Rudi Kohler
Rudi Kohler was a 2016 Democratic candidate for District 54 of the Utah House of Representatives.
Biography
Kohler graduated from Ridgewood High School (NJ) in 1960, received his B.S. in chemical engineering from Clarkson University in 1964, and his master's in chemical engineering from Clarkson University in 1966. He worked in a variety of research, marketing, and management positions from 1965-2000.[1]
Elections
2016
Elections for the Utah House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election took place on June 28, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was March 17, 2016. Incumbent Kraig Powell (R) did not seek re-election.
Tim Quinn defeated Rudi Kohler in the Utah House of Representatives District 54 general election.[2]
| Utah House of Representatives, District 54 General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Tim Quinn |
52.29% | 10,042 | |
| Democratic | Rudi Kohler | 47.71% | 9,163 | |
| Total Votes | 19,205 | |||
| Source: Utah Secretary of State | ||||
Rudi Kohler ran unopposed in the Utah House of Representatives District 54 Democratic primary.[3][4]
| Utah House of Representatives District 54, Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | Rudi Kohler (unopposed) | |
Tim Quinn ran unopposed in the Utah House of Representatives District 54 Republican primary.[3][4]
| Utah House of Representatives District 54, Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican | Tim Quinn (unopposed) | |
Campaign themes
2016
Kohler issued the following statement regarding his bid for office:
| “ | I am a progressive Democrat that accepts most - but not all - of the Bernie Sanders platform. In Utah, I intend to focus on Medicaid expansion to the ACA guidelines, increased educational funding to bring the state back to at least the national median expenditure per student over a 5 year period, clean air for all counties in the state and good jobs for all at a living wage without giving into corporate welfare.
My platform also includes numerous positions including but not limited to: campaign finance reform, eliminating gerrymandering, moving from a caucus to primary system, phasing out the drilling and mining of fossil fuels and replacing energy needs with renewables, medical cannabis, restoring progressive taxation in Utah, supporting new national monuments, stopping the attempt to take over federal lands, unqualified LGBT rights, supporting increased public transportation, promoting universal background checks for all firearm sales, and the adoption of "right to die" legislation. [5] |
” |
| —Rudi Kohler, [1] | ||
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See also
- Utah House of Representatives
- Utah House of Representatives District 54
- Utah House of Representatives elections, 2016
- Utah State Legislature
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Information submitted through Ballotpedia's biographical submission form on March 26, 2016
- ↑ Utah Secretary of State, "2016 General Election," accessed November 29, 2016
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Utah.gov, "2016 Candidate Filings," accessed March 23, 2016
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Utah.gov, "2016 Primary Election Results," accessed August 20, 2016
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
