Ronald Kokinda
Ronald Kokinda (Republican Party) is running for election to the Michigan House of Representatives to represent District 2. He is on the ballot in the general election on November 5, 2024. He advanced from the Republican primary on August 6, 2024.
Kokinda completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Ronald Kokinda was born in Troy, New York. He earned a bachelor's degree from the State University of New York, Stony Brook in 1971. His career experience includes working as a small business owner and business consultant. Kokinda has been affiliated with the LaRouche Political Action Committee.[1][2]
Elections
2024
See also: Michigan House of Representatives elections, 2024
General election
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General election for Michigan House of Representatives District 2
Incumbent Tullio Liberati, Ronald Kokinda, and Mark DaSacco are running in the general election for Michigan House of Representatives District 2 on November 5, 2024.
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 | Tullio Liberati (D) | |
 | Ronald Kokinda (R)  | |
 | Mark DaSacco (Working Class Party) | |
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 2
Incumbent Tullio Liberati advanced from the Democratic primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 2 on August 6, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Tullio Liberati | 100.0 | 4,446 |
| Total votes: 4,446 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Frank Liberati (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 2
Ronald Kokinda advanced from the Republican primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 2 on August 6, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Ronald Kokinda | 100.0 | 2,045 |
| Total votes: 2,045 | |||
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Working Class Party convention
Working Class Party convention for Michigan House of Representatives District 2
Mark DaSacco advanced from the Working Class Party convention for Michigan House of Representatives District 2 on June 23, 2024.
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| ✔ | | Mark DaSacco (Working Class Party) |
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Campaign finance
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2022
See also: Michigan House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for Michigan House of Representatives District 2
Incumbent Tullio Liberati defeated Michael J. D'Onofrio in the general election for Michigan House of Representatives District 2 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Tullio Liberati (D) | 60.9 | 18,847 |
 | Michael J. D'Onofrio (R) | 39.1 | 12,083 | |
| Total votes: 30,930 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 2
Incumbent Tullio Liberati advanced from the Democratic primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 2 on August 2, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Tullio Liberati | 100.0 | 7,065 |
| Total votes: 7,065 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 2
Michael J. D'Onofrio defeated Ronald Kokinda in the Republican primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 2 on August 2, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Michael J. D'Onofrio | 50.7 | 2,281 |
| Ronald Kokinda | 49.3 | 2,217 | |
| Total votes: 4,498 | |||
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Campaign finance
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Ronald Kokinda completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Kokinda's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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I stand for our Founding Principles, our Declaration of Independence and Constitution, including our obligation to promote the General Welfare, that our unalienable rights come from the Creator not government, and that our creative abilities set man apart from the beasts and are to be cultivated. I am dedicated to rebuilding our nation economically, providing our youth with a Classical education, and reaffirming our history as a sovereign nation. I represent the rebranded Republican Party, the party of Lincoln, working men and women, and scientists, producers, and builders.
- We must create jobs where a worker can support a family on a single income. Much like the effect of the Apollo program, today's Artemis Moon-Mars program, the Missile Defense Shield program, and what hopefully will be a national commitment to fusion energy development are key in providing the leaps in productivity throughout our economy to create good jobs.
- I opposed green energy mandates. We need abundant cheap energy to stop inflation and bring industrial jobs to Michigan. We need Line 5, fossil fuels generally, and nuclear power in abundance to get us to fusion power.
- Stop the craziness in Lansing. The attack on our rights, including Red Flag laws against lawful gun owners; the attacks on women by allowing men into women's sports and locker rooms; the genderization of children and demands for pornography in school libraries, is just wrong.
Making the United States a manufacturing superpower.
Alexander Hamilton's Report on Manufacturing
Principles over pragmatism.
The launch of Sputnik in 1957. I was 8 years old. The reaction to that meant that I got a relatively decent education, particularly in math and science. The murder of JFK in 1963, at 14 years old, was more traumatic.
Working while growing up on a dairy and horse farm, I would say was my first job, which I kept till I was off to college.
Increasing the productive powers of our labor force, with an emphasis on classical and vocational education.
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2022
Ronald Kokinda completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Kokinda's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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I am an America First Trump Republican who grew up on a dairy and horse farm in upstate New York and received my bachelor’s degree from the State University of New York. I joined the movement founded by Lyndon LaRouche in 1971, when President Nixon removed the dollar from the gold-reserve system and set us on a decades-long path which undermined national economic sovereignty and put increased power in the hands of the financier elite. Lyndon LaRouche warned then that such policies would end in fascism. From that time on, I have fought against those disastrous changes in our nation and have fought for space, energy, science, and economic programs that will restore our role as a manufacturing superpower.
I am also the owner of a small business.
- I have endorsed the call to abolish the Federal Reserve and return to National Banking as a means to get credit to main street and our producers--manufacturing, mining, agriculture, infrastructure--instead of speculators. We need to get our economy producing again if we are to get inflation under control. We need to regain national sovereignty over our economy and the dollar. We need to be able to raise families again on one income.
- The number of children in Michigan who cannot read by the third grade is shocking. We must return to the basics—not “critical race theory,” gender education, or “green” indoctrination. Parents must be afforded their proper role in their children’s education, and not treated as “domestic terrorists,” as the Biden Justice Department has done. We need a rebirth of our founding principles. We are the only republic with a constitution that treats individuals as in the image of the Creator, and the purpose of education is to foster that God-given creativity.
- I will defend the sanctity of life and will fight to protect the unborn, as well as the vulnerable and elderly, who would by thrown aside by those who consider them a burden on society. I will defend our constitutional rights, especially those that are under attack, such as the right to bear arms and the right to free speech. I am working to restore election integrity.
I am working to bring about a Third American Economic Revolution. The first, under Alexander Hamilton, involved the First and Second National Banks. The second came under President Abraham Lincoln and his use of greenbacks. Our nation's growth in infrastructure, industry, and agriculture under these policies was huge. That American System of economy must be restored today. It must be accompanied by a national mission, such as the Moon-Mars program to explore and colonize our solar system. We must push on to mastering fusion energy and bringing about a fusion-based economy. That is the future.
I am very appreciative of those leaders that understood the unique nature of our Republic, that our Republic treated all men as made in the image of the Creator and fostered those creative abilities. President Abraham Lincoln was an outstanding example of such leaders, who rallied citizens to think and act to preserve our Republic in a trying time.
To understand our Founding Principles and the view of man as made in the image of the Creator that they represent.
To promote the General Welfare.
The launch of Sputnik when I was 8 years old is somewhat vague but I recall the event. The murder of President John Kennedy I recall clearly as if it was yesterday. It was a shock. I was in Junior High School, 14 years old.
Associate editor Executive Intelligence Review, held for approximately 10 years.
Mozart's Requiem
Transparency where competing interests are aired honestly.
Replacing those policies that have led to economic and population decline.
Not necessarily.
Yes. Even if they do not agree, it is important for others to understand your thinking process and they yours.
People are suffering under current economic conditions and there is no change in sight. Inflation is eating us alive, and that is reflected in conversations with people every day. A fundamental change in economic direction needs to be made.
I believe debate and discussion are crucial to arrive at an informed decision as to what is the best course to serve public policy. Compromise may be necessary.
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See also
2024 Elections
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