Anthony Wozniak

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Anthony Wozniak

Republican Party

Elections and appointments

Last election

November 3, 2020

Education

Associate

Schoolcraft Community College, 2011

Bachelor's

Eastern Michigan University, 2016

Personal

Birthplace

Dearborn, Mich.

Religion

Roman Catholic

Profession

Client service representative

Contact

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Anthony Wozniak (Republican Party) ran for election for Wayne County Treasurer in Michigan. He lost in the general election on November 3, 2020.

Wozniak completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. Click here to read the survey answers.

Biography

Anthony Wozniak was born in Dearborn, Michigan. He earned an associate degree from Schoolcraft Community College in 2011 and a bachelor's degree from Eastern Michigan University in 2016, and he pursued his graduate education at Wayne State University. Wozniak's career experience includes working as a client service representative.

Elections

2020

See also: Municipal elections in Wayne County, Michigan (2020)

General election

General election for Wayne County Treasurer

Incumbent Eric Sabree defeated Anthony Wozniak in the general election for Wayne County Treasurer on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Eric Sabree (D)	68.1	561,110
		Anthony Wozniak (R)	31.5	259,759
		Other/Write-in votes	0.4	3,019

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 823,888
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Wayne County Treasurer

Incumbent Eric Sabree defeated Beverly Kindle-Walker and Angelo Brown in the Democratic primary for Wayne County Treasurer on August 4, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Eric Sabree	46.2	114,512
		Beverly Kindle-Walker	42.4	105,110
	Submit photo	Angelo Brown	11.0	27,346
		Other/Write-in votes	0.4	1,100

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 248,068
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• John Sullivan (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for Wayne County Treasurer

Anthony Wozniak advanced from the Republican primary for Wayne County Treasurer on August 4, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Anthony Wozniak	99.7	70,943
		Other/Write-in votes	0.3	240

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 71,183
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Campaign themes

2020

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Anthony Wozniak completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Wozniak's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.

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Who are you? Tell us about yourself.

My name is Anthony Wozniak, and I have been a life long resident of Wayne County. I was born in Dearborn, moved to Livonia when I was five and attended Livonia Public Schools (LPS). I went on to Schoolcraft Community College to obtain an Associates Degree in Liberal Arts. After that, I went to Eastern Michigan University where I earned two Bachelors Degrees in Economics and Mathematics. I am currently enrolled in Wayne State University where I am pursuing a Masters Degree in Business Administration. I am running for this position because I want to see Wayne County succeed. I am a man of history, and I know the rich history that Wayne County possesses (especially Detroit) and I want us to return to that rich history. Detroit was once the place to be and even had a larger population that Paris in its heyday. The problem that we posses is that we have elected officials who have put their needs ahead of the county. Wayne County has been ripe with corruption for a very long time, and the only way to end the corruption is to start electing officials who love the county, and want the county to succeed and prosper. Because when Wayne County prospers, the whole state of Michigan prospers.

Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

• Trust; I intend on bring trust back to government. People need to be able to trust their officials, and trust that they are doing the right things for the county.
• Truth; In order to bring trust back, we need to be truthful. If our policies are bad, we need to change them, if things are working well, we need to expand on those. If you have to lie about your policies, you need better policies
• Transparency; This is the most important part. I intend to be the most transparent treasurer in history. The people of Wayne County deserve to know how their tax dollars are being spent. And without transparency, how can we expect the people to trust us.

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

I am very passionate about power to the people. I think that a lot of officials like to call themselves "leaders" but in reality, they are the servants of the people. There is a reason why the Constitution starts off with "We the People" and not "We the Government". It also goes without saying that I am very passionate about ending corruption. People put their trust in those that they elect to hold offices. We need to be held to a higher standard because people vote for us to be in these positions of power.

What qualities does this office possess that makes it a unique and important part of the state government and legal system?

The qualities that this office posses is that it is the main source of revenue for the county. The office of the treasure is tasked with collecting and holding the taxes collected for the county.

Who do you look up to? Whose example would you like to follow, and why?

I look up to my parents. They raised me right, taught me right from wrong, and shaped me into the person that I am today. They are the examples that I still continue to look up to to this day. My parents have always done the right thing, they have never hurt anyone nor stole from anyone. My father was the director of Human Resources for the city of Dearborn. He was in a position of power and he never abused that power, never took advantage of his position. And that is who I will be if the people of Wayne County elect me as the Treasurer.

What qualities do you possess that you believe would make you a successful officeholder?

The desire to do the right thing.

What legacy would you like to leave?

That I was able to end the corruption in the Treasurers office

What is the first historical event that happened in your lifetime that you remember? How old were you at the time?

The first historical event that happened in my lifetime was September 11th 2001. That was one day before my 11th birthday

What was your very first job? How long did you have it?

My first job was for my church. I was a member of the Maintenance Department. After I graduated high school, the Youth Minister recommended me to fill the open position after the previous person had quit. I held that position from 2009 to 2016. I was able to work the night shift which allowed me to go to college in the morning/afternoon.

If you could be any fictional character, who would you want to be?

Luke Skywalker, or any Jedi. Star Wars is one of my favorite movies. Think about it, the Jedi were extremely powerful, but they never wanted to rule, they never wanted to take over the galaxy. They formed a Republic.

What was the last song that got stuck in your head?

I hope - Gabby Barrett and Charlie Puth

What is something that has been a struggle in your life?

Self doubt

What kind of skills or expertise do you believe would be the most helpful for the holders of this office to possess?

The skills that I possess that would be most helpful for this office is the ability to learn tasks quickly. I also have a high attention to detail which is critical for a job like this. When you are dealing with finance, it is very important to be very accurate in your work.

Do you believe that it’s beneficial for holders of this office to have previous experience in government or politics?

I certainly believe it does help to have experience, and I do admit that I do not have any experience, but through my whole life I have worked at jobs that I didn't have any prior experience for and I was able to learn and excel at the projects that my superiors put in front of me

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