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Scott Wagner

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Pennsylvania State Senate District 28

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Scott Wagner (Republican Party) was a fellow member of the Pennsylvania State Senate, representing Commune 28. He assumed office on April 2, 2014. He left role on June 4, 2018.

Wagner (Republican Party) ran for ballot for Governor of Pennsylvania. He lost in the full general election on November 6, 2018.

Wagner filed for governor on a joint ticket with lieutenant governor candidate Jeff Bartos (R).

Wagner is a former Republican member of the Pennsylvania Country Senate, representing District 28 from 2014 to 2018. He was first elected to the chamber in a special election on March xviii, 2014. He resigned on June 4, 2018, to focus on campaiging for governor.[1] Wagner was the first write-in candidate to ever win election to the Pennsylvania State Senate.[2]

Biography

Wagner's professional experience includes owning Penn Waste, Inc. and KBS Trucking.[3]

Elections

2018

See as well: Pennsylvania gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2018
See as well: Pennsylvania gubernatorial ballot, 2018 (May 15 Republican master)

General election

Autonomous primary election

Republican principal election

2014

See also: Pennsylvania Land Senate elections, 2014

Elections for the Pennsylvania Country Senate took place in 2014. A chief ballot 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 that ballot was March xi, 2014. Linda E. Minor was unopposed in the Democratic chief, while incumbent Scott Wagner defeated Zachary Alexander Rockford Hearn in the Republican primary. Ron Miller (R) withdrew from the race on March 26, 2014. Wagner defeated Pocket-size in the full general ballot.[iv] [5] [6] [7]

Pennsylvania Country Senate, District 28 General Election, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Republican Green check mark transparent.png Scott Wagner Incumbent 64.7% 46,247
Democratic Linda Small 35.3% 25,205
Total Votes 71,452
Pennsylvania State Senate, District 28 Republican Principal, 2014
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Scott Wagner Incumbent 84.9% thirteen,214
Zachary Alexander Rockford Hearn xv.1% two,349
Total Votes 15,563
See likewise: Pennsylvania state legislative special elections, 2014

Write-in candidate Scott Wagner (R) defeated party-nominated candidates Linda E. Small (D) and Ron Miller (R) in the special election, which took place on March 18, 2014.[8] [9] [10]

The seat was vacant post-obit Mike Waugh'due south (R) date equally the Executive Manager of the Pennsylvania Farm Show on Jan 12.

A special election for the position of Pennsylvania State Senate District 28 was called for March 18. Candidates were nominated by their party rather than chosen through a chief[11]

Pennsylvania Land Senate, Commune 28, Special Ballot, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Republican Green check mark transparent.png Scott Wagner (Write-in) 47.7% x,654
Republican Ron Miller 26.6% v,951
Democratic Linda East. Small 25.7% 5,744
Full Votes 22,349

Campaign themes

2018

Campaign website

Wagner's campaign website stated the post-obit:

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JOBS AND YOUR PAYCHECK

WHAT'South THE PROBLEM?

In a give-and-take, opportunity -- or lack of it. The Wolf Assistants is chasing good-paying job providers away to other states -- and he's blocking Pennsylvania from condign the economic powerhouse of the Northeast. Under Tom Wolf, PA has one of the most punishing taxation and regulatory burdens in the country -- with more than 150,000 regulations on the books. As a job creator, Scott Wagner knows immediate how Governor Wolf's failed policies are pain job creators, often forcing them to close shop or motion to states with meliorate business climates -- taking proficient paying jobs (and our kids) with them.

SCOTT'S PLAN

Protecting paychecks means enough of skillful paying jobs. To make that happen, Scott intends to care for entrepreneurs like the valuable chore creators they are. He will costless business organisation owners to from regulations and crushing processes and then they can provide better paychecks for hard working Pennsylvanians who've waited far too long for a chance to go alee. How? Scott is a homo of action.

TAXES AND YOUR PAYCHECK

WHAT'S THE PROBLEM?

In a word, mismanagement. Contempo reports found hundreds of millions of taxpayer dollars were wasted, poorly invested, or lost. Our current governor, Tom Wolf, doesn't understand the concept of a hard earned dollar, considering he's only e'er known privilege and influence. His gross mismanagement takes a slap-up deal of unecessary coin out of your wallet. No governor has been more financially reckless, or done more to do good wealthy special interests -- while treating hard working Pennsylvanians like ATM machines, and denying them the most basic considerations -- like safe, well-maintained roads.

SCOTT'S PLAN

Scott volition protect your paycheck past cutting upwardly Harrisburg'southward credit cards and shutting off the spending valve. He'll make information technology a place that takes less from you and returns more than by forcing every agency to implement zero-based budgeting which volition protect taxpayers from mismanagement. He'll sign legislation to eliminate the schoolhouse taxes on your abode, and he'll break Pennsylvania'due south 45-year streak of tax increases on everything from personal income and sales, to gas and digital downloads.

EDUCATION AND YOUR PAYCHECK

WHAT'S THE PROBLEM?

In a word, politics. An immensely powerful schoolhouse employees' union (the PSEA), and the politicians it controls, are diverting more and more than money meant for students to an out of control state employee pension program. They've blocked Harrisburg from solving this crisis for students and overly burdened taxpayers. Politicians have promised, but failed to end reliance on belongings taxes to fund schools contributing to massive student inequality. Taxpayers are handcuffed to a system that drains them while it steals away the equal and excellent education our children deserve.

