David Zwonitzer

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David Zwonitzer
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Republican Party

Wyoming House of Representatives District 8
Tenure

2023 - Present

Term ends

2025

Years in position

1

Predecessor
Prior offices
Wyoming House of Representatives District 9

Compensation

Base salary

$150/day

Per diem

$109/day

Elections and appointments
Last elected

November 8, 2022

Education

High school

Cheyenne East High School

Bachelor's

University of Wyoming, 1975

Graduate

University of Wyoming, 1978

Personal
Birthplace
Holton, Kan.
Religion
United Methodist
Profession
Auctioneer
Contact

Official website

Campaign website 

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David Zwonitzer (Republican Party) is a member of the Wyoming House of Representatives, representing District 8. He assumed office on January 2, 2023. His current term ends on January 6, 2025.

Zwonitzer (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the Wyoming House of Representatives to represent District 8. He lost in the Republican primary on August 20, 2024.

Biography

David Zwonitzer was born in Holton, Kansas, and lives in Wyoming. Zwonitzer earned a B.S. from the University of Wyoming in 1975 and an M.S. in water resources from the University of Wyoming in 1978. His career experience includes working as an auctioneer and owner of Z's Home Furnishings.[1][2]

Committee assignments

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2023-2024

Zwonitzer was assigned to the following committees:

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2015 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Zwonitzer served on the following committees:

2013-2014

In the 2013-2014 legislative session, Zwonitzer served on the following committees:

2011-2012

In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Zwonitzer served on the following committees:

2009-2010

In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Zwonitzer served on the following committees:

The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.


Elections

2024

See also: Wyoming House of Representatives elections, 2024

General election

General election for Wyoming House of Representatives District 8

Steve Johnson won election in the general election for Wyoming House of Representatives District 8 on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Silhouette Placeholder Image.png
Steve Johnson (R)
 
92.5
 
4,227
 Other/Write-in votes
 
7.5
 
345

There were no incumbents in this race. Source

Total votes: 4,572
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Wyoming House of Representatives District 8

Steve Johnson defeated incumbent David Zwonitzer and Cayd Batchelor in the Republican primary for Wyoming House of Representatives District 8 on August 20, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Silhouette Placeholder Image.png
Steve Johnson
 
49.3
 
1,183
Image of David Zwonitzer
David Zwonitzer
 
47.3
 
1,134
Silhouette Placeholder Image.png
Cayd Batchelor
 
3.3
 
78
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.2
 
4

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. Source 1 Source 2

Total votes: 2,399
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Endorsements

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Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Zwonitzer in this election.

2022

See also: Wyoming House of Representatives elections, 2022

General election

General election for Wyoming House of Representatives District 8

David Zwonitzer defeated Brenda Lyttle in the general election for Wyoming House of Representatives District 8 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of David Zwonitzer
David Zwonitzer (R)
 
68.4
 
2,717
Silhouette Placeholder Image.png
Brenda Lyttle (Independent)
 
30.6
 
1,214
 Other/Write-in votes
 
1.1
 
42

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 3,973
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Wyoming House of Representatives District 8

David Zwonitzer defeated Lily Sharpe, Stephen Neal Johnson, and Brian Tyrrell in the Republican primary for Wyoming House of Representatives District 8 on August 16, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of David Zwonitzer
David Zwonitzer
 
35.1
 
1,267
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Lily Sharpe
 
28.3
 
1,021
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Stephen Neal Johnson
 
19.2
 
693
Silhouette Placeholder Image.png
Brian Tyrrell
 
16.9
 
611
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.6
 
20

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 3,612
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

2016

See also: Wyoming State Senate elections, 2016

Elections for the Wyoming State Senate took place in 2016. The primary election took place on August 16, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was May 27, 2016. Incumbent Wayne Johnson (R) did not seek re-election.

Anthony Bouchard defeated Kym Zwonitzer in the Wyoming State Senate District 6 general election.[3]

Wyoming State Senate, District 6 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png Anthony Bouchard 51.98% 4,670
     Independent Kym Zwonitzer 48.02% 4,314
Total Votes 8,984
Source: Wyoming Secretary of State



Anthony Bouchard defeated David Zwonitzer and Lindi Kirkbride in the Wyoming State Senate District 6 Republican primary.[4][5]

Wyoming State Senate, District 6 Republican Primary, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png Anthony Bouchard 35.02% 1,137
     Republican David Zwonitzer 34.86% 1,132
     Republican Lindi Kirkbride 30.12% 978
Total Votes 3,247

This candidate ran in one of Ballotpedia's races to watch in 2016. Read more »

2014

See also: Wyoming House of Representatives elections, 2014

Elections for the Wyoming House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on August 19, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was May 30, 2014. Mike Weiland ran unopposed in the Democratic primary. Incumbent David Zwonitzer defeated Mary Boud and Kelly Sebastian in the Republican primary. Zwonitzer defeated Weiland in the general election.[6][7]

