Frank J. Tomaszewski (born ca. 1972) is an American politician serving as a member of the Alaska House of Representatives from the 34th District since 2023.[1] He received nearly 56 percent of the vote to incumbent representative Grier Hopkins 44 percent.[2]
Frank Tomaszewski | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Alaska House of Representatives from the 34th district | |
| Assumed office January 17, 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Grier Hopkins |
| Personal details | |
| Born | ca. 1972 (age 51–52) |
| Political party | Republican |
| Children | 5 |
Personal life
editTomaszewski moved to Fairbanks, Alaska with his family when he was seven years old.[3] He has five children and one granddaughter.[3]
Prior to being elected, he worked as a syrup maker, having been inspired by a video about making birch syrup which he saw on YouTube. He later founded his own company dedicated to syrup, Sample Alaska.[4]
Electoral history
edit2022 general
edit| Party | Candidate | First Choice | Round 1 | Round 2 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Transfer | Votes | % | Transfer | Votes | % | ||||
| Republican | Frank Tomaszewski | 3,607 | 48.9 | +8 | 3,615 | 49.0 | +398 | 4,013 | 55.6 | ||
| Democratic | Grier Hopkins (incumbent) | 3,172 | 43.0 | +3 | 3,175 | 43.2 | +25 | 3,200 | 44.4 | ||
| Republican | Nate DeMars | 575 | 7.8 | +11 | 586 | 7.9 | -586 | Eliminated | |||
| Write-in | 16 | 0.2 | -16 | Eliminated | |||||||
| Total votes | 7,370 | 7,376 | 7,213 | ||||||||
| Blank or inactive ballots | 317 | +163 | 480 | ||||||||
References
edit- ^ "Alaska State Legislature". www.akleg.gov. Retrieved 2024-01-13.
- ^ "Grier Hopkins". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2024-01-13.
- ^ a b Bengel, Alex (2022-08-03). "Frank Tomaszewski runs for Alaska House District 34". Newscenter Fairbanks. Retrieved 2024-01-13.
- ^ Lehman, Haley (2023-01-09). "From syrup maker to statesman, freshman legislator Frank Tomaszewski says he's ready for Juneau". Fairbanks Daily News-Miner. Retrieved 2024-01-13.
- ^ "RCV Detailed Report | General Election | State of Alaska | House District 34" (PDF). Alaska Division of Elections. November 8, 2022. Retrieved February 6, 2023.