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Timothy Opsitnick
Timothy Opsitnick was a 2016 Republican candidate for District 57 of the Ohio House of Representatives.[1]
Campaign themes
2016
Opsitnick's campaign website highlighted the following issues:
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Leadership: Tim Opsitnick believes that a leader takes ownership of an idea and does not care who gets credit for its implementation. Our best leaders and politicians are the most humble. Local Focus: Tim looks forward to representing Lorain County where he currently lives and grew up, and Huron County which was settled by his family almost two hundred years ago. Small Business: Tim Opsitnick is a businessman, not a politician. He founded a small business over fifteen years ago and understands what it takes to create jobs and pay salaries. He believes that the development and growth of small business, including farms, drives the economy. He has the knowledge and experience to spur innovation and create private sector jobs. Furthermore, he believes that government regulations are out of control and stifle the growth of small business. He strongly supports regulatory reform—a prospective review of new regulations and a retrospective review of current regulations—to make small business and farms competitive with those in other states. Economic Prosperity and Job Creation: Tim Opsitnick believes that the creation of a business friendly environment with adequate resources is essential to creating jobs and economic prosperity; moreover, the best social program in the world is a great job at a decent wage. Workforce Development: Tim Opsitnick understands as a businessman that for business to succeed and jobs to be created that the workforce must be prepared. He believes that a shortage of adequate skill training and continued brain drain—people leaving the area and not returning after college or other training— undermine job creation and economic prosperity. He will support our local schools, universities, community colleges and vocational schools as essential assets to job creation.[2] |
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| —Timothy Opsitnick[3] | ||
Elections
2016
Elections for the Ohio House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election was held on March 15, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was December 16, 2015. Incumbent Terry Boose (R) did not seek re-election because of term-limits.
Dick Stein defeated Tom Dunlap in the Ohio House of Representatives District 57 general election.[4]
| Ohio House of Representatives, District 57 General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Dick Stein |
61.93% | 33,539 | |
| Democratic | Tom Dunlap | 38.07% | 20,617 | |
| Total Votes | 54,156 | |||
| Source: Ohio Secretary of State | ||||
Tom Dunlap ran unopposed in the Ohio House of Representatives District 57 Democratic primary.[5][6]
| Ohio House of Representatives District 57, Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Tom Dunlap (unopposed) |
100.00% | 6,869 | |
| Total Votes | 6,869 | |||
Dick Stein defeated Kathryn Frombaugh, Timothy Opsitnick and Lee Waldrup in the Ohio House of Representatives District 57 Republican primary.[5][6]
| Ohio House of Representatives District 57, Republican Primary, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Dick Stein |
34.38% | 5,635 | |
| Republican | Kathryn Frombaugh | 30.86% | 5,058 | |
| Republican | Timothy Opsitnick | 27.37% | 4,486 | |
| Republican | Lee Waldrup | 7.39% | 1,212 | |
| Total Votes | 16,391 | |||
Endorsements
2016
In 2016, Opsitnick's endorsements included the following:[7]
- Dan Urban, Avon City Council, Ward 4
Recent news
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See also
- Ohio House of Representatives
- Ohio House of Representatives District 57
- Ohio House of Representatives elections, 2016
- Ohio State Legislature
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Ohio Secretary of State, "Candidate Listing By Office," accessed February 8, 2016
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Timothy Opsitnick, "Issues," accessed March 3, 2016
- ↑ Ohio Secretary of State, "Official election results," accessed December 21, 2016
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Ohio Secretary of State, "Candidate Listing By Office," accessed February 8, 2016
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Ohio Secretary of State, "2016 Official Elections Results," accessed August 29, 2016
- ↑ Timothy Opsitnick, "Endorsements," accessed March 3, 2016
