Robert Keesler
Robert Keesler was a 2014 Republican candidate for District 4 of the Delaware House of Representatives.
Campaign themes
2014
Keesler's campaign website highlighted the following issues:[1]
Job Growth
- Excerpt: "As a small businessman, I know that we can do more to remove the red tape that serves as a barrier to smaller operations. Tax incentives for small business won’t suffice because they only help after a small business is already established. Some other states and municipalities have adopted this tactic and received great results. This would give our economy the jumpstart that it needs in all sectors."
Would you vote to raise taxes to improve the state’s transportation infrastructure?
- Excerpt: "Our transportation infrastructure should be maintained and improved because that is a fundamental function of state government. However, we do not need to raise taxes in order to maintain this infrastructure."
- Excerpt: "I am very confident that we can make the necessary improvements by implementing cost saving innovations to our education, social safety net, and criminal justice systems without having to raise taxes."
Would you support higher property taxes statewide to fund efforts to clean up Delaware’s waterways?
- Excerpt: "I strongly disagree in taxing Delawareans in order to subsidize companies for the cleanup of their pollution. Those who pollute should pay and consider it a cost of doing business instead of being given the opportunity for a bail-out at the expense of taxpayers."
Should the state cut casino taxes, or provide other kinds of financial relief?
- Excerpt: "We should not bail-out business at the expense of taxpayers. Using gaming revenue to balance our state budget is very irresponsible. Instead of a bailout, we should have restored their former tax rate from 43.5% to 36% so we could remain competitive with surrounding states."
Would you support a raise next year for Delaware state employees?
- Excerpt: "All public sector salaries should be commensurate with their private sector counterparts. We should not be playing favorites as to which state employees receive raises, like has been supported by previous Delaware political figures. It is an unfair political tactic that grants salary increases to a select few instead of all."
Elections
2014
Elections for the Delaware House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on September 9, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was July 8, 2014. Incumbent Gerald L. Brady was unopposed in the Democratic primary, while Robert Keesler was unopposed in the Republican primary. Brady defeated Keesler in the general election.[2][3][4]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic |  Gerald L. Brady Incumbent |
59.7% | 4,356 | |
| Republican | Robert Keesler | 40.3% | 2,939 | |
| Total Votes | 7,295 | |||
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term "Robert + Keesler + Delaware + House"
See also
- Delaware House of Representatives
- Delaware House of Representatives District 4
- Delaware House of Representatives elections, 2014
- Delaware State Legislature
External links
- Official campaign website
- Robert Keesler on LinkedIn
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Legislative profile from Project Vote Smart
- State of Delaware - Official primary election candidate list
- State of Delaware - Official general election candidate list
Footnotes
- ↑ Robert Keesler's campaign website, "Issues," accessed October 22, 2014
- ↑ State of Delaware, "Official primary election candidate list," accessed July 10, 2014
- ↑ State of Delaware, "Official general election candidate list," accessed July 10, 2014
- ↑ State of Delaware, "Official general election results," accessed November 13, 2014
