Marc Joseph Sosnowski
Marc Joseph Sosnowski (U.S. Taxpayers Party) ran for election to the Wayne County Commission to represent District 8 in Michigan. He lost in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Sosnowski completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Marc Joseph Sosnowski was born in Detroit, Michigan. He earned a high school diploma from Detroit Catholic Central High School, a bachelor's degree from the University of Michigan, Dearborn in 1978, and a graduate degree from Cornerstone University in 2009. His career experience includes working as a business consultant, in sales, property management, insurance, environmental testing, and bio-ethics. Sosnowski has been affiliated with the US Taxpayers Party, the Right to Life, Lifespan, and the Knights of Columbus.[1][2]
Elections
2024
See also: Municipal elections in Wayne County, Michigan (2024)
General election
General election for Wayne County Commission District 8
Incumbent David Knezek defeated Marc Joseph Sosnowski in the general election for Wayne County Commission District 8 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | David Knezek (D) | 76.2 | 27,893 | |
| Marc Joseph Sosnowski (U.S. Taxpayers Party) | 23.8 | 8,716 | ||
| Total votes: 36,609 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Wayne County Commission District 8
Incumbent David Knezek advanced from the Democratic primary for Wayne County Commission District 8 on August 6, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | David Knezek | 99.2 | 7,194 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.8 | 61 | ||
| Total votes: 7,255 | ||||
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Endorsements
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2022
See also: Michigan State Board of Regents election, 2022
General election
General election for Wayne State University Board of Governors (2 seats)
The following candidates ran in the general election for Wayne State University Board of Governors on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Marilyn Kelly (D) | 24.9 | 1,969,081 | |
| ✔ | Danielle Atkinson (D) | 24.9 | 1,963,010 | |
| Christa Murphy (R) | 24.0 | 1,898,368 | ||
| Craig Wilsher (R) | 23.1 | 1,821,836 | ||
| Bruce Jaquays (L) | 1.3 | 101,066 | ||
| Marc Joseph Sosnowski (U.S. Taxpayers Party) | 0.9 | 71,488 | ||
| Susan Odgers (G) | 0.9 | 71,387 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.0 | 7 | ||
| Total votes: 7,896,243 | ||||
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Democratic convention
Democratic convention for Wayne State University Board of Governors (2 seats)
Incumbent Marilyn Kelly and Danielle Atkinson advanced from the Democratic convention for Wayne State University Board of Governors on August 21, 2022.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | Marilyn Kelly (D) | |
| ✔ | Danielle Atkinson (D) | |
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Republican convention
Republican convention for Wayne State University Board of Governors (2 seats)
Christa Murphy and Craig Wilsher advanced from the Republican convention for Wayne State University Board of Governors on August 27, 2022.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | Christa Murphy (R) | |
| ✔ | Craig Wilsher (R) | |
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Green convention
Green convention for Wayne State University Board of Governors (2 seats)
Susan Odgers advanced from the Green convention for Wayne State University Board of Governors on April 23, 2022.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | Susan Odgers (G) | |
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Libertarian convention
Libertarian convention for Wayne State University Board of Governors (2 seats)
Bruce Jaquays advanced from the Libertarian convention for Wayne State University Board of Governors on July 10, 2022.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | Bruce Jaquays (L) | |
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U.S. Taxpayers Party convention
U.S. Taxpayers Party convention for Wayne State University Board of Governors (2 seats)
Marc Joseph Sosnowski advanced from the U.S. Taxpayers Party convention for Wayne State University Board of Governors on July 23, 2022.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | Marc Joseph Sosnowski (U.S. Taxpayers Party) | |
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2020
See also: Municipal elections in Wayne County, Michigan (2020)
General election
General election for Wayne County Commission District 8
Incumbent David Knezek defeated Marc Joseph Sosnowski in the general election for Wayne County Commission District 8 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | David Knezek (D) | 82.6 | 40,422 | |
| Marc Joseph Sosnowski (U.S. Taxpayers Party) | 16.1 | 7,861 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.4 | 674 | ||
| Total votes: 48,957 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Wayne County Commission District 8
