Occupation Economist Political party Republican Party Name Adam Kwasman | Website adamkwasman.com Religion Jewish | |
Born October 28, 1982 (age 41)
Tucson, Arizona ( 1982-10-28 ) | ||
Adam kwasman fights against obamacare in az
Adam Kwasman (born October 28, 1982) is an American economic consultant and a Republican former member of the Arizona House of Representatives, representing District 11 from 2013 to 2015. Kwasman ran unsuccessfully for U.S. Congress in 2014. He lives in Oro Valley, Arizona.
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- Adam kwasman fights against obamacare in az
- Adam kwasman of the arizona house of representatives
- Early life and education
- Politics
- Policy positions
- 2014 congressional campaign
- Illegal MigrantBus Incident
- Personal life
- References
Adam kwasman of the arizona house of representatives
Early life and education
Kwasman was born and raised in Tucson, Arizona. He earned his bachelor's degree (Cum Laude) from Tulane University and master's degree in Economics from George Mason University and will earn a law degree from the Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law.
Kwasman worked at the Cato Institute’s Center for Constitutional Studies and interned on Capitol Hill for former Congressman Jim Kolbe. Kwasman worked in the United Kingdom for the RAND Corporation, assisting in their research of Islamic terrorism while studying at the Institute for Economics and Politics, a study abroad program in Cambridge, England. In 2009, Kwasman founded his own economic consulting firm advising both private companies and political clients.
Kwasman is a regular political and economic contributor to The Resurgent.
Politics
Kwasman was elected to the Arizona House of Representatives in 2012 alongside Steve Smith defeating Democratic nominee Dave Joseph.
He served as the Vice Chairman on the Ways and Means Committee and also sat on the Appropriations and Commerce Committees.
Policy positions
Kwasman was given a 100% rating by the American Conservative Union in 2014. In 2013, Kwasman was rated "Hero of the Taxpayer" by Americans for Prosperity.
2014 congressional campaign
In 2014, Kwasman sought the Republican nomination for U.S. Congress in Arizona's 1st congressional district. He was defeated in the primary by Andy Tobin and Gary Kiehne.
Illegal Migrant/Bus Incident
In 2014, Kwasman was attending a morning protest over the expected arrival of migrant children being transported to a shelter near Oracle, Arizona. Kwasman spoke with a local reporter and voiced his opposition to locating the children at the shelter. The reporter later informed Kwasman that the school bus in his tweet was actually carrying local children to a YMCA camp. The incident was featured on the Colbert Report.
Personal life
Kwasman volunteers teaching economics to high school students through the Junior Achievement program. In August 2014, Kwasman revealed that he had been diagnosed with "a form of slow-growing blood cancer that has presented no symptoms."
Kwasman is married to political consultant Orit Kwasman, who is the former Development Director of the Faith and Freedom Coalition.