Lisa Posthumus Lyons
Lisa Posthumus Lyons (Republican Party) was a member of the Michigan House of Representatives, representing District 86. Lyons assumed office on January 1, 2011. Lyons left office in 2017.
Lyons (Republican Party) ran for election for Lieutenant Governor of Michigan. Lyons lost in the general election on November 6, 2018.
She ran on a joint ticket with the gubernatorial nominee, Bill Schuette (R).
On August 15, 2018, The Detroit Free Press reported that Attorney General Bill Schuette, the Republican gubernatorial nominee, was naming Lyons as his running mate for the general election.[1]
Lyons is a former Republican member of the Michigan House of Representatives, representing District 86 from 2010 to 2017. After leaving the state House, Lyons became the Kent County clerk.[1]
Biography
Lyons earned her bachelor's degree in Agricultural and Natural Resources Communications from Michigan State University. Her professional experience includes working as the Director of Public Policy & Community Outreach for the Grand Rapids Association of Realtors.
Committee assignments
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Lyons served on the following committees:
| Michigan committee assignments, 2015 |
|---|
| • Elections, Chair |
| • Financial Liability Reform |
| • Insurance |
| • Natural Resources |
2013-2014
At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Lyons served on the following committees:
| Michigan committee assignments, 2012 |
|---|
| • Education, Chair |
| • Elections and Ethics, Chair |
| • Financial Services |
| • Insurance |
| • Tax Policy |
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Lyons served on the following committees:
| Michigan committee assignments, 2011 |
|---|
| • Banking and Financial Services, Vice chair |
| • Insurance |
| • Tax Policy |
Campaign themes
2014
Lyons' website highlighted the following campaign themes:[2]
Protecting Hardworking Taxpayers
- Excerpt: "I worked on reforms that have made Michigan tax code fair for all hardworking taxpayers."
Reform Michigan’s Business Tax Structure to Attract Jobs
- Excerpt: "I supported the elimination of the job-killing Michigan Business Tax replacing it with a simple and fair tax code."
Increase Access to High Quality, Lifelong Education Opportunity
- Excerpt: "I fought for more opportunities for students to get a better education by reforming teacher tenure, lifting the cap on charter schools to expand educational choices, and creating a statewide anti-bullying policy."
Efficient & Effective Government
- Excerpt: "I worked to pass a structurally balanced budget, paid down long-term debt and put money away in the state's savings account, all four months before it was due, and all without raising taxes."
Protect Life, Protect 2nd Amendment, Protect Freedom
- Excerpt: "I believe life begins at conception & all life is precious. I am a hunter and member of the NRA. I believe government should be limited, transparent, and accountable to its people."
Note: Lyons' campaign themes did not change from 2012.
Sponsored legislation
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Elections
2018
Republican gubernatorial candidate Bill Schuette announced on August 15, 2018, that he had chosen Lyons as his lieutenant governor running-mate in the November general election.[3]
General election
General election for Governor of Michigan
The following candidates ran in the general election for Governor of Michigan on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Gretchen Whitmer (D) | 53.3 | 2,266,193 |
 | Bill Schuette (R)  | 43.7 | 1,859,534 | |
 | Bill Gelineau (L) | 1.3 | 56,606 | |
 | Todd Schleiger (U.S. Taxpayers Party) | 0.7 | 29,219 | |
 | Jennifer Kurland (G) | 0.7 | 28,799 | |
 | Keith Butkovich (Natural Law Party) | 0.2 | 10,202 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.0 | 32 | ||
| Total votes: 4,250,585 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Richard Sills (Independent)
- Ryan Henry Cox (Independent)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Governor of Michigan
Gretchen Whitmer defeated Abdul El-Sayed and Shri Thanedar in the Democratic primary for Governor of Michigan on August 7, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Gretchen Whitmer | 52.0 | 588,436 |
 | Abdul El-Sayed | 30.2 | 342,179 | |
 | Shri Thanedar | 17.7 | 200,645 | |
| Total votes: 1,131,260 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Kentiel White (D)
- Bill Cobbs (D)
- Justin Giroux (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Governor of Michigan
Bill Schuette defeated Brian Calley, Patrick Colbeck, and Jim Hines in the Republican primary for Governor of Michigan on August 7, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Bill Schuette | 50.7 | 501,959 |
 | Brian Calley | 25.2 | 249,185 | |
 | Patrick Colbeck | 13.1 | 129,646 | |
 | Jim Hines | 11.0 | 108,735 | |
| Total votes: 989,525 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Evan Space (R)
Green primary election
Green primary for Governor of Michigan
Jennifer Kurland advanced from the Green primary for Governor of Michigan on August 7, 2018.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | | Jennifer Kurland |
| ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Dwain Reynolds (G)
Libertarian primary election
Libertarian primary for Governor of Michigan
Bill Gelineau defeated John Tatar in the Libertarian primary for Governor of Michigan on August 7, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Bill Gelineau | 57.8 | 4,034 |
| John Tatar | 42.2 | 2,941 | ||
| Total votes: 6,975 | |||
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2016
Elections for the Michigan House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election was held on August 2, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was April 19, 2016. Incumbent Lisa Posthumus Lyons (R) did not seek re-election because of term-limits.
