Sean Watson
Sean Watson was a 2014 Republican candidate for District 33 of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.
Campaign themes
2014
Watson's campaign website highlighted the following issues:[1]
Strong Voice for the Community
- Excerpt: "I will be a strong voice for our families and community. I am running as a citizen who is tired of career politicians that forget what really matters outside of Harrisburg. I live in East Deer with my beautiful wife, Nikki, daughter Charlotte, son Theodore, and newly born baby girl, Truly Grace."
Strong Voice for the Community
- Excerpt: "I will be a strong voice for our families and community. I am running as a citizen who is tired of career politicians that forget what really matters outside of Harrisburg. I live in East Deer with my beautiful wife, Nikki, daughter Charlotte, son Theodore, and newly born baby girl, Truly Grace."
Reform
- Excerpt: "I promises to never vote for a legislative pay raise and I will vote to reduce the size of the legislature and will work to end the costly out-of-touch perks in Harrisburg. Instead of voting with political bosses or special interests from Philadelphia, I will work for us."
Property Taxes
- Excerpt: "I see and understand the burden of high property taxes. I will fight to institute basic reforms like freezing property taxes of seniors and promises to insure that gaming money that was promised for property tax relief is being received. I would support a fresh property tax system that is affordable for homeowners and sufficiently provides sufficient education funding."
Education
- Excerpt: "I know how important it is to provide the best education to our children. I will work to increase state support for our local school districts stabilizing education funding, which will improve education and reduce the financial burden placed on local taxpayers."
Elections
2014
Elections for the Pennsylvania House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on May 20, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was March 11, 2014. Incumbent Frank Dermody was unopposed in the Democratic primary. Sean Watson was set to face Gretchen Justine Schmitt in the Republican primary, but Schmitt withdrew from the race on March 25, 2014, leaving Watson unopposed. Dermody defeated Watson in the general election.[2][3][4]
Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | ![]() |
53% | 8,668 | |
Republican | Sean Watson | 47% | 7,681 | |
Total Votes | 16,349 |
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term "Sean + Watson + Pennsylvania + House"
See also
- Pennsylvania House of Representatives
- Pennsylvania State Legislature
- Pennsylvania House of Representatives elections, 2014
- Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 33
External links
- Official campaign website
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Pennsylvania Department of State- Official candidate list
Footnotes
- ↑ Elect Sean Watson, "Issues," accessed September 4, 2014
- ↑ Pennsylvania Department of State, "Official primary results for May 20, 2014," accessed July 9, 2014
- ↑ Pennsylvania Department of State, "2014 Official Candidate Listing," accessed March 21, 2014
- ↑ Pennsylvania Department of State, "2014 General Election," accessed December 5, 2014