Anthony Kalchik
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Anthony Kalchik is a Republican politician who was defeated in the 2006 Washington State elections. He was running against Democratic incumbent Mark Miloscia, of the 30th district.
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[edit] Background
In 1989, Anthony and his family immigrated to the United States from the former Soviet Union. He escaped the communist government, where he was a welder, construction worker, and [coal miner]]. Kalchik, his wife Maria, and their five children arrived with five suitcases and $250 in cash. Within six months, Anthony was able to speak English well enough to work as a welder.
He soon began a furniture fabrication business before switching to real estate. Anthony worked as a realtor in the greater South King County vicinity. Ten years later, he opened A. Kalchik Realty. In less than two years, he had nearly 30 agents working for him. Anthony is a member of the Federal Way Chamber of Commerce.
[edit] Politics
Kalchik decided to run for the Washington State House of Representatives in the 2006 election. He wanted to improve education, enforce a one-strike law for child sex offenders, and create a small-business friendly state government. Kalchik obtained 35% of the vote with incumbent Miloscia receiving 65% of votes.
[edit] Family tragedy
On July 4, 2007, Zina Linnik, Anthony's niece, was abducted by a convicted sex offender before being raped and murdered. After the tragedy, Anthony began pressuring the Legislature to create tougher penalties on child sex offenders. He contacted colleague and friend Rep. Skip Priest (R-30th District) to jump on board. Governor Christine Gregoire created a taskforce on sex offender sentencing.
Kalchik currently serves as the spokesman for Zina Linnik's family, as well as an advocate in the Ukrainian-Russian community focusing on public policy, civic engagement, civil rights and justice. He has joined Franciscan Fellowship, an organization of business leaders supporting the Franciscan Health Foundation.
