Tom Michalski (Wisconsin State Assembly District 21 candidate)
Tom Michalski (b. July 27, 1953) was a Democratic candidate for District 21 of the Wisconsin State Assembly. The primary election was on September 14, 2010, and the general election was on November 2, 2010.[1]
Michalski is President of the Oak Creek Common Council and is on the Board of Directors of the Milwaukee Area Technical College.
He has been a Journeyman Machine Repair Mechanic for 38 years, before retiring. He is a member of UELocal 111 Retirees Association, and was endorsed by the AFT Local 212, SEIU Local 150 and AFSCME District Council 48.[2][3]
Elections
2010
- See also: Wisconsin State Assembly elections, 2010
Michalski ran in the 2010 election for Wisconsin State Assembly District 21. Michalski was defeated by Republican incumbent Mark Honadel in the general election on November 2, 2010. Michalski was unopposed in the Democratic primary election on September 14, 2010.[4][5]
Wisconsin State Assembly, District 21 General Election (2010) | ||||
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Candidates | Votes | |||
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13,693 | |||
Tom Michalski (D) | 8,155 |
Wisconsin State Assembly, District 21 Democratic primary (2010) | ||||
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Candidates | Votes | Percent | ||
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2,663 | 99.74% |
Campaign themes
2010
Michalski's campaign website lists positions on five issues:
- Jobs and the economy - Supports use of Tax Incremental Financing Districts.
- Health care - Supports a referendum "guaranteeing every Wisconsin resident affordable health care coverage as good as the health care coverage provided to state legislatures."
- Environment - Supports the "Photovoltaic Educational Farm- the state's largest solar power project."
- Education - Supported referendum to remodel 3 area schools which "brought the buildings up to 21st Century standards along with improved internet access and increased space for the students and teachers in the district."
- Fiscal responsibility - Has "worked to lower the mil rate by 19% keeping Oak Creek property taxes from going up and even lowering what some home owners pay in property taxes."[6]
External links
- Biography on Project Vote Smart
- Campaign website
- Michalski on Facebook
- Michalski on Twitter
- List of candidates certified for the November 2, 2010 general election in Wisconsin
Footnotes
- ↑ Project Vote Smart, List of Candidates for Wisconsin State Assembly in the November 2, 2010 election
- ↑ Campaign website biography
- ↑ Biography on Project Vote Smart
- ↑ JSOnline, "Fall 2010 general election results," November 2, 2010
- ↑ Government Accountability Board, Primary Election Results
- ↑ Campaign website on Issues