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John Szoka

Republican Party

Prior offices:

North Carolina House of Representatives District 45

Years in office: 2013 - 2023

Elections and appointments

Last election

May 17, 2022

Military

Service / branch

U.S. Army

Personal

Profession

Mortgage Lender

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John Szoka (Republican Party) was a member of theNorth Carolina House of Representatives, representingDistrict 45. He assumed office in 2013. He left office on January 1, 2023.

Szoka (Republican Party) ran for election to theU.S. House to representNorth Carolina's 4th Congressional District. He did not appear on the ballot for the Republican primary onMay 17, 2022.

Biography

Szoka graduated from Maple Heights High School in Ohio in 1972. He then earned degrees from the University of Texas-Austin and the United States Military Academy.^[1] His professional experience includes working in the mortgage lending industry. Szoka served in the United States Army from 1976 to 1996 and reached the rank of Colonel.^[2]

Committee assignments

2021-2022

Szoka was assigned to the following committees:

• Banking Committee
• Election Law and Campaign Finance Reform,Vice chair
• Energy and Public Utilities Committee,Chair
• House Finance Committee,Senior chair
• Health Committee
• House Redistricting Committee
• Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House Committee,Vice chair

2019-2020

Szoka was assigned to the following committees:

• Election Law and Campaign Finance Reform
• House Finance Committee,Senior Chair
• Energy and Public Utilities Committee,Chair
• Health Committee
• Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House Committee,Vice Chair
• House Redistricting Committee,Vice Chair

2017 legislative session

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

2015 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Szoka served on the following committees:

2013-2014

In the 2013-2014 legislative session, Szoka served on the following committees:

Sponsored legislation

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Elections

2022

See also: North Carolina's 4th Congressional District election, 2022

North Carolina's 4th Congressional District election, 2022 (May 17 Democratic primary)

North Carolina's 4th Congressional District election, 2022 (May 17 Republican primary)

General election

General election for U.S. House North Carolina District 4

Valerie Foushee defeatedCourtney Geels in the general election for U.S. House North Carolina District 4 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Valerie Foushee (D)	66.9	194,983
		Courtney Geels (R)	33.1	96,442

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	There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 291,425
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House North Carolina District 4

The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for U.S. House North Carolina District 4 on May 17, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Valerie Foushee	46.1	40,806
		Nida Allam	37.0	32,731
		Clay Aiken	7.4	6,529
		Ashley Ward	5.4	4,767
		Richard Watkins	1.3	1,155
		Crystal Cavalier	1.3	1,116
		Stephen J. Valentine	1.2	1,023
	Submit photo	Matt Grooms	0.5	435

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	There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 88,562
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House North Carolina District 4

Courtney Geels defeatedRobert Thomas in the Republican primary for U.S. House North Carolina District 4 on May 17, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Courtney Geels	64.5	19,645
		Robert Thomas	35.5	10,793

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	There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 30,438
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• John Szoka (R)
• Rene Borghese (R)
• Nat Robertson (R)
• Craig Kinsey (R)
• Erik Fredsell (R)

2020

See also: North Carolina House of Representatives elections, 2020

General election

General election for North Carolina House of Representatives District 45

IncumbentJohn Szoka defeatedFrances Jackson in the general election for North Carolina House of Representatives District 45 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		John Szoka (R)	50.9	20,260
		Frances Jackson (D)	49.1	19,557

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 39,817
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for North Carolina House of Representatives District 45

Frances Jackson defeatedKeith Byrd in the Democratic primary for North Carolina House of Representatives District 45 on March 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Frances Jackson	69.1	5,313
	Submit photo	Keith Byrd	30.9	2,374

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	There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 7,687
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Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled. IncumbentJohn Szoka advanced from the Republican primary for North Carolina House of Representatives District 45.

Campaign finance

2018

See also:North Carolina House of Representatives elections, 2018

General election

General election for North Carolina House of Representatives District 45

IncumbentJohn Szoka defeatedAlbeiro Florez in the general election for North Carolina House of Representatives District 45 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		John Szoka (R)	58.4	17,280
		Albeiro Florez (D)	41.6	12,330

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 29,610
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for North Carolina House of Representatives District 45

Albeiro Florez advanced from the Democratic primary for North Carolina House of Representatives District 45 on May 8, 2018.

