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Zachary Zoul
Zachary Zoul was a 2016 candidate for District 35 of the Nebraska State Senate.
Campaign themes
2016
Zoul's website highlighted the following campaign themes:[1]
Taxes
- Excerpt: "Zack will work to reduce our excess tax burden and promote tax fairness. Nebraska is the 13th highest state in property tax and 14th highest state in income tax. Nebraska is only one of five states that taxes retiree social security benefits. Zack will work to eliminate this tax for low and middle income residents."
Education
- Excerpt: "Zack believes that every child deserves access to a quality education. Early childhood education is key to future success. Zack supports local control of education and believes that education resources should be focused in the classroom while reducing unwieldy bureaucracy. Vocational education is critical to providing opportunity for many of our young people."
Spending
- Excerpt: "Controlling State spending is critical to reducing the tax burden and ensuring accountability in government operations. Nebraska is facing tough budgetary choices and controlling the growth in government spending must be a priority. Liberal groups are pushing to expand the growth of government and spending which would result in higher taxes."
Job Creation and Economic Development
- Excerpt: "Zack believes that the future vitality of our State depends on a robust economic development plan. Zack supports economic development initiatives including funding for business expansion, development and attraction through aggressive State marketing initiatives. It is important to promote the attraction of primary jobs and to diversify the State’s economy through the attraction of high tech jobs. Trade initiatives to promote Nebraska products need to be strengthened."
Prison Reform and Crime
- Excerpt: " The issue of prison overcrowding and reform of the Corrections Department is a high priority. Zack supports efforts to reform and modernize the Corrections Department. The issue of a growing prison population requires a focus on the root cause."
Elections
2016
- See also: Nebraska State Senate elections, 2016
Elections for the Nebraska State Senate were held in 2016. The primary election took place on May 10, 2016. The general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was February 16, 2016, for incumbents. Challengers were required to file by March 1, 2016.[2] Incumbent Mike Gloor did not seek re-election because of term-limits.
Dan Quick defeated Gregg Neuhaus in the Nebraska State Senate District 35 general election.[3][4]
| Nebraska State Senate, District 35 General Election, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Dan Quick |
50.33% | 5,743 |
| Gregg Neuhaus | 49.67% | 5,668 |
| Total Votes | 11,411 | |
| Source: Nebraska Secretary of State | ||
Dan Quick and Gregg Neuhaus defeated Zachary Zoul in the Nebraska State Senate District 35 primary.[5][6]
| Nebraska State Senate, District 35 Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Dan Quick |
42.89% | 2,339 |
| Gregg Neuhaus |
39.02% | 2,128 |
| Zachary Zoul | 18.10% | 987 |
| Total Votes | 5,454 | |
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See also
- Nebraska State Senate
- Nebraska State Senate District 35
- Nebraska State Senate elections, 2016
- Nebraska State Legislature
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ zacharyzoul.com, "Issues," accessed April 20, 2016
- ↑ Nebraska Secretary of State, "Official Election Calendar," accessed December 7, 2015
- ↑ Nebraska Secretary of State, "Statewide Candidate List for general election," accessed August 19, 2016
- ↑ Nebraska Secetary of State, "General election results, 2016," accessed December 21, 2016
- ↑ Nebraska Secretary of State, "Statewide Candidate List," accessed May 16, 2016
- ↑ Nebraska Secretary of State, "Primary Election May 10, 2016," accessed October 14, 2016