Incumbent David Knezek defeated Nena Fawaz in the Democratic primary for Wayne County Commission District 8 on August 4, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | David Knezek | 62.1 | 10,755 | |
| Nena Fawaz | 37.2 | 6,431 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.7 | 120 | ||
| Total votes: 17,306 | ||||
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2018
Wayne State University Board of Governors
General election
General election for Wayne State University Board of Governors (2 seats)
The following candidates ran in the general election for Wayne State University Board of Governors on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Bryan Barnhill (D) | 25.6 | 1,728,678 | |
| ✔ | Anil Kumar (D) | 23.7 | 1,599,209 | |
| Diane Dunaskiss (R) | 23.4 | 1,575,211 | ||
| David Nicholson (R) | 21.6 | 1,456,627 | ||
| Christine Schwartz (U.S. Taxpayers Party) | 2.0 | 135,427 | ||
| Jon Elgas (L) | 1.5 | 102,590 | ||
| John Hargenrader (L) | 1.2 | 80,417 | ||
| Marc Joseph Sosnowski (U.S. Taxpayers Party) | 1.0 | 66,278 | ||
| Total votes: 6,744,437 (100.00% precincts reporting) | ||||
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U.S. House
- See also: Michigan's 13th Congressional District special election, 2018
- See also: Michigan's 13th Congressional District special election, 2018
- See also: Michigan's 13th Congressional District special election (August 7, 2018 Democratic primary)
- See also: Michigan's 13th Congressional District special election (August 7, 2018 Republican primary)
This election was held to replace John Conyers Jr. (D). On December 5, 2017, Conyers announced his resignation from office, effective immediately. The announcement came amid sexual harassment allegations and calls for Conyers' resignation from the Democratic leadership.[3] The winner completed the rest of the 2017-2018 term to which Conyers was elected.
David Dudenhoefer, Royce Kinniebrew, Clyde Darnell Lynch, Danetta Simpson, and Jonathan Pommerville ran as write-in candidates in the general election. David Dudenhoefer ran as a write-in candidate in the Republican primary, but he did not receive enough votes to advance to the general election.[4]
General election
Special general election for U.S. House Michigan District 13
Brenda Jones defeated Marc Joseph Sosnowski and D. Etta Wilcoxon in the special general election for U.S. House Michigan District 13 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Brenda Jones (D) | 86.8 | 169,330 | |
| Marc Joseph Sosnowski (U.S. Taxpayers Party) | 8.9 | 17,302 | ||
| D. Etta Wilcoxon (G) | 4.3 | 8,319 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.0 | 42 | ||
| Total votes: 194,993 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Danetta Simpson (Independent)
Democratic primary election
Special Democratic primary for U.S. House Michigan District 13
Brenda Jones defeated Rashida Tlaib, Bill Wild, and Ian Conyers in the special Democratic primary for U.S. House Michigan District 13 on August 7, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Brenda Jones | 37.7 | 32,769 | |
| Rashida Tlaib | 35.8 | 31,121 | ||
| Bill Wild | 15.2 | 13,174 | ||
| Ian Conyers | 11.2 | 9,749 | ||
| Total votes: 86,813 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Michael Gilmore (D)
- Mary Waters (D)
- Kentiel White (D)
2016
A special election for the position of Michigan House of Representatives District 11 was called for November 8. The primary election on August 30 was canceled after only one candidate from each major party filed for the election. The filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was July 12.[5]
The seat was vacant following Julie Plawecki's (D) death on June 25, 2016.[6]
Julie Plawecki's daughter, Lauren Plawecki (D), defeated Robert Pope (R), and Marc Joseph Sosnowski (U.S. Taxpayers) in the special election.[7][8]
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Marc Joseph Sosnowski completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Sosnowski's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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I came on board with the US Taxpayers Party with my plan, The Option To Recover, to resolve the mortgage crisis and housing bubble of 2008, which I developed in my graduate studies. The UST put me on the ballot for state representative to share my plan, and I came in 2nd. I've been nominated by the Party in each election cycle since then.
I earned my MBA Degree from Cornerstone University, summa cum laude. From years prior, at University of Michigan-Dearborn, I have a Baccalaureate for Environmental Studies, and a Diploma from Detroit Catholic Central High School.
I love when I have free time for gardening, TV binging, or road trips. On Sunday mornings, you will find me at Church, where I am in charge of the volunteer cleaning team, and I teach students for their Confirmation.
