Matt Druzba
Matt Druzba (independent) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Vermont's At-Large Congressional District. He lost in the general election on November 8, 2022.
Druzba completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Matt Druzba was born in Albany, New York. Druzba's professional experience includes working as a chief technology officer and chief information security officer. He served in the U.S. Army National Guard from 1981 to 1994. Druzba earned a bachelor's degree from Excelsior University in 1994.[1]
Elections
2022
See also: United States House of Representatives election in Vermont, 2022
General election
General election for U.S. House Vermont At-large District
The following candidates ran in the general election for U.S. House Vermont At-large District on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Becca Balint (D) | 62.6 | 176,494 |
 | Liam Madden (R)  | 27.8 | 78,397 | |
 | Ericka Redic (L) | 4.5 | 12,590 | |
 | Matt Druzba (Independent) | 2.0 | 5,737 | |
 | Luke Talbot (Independent) | 1.6 | 4,428 | |
 | Adam Ortiz (Independent) | 1.2 | 3,376 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.4 | 1,004 | ||
| Total votes: 282,026 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Barbara Nolfi (Vermont Progressive Party)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Vermont At-large District
Becca Balint defeated Molly Gray, Louis Meyers, and Sianay Clifford (Unofficially withdrew) in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Vermont At-large District on August 9, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Becca Balint | 60.5 | 61,025 |
 | Molly Gray | 36.9 | 37,266 | |
 | Louis Meyers | 1.6 | 1,593 | |
 | Sianay Clifford (Unofficially withdrew) | 0.9 | 885 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 145 | ||
| Total votes: 100,914 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Vermont At-large District
Liam Madden defeated Ericka Redic and Anya Tynio in the Republican primary for U.S. House Vermont At-large District on August 9, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Liam Madden | 40.0 | 10,701 |
| Ericka Redic | 30.8 | 8,255 | |
 | Anya Tynio | 25.8 | 6,908 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 3.4 | 914 | ||
| Total votes: 26,778 | |||
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Vermont Progressive Party primary election
Vermont Progressive Party primary for U.S. House Vermont At-large District
Barbara Nolfi advanced from the Vermont Progressive Party primary for U.S. House Vermont At-large District on August 9, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Barbara Nolfi | 82.8 | 439 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 17.2 | 91 | ||
| Total votes: 530 | |||
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Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Matt Druzba completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Druzba'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 a true Vermont Independent & Moderate. College Graduate, Small Business Owner, Entrepreneur, Executive, Military Officer Veteran, Single Father of three, Widower, and Community Volunteer. I'm running for office for the good of Vermont and for positive change.
Years ago, I was a Reagan-Republican and a Democrat, each for approximately 15 years. For the past ten years, I have have been an Independent - not beholden to any political party or special interest group. I'm not a long-term politician but rather your ordinary citizen with a passion to effect good change through working with "both sides of the aisle", if elected.
I'm running for U.S. Congress as a Vermonter, an Independent candidate and a proud American. With over 35 years as a successful finance and technology business leader, more than 25 years as a father of three children, 10+ years as an Army Infantry Officer, as well as youth coach & community volunteer, I have accumulated a wealth of knowledge and experience.
My initial priorities are Criminal Justice Reform, Offender Accountability, and Victims Rights, and have expanded to include other important issues and recent concerns. They include supporting Women's Rights and Personal Reproductive Liberty, preventing Climate Change, enabling Affordable Living, balancing support for the Second Amendment (the right to bear arms) and Common Sense Gun Control, enacting Immigration Reform, enabling Mental Health Care and preventing Veteran/Military Suicide.
- My first key message is that I am running for U.S. Congress as an Independent primarily because of a very dysfunctional two-party system. If elected, I will not be beholden to any political party, PAC or Special Interest Group.
