Republican-Jon Golnik

Posted on 02. Aug, 2010 by ywwlawrence in Candidates for US Representative

Originally from Connecticut, Jon Golnik moved all over the country throughout his childhood. After completing high school, he took a year off, spending 6 months learning Spanish in Cuernavaca, Mexico, and another 6 months as an intern in Chicago for Mayor Harold Washington’s administration. After his father lost his job, Golnik worked his way through Dartmouth College, graduating with honors in 1984. He later received a Master’s degree in International Studies from Johns Hopkins University and an MBA in Multinational Management from the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania. Though he has always been involved with politics, working for different presidential and senatorial campaigns, he has never run for public office himself. Instead, he owns two small businesses and spends his time being a husband and father to two children in Carlisle, MA.

Stance on the Issues:

Economy: Golnik did not support the federal stimulus package and instead proposes a tax credit for small to mid-size businesses that hire new employees, lowering the corporate tax rate, and giving small investors tax credits for investing in small, not publicly traded companies.

Energy- He believes that the alternative energy sector is a necessary means to battle climate change and can create many jobs, but that the government should not punish traditional, less efficient technology as a means to support new technology and should leave it up to the free market instead.

Health Care- Golnik proposes that individuals be allowed to buy insurance across state lines and to deduct health care costs, that the government ends health care mandates, and that the government implements tort reform.

Death Penalty- Golnik supports the death penalty in justified cases.

Illegal Immigration- Golnik wants to cut down on illegal immigration and believes the first steps are to secure our borders and to implement strict penalties on businesses that employ undocumented workers.

Website: http://www.jongolnik.com/