Tony Snesko
Tony Snesko was a 2014 Republican candidate for District 19 of the Idaho State Senate.
Campaign themes
2014
Snesko's website highlighted the following campaign themes:[1]
Self Imposed Term Limits
- Excerpt: "Every one of our Idaho elected officials should have a self imposed term limit based upon their campaign promise of pursuing measurable goals to improve Idaho for its citizens and businesses."
Evict Lobbyists
- Excerpt: "Evict the lobbyists from their leased offices in our Idaho State Capitol building"
Say No to Lobbyist’s Money
- Excerpt: "Stop the funding of legislator’s campaigns by lobbyists"
Doctors for Timber
- Excerpt: "If we can persuade Congress to release the 62% of Idaho land and natural resources they control, we can access our natural resources, become self sufficient and reduce our dependence on Washington, DC. With the income generated from those resources, we can offer full scholarships to qualified medical students willing to spend their first four years working for a nominal salary in Idaho’s free clinics."
A Safer Idaho
- Excerpt: "Stop wasting lives and millions of dollars on Idaho prison’s and juvenile detention’s revolving door"
Elections
2014
- See also: Idaho State Senate elections, 2014
Elections for the Idaho State Senate 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 14, 2014. Incumbent Cherie Buckner-Webb was unopposed in the Democratic primary, while Tony Snesko was unopposed in the Republican primary. Buckner-Webb defeated Snesko in the general election.[2][3][4][5]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic |  Cherie Buckner-Webb Incumbent |
74% | 13,240 | |
| Republican | Tony Snesko | 26% | 4,659 | |
| Total Votes | 17,899 | |||
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term "Tony + Snesko + Idaho + Senate"
See also
- Idaho State Senate
- Idaho State Senate elections, 2014
- Idaho State Legislature
- Idaho State Senate District 19
External links
- Official campaign website
- Legislative Profile from Project Vote Smart
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Tony Snesko on Facebook
- Tony Snesko on Twitter
Footnotes
- ↑ [WEBSITEURL WEBSITE NAME, "Issues," accessed September 5, 2014]
- ↑ Idaho Secretary of State, "Official candidate list," accessed March 18, 2014
- ↑ Idaho Secretary of State, "Official primary election results," accessed June 12, 2014
- ↑ Idaho Secretary of State, "Official general election results," accessed November 20, 2014
- ↑ Idaho Secretary of State, "Official general election candidate list," accessed July 7, 2014
