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Mark Amsdell
Mark Amsdell was a 2016 Republican candidate for District 71 of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.[1]
Campaign themes
2016
Amsdell's campaign website highlighted the following issues:[2]
Taxes
- Excerpt: "The amount of taxes collected and being levied in this country is ignorant and out of control."
Reduce the size of government
- Excerpt: "Reducing the size of our government is essential. How many of those jobs could you possibly use to start your own business?"
Provide jobs
- Excerpt: "What I am talking about is to reverse the ignorant policies that allow the federal government, and the state to tell you that you are not allowed to produce the natural, renewable resource that is under your feet. Oil, Steel, and Coal that once was the life’s blood of our state have been cut out of Pennsylvania."
End federal intrusion
- Excerpt: "The intrusive behavior of the Federal government into our everyday lives needs to stop. The way the bad leadership of the past has constantly worked towards their consolidation of power and authority to remove our right to govern ourselves is another way that we have been set up for failure."
Elections
2016
Elections for the Pennsylvania House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election was held on April 26, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was February 16, 2016.
Incumbent Bryan Barbin defeated Mark Amsdell in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 71 general election.[3][4]
| Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 71, General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | 58.98% | 16,557 | ||
| Republican | Mark Amsdell | 41.02% | 11,515 | |
| Total Votes | 28,072 | |||
| Source: Pennsylvania Department of State | ||||
Incumbent Bryan Barbin ran unopposed in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 71 Democratic primary.[5][6]
| Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 71 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | ||
Mark Amsdell ran unopposed in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 71 Republican primary.[5][6]
| Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 71 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican | ||
2014
Elections for the Pennsylvania House of Representatives 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 11, 2014. Incumbent Bryan Barbin is unopposed in the Democratic primary, while Jim Rigby defeated Mark Amsdell in the Republican primary. Barbin defeated Rigby in the general election.[7][8][9]
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
|
|
76.2% | 2,272 |
| Mark Amsdell | 23.8% | 708 |
| Total Votes | 2,980 | |
Recent news
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See also
- Pennsylvania House of Representatives
- Pennsylvania State Legislature
- Pennsylvania House of Representatives elections, 2016
- Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 71
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Pennsylvania Department of State, "Election Information," accessed February 19, 2016
- ↑ Mark Amsdell, "Issues," accessed September 26, 2016
- ↑ Pennsylvania Voter Services, "Candidate listing," accessed August 31, 2016
- ↑ Pennsylvania Department of State, "November 8, 2016, official election results," accessed May 17, 2017
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Pennsylvania Secretary of State, "Election Information," accessed February 18, 2016
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Pennsylvania Department of State, "2016 Presidential Primary," accessed August 2, 2016
- ↑ Pennsylvania Department of State, "Official primary results for May 20, 2014," accessed July 9, 2014
- ↑ Pennsylvania Department of State, "2014 Official Candidate Listing," accessed March 21, 2014
- ↑ Pennsylvania Department of State, "2014 General Election," accessed December 5, 2014