		Candidate
✔		Albeiro Florez

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Republican primary election

Republican primary for North Carolina House of Representatives District 45

IncumbentJohn Szoka advanced from the Republican primary for North Carolina House of Representatives District 45 on May 8, 2018.

		Candidate
✔		John Szoka

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2016

See also:North Carolina House of Representatives elections, 2016

Elections for theNorth Carolina House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election was held on March 15, 2016, and the general election was held onNovember 8, 2016.^[3] The candidate filing deadline was December 21, 2015.^[4]

IncumbentJohn Szoka ran unopposed in the North Carolina House of Representatives District 45 general election.^[5][6]

North Carolina House of Representatives, District 45 General Election, 2016
Party		Candidate
	Republican	John SzokaIncumbent (unopposed)
Source:North Carolina State Board of Elections

Roberta Waddle ran unopposed in the North Carolina House of Representatives District 45 Democratic primary.^[7][8]

North Carolina House of Representatives, District 45 Democratic Primary, 2016
Party		Candidate
	Democratic	Roberta Waddle (unopposed)

IncumbentJohn Szoka ran unopposed in the North Carolina House of Representatives District 45 Republican primary.^[9][10]

North Carolina House of Representatives, District 45 Republican Primary, 2016
Party		Candidate
	Republican	John SzokaIncumbent (unopposed)

2014

See also:North Carolina House of Representatives elections, 2014

Elections for theNorth Carolina House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on May 6, 2014. The general election took place onNovember 4, 2014. Thesignature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was February 28, 2014. IncumbentJohn Szoka was unopposed in the Republican primary and was unchallenged in the general election.^{[11][12][13][14]}

2012

See also:North Carolina House of Representatives elections, 2012

Szoka ran in the2012 election forNorth Carolina House of Representatives District 45. He defeatedDiane Wheatley in the Republican primary on May 8, 2012. Szoka defeatedEddie Dees (D) in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.^[15][16][17]

North Carolina House of Representatives, District 45, General Election, 2012

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	John Szoka	56.4%	16,208
	Democratic	Eddie Dees	43.6%	12,532
Total Votes				28,740

North Carolina House of Representatives District 45 Republican Primary, 2012

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
John Szoka	57.7%	3,093
Diane Wheatley	42.3%	2,266
Total Votes		5,359

2010

See also:North Carolina House of Representatives elections, 2010

Szoka was defeated in the November 2, 2010, general election. His opponent in the November 2 general election was incumbentWilliam Brisson (D).

Campaign themes

2022

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2020

John Szoka did not completeBallotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.

2012

Szoka's website highlighted the following campaign themes:^[18]

Creating Jobs

• Excerpt: "John has run a successful business and knows what it takes to meet payroll, meet the day to day demands of running a business and create jobs. He’ll take that experience to Raleigh to help build a job friendly climate that both encourages growth of existing local businesses and family farmers, and attracts good paying jobs to our community and our state."

Smaller, Smarter Government

• Excerpt: "Raising taxes and borrowing more on the backs of our children and grandchildren must stop. John will work to implement policies that save money by reducing and streamlining state government and let you keep more of what you earn."

Results Oriented Education

• Excerpt: " John believes educators and administrators should be rewarded for exceptional academic results delivered in the most cost effective manner. At the same time, we must provide our teachers with the tools for success and the latitude to employ their most innovative teaching methods."

Campaign finance summary

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2022

In 2022, theNorth Carolina State Legislature was in session from May 18 to July 1.

• Affordable Healthcare Coalition of North Carolina

Legislators are scored based on their stance related to healthcare costs.

• Civitas Action

Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.

• National Federation of Independent Business

Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues.

• NC Values Coalition

Legislators are scored on their votes on bills relating to family issues.

• North Carolina Chamber

Legislators are scored on their votes related to business.

• North Carolina League of Conservation Voters

Legislators are scored on their votes on environment and conservation issues.

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2018

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2014

2013

Personal

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Szoka and his wife, Laurie, have two children. They currently reside in Fayetteville, North Carolina.^[1]

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