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Scott Kohlhaas
Scott Kohlhaas (Libertarian Party) ran for election to the Alaska House of Representatives to represent District 20. He lost in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Biography
Kohlhaas was born on August 15, 1959, in Rochester, Minnesota. He attended Westminster College from 1978 to 1980. He went on to attend the University of Alaska in Anchorage from 1997 to 1999. His professional experience includes working as a consultant.[1] Kohlhaas worked as a fundraiser/petitioner for the National Libertarian Party in 2004. In 2006, he was a coordinator/petitioner for Alaskans for Gaming Reform. He has also worked as a self-employed consultant from 2003 to 2007.[2]
Elections
2024
See also: Alaska House of Representatives elections, 2024
General election
General election for Alaska House of Representatives District 20
The ranked-choice voting election was won by Andrew Gray in round 1 .
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Total votes: 6,157 |
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Alaska House of Representatives District 20
Incumbent Andrew Gray and Scott Kohlhaas advanced from the primary for Alaska House of Representatives District 20 on August 20, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Andrew Gray (D) | 68.5 | 1,272 |
| ✔ |  | Scott Kohlhaas (L) | 31.5 | 584 |
| Total votes: 1,856 | |||
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Kohlhaas in this election.
Pledges
Kohlhaas signed the following pledges.
2022
See also: Alaska House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for Alaska House of Representatives District 20
The ranked-choice voting election was won by Andrew Gray in round 1 .
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Total votes: 4,944 |
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Alaska House of Representatives District 20
Andrew Gray, Paul Bauer, Scott Kohlhaas, and Jordan Harary advanced from the primary for Alaska House of Representatives District 20 on August 16, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Andrew Gray (D) | 52.3 | 1,816 |
| ✔ |  | Paul Bauer (R) | 36.6 | 1,272 |
| ✔ | | Scott Kohlhaas (L) | 5.8 | 200 |
| ✔ |  | Jordan Harary (R) | 5.4 | 186 |
| Total votes: 3,474 | |||
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2020
See also: Alaska House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for Alaska House of Representatives District 16
Incumbent Ivy Spohnholz defeated Paul Bauer and Scott Kohlhaas in the general election for Alaska House of Representatives District 16 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Ivy Spohnholz (D) | 53.0 | 4,014 |
| Paul Bauer (R) | 40.6 | 3,069 | |
| Scott Kohlhaas (L) | 6.3 | 474 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 11 | ||
| Total votes: 7,568 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Alaska House of Representatives District 16
Paul Bauer defeated David Walker in the Republican primary for Alaska House of Representatives District 16 on August 18, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Paul Bauer | 58.3 | 667 |
 | David Walker | 41.7 | 477 | |
| Total votes: 1,144 | |||
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Alaska Democratic and Independence parties primary election
Alaska Democratic and Independence parties primary for Alaska House of Representatives District 16
Incumbent Ivy Spohnholz advanced from the Alaska Democratic and Independence parties primary for Alaska House of Representatives District 16 on August 18, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Ivy Spohnholz | 100.0 | 1,542 |
| Total votes: 1,542 | |||
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2014
Kohlhaas ran in the 2014 election for the U.S. Senate, to represent Alaska. Kohlhaas was defeated by Thom Walker in the Libertarian primary on August 19, 2014.[3]
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Thom Walker |
61% | 3,167 | ||
| Mark Fish | 24.9% | 1,290 | ||
| Scott Kohlhaas | 14.1% | 734 | ||
| Total Votes | 5,191 | |||
| Source: Alaska Secretary of State |
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2010
Kohlhaas was unopposed in the August 24 primary. He was defeated by incumbent Democrat Max Gruenberg in the November 2 general election.
| Alaska House of Representatives District 20 General Election (2010) | ||||
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| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Max Gruenberg (D)
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2,065 | |||
| Scott A. Kohlhaas (L) | 918 | |||
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Scott Kohlhaas did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
2022
Scott Kohlhaas did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
2020
Scott Kohlhaas completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Kohlhaas' responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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Proud accomplishments include: 1) Participating in the petitions to legalize medical marijuana and recreational marijuana. 2) Registered thousands of Alaskans to vote. 3) Co-plaintiff in successful ACLU lawsuit regarding free speech on Anchorage public streets. 4) Served as State Chair of Alaska Libertarian Party
5. Served as Manager of Mountain View Community Council Spring Clean-up for 8 years.- Stop the proposed state income tax!
- I'm independent and will not be forced to vote for unsustainable budgets by Alaska's binding caucus rules in the Democratic and Republican parties.
- Cut Spending! As a start, I propose an fair, immediate, and across the board 15% cut in spending for all agencies and departments.
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Personal
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Kohlhaas was a member of the Southwest Neighborhood Assembly from 1984 to 1996. He then served as a Trustee for the Dundee Township Library Board from 2001 to 2002. In 2004 he was a candidate for the United States Senate, but he was not elected. He also served as Chair of the Alaska Libertarian Party from 2002 to 2006. He was also a candidate for the Alaska House of Representatives in 2006 and 2008 but was not elected in either case.[2]
See also
2024 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on September 21, 2020
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Project Vote Smart, "Scott Kohlhaas' Biography," accessed June 2, 2014
- ↑ Alaska Secretary of State, "2014 PRIMARY ELECTION - Unofficial Results," accessed August 20, 2014