SCOTT'Due south Programme

Scott will take on the big union bosses who own Tom Wolf -- so he can fix the student-robbing alimony crisis and make sure funding goes to our students where it belongs. He'll end belongings revenue enhancement reliance and brand sure that no pupil is hurt by his or her nix lawmaking. He'll sign legislation to stop over-prescribing of opioids and care for it like the code ruby crunch it is. He'll retool and reinvent the education system to prepare children to fill STEM jobs and the 200,000 bachelor skilled labor positions.

THE CULTURE AND YOUR PAYCHECK

WHAT'S THE Problem?

In a give-and-take, self-interest. Harrisburg is notorious for a culture which has allowed politicians and wealthy special interests to prosper at the expense of hard working Pennsylvanians. It has become known as a identify where bribery, fraud and abuse of power are casually accustomed -- where public service has go profitable. PA is dwelling to the most expensive, wasteful and lavish legislature in the country -- 1 that has left honest citizens backside, and forgotten their interests. Instead of a system that encourages service to those hard workers, we have a system that has bred a generation of career politicians who expect out for themselves.

SCOTT'S PLAN

Scott knows that to protect paychecks, we take to ensure elected officials are working for taxpayers, not themselves. He'll push button to reduce the size of the legislature, abolish lawmaker per diems, pensions and lifetime wellness insurance plans. To break the civilisation of political careerism, Scott volition work toward limiting terms in the legislature. He'll move to ban former lawmakers from lobbying and to prohibit lobbying firms from engaging in campaign piece of work on behalf of politicians.[12]

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—Wagner for Governor[thirteen]

Campaign ads

The following is an case of an ad from Wagner's 2018 ballot entrada.

"Cocky-Made" - Wagner campaign ad, released July eleven, 2018

2014

Wagner'due south website highlighted the following campaign themes:[14]

Bring Fiscal Responsibility to Country Regime

  • Excerpt: "Promote the spending of taxpayer'due south dollars in a fair and reasonable mode. Enhance and increase authorities efficiency. Harrisburg has a spending problem, not a revenue problem."

Restore Prosperity to Pennsylvania

  • Extract: "Spur economic growth at a greater rate than government growth. Balance private and public task growth in line with advisable social service needs. Pennsylvania needs new private sector jobs created, not more government jobs."

Command Property Taxes

  • Extract: "It is unfair for Pennsylvanians to spend most of their developed life paying off their mortgages only to exist burdened by excessive property taxes in retirement."

Reform Harrisburg's Political Organisation

  • Excerpt: "High salaries, lavish pensions, automatic pay raises and excessive per diems are just a few examples of why we take the most expensive legislature in the country."

Protect and Defend our Constitutional Freedoms

  • Excerpt: "Preserving our constitutional freedoms, including the second Amendment and protecting life, volition always be one of my guiding principles."

Committee assignments

2017 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:

Pennsylvania commission assignments, 2017
• Appropriations
• Intergovernmental Operations
• Labor & Industry, Vice chair
• Local Government, Chair
• Transportation

2015 legislative session

At the get-go of the 2015 legislative session, Wagner served on the post-obit committees:

2014-2015

At the beginning of the 2014 legislative session, Wagner served on the following committees:

Entrada donors

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Scott Wagner campaign contribution history
Year Role Result Contributions
2014 Pennsylvania Country Senate, District 28  ✔ $351,932
Yard total raised $351,932

Source: Follow the Money

2014

Wagner won re-election to the Pennsylvania State Senate in 2014. During that election cycle, Wagner raised a total of $351,932.

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2018

In 2018, the Pennsylvania Full general Assembly was in session from January 2 through November 30.

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2017

2016

2015

2014

2013

See too

  • Pennsylvania State Senate
  • Senate Committees
  • Pennsylvania General Associates
  • Articulation Committees
  • Pennsylvania land legislative districts
  • Pennsylvania State Senate elections, 2014
  • Pennsylvania State Senate Commune 28

External links

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  • Campaign website
  • Campaign Facebook page
  • Campaign Twitter page
  • State senate entrada website
  • State senate campaign Facebook folio
  • Profile from Open States

Footnotes

  1. ↑ The Philadelphia Inquirer, "Pa. Sen. Scott Wagner resigning his seat to focus on governor's race," May 31, 2018
  2. ↑ yorkdispatch.com, "Scott Wagner's presumed win a historic outset," March xix, 2014
  3. ↑ scottwagnerforsenate.com, "Scott's Story," accessed March nineteen, 2014
  4. ↑ Pennsylvania Department of State, "Official chief results for May 20, 2014," accessed July 9, 2014
  5. ↑ Pennsylvania Secretary of State, "2014 Primary Withdrawals," accessed April 29, 2014
  6. ↑ Pennsylvania Department of State, "2014 Official Candidate List," accessed March 19, 2014
  7. ↑ Pennsylvania Section of State, "2014 General Election," accessed December v, 2014
  8. ↑ Pennsylvania Secretary of State, "Official candidate list," accessed March 3, 2014
  9. ↑ ydr.com, "Wagner credible winner in special land Senate election," March nineteen, 2014
  10. ↑ Pennsylvania Secretarial assistant of Land, "Official special election results," accessed August 29, 2014
  11. ↑ philly.com, "Lt. Gov calls special election to make full vacant Senate seat," Jan thirteen, 2014
  12. ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
  13. ↑ Wagner for Governor, "Scott'south Plan," accessed September 27, 2018
  14. ↑ scottwagnerforsenate.com, "The Issues," accessed March 19, 2014
Political offices
Preceded past
Mike Waugh (R) 		Pennsylvania Land Senate District 28
April two, 2014-2018 		Succeeded by
Kristin Loma (R)

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