- My second key message is that, if elected, I will bring truth, honesty, integrity and "Principled Leadership" back to Washington D.C. Over the past several years, our elected officials in Washington have abandoned all sense of what is right and honorable with what they say and do. Misleading citizens or failing to standup to what's right and just has had a terrible impact on our country. Also, being complicit to the bad action and words of others in congress has been spreading like a cancer. If elected by Vermonters, I will be that "Principled Leader" that has been missing in Washington D.C.
- As an Independent candidate, I am a great alternative choice for Democrats and Republicans who are not happy with their own party candidates. I am also a great candidate for Independent and Swing voters. I am not running for congress as a Democrat, Republican, Progressive, or Libertarian, but rather a viable alternative candidate to the extremely polarized and dysfunctional two-party system. As an Independent, I believes in working not just "across the aisle", but with "both sides of the aisle".
There are a few areas that I am very passionate about as a result of tragic family event that occurred in March of 2019. My wife of 25+ years, Cecile Druzba, was killed around 7:00 AM one frosty morning by an impaired driver (go to www.MattD4VT.com for more info on this). I can speak volumes on what public policy issues need to be changed from what I had learned from this tragedy, but instead I would like to focus on an alternate passion that I have had for many years. Immigration Reform.
From my international travels over the past 40 years, I have spoken with many people from countries all over the world. I have followed current events both domestic and abroad. As time passed, I developed an idea that many within the United States of America as well as foreigners have fully supported the concept as it pertains to Immigration concerns. Actually, it's not an entirely new concept but rather a borrowed concept from China and Hong Kong.
Hong Kong use to be (and to a certain extent, still is) a Special Administrative Region (SAR) within a country. One government, two systems. I believe one or more SARs can be established within the USA (on Federal Land) that can be used to address many immigration concerns. These SARs could be self supporting/sustaining/governing over time and be a win/win/win/win for US citizens, US businesses, the country of immigrant origin, and the immigrants themselves. I have a bold and broad plan and I would like to lead the charge if asked.
President Abraham Lincoln. For his unwavering courage, truth, honesty, intelligence and integrity.
Not at this time
Truth, honesty, integrity & Principled Leadership
Truth, honesty, integrity & Principled Leadership
Truth, honesty, integrity & Principled Leadership
Truth, honesty, integrity & Principled Leadership
The first man on the moon - July 1969. I was 6 years old.
Please see my LinkedIn profile for personal history.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/mattdruzba/
Kitchen Confidential. It's raw and honest.
Sunshine; Jonathan Edwards
The sudden and unexpected loss of my wife, Cecile Druzba, by an impaired driver, after 25+ happy years of marriage.
The US House represents the people of the United States of America. Unfortunately, the current dysfunctional two-party system in the House and Senate cause this representation to be skewed.
Not necessary. Significant worldly experience easily trumps previous experience in government/politics.
The preservation of our Democracy.
House Foreign Affairs; Immigration Reform (related)
Armed Services (I am a 10 year military officer/veteran)
Ethics
It can be the right term, but it would be difficult to support any broad and far reaching plan/policy that would take y many years ti implement (unless there was some vehicle in place that could support ongoing participation after an initial term).
It really depends on the office
I have been very impressed with Rep. Adam Kinzinger from Illinois. There are others, but Rep Kinzinger deserves kudos (more than that) for his service to the United States of America
Yes, but I would like to keep this to myself for the time being.
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Campaign website
Druzba's campaign website stated the following:
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Platform Matt's platform and top areas of support:
Matt's major areas of concern:
If Vermonter's send MATT DRUZBA to Washington D.C., these are his initial top priorities that require quick or immediate action: Daily Priorities (Vermont/USA)
Short Term/Immediate Priorities (Vermont Specific)
Longer Term Priorities (Vermont/USA)
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| —Matt Druzba's campaign website (2022)[3] | ||
See also
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on October 7, 2022
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Matt Druzba for U.S. Congress (Vermont), “Home,” accessed September 21, 2022
