Damien Kurek

Damien C. Kurek MP (born November 28, 1989) is a farmer from Alberta and a Canadian politician who was elected to represent the riding of Battle River—Crowfoot in the House of Commons of Canada in the 2019 Canadian federal election.[2] He was re-elected in the 2021 election.

Damien Kurek
MP
Member of Parliament
for Battle River—Crowfoot
Assumed office
October 21, 2019
Preceded byKevin Sorenson
Personal details
Born (1989-11-28) November 28, 1989[1]
Political partyConservative Party of Canada
ResidenceSpecial Areas, Alberta

Personal life

Born in 1989, Kurek grew up on a farm outside of Consort, Alberta.[3]

When he was fifteen, Kurek went on a trip to Ottawa and put a call into then-Prime Minister Stephen Harper's office. A ten-minute meeting was arranged with Kurek, Harper, and Kurek's Member of Parliament at the time, Hon. Kevin Sorenson. Kurek is quoted as saying, “For a kid who loved politics, that was the pinnacle of everything you could possibly imagine.”[4]

Kurek joined his local Electoral District Association in 2016 and served on it until 2019 when he put his name forward as the Conservative candidate for Battle River—Crowfoot.

Kurek married his wife, Danielle, on June 9, 2012, in Saskatoon[5] and has three sons, Matthew, Emerson and Winston.

Kurek resides in Alberta's Special Areas. He also continues to work on his family farm.[6]

Education

Kurek obtained his High School Diploma in 2008 from Consort Public School. After high school, Kurek went to Eston College, where he obtained an associate diploma in Biblical Studies in 2010. Kurek also holds a bachelor's degree in political science and communications from Trinity Western University as of 2015.[7]

Career

Prior to his election as Member of Parliament, Kurek worked as a farmer and seasonally in the oil and gas sector. Since a young age, he has also been involved in his family's multigenerational farm near Consort, AB. He also served under the riding's previous MP, Kevin Sorenson in Ottawa in 2015 and in the Saskatchewan Legislative Assembly, in various roles while Brad Wall was Premier of Saskatchewan.[8] Up until putting his name forward to become the Conservative candidate for Battle River—Crowfoot, Kurek worked for Hon. Kevin Sorenson in his constituency office in Camrose, Alberta.[9]

Political career

Since being elected to Parliament in the 2019 general election, Kurek has held several roles as part of the Conservative Party of Canada.

Electoral record
2021 Canadian federal election: Battle River—Crowfoot
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
ConservativeDamien Kurek41,81971.3-14.2
New DemocraticTonya Ratushniak5,7619.8+4.7
People'sDennis Trepanier5,4409.3+6.7
LiberalLeah Diane McLeod2,5154.3+0.2
MaverickJeff Golka2,3934.1–
GreenDaniel Brisbin5540.9-1.8
Veterans CoalitionJohn Irwin1780.3—
Total valid votes 58,660
Total rejected ballots 260
Turnout
Eligible voters
Conservative hold Swing -9.45
Source: Elections Canada[10]
2019 Canadian federal election: Battle River—Crowfoot
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
ConservativeDamien Kurek53,30985.5+4.59$61,063.42
New DemocraticNatasha Fryzuk3,1855.1-1.44$0.00
LiberalDianne Clarke2,5574.1-5.26none listed
GreenGeordie Nelson1,6892.7-0.48$2,467.23
People'sDavid A. Michaud1,6202.6-none listed
Total valid votes/expense limit 62,360100.0
Total rejected ballots 352
Turnout 62,71277.3
Eligible voters 81,123
Conservative hold Swing +3.02
Source: Elections Canada[11][12][13]

References
  1. "Conservatives roll on with Kurek leading the way". Bashaw Star. September 25, 2019. Retrieved October 21, 2019.
  2. "Conservative Damien Kurek to represent Battle River-Crowfoot". The Stettler Independent. October 21, 2019. Retrieved October 21, 2019.
  3. "Conservatives roll on with Kurek leading the way". Bashaw Star. September 25, 2019. Retrieved March 22, 2023.
  4. "Damien Kurek joins the race for federal Conservative local nomination". Stettler Independent. May 28, 2019. Retrieved March 22, 2023.
  5. Kurek, Damien. "Facebook post". Facebook. Damien C. Kurek. Retrieved March 22, 2023.
  6. Kurek, Damien. "About Me". Damien C. Kurek. Retrieved March 22, 2023.
  7. Kurek, Damien. "Education". LinkedIn. Retrieved April 5, 2023.
  8. "Meet Your MP". Battle River--Crowfoot. Retrieved April 5, 2023.
  9. Weber, Mark (September 5, 2021). "Meet the candidate – Conservative – Damien Kurek". Stettler Independent. Retrieved April 5, 2023.
  10. "List of confirmed candidates – September 20, 2021 Federal Election". Elections Canada. Retrieved September 2, 2021.
  11. "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 4, 2019.
  12. "Election Night Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved November 8, 2019.
  13. "Candidate Campaign Returns". Elections Canada. Retrieved September 7, 2020.
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