Sean Bielat, Republican Candidate for U.S. Congress in Mass. Fourth District
After challenging Barney Frank in 2010, and giving Frank one of the closest races in his 30-year career, Bielat is giving the Fourth District seat another shot. He is running in the Republican primary for the seat, which will be held Thurs., Sept. 6.
As we gear up for Thursday's primary, Patch wants readers to stay informed as they head to the voting booths. We recently sent out questionnaires to all the Fourth Congressional District candidates. Below are responses from Republican candidate Sean Bielat:
General Information
Name : Mr. Sean Bielat
Age : 37
Place of residence : Norfolk, Massachusetts
Education
College
Attended college : Yes
College : Georgetown University
Degree : B.A
Grad school
University : Harvard University
Degree : Public Policy
Military service
Has served in the military: Yes
Rank : Major
Employment Information
Job titles held : N/A
Employers : N/A [Editor's Note: Bielat heads up the website OneClickPolitics.com.]
Political Information
Party affiliation : Republican
Running for a: Federal office
Running for position: Congress
Chamber/district: Fourth
Incumbent: No
Previous elective offices : N/A
Unsuccessful bids for elective offices : Ran against Barney Frank in 2010
Party HQ
Address 21 Cocasset St.
Foxboro, MA
02035
Campaign Manager
Name : Joanna Kornafel
Title : Campaign Manager
URLs
Website : http://www.seanforcongress.com/
Twitter : www.https://twitter.com/SeanBielat
Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/Bielat.for.Congress.MA04
Other facts
Sean Bielat is a family man, business man and a Marine. In 2010, Sean's campaign to retire Barney Frank and to represent Massachusetts 4th Congressional District received national attention. Despite running against a 16-term incumbent, in a highly gerrymandered district, and being outspent by $2 million, the Bielat for Congress campaign managed to get within striking distance of victory. Sean and his wife Hope are residents of Norfolk, MA. They are the proud parents of Theodore, born in August 2010, and Seraphina, born November of last year. Sean currently leads a non-partisan online messaging platform. He also serves as an officer in the Marine Corps Reserve. Sean worked his way through college and graduate school, aided by scholarships and the GI Bill. He now holds a Master of Business Administration from the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, a Master in Public Policy from the Harvard University, and a Bachelor of Arts from Georgetown University. He is a member of the Knights of Columbus and the Council on Emerging National Security Affairs.
Newton Patch will be running profiles on all six Fourth District candidates running in this Thursday's primary:
- Joe Kennedy III
- Herb Robinson
- Elizabeth Childs (coming Wednesday, Sept. 5)
- Rachel Brown (coming Wednesday, Sept. 5)
- David Steinhof (coming Wednesday, Sept. 5)
Dick Armour
9:52 am on Wednesday, September 5, 2012
Suggestions if you get to Washington: 1. Sign the "No tax pledge" so you will get funding from your party's corporate managers. (And so the Grover Norquists won't cut you off if you don't!) 2. Quietly open you doors to the lobbyists first, but remember to do public photo ops once in a while with citizens. 3. Prioritize! Elections happen sporadically. Corporate dollars flow continuously. 4. Under no conditions let your loyalty to country supercede your loyalty to your party. 5. Talk to the "Have Nots", but listen to the "Haves" Do these things and you'll get a couple of terms and then you can become a lobbyist yourself and make the real money! Good luck!