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Steven Krystofiak
Steven Krystofiak (Republican Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Arizona's 2nd Congressional District. He lost in the Republican primary on August 2, 2022.
Krystofiak completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Steven Krystofiak's career experience includes working as a farmer.[1]
Elections
2022
See also: Arizona's 2nd Congressional District election, 2022
General election
General election for U.S. House Arizona District 2
Eli Crane defeated incumbent Tom O'Halleran and Chris Sarappo in the general election for U.S. House Arizona District 2 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Eli Crane (R)  | 53.9 | 174,169 |
 | Tom O'Halleran (D) | 46.1 | 149,151 | |
 | Chris Sarappo (Independent) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 76 | |
| Total votes: 323,396 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Arizona District 2
Incumbent Tom O'Halleran advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Arizona District 2 on August 2, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Tom O'Halleran | 100.0 | 71,391 |
| Total votes: 71,391 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Randall Friese (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Arizona District 2
The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for U.S. House Arizona District 2 on August 2, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Eli Crane | 35.8 | 38,681 |
 | Walter Blackman | 24.4 | 26,399 | |
 | Mark DeLuzio | 17.1 | 18,515 | |
 | Andy Yates | 6.9 | 7,467 | |
 | John W. Moore | 6.8 | 7,327 | |
 | Steven Krystofiak | 5.5 | 5,905 | |
 | Ron Watkins | 3.5 | 3,810 | |
| Total votes: 108,104 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Marissa Mitchell (R)
- Myron Lizer (R)
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Steven Krystofiak completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Krystofiak's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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Farming has been in my family for three generations. Some of my best memories are from spednig time with my grandparents, working on their spread. It helped shape my views and some of the things I believe are most important for us. You can say that hard honest work is in my blood. Its something I value most about us and our community.
Im running to bring a conservative voice to Washington DC, to replace the liberal voice from Sedona we have now representing us. I want to secure our border, fully fund federal firefighters (since 45% of AZ is federal land), halt inflation, fight for our 2nd amendment rights and stop liberal policies from seeing the light of day.- Public safety
- Public safety
- Public safety
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Campaign website
Krystofiak's campaign website stated the following:[2]
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Immigration & The Border Before people talk about immigration reform, first thing’s first—our border must be secured. You don’t remodel a house with bad studs. You need to fix the main problem first. We can’t fix our illegal immigration problem with a huge leak in our southern wall. Fixing Inflation Extreme liberal policies, government overspending and a liberal federal reserve bank that’s forcing low interest rates, are the reasons why inflation is out of control. If our country had a leader with conservative and responsible financial values, we wouldn’t be seeing our dollars shrinking at the checkout register. But, that doesn’t mean we can’t get what we deserve in our state, and that’s what I intend to change. Our Guaranteed Rights I own seven guns and I’ll buy more as time goes on. The 2nd Amendment reads, “…Shall not be infringed.” Those are four powerful, yet simple words. And, the 14th Amendment reads, “…Nor shall any state deprive any person of life, liberty, or property.” Enough said. Reducing Government It infuriates me that we send our tax dollars to D.C., only to have liberal politicians spend it on extreme, experimental policies. D.C. needs to stop spending, reduce and get back to basics. The government’s #1 job is to keep us safe—through law enforcement, fire protection of federal lands and having a strong national defense. As your congressman, I will focus our tax dollars on our government’s #1 job.[3] |
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See also
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on May 7, 2022
- ↑ Steven Krystofiak 2022 campaign website, "Beliefs," accessed August 16, 2022
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
