Mitch Swoboda
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Mitch Swoboda (Republican Party) ran for election to the Michigan House of Representatives to represent District 37. He lost in the general election on November 3, 2020.
Swoboda was a 2016 Republican candidate for District 37 of the Michigan House of Representatives.
Elections
2020
See also: Michigan House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
Democratic primary election
Republican primary election
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Campaign finance
2018
- See also: Michigan House of Representatives elections, 2018
General election
Incumbent Christine Greig defeated Mitch Swoboda in the general election for Michigan House of Representatives District 37 on November 6, 2018.
General election
Democratic primary election
Incumbent Christine Greig advanced from the Democratic primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 37 on August 7, 2018.
Democratic primary election
Republican primary election
Mitch Swoboda defeated Dylan Gomula in the Republican primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 37 on August 7, 2018.
Republican primary election
2016
- See also: Michigan House of Representatives elections, 2016
Elections for the Michigan House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election was held on August 2, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was April 19, 2016.
Incumbent Christine Greig defeated Mitch Swoboda and James Young in the Michigan House of Representatives District 37 general election.[1]
Incumbent Christine Greig ran unopposed in the Michigan House of Representatives District 37 Democratic primary.[2][3]
| Michigan House of Representatives, District 37 Democratic Primary, 2016 |
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Candidate |
| | Democratic |  Christine Greig Incumbent (unopposed) |
Mitch Swoboda defeated Matt Beer in the Michigan House of Representatives District 37 Republican primary.[2][3]
| Michigan House of Representatives, District 37 Republican Primary, 2016 |
| Party |
Candidate |
Vote % |
Votes |
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Republican |
Mitch Swoboda |
57.07% |
2,316 |
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Republican |
Matt Beer |
42.93% |
1,742 |
| Total Votes |
4,058 |
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Mitch Swoboda did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
2018
Ballotpedia survey responses
- See also: Ballotpedia's candidate surveys
Mitch Swoboda participated in Ballotpedia's candidate survey on August 23, 2018. The survey questions appear in bold, and Mitch Swoboda's responses follow below.[4]
What would be your top three priorities, if elected?
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Lower auto insurance
Cut taxes
Help our law enforcement with tool they need[5][6]
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What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about? Why?
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On Education: We need to better prepare our child for entering to high tech workforce. Not all students are suited for college. We can send them to vocational training. Plumping, electrical, nursing, dental tech, PLC / robotics programers are in great demand. One skill that is overlooked is. boats. Michigan is the Great Lake State. We have the most boat in the US 2nd to California. Yet we have no schools to train people to fix outboards, stern drives, or marine electronics. Why? I just talked to the service manager at Wilson Marine were my bass boat is getting repaired and he said boat service techs are a dying breed. He was trying to get school to start a program to train students to work on marine engines. The newer boat now are so computerized with glass gauges and electronic ignition, fuel injection system it is not like the old days. Today's outboards cost over $20,000 each. You do not need a college degree to work as a marine tech.Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; invalid names, e.g. too many[6]
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Ballotpedia also asked the candidate a series of optional questions. Mitch Swoboda answered the following:
Is there a book, essay, film, or something else that best describes your political philosophy?
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The book of Proverbs[6]
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What characteristics or principles are most important for an elected official?
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Honesty and integrity.[6]
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What qualities do you possess that would make you a successful officeholder?
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Leadership experience from USAF. I was a Master ICBM Master Technician/Team Chief on nuclear weapons.[6]
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What do you believe are the core responsibilities for someone elected to this office?
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Do what is right for the people of your district and not special interest.[6]
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What legacy would you like to leave?
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That Mitch loved God, Country and family[6]
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What is the first historical event that happened in your lifetime that you remember? How old were you at that time?
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Alan Shepard Mercury launch that event got me started in my career in the missile/aerospace industry.[6]
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What was your very first job? How long did you have it?
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I had little part time jobs (mowing lawns and washing dishes) but my after high school i joined the USAF. Went from washing dishes to nuclear weapons. "What a Country"[6]
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What happened on your most awkward date?
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My date and I went to a concert and walked straight into her EX who was with my EX. She was eyeball to eyeball to him and I was eyeball to eyeball to her.[6]
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What is your favorite holiday? Why?
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Easter because He is risen.[6]
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What is your favorite book? Why?
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Bible It brings peace and comfort. It has lesson on how to live life.[6]
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If you could be any fictional character, who would you be?
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Road Runner. I love how fast he is and get a kick outsmarting the coyote. Pulse they named a cool car after him.[6]
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What is your favorite thing in your home or apartment? Why?
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Play with my two dogs. Rascal and Dayzee. The two sweetest muts ever. Rascal the smallest is the trouble maker and Dayzee is a real lady.[6]
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What was the last song that got stuck in your head?
What is something that has been a struggle in your life?
Do you believe that it’s beneficial for state legislators to have previous experience in government or politics?
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No but you should read up on the issues affecting your state.[6]
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What do you perceive to be your state’s greatest challenges over the next decade?
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The economy and job growth. Right now we are faced with far left leaning opposition that will put Michigan to the "LOST DECADE" where corporations moved out because of high taxes. The Democrats want to increase the gasoline taxes and user fees to raise $3,000,000,000 a year for roads thats 3 BILLION that is outrageous.[6]
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What do you believe is the ideal relationship between the governor and the state legislature?
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The Governor needs to have a good working relationship with congress.[6]
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Do you believe it’s beneficial to build relationships with other legislators? Please explain your answer.
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Yes it a must to get anything done and get other points of view.[6]
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What process do you favor for redistricting?
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Leave it the way it is.[6]
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If you are not a current legislator, are there certain committees that you would want to be a part of?
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Insurance because I was a former agent.[6]
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If you are not currently a member of your party’s leadership in the legislature, would you be interested in joining the leadership? If so, in what role?
Are you interested in running for a different political office in the future?
Both sitting legislators 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?
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I had a man drive past me at a polling location stop point a finger at me and said in broken English "I voted for you". He then said your name is "FREEDOM" I had tears in my eyes Swoboda in Polish and Russian translated means Freedom. My dad left Poland to find freedom here in the USA![6]
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2016
Swoboda's campaign website highlighted the following issues:[7]
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Mitch Will
- Work to diversify and improve our economy.
- Work to bring excellence in education and smaller classroom sizes.
- Work to improve our roads without raising taxes.
- Fight Common Core.
- Oppose "transgender" bathrooms.
- Pro-Life.
- Fiscal Conservative.
- A rating from the NRA.[6]
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See also
External links
- ↑ Michigan Secretary of State, "2016 official general election results," accessed May 2, 2017
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Michigan Secretary of State, "2016 Michigan Candidate Listing," accessed April 22, 2016
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Michigan Secretary of State, "2016 Michigan Election Results," accessed August 2, 2016
- ↑ Note: The candidate's answers have been reproduced here verbatim without edits or corrections by Ballotpedia.
- ↑ Ballotpedia's candidate survey, "Mitch Swoboda's responses," August 23, 2018
- ↑ 6.00 6.01 6.02 6.03 6.04 6.05 6.06 6.07 6.08 6.09 6.10 6.11 6.12 6.13 6.14 6.15 6.16 6.17 6.18 6.19 6.20 6.21 6.22 6.23 6.24 6.25 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Mitch Swoboda for State Rep, "Issues," accessed October 17, 2016
Leadership
Speaker of the House:Matt Hall
Minority Leader:Ranjeev Puri
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