Adam Kwasman
Representative Adam Kwasman | |
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| Member of the Arizona House of Representatives from the 11th legislative district | |
| In office 2013–2015 | |
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| Born | October 28, 1982 (age 42) Tucson, Arizona |
| Political party | Republican |
| Occupation | Economist |
| Website | adamkwasman.com |
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.
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.
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.[1]
Politics
Kwasman was elected to the Arizona House of Representatives in 2012. He served as the Vice Chairman on the Ways and Means Committee and also sat on the Appropriations and Commerce Committees.
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.[2]
Illegal Migrant/Bus Incident
In 2014, Kwasman was attending a morning protest over the expected arrival of illegal migrant children being trafficked to a shelter near Oracle, Arizona. Kwasman spoke with a local reporter and urged authorities to enforce the law. He tweeted from the scene, "Bus coming in. This is not compassion. This is the abrogation of the rule of law." He included a photo of the back of a yellow school bus in the tweet as he left the scene to travel to Phoenix for a media interview.[3] A Phoenix reporter later revealed to Kwasman that the school bus in his tweet was carrying local children on the way to a YMCA camp. Kwasman told the reporter that he had looked into the faces of the firghtened immigrant children on the bus. "I was able to actually see some of the children in the buses and the fear on their faces," said Kwasman. "This is not compassion."
News reporter Brahm Resnik replied, "You know that was a bus with YMCA kids?"
Kwasman, realizing he had been caught in error, said, "They were sad, too. OK, I apologize. I didn't know. I was leaving when I saw them. So if that was a school bus. People are not happy down the line. That's an error by me." [4][5]
Personal life
Kwasman volunteers teaching economics to high school students through the Junior Achievement program.[6] In August 2014, Kwasman revealed that he had been diagnosed with cancer a year prior.[7]
References
- ^ "Member Page". Azleg.gov. Retrieved 2013-04-30.
- ^ Pallack, Becky (2014-08-27). "Tobin takes lead in tight CD1, Kwasman concedes". Arizona Daily Star. Retrieved 27 August 2014.
- ^ "Deleted tweet archived on Politwoops". politwoops.sunlightfoundation.com. Retrieved 2014-07-17.
- ^ Igor Bobic (2014-07-16). "GOP Candidate Mistakes YMCA Kids For Migrants, Describes 'Fear In Their Faces'". huffington Post. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
- ^ Laurie Roberts (2014-07-16). "We Should Totally Elect Adam Kwasman to Congress". azcentral.com. Retrieved 2015-06-12.
- ^ "Adam Kwasman – State Representative - About". Adamkwasman.com. Retrieved 2013-04-30.
- ^ Sanders, Rebekah (August 14, 2014). "GOP candidate Kwasman reveals he has cancer". AZCentral. Retrieved August 22, 2014.