Ron Wieczorek
Ron Wieczorek (independent) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent South Dakota's At-Large Congressional District. He lost in the general election on November 6, 2018.
Wieczorek completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2018. Click here to read the survey answers.
Elections
2018
General election
General election for U.S. House South Dakota At-large District
Dusty Johnson defeated Timothy Bjorkman, Ron Wieczorek, and George Hendrickson in the general election for U.S. House South Dakota At-large District on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Dusty Johnson (R) | 60.3 | 202,695 |
 | Timothy Bjorkman (D) | 36.0 | 121,033 | |
 | Ron Wieczorek (Independent)  | 2.2 | 7,323 | |
| George Hendrickson (L) | 1.5 | 4,914 | ||
| Total votes: 335,965 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House South Dakota At-large District
Timothy Bjorkman advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House South Dakota At-large District on June 5, 2018.
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| ✔ | | Timothy Bjorkman |
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Chris Martian (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House South Dakota At-large District
Dusty Johnson defeated Shantel Krebs and Neal Tapio in the Republican primary for U.S. House South Dakota At-large District on June 5, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Dusty Johnson | 46.8 | 47,120 |
 | Shantel Krebs | 29.3 | 29,551 | |
 | Neal Tapio | 23.9 | 24,040 | |
| Total votes: 100,711 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Eric Terrell (R)
- Matt Johnson (R)
Campaign themes
2018
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Ron Wieczorek completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Wieczorek's responses.
What would be your top three priorities, if elected?
Implement Lyndon LaRouche's Four Laws. Organize a new Bretton Woods international monetary system. Get the United States to worth with, not fight China's Belt & Road Initiative. Get the United States to worth with Russia on their Strategic Defense of the Earth (SDE).
Who do you look up to? Whose example would you like to follow, and why?
Socrates & Plato Jesus George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, Franklin Roosevelt, John Kennedy Alexander Hamilton, our first Secretary of the Treasury Benjamin Franklin Friedrich Schiller, German poet of Freedom Ludwig van Beethoven Peter Norbeck Lyndon LaRouche
Is there a book, essay, film, or something else you would recommend to someone who wants to understand your political philosophy?
The Harmony of Interests: Agricultural, Manufacturing and Commercial, by American System economist Henry Carey. Alexander Hamilton's Five Reports to Congress (1790-91) The Christian Bible (King James Version) Earth's Next 50 Years, by Lyndon LaRouche The Extraterrestrial Imperative, by Krafft Ehricke The Dialogues, by Plato
What characteristics or principles are most important for an elected official?
Honesty. Moral Truths as contained in our 1776 Declaration of Independence from England that we are born with, guaranteed not given, by government: all men are created equal, that we are endowed by our Creator with certain inalienable rights, among them being life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. Preamble to the 1789 Constitution: In order to form a union more perfect than that of the Articles of Confederation, we the people acted to insure domestic tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general welfare, and secure the blessing of liberty to ourselves and our posterity.
What qualities do you possess that you believe would make you a successful officeholder?
My understanding of history, universal outlook, a willingness to confront conflict, and my perseverance under pressure.
What do you believe are the core responsibilities for someone elected to this office?
To enhance the mentative capabilities of my constituents, in order to perpetuate and improve our republic.
What legacy would you like to leave?
A useful participation in the simultaneity of eternity to making our species immortal.
What is the first historical event that happened in your lifetime that you remember? How old were you at the time?
The monstrous and unnecessary nuclear bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Hiding under our desks at school years later in fear of a nuclear weapons attack on our country, I thought ridiculous even at that young age. Hiding, whether physically under school desks or mentally in psychological retreats will not ensure mankind's survival.
What was your very first job? How long did you have it?
My very first responsibility was making sure that my six younger siblings had a life, after my father had lost an arm (when I was 15) and a leg (when I was 12) in a farm accident. I was the oldest boy and my youngest brother had yet to be born.
What happened on your most awkward date?
I've only had one girlfriend, and she became and is still my wife.
What is your favorite holiday? Why?
The 4th of July. It not only marks the birthday of our country, but a successful break from and tremendous cultural advance over the monarchical and oligarchical culture of old Europe.
What was the last song that got stuck in your head?
Beethoven's setting in his Symphony No. 9 of Schiller's poem Ode to Joy.
