Mark Osmack
Mark Osmack (Democratic Party) is running for election for Missouri Treasurer. He is on the ballot in the general election on November 5, 2024. He advanced from the Democratic primary on August 6, 2024.
Osmack completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Mark Osmack was born in St. Louis, Missouri. He served in the U.S. Army. He graduated from Lindbergh High School. He earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Missouri, Columbia and a graduate degree from George Washington University. His career experience includes working in government affairs.[1]
Elections
2024
See also: Missouri Treasurer election, 2024
General election
General election for Missouri Treasurer
Incumbent Vivek Malek, Mark Osmack, and John Hartwig are running in the general election for Missouri Treasurer on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | ||
![]() | Vivek Malek (R) | |
![]() | Mark Osmack (D) ![]() | |
![]() | John Hartwig (L) |
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Missouri Treasurer
Mark Osmack advanced from the Democratic primary for Missouri Treasurer on August 6, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Mark Osmack ![]() | 100.0 | 343,444 |
Total votes: 343,444 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Lucas Johnson (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Missouri Treasurer
The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for Missouri Treasurer on August 6, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Vivek Malek | 41.5 | 273,691 |
![]() | Andrew Koenig ![]() | 20.6 | 135,637 | |
![]() | Lori Rook | 19.4 | 127,807 | |
![]() | Cody Smith | 14.7 | 96,892 | |
![]() | Tina Goodrick | 2.9 | 19,085 | |
![]() | Karan Pujji | 0.9 | 6,113 |
Total votes: 659,225 | ||||
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Libertarian primary election
Libertarian primary for Missouri Treasurer
John Hartwig advanced from the Libertarian primary for Missouri Treasurer on August 6, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | John Hartwig | 100.0 | 2,412 |
Total votes: 2,412 | ||||
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2018
General election
Incumbent Ann Wagner defeated Cort VanOstran, Larry Kirk, and David Justus Arnold in the general election for U.S. House Missouri District 2 on November 6, 2018.
General election
General election for U.S. House Missouri District 2
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Ann Wagner (R) | 51.2 | 192,477 |
![]() | Cort VanOstran (D) | 47.2 | 177,611 | |
![]() | Larry Kirk (L) ![]() | 1.1 | 4,229 | |
![]() | David Justus Arnold (G) | 0.5 | 1,740 | |
Other/Write-in votes | 0.0 | 9 |
Total votes: 376,066 | ||||
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Democratic primary
Cort VanOstran defeated Mark Osmack, Bill Haas, John Messmer, and Robert Hazel in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Missouri District 2 on August 7, 2018.
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Missouri District 2
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Cort VanOstran | 41.7 | 45,248 |
![]() | Mark Osmack | 25.2 | 27,389 | |
![]() | Bill Haas | 19.5 | 21,151 | |
![]() | John Messmer | 9.7 | 10,503 | |
![]() | Robert Hazel | 4.0 | 4,321 |
Total votes: 108,612 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Kelli Dunaway (D)
- Mike Evans (D)
Republican primary
Incumbent Ann Wagner defeated Noga Sachs in the Republican primary for U.S. House Missouri District 2 on August 7, 2018.
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Missouri District 2
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Ann Wagner | 89.9 | 72,173 |
![]() | Noga Sachs | 10.1 | 8,115 |
Total votes: 80,288 | ||||
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Green Party primary
David Justus Arnold advanced from the Green primary for U.S. House Missouri District 2 on August 7, 2018.
Green primary election
Green primary for U.S. House Missouri District 2
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | David Justus Arnold | 100.0 | 177 |
Total votes: 177 | ||||
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Libertarian primary
Larry Kirk advanced from the Libertarian primary for U.S. House Missouri District 2 on August 7, 2018.
Libertarian primary election
Libertarian primary for U.S. House Missouri District 2
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Larry Kirk ![]() | 100.0 | 905 |
Total votes: 905 | ||||
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Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Mark Osmack completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Osmack's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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|A 4th generation Missourian, I grew up throughout the St. Louis area, including my formative years in a doublewide at a trailer park. After attending multiple school districts, I was able to attend college, working multiple jobs throughout.
After graduation, I made the best decision of my life and enlisted in the US Army; later earning a commission as a Field Artillery officer. I deployed to Afghanistan during the surge of 2010-11 as a Mortar Platoon. Leader, earning a Bronze Star. I deployed again to Afghanistan with the 101st Airborne Div.
After the second deployment, I utilized the GI Bill to earn my Masters in Public Administration from George Washington University. Going to school at night, and learned policy firsthand by working on Veterans Administration, budgetary, defense, and international affairs issues in the US Senate and House.
Later, my focus was on national defense transportation issues for over three years at Scott Air Force Base. Most recently I am the Director of Government Affairs for a non-profit organization with lead remediation from water, access to clean drinking water, and plumbing safety codes as primary tenets.
I'm married to an incredible woman, Caitlin, and dad of two incredible girls, Evelyn Rosemary (4) and Kennedy Providence (1).
- I'm a democrat from a trailer park, who went to war twice, who supports a woman's right to choose, stands with labor, and goes where people feel forgotten.
- The state where the first kindergarten was started is now nearly dead least in teacher pay and resources...with some schools going only 4 days a week and others requesting teachers serve as bus drivers. We are near the bottom of every educational and crime category. There is only one smoking gun...20 years of inept GOP rule. They're not bad people, just very bad at their jobs.
- We're fearing the wrong things. Our towns die because of changing job demands and technological influences, not immigration. The best way for Missouri to address the crime rate is by making certain Missouri Highway Patrol Officers stay in Missouri...and not staring into Mexico from the Texas border for purposes of fear mongering and vanity exercises.
- Instituting a statewide childcare initiative to lower costs
- Fully resourcing public schools, teachers, administrators, and staff
- Ensure only public schools receive public funds
- Restrict school vouchers
- Protect unions by thwarting Right to Work efforts
- Protect IVF and women's healthcare
- Protect and institute new partnerships with Missouri agriculture and public/state entities to lead the nation in farming partnerships
Building the best loan programs for Missouri farmers, protecting retirement funds, growing the MOST 529 (education) plan.
President John Kennedy and Attorney General Robert Kennedy have been pillars for me since childhood.
I hold President Jimmy Carter in the highest esteem. I've been fortunate to have met him twice. The first time days after I commissioned in the Army. The second, as I was separating from active duty. He is the embodiment of a public servant.
Integrity, discernment, adaptability.
The Berlin Wall falling...I was 7 years old and vividly remember my grandfather saying, "Marky, shhhh." We watched the nightly news report and hammers wailing on the wall. I didn't fully understand what it meant but knew it was an immense thing.
I worked at McDonalds...workers permit and all in 1997 making a staggering $4.75 per hour.
As a veteran, defending the taxpayer's money from misuse, misspending, abuse, and incompetence.
Returning military medals and awards to rightful owners or their families.
VoteVets, New Politics, AFL-CIO
Simple, easy, understandable transparency of how Missouri spends its money is integral to public and taxpayer confidence and engagement.
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Campaign website
Osmack’s campaign website stated the following:
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—Mark Osmack’s campaign website (2024)[3] |
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