Wyoming House of Representatives, District 9, General Election, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngDavid Zwonitzer Incumbent 57% 1,444
     Democratic Mike Weiland 43% 1,091
Total Votes 2,535
Source: Wyoming Secretary of State
Wyoming House of Representatives, District 9 Republican Primary, 2014
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngDavid Zwonitzer Incumbent 60.7% 850
Kelly Sebastian 39.3% 550
Total Votes 1,400

2012

See also: Wyoming House of Representatives elections, 2012

Zwonitzer won re-election in the 2012 election for the Wyoming House of Representatives District 9. He defeated Mary Boud in the Republican primary on August 21, 2012. Zwonitzer defeated Perry Helgeson (Wyoming Country Party), Charles Kenworthy (L) and Skip Eshelman (C) in the general election on November 6, 2012.[8]

Wyoming House of Representatives, District 9, General Election, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngDavid Zwonitzer Incumbent 69.5% 2,609
     Constitution Skip Eshelman 14.8% 554
     Country Perry Helgeson 5.2% 194
     Libertarian Charles Kenworthy 10.3% 385
     Write-Ins Various 0.3% 11
Total Votes 3,753
Wyoming House of Representatives, District 9 Republican Primary, 2012
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngDavid Zwonitzer Incumbent 55.3% 758
Mary Boud 44.7% 612
Total Votes 1,370

2010

See also: Wyoming House of Representatives elections, 2010

Zwonitzer was re-elected to the Wyoming House of Representatives, District 9. He was unopposed in the November 2, 2010, general election. He was unopposed in the August 17, 2010, primary. [9]

Wyoming House of Representatives, District 9, General election (2010)
Candidates Votes
Green check mark transparent.png David Zwonitzer (R) 2,321
Wyoming House of Representatives, District 9 Republican Primary (2010)
Candidates Votes
Green check mark transparent.png David L. Zwonitzer (R) 1,179

Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

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2022

David Zwonitzer did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.

2016

Zwonitzer's campaign website highlighted the following issues:

“
  • I'm running for the Wyoming State Senate because I believe my business experience coupled with my 10 years of involvement in the State Legislature makes me the best qualified candidate to represent the constituents of Senate District 6. I want to get our school children out of modulars and into the main classroom. And I want to address Medicaid to find a solution which works for Wyoming. My other priorities are to maintain jobs in SE Wyoming and to encourage more diverse small business to move into our state in these difficult times.[10]
 ”
—David Zwonitzer, [11]

Campaign finance summary

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David Zwonitzer campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2024* Wyoming House of Representatives District 8Lost primary$0 $0
2022Wyoming House of Representatives District 8Won general$16,200 $15,951
2014Wyoming House of Representatives, District 9Won $8,169 N/A**
2012Wyoming State House, District 9Won $5,850 N/A**
2010Wyoming State House, District 9Won $1,675 N/A**
2008Wyoming State House, District 9Won $6,545 N/A**
2006Wyoming State House, District 9Won $2,775 N/A**
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

Scorecards

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Wyoming Liberty Index

The Wyoming Liberty Index, a study created in 2003, issues a Scorecard that rates all final bills in the Wyoming State Legislature on whether the bills supported or hindered liberty. Legislators are also given a "liberty score" based on their voting patterns. The Wyoming Liberty Index 2012 report was issued on the 61st Legislature during the 2012 budget session. Scores range from the highest score (100%) to the lowest (0%). A higher score indicates a higher level of "aye" votes on bills considered pro-liberty and "nay" votes on what the organization considers anti-liberty bills.[12] Zwonitzer received a score of 9% in the 2012 scorecard, ranking 56th out of 61 members of the Wyoming House of Representatives. Although there are 60 members of the House, a 61st "hypothetical legislator" voting nay on every bill was also included.

Personal

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Zwonitzer and his wife, Kym, have two children.

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    Footnotes

    1. ↑ Project Vote Smart, "Biography," accessed August 1, 2014
    2. ↑ Wyoming Legislature, "House District 08: Representative David Zwonitzer," accessed February 24, 2023
    3. ↑ Wyoming Secretary of State, "2016 Official General Election Results," accessed November 29, 2016
    4. ↑ Wyoming Secretary of State, "2016 Primary Election Candidate Roster," accessed May 31, 2016
    5. ↑ Wyoming Secretary of State, "2016 Offiial Primary Election Results," accessed September 12, 2016
    6. ↑ Wyoming Secretary of State, "2014 Primary Candidate Roster," accessed May 31, 2014
    7. ↑ Wyoming Secretary of State, "2014 Official General Election Results," accessed November 12, 2014
    8. ↑ Wyoming Secretary of State, "2012 Primary Candidate Roster," June 11, 2012
    9. ↑ Wyoming Secretary of State, "2010 Election Results," accessed July 25, 2010
    10. ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
    11. ↑ Zwonitzer for Senate, "Main page," accessed July 27, 2016
    12. ↑ Wyoming Liberty Index, "2012 Wyoming Liberty Index," accessed April 30, 2014

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