I have been the Chancellor of my Knights of Columbus Council for ten years, and a board member of Lifespan since the 1980's, promoting bio-ethics.
I grew up on the westside of Detroit, in the Warrendale neighborhood.
- County Commissioner is a part-time position with full-time pay. I will propose to adjust the commissioner compensation accordingly, but it may be difficult, since the other commissioners themselves are the ones to decide on their own pay.
- Article IV, Section 4 of the US Constitution guarantees a republican form of government, which applies to the government of Wayne County, too. There is no authorization for a democratic form, even though the Wayne County Charter Preamble calls democracy a freedom we enjoy. Accordingly, there is an obvious discrepancy in the adoption of the Charter in 1981 by the electorate in a referendum, rather than by our representatives, the commissioners, in a constitutionally amending process. Referendums, as well as initiatives, are pure democracy, where 51% always beats 49%, and may lead to the tyranny of mob rule. Our constitutionally designed system is set in place to avoid this. Our Charter was adopted unconstitutionally, which makes it void.
- The scope of government is getting out of hand. New regulations are added daily. This impacts we the people by increasing the cost, i.e. debt, of government programs, and also by decreasing the freedoms of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. We must particularly guard against public-private partnerships, which help themselves to taxed revenues, yet are beyond accountability to we the people. Moreover, we must not let international agencies dictate our local policies. I say our local fire marshals should not be usurped by the international fire code, for example, and our public health directors should not take orders from the World Health Organization.
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2022
Marc Joseph Sosnowski completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Sosnowski's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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Thus, I am involved with several organizations in worthy causes, and that's how I've found myself running for office. My To-Do List is jammed full, and each task tends to take me down another rabbit hole. I don't mind it really, but sometimes I am drawn to just watch reruns of Blue Bloods on TV.
I hope you will consider voting for me for WSU Governor. I have tasks to pursue here, and I am unlike typical candidates from major political parties, who award their main activists with the glory of a nomination, even if they have no particular agenda upon winning the seat. (My apologies in advance to any of my opponents who do in fact have a purpose for being a candidate for this job.)- The WSU research lab inflicts torture on dogs, with experiments that literally run the dogs to death. Cardiac data is acquired, but it is not useful for care for humans. Man's best friend needs an advocate to end this program.
- One must wonder how tuition-cost increases outpace the rate of inflation. College campuses are continuously under construction, yet the covid lockdowns show us that in-situ learning is not necessary. Where does all that money go, or for that matter, where does it come from, and why?
- The WSU Mission is to "create" knowledge. It is appropriate to "discover" knowledge, not create it, which implies Truth is relative and empirical evidence is unimportant. If so, then we'd all be in trouble.
Many observers in the 2020 general election indicated the potential ways that could be used to submit invalid votes. Surprisingly, the Promote The Vote proposition legalizes them. The problem is in no chain-of-custody, where ballots may have no way to validate how they were handled from start to finish. Our elections should not be like the voting for the players of the baseball all-star games, when fans are encouraged to vote multiple times!
The Reproductive Freedom proposition is very misleading. It removes the current protections for women, children, parents, and medical professionals. The summary language that appears on the ballots does not indicate these dangers. If this passes, we will be allowing the gruesome procedure of abortion during childbirth; the sale of aborted baby body parts; abortion upon minors without parental consent or knowledge; sex-change therapy upon minors without parental knowledge or consent; abortion in unregulated facilities, without even a medical doctor present; and more. Michigan is historically prolife, being the first state to ban capital punishment.
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2020
Marc Joseph Sosnowski did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2024 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on September 23, 2022
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on September 7, 2024
- ↑ Chicago Tribune, "U.S. Rep. John Conyers announces retirement from Congress," December 5, 2017
- ↑ Michigan Secretary of State, "2018 Michigan Results: Primary, Official," accessed July 29, 2020
- ↑ Detroit Free Press, "Gov. Rick Snyder calls special election after death of Michigan rep," accessed July 6, 2016
- ↑ Detroit Free Press, "Michigan Rep. Julie Plawecki dead at 54," accessed July 6, 2016
- ↑ Michigan Secretary of State, "2016 Michigan candidate listing," accessed July 13, 2016
- ↑ Michigan Department of State, "2016 Michigan general election results," accessed November 10, 2016
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