Thomas Albert defeated Lynn Mason, Bill Gelineau and Cliff Yankovich in the Michigan House of Representatives District 86 general election.[4]
| Michigan House of Representatives, District 86 General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Thomas Albert |
59.79% | 28,617 | |
| Democratic | Lynn Mason | 34.51% | 16,516 | |
| Libertarian | Bill Gelineau | 2.64% | 1,265 | |
| Green | Cliff Yankovich | 3.05% | 1,461 | |
| Total Votes | 47,859 | |||
| Source: Michigan Secretary of State | ||||
Lynn Mason ran unopposed in the Michigan House of Representatives District 86 Democratic primary.[5][6]
| Michigan House of Representatives, District 86 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | Lynn Mason (unopposed) | |
Thomas Albert defeated Katherine Henry, Jeffrey Johnson, Bartholomew J. Lower and Matthew VanderWerff defeated in the Michigan House of Representatives District 86 Republican primary.[5][6]
| Michigan House of Representatives, District 86 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Thomas Albert |
31.47% | 3,293 | |
| Republican | Katherine Henry | 23.33% | 2,442 | |
| Republican | Jeffrey Johnson | 27.95% | 2,925 | |
| Republican | Bartholomew J. Lower | 7.27% | 761 | |
| Republican | Matthew VanderWerff | 9.98% | 1,044 | |
| Total Votes | 10,465 | |||
2014
Elections for the Michigan House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election was held on August 5, 2014, and a general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was April 22, 2014. Lynn Mason was unopposed in the Democratic primary. Incumbent Lisa Posthumus Lyons defeated Angela Rigas in the Republican primary. Lyons defeated Mason in the general election.[7][8][9][10]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Lisa Posthumus Lyons Incumbent |
65.8% | 20,273 | |
| Democratic | Lynn Mason | 34.2% | 10,516 | |
| Total Votes | 30,789 | |||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
|
Lisa Posthumus Lyons Incumbent |
70.9% | 7,492 |
| Angela Rigas | 29.1% | 3,069 |
| Total Votes | 10,561 | |
2012
Lyons won re-election in the 2012 election for Michigan House of Representatives District 86. She defeated Thomas DeVault in the August 7 Republican primary and defeated Brian Bosak (D) in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[11]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Lisa Lyons Incumbent |
70.2% | 30,715 | |
| Democratic | Brian Bosak | 29.8% | 13,021 | |
| Total Votes | 43,736 | |||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
|
Lisa Lyons Incumbent |
80.4% | 7,194 |
| Thomas DeVaults | 19.6% | 1,756 |
| Total Votes | 8,950 | |
2010
Lyons won the District 86 seat in 2010. She defeated Kimberly Cummings, John Schwartz and Rob VerHeulen in the August 3 Republican primary. She defeated Frank Hammond (D) in the general election on November 2, 2010.[12][13]
| Michigan House of Representatives, District 86 General election (2010) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Lisa Lyons (R)
|
25,943 | |||
| Frank Hammond (D) | 10,996 | |||
| Robin VanLoon (L) | 909 | |||
Campaign finance summary
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Scorecards
Tea Party Scorecard
The Independent Tea Party Patriots, a Michigan Tea Party group, grades the votes of this and every other Michigan legislator on “core tea party issues” in a regularly-updated scorecard. 100% is considered an ideal rating.[14]
January 2011 - March 2012
Lisa Lyons received a 75% rating on the January 2011 - March 2012 Tea Party Scorecard.[14]
Endorsements
2014
In 2014, Lyons' endorsements included the following:
- Right to Life of Michigan[15]
Presidential preference
2012
Lisa Posthumus Lyons endorsed Mitt Romney in the 2012 presidential election.[16]
Personal
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Lyons and her husband, Brad, have four children.
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term Lisa + Lyons + Michigan + Legislature
See also
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- Michigan gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2018
- Michigan State Legislature
- Michigan House of Representatives
- House Committees
- Michigan state legislative districts
External links
- Office website
- Profile from Open States
- Profile from Vote-USA
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Legislative profile from Project Vote Smart
- Campaign contributions: 2010
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 The Detroit Free Press, "GOP governor nominee Bill Schuette to name Lisa Lyons as running mate," August 15, 2018
- ↑ lisaformichigan.com, "Issues," accessed July 31, 2014
- ↑ mlive, "Bill Schuette picks Lisa Posthumus Lