent” on Oct. 13, 2009 thus virtually penalizing employers for employing people."
- Sunset provisions
- Excerpt: "Include 'sunset provisions' on regulations and require an automatic review of laws to assess if the regulation is pertinent or necessary."
- Unfunded mandates
- Excerpt: "Require a super-majority vote in both houses of the General Assembly to pass any new unfunded state mandates."
Elections
2014
Elections for the Connecticut House of Representatives consisted of a primary election on August 12, 2014, and a general election on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was June 10, 2014. Incumbent David William Kiner was unopposed in the Democratic primary, while Rob Kwasnicki was unopposed in the Republican primary. Kiner defeated Kwasnicki in the general election.[3][4]
Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | ![]() |
50% | 3,386 | |
Republican | Rob Kwasnicki | 43.2% | 2,922 | |
Working Families | ![]() |
4% | 270 | |
Independent | Rob Kwasnicki | 2.9% | 193 | |
Total Votes | 6,771 |
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term "Rob + Kwasnicki + Connecticut + House"
See also
- Connecticut House of Representatives
- Connecticut House of Representatives District 59
- Connecticut House of Representatives elections, 2014
- Connecticut State Legislature
External links
- Official campaign website
- Legislative Profile from Project Vote Smart
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Rob Kwasnicki on Facebook
- Rob Kwasnicki on Twitter
- Rob Kwasnicki on LinkedIn
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Information submitted through Ballotpedia's biographical submission form on August 30, 2014
- ↑ Kwas for 59th, "Issues," accessed September 1, 2014
- ↑ Connecticut Secretary of State, "Official candidate list," accessed July 15, 2014
- ↑ Connecticut Secretary of State, "Official primary and general election results," accessed November 26, 2014