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Thomas Casler

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Thomas Casler
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Democratic Party

Elections and appointments
Last election

November 8, 2022

Education

Bachelor's

North Dakota State University, 2011

Personal
Birthplace
Fargo, N.D.
Religion
Lutheran
Profession
Pest control technician
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Thomas Casler (Democratic Party) ran for election to the North Dakota House of Representatives to represent District 27. He lost in the general election on November 8, 2022.

Casler completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. Click here to read the survey answers.

Biography

Thomas Casler was born in Fargo, North Dakota. Casler's professional experience includes working as a pest control technician. He earned a bachelor's degree from North Dakota State University in 2011.[1]

Casler has been affiliated with the Sigma Chi Fraternity.[1]

Elections

2022

See also: North Dakota House of Representatives elections, 2022

General election

General election for North Dakota House of Representatives District 27 (2 seats)

Incumbent Greg Stemen and Josh Christy defeated incumbent Ruth Buffalo and Thomas Casler in the general election for North Dakota House of Representatives District 27 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Greg Stemen
Greg Stemen (R) Candidate Connection
 
29.0
 
2,703
✔
Image of Josh Christy
Josh Christy (R)
 
28.1
 
2,614
Image of Ruth Buffalo
Ruth Buffalo (D)
 
24.1
 
2,245
Image of Thomas Casler
Thomas Casler (D) Candidate Connection
 
18.7
 
1,740
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.1
 
9

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 9,311
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for North Dakota House of Representatives District 27 (2 seats)

Incumbent Ruth Buffalo and Thomas Casler advanced from the Democratic primary for North Dakota House of Representatives District 27 on June 14, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Ruth Buffalo
Ruth Buffalo
 
58.0
 
476
✔
Image of Thomas Casler
Thomas Casler Candidate Connection
 
42.0
 
344

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 820
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for North Dakota House of Representatives District 27 (2 seats)

Incumbent Greg Stemen and Josh Christy advanced from the Republican primary for North Dakota House of Representatives District 27 on June 14, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Greg Stemen
Greg Stemen Candidate Connection
 
50.1
 
692
✔
Image of Josh Christy
Josh Christy
 
49.7
 
686
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.1
 
2

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 1,380
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Campaign themes

2022

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Candidate Connection

Thomas Casler completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Casler's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.

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I am running for the ND House because I believe that government needs to do more. I am a blue collar guy that has spent my entire life in North Dakota. I will be fighting for universal school lunch for all public schools, getting more dollars to schools to fully fund K-12, and pay raises for all teachers. I will also work to get much needed money for infrastructure projects within district 27. I
  • Universal school lunch
  • Lower prescription drug prices
  • Innovation and Infrastructure
I am deeply passionate about quality education. Being able to get and retain great teachers is very important to the community and state. I believe that North Dakota can and should be able to continue the free school lunch program if the federal government will not.
There are many throughout history that I can point to for inspiration, but the first was Sitting Bull, the great Hunkpapa leader. He saw how the US army was slowly destroying their lands and the Lakota way of life. He fought for his people and took great care in teaching his people on how to guide themselves.
The principles that are most important for an elected official is to realize that you are there for the people of your district. You need to made the decisions that they sent you there to do.
The qualities that best me the best fit for office is communication and cooperation. I am not worried about who gets credit, I just want to get the work done.
The core responsibilities for me if I get elected to this position is to deliver for my district. I need to work and achieve the campaign promises that the voters of the district sent me to Bismarck to do.
I want to leave a legacy that my children can be proud of. I want to work to make the North Dakota school systems the envy of the United States. I want to made sure that the next generation isn't paying for the mistakes of now.
The first historical event that I can remember was Y2K. I was about 11 years old at the time and I can remember that everyone on the news kept talking about it.
My first job was working for the North Dakota State Historical Society as a summer tour guide. I was fortunate enough to work there until I moved to attend college.
One of the biggest struggles of my life was my dad passing away in November 2020. Losing a parent is never easy and it is the little things that are missed. I can't talk to him to seek advice or just to chat. He was very active in the ND Dem-NPL and he would have been so excited to see me as a candidate. I also want to win this race to honor him and the time spent fighting for North Dakota Dems.
The governor and the legislature should work together to create policy. Ideally, both parts of government are working to better the people economy of North Dakota.
The greatest challenge over the next decade is how we use the legacy fund. It was created as a "rainy day fund" to make sure that North Dakota is always able to fulfill its financial obligations. We need to make that money work for us in North Dakota and keep that money instate for investments, not to out of state interests.
State legislators do not need to have experience to be effective. Many great legislators in North Dakota's history have been farmers or teachers. Legislators need to be passionate about wanting to better their city and state and have the will to work to achieve their goals.
Legislators would be my colleagues, if I am elected, so it would be the same as building relationships with my current profession. If you are going to make policy and get the job done, there needs to be a foundation of respect.
The best process for redistricting is a non-partisan third party that can come in and make sure that the districts are fairly drawn that doesn't give an advantage to either party.
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Without compromise, there is no policy. Having a voice on both sides creates a way for both parties to have a say in how laws are made. Too much of one voice, can be a bad thing, because there is no-one to bounce ideas off of and creates laws that don't work for the people of North Dakota.

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    Footnotes

    1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on May 8, 2022


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