What is something that has been a struggle in your life?
How to preserve the immortality of mankind.
What process do you favor for redistricting?
Elective districts must be periodically redistricted, as population densities shift over time, as monitored by the 10-year Census, per Art. 1, Section 2 of the Constitution. Redistricting must be a strictly non-partisan process.
Do you believe that it's beneficial for representatives to have previous experience in government or politics?
Formal prior experience does not qualify or disqualify. My life has prepared me.
What do you perceive to be the United States’ greatest challenges as a nation over the next decade?
To supersede the current monetarist paradigm with a new creditary one.
If you are not a current representative, are there certain committees that you would want to be a part of?
Agriculture, Appropriations, Financial Services.
Do you believe that two years is the right term length for representatives?
Voters must decide, not some arbitrary rule or law. No rule or law can force someone to reason.
If you are not currently a member of your party’s leadership in the U.S. House of Representatives, would you be interested in joining the leadership? If so, in what role?
I am an Independent and will remain so. It is the only American party. Leadership flows from the individual, not from a political party. Consult George Washington about this.
Is there a particular representative, past or present, whom you want to model yourself after?
I admire greatly Abraham Lincoln. I can't remember who gave me this, but hanging on my home office wall for over thirty years now is a plaque which begins: "It's a rare person who doesn't get discouraged, whether it happens to us or to an associate we're trying to cheer up. The answer centers around one word: 'persevere.' The value of courage, persistence, and perseverance has rarely been illustrated more convincingly than the life story of Abraham Lincoln. "He failed in business when he was 22. He failed when he tried to get elected to Illinois State legislature at 23. He failed in business again at 24. He was elected to Illinois State Legislature at 25 for one term. His sweetheart died when he was 26. He had a nervous breakdown at 27, was defeated for election as Speaker of Illinois legislature at 29, was defeated as an Elector at 31, was defeated in a run for U.S. Congress at 34, but was elected to Congress at 37. He lost his re-election bid at 39, was defeated for Senate at 46, and defeated for V-P at 47. He was defeated in a second run for Senate at 49, but was elected President of the United States at 51. Eleven states succeeded from the Union and his best friend was killed at the battle of Balls Bluff when he was 52. He emancipated all black enslaved Americans and ordered the issuance of paper currency (Greenbacks) to finance the war and fund infrastructure construction when he was 54. He delivered his now-famous Gettysburg address, which almost no one heard when he delivered it, at age 55, and was and was shot dead when he was only 56."
Both sitting representatives and candidates for office hear many personal stories from the residents of their district. Is there a story that you’ve heard that you found particularly touching, memorable, or impactful?
Too many to recount.
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In a biographical submission to Ballotpedia, Wieczorek detailed the following campaign themes:
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I have decided to run for U.S. Congress in South Dakota because I cannot sit idly by while our nation is destroyed. My program is based on Lyndon LaRouche’s Four Laws for Economic Recovery: (1) restore Glass-Steagall, (2) return to a National Banking and credit system, like that utilized by Hamilton, Lincoln, and Roosevelt, (3) use this credit for high-productivity-gain investment in infrastructure and manufacturing, and science-drivers, and (4) the development of fusion nuclear energy and a revival of our space program. To meet these objectives rapidly we should collaborate with China’s economic development program called the Belt and Road Initiative, a project using the ideas of what used to be called the American System of political economy and reflecting LaRouche’s Four Laws. China has pulled millions out of poverty and is dedicated to eradicating it entirely; our nation should undertake a mission to do the same. China’s idea is that the U.S. and China should cooperate in developing the economies of the entire world. This vision is the basis for the friendship between President Xi Jinping and Donald Trump. The President’s efforts to change the established order have been hampered by an outrageous coup attempt conducted by our elites, in conjunction with the British, to change the results of the 2016 election. I am dedicated to ending that coup. The President has also been trapped by partisan politics. I choose to stand above the parties, and campaign and fight on principle. If the silent Americans who unexpectedly elected Trump, and want him to succeed, follow my stance and join me in campaigning on the principles of LaRouche’s Four Laws, we can actually cause the necessary changes in time to save our nation.[1] |
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| —Ron Wieczorek (2018)[2] | ||
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See also
- United States House of Representatives
- South Dakota's At-Large Congressional District election, 2018
- South Dakota's At-Large Congressional District
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