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Sam Kumar
Sam Kumar (Republican Party) ran for election to the Nevada State Assembly to represent District 25. He lost in the general election on November 8, 2022.
Kumar completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. Click here to read the survey answers.
Kumar was a candidate for the nonpartisan city council at-large seat in Reno, Nevada. Kumar was defeated in the general election on November 8, 2016. While the city council is a nonpartisan body, Kumar is a self-described Republican.[1]
Biography
Kumar earned an M.S. in electrical engineering from Montana State University-Bozeman in 1993 and an M.B.A. from the University of Nevada-Reno in 2005. In 2009, he began working as the vice president of operations for a Reno tech company. He worked for IGT from 2002 to 2010 as a manager of test engineering and later intellectual property management. Prior to that, he had been the director of manufacturing for Securitron Magnalock Corporation from 1998 to 2001.[2][3]
Elections
2022
See also: Nevada State Assembly elections, 2022
General election
General election for Nevada State Assembly District 25
Selena La Rue Hatch defeated Sam Kumar in the general election for Nevada State Assembly District 25 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Selena La Rue Hatch (D)  | 53.9 | 17,608 |
 | Sam Kumar (R) | 46.1 | 15,060 | |
| Total votes: 32,668 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Nevada State Assembly District 25
Selena La Rue Hatch defeated Alex Goff in the Democratic primary for Nevada State Assembly District 25 on June 14, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Selena La Rue Hatch | 64.9 | 4,493 |
| Alex Goff | 35.1 | 2,432 | ||
| Total votes: 6,925 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Nevada State Assembly District 25
Sam Kumar defeated Jacob Williams and Greg Batchelder in the Republican primary for Nevada State Assembly District 25 on June 14, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Sam Kumar | 56.1 | 4,052 |
 | Jacob Williams | 30.5 | 2,199 | |
| Greg Batchelder | 13.4 | 966 | ||
| Total votes: 7,217 | |||
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2016
The city of Reno, Nevada, held general elections for four seats on its city council on November 8, 2016. The Ward 1, 3 and 5 seats were up for election alongside the at-large seat. Incumbent David Bobzien defeated Sam Kumar in the general election for Reno City Council At-Large.
| Reno City Council At-Large, General Election, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 David Bobzien Incumbent |
68.12% | 57,825 |
| Sam Kumar | 31.88% | 27,056 |
| Total Votes | 84,881 | |
| Source: Nevada Secretary of State, "2016 General Election Official Results," accessed December 1, 2016 | ||
The city of Reno, Nevada, held a primary for two of the four city council seats up for election in 2016. The Ward 1 seat and at-large seat appeared on the primary ballot on June 14, 2016, as more than two candidates filed for each seat. The top two vote recipients advanced to the general election on November 8, 2016. Incumbent David Bobzien and Sam Kumar defeated James Lewis and Sam Dehne in the primary election for Reno City Council At-Large.
| Reno City Council At-Large, Primary Election, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| David Bobzien Incumbent |
63.27% | 14,774 |
| Sam Kumar |
15.71% | 3,669 |
| James Lewis | 10.95% | 2,557 |
| Sam Dehne | 10.06% | 2,350 |
| Total Votes | 23,350 | |
| Source: Washoe County, "2016 Primary Election," June 14, 2016 These election results are unofficial and will be updated after official vote totals are made available. | ||
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Sam Kumar completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Kumar's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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- We need a free market system in education where the funding travels with the child. Schools need to focus on Reading, wRiting and aRithmetic, not politics and sex education
- We need better ballot integrity. Proof of citizenship and valid picture ID should be presented to vote. Mail ballot on request only, with real signature verification. End ballot harvesting.
- Immigration should be legal, limited and merit based. No welfare, stimulus or other types of payments to illegal aliens.
Note: Ballotpedia reserves the right to edit Candidate Connection survey responses. Any edits made by Ballotpedia will be clearly marked with [brackets] for the public. If the candidate disagrees with an edit, he or she may request the full removal of the survey response from Ballotpedia.org. Ballotpedia does not edit or correct typographical errors unless the candidate's campaign requests it.
See also
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Reno Gazette-Journal, "Bobzien faces three challengers for at-large seat on Reno City Council," June 1, 2016
- ↑ LinkedIn, "Sam Kumar," accessed June 10, 2016
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on May 23, 2022
