Andrew Kuzma

American politician

Andrew Kuzma

Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from the 39th district
Incumbent
Assumed office January 3, 2023
Preceded by	Mike Puskaric

Personal details
Born	c. 1996 Pennsylvania, U.S.^[1]
Political party	Republican
Spouse	Hannah Mae^[2]
Children	1^[3]
Education	University of Pittsburgh (B.S.) Duquesne University (J.D.)
Alma mater	Elizabeth Forward High School

Andrew M. Kuzma^[4] (born c. 1996^[1]) is an American politician who represents the 39th District in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives since 2023.^[2]

Education

In 2014, Kuzma graduated from Elizabeth Forward High School. In 2018, he attained a B. S. degree in Biological Sciences from the University of Pittsburgh. In 2021, Kuzma obtained his Juris Doctor degree from Duquesne University.^[2]

Political career

Kuzma, an attorney by trade, was a commissioner in Elizabeth Township in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania for six years.^[1]^[5] He began his tenure in 2016 and resigned from the board of commissioners in 2021 after moving out the ward he represented. From 2019 to 2020 Kuzma was president of the board.^[6]

In 2022, Kuzma challenged incumbent Pennsylvania State Representative Mike Puskaric in the Republican primary election. Kuzma had previously supported Puskaric's Democratic opponent in the 2018 election. Kuzma's platform included school choice, election reform, and opposition to the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative.^[7] He defeated Puskaric with 58% of the vote.^[8] Kuzma later defeated Democrat Rick Self in the general election.^[5]

Electoral history

2015 Elizabeth Township Board of Commissioners Republican primary election, Ward 3^[9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Andrew Kuzma	63	52.94
	Republican	Patrick Dion Provins	44	36.97
	Write-in		12	10.08
Total votes			119	100.00

2015 Elizabeth Township Board of Commissioners election, Ward 3^[10]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Andrew Kuzma	291	59.51
	Democratic	Claire M. Bryce	196	40.08
	Write-in		2	0.41
Total votes			489	100.00

2019 Elizabeth Township Board of Commissioners Republican primary election, Ward 3^[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Andrew Kuzma (incumbent)	113	86.92
	Write-in		17	13.08
Total votes			130	100.00

2019 Elizabeth Township Board of Commissioners Democratic primary election, Ward 3^[4]^[12]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Write-in	Andrew Kuzma	121	51.27
	Democratic	William Piper	114	48.31
		Other write-in candidates	1	0.42
Total votes			236	100.00

2019 Elizabeth Township Board of Commissioners election, Ward 3^[13]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic/Republican	Andrew Kuzma (incumbent)	319	70.73
	Write-in		132	29.27
Total votes			451	100.00

2022 Pennsylvania House of Representatives Republican primary election, District 39^[14]^[15]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Andrew Kuzma	4,308	58.54
	Republican	Mike Puskaric (incumbent)	3,032	41.20
	Write-in		19	0.26
Total votes			7,359	100.00

2022 Pennsylvania House of Representatives election, District 39^[16]^[17]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Andrew Kuzma	18,102	59.01
	Democratic	Rick Self	12,508	40.78
	Write-in		65	0.21
Total votes			30,675	100.00

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Andrew Kuzma". Pennsylvania House of Representatives Archives. Retrieved June 16, 2024.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Representative Andrew Kuzma". Pennsylvania House of Representatives. Archived from the original on January 5, 2023. Retrieved January 5, 2023.
^ "About Andrew". PA State Rep. Andrew Kuzma. PA House Republican Caucus. Retrieved June 16, 2024.
^ ^a ^b "Primary 2019 Potential Write-In Winners" (PDF). Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. p. 1. Retrieved June 17, 2024.
^ ^a ^b "Republicans win state House races in Washington, Greene counties". Observer-Reporter. November 9, 2022. Retrieved June 16, 2024.
^ "1832 Kuzma". Pennsylvania State Ethics Commission. April 12, 2024. p. 2. Retrieved June 17, 2024.
^ Koscinski, Kiley; Previti, Emily (May 12, 2022). "Pennsylvania State House 39th District: A guide to the 2022 primary and candidates". 90.5 WESA. Retrieved June 16, 2024.
^ Oliver, Morrison (October 3, 2022). "Pennsylvania State House 39th District: A guide to the 2022 general election and candidates". 90.5 WESA. Retrieved June 16, 2024.
^ "2015 Primary Election Republican Summary Report" (PDF). Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. p. 19. Retrieved June 16, 2024.
^ "2015 General Election Summary Report" (PDF). Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. p. 20. Retrieved June 16, 2024.
^ "COMMISSIONER ELIZABETH TOWNSHIP WARD 3". Allegheny County, PA May 21, 2019 Primary Election. June 11, 2019. Retrieved June 17, 2024.
^ "COMMISSIONER ELIZABETH TOWNSHIP WARD 3". Allegheny County, PA May 21, 2019 Primary Election. June 11, 2019. Retrieved June 17, 2024.
^ "COMMISSIONER ELIZABETH TOWNSHIP WARD 3". Allegheny County, PA November 5, 2019 General Election. August 19, 2020. Retrieved June 17, 2024.
^ "REP REPRESENTATIVE IN THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY DISTRICT 39". Allegheny County, PA May 17, 2022 2022 PRIMARY ELECTION. June 7, 2022. Retrieved June 17, 2024.
^ "REP REPRESENTATIVE IN THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY 39TH DISTRICT". Washington County, PA May 17, 2022 Primary Election. June 29, 2022. Retrieved June 17, 2024.
^ "REPRESENTATIVE IN THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY DISTRICT 39". Allegheny County, PA NOVEMBER 8, 2022 GENERAL ELECTION. December 12, 2022. Retrieved June 17, 2024.
^ "Summary Results Report 2022 General Election November 8, 2022 STATISTICS Washington" (PDF). Washington County, Pennsylvania. November 28, 2022. p. 4. Retrieved June 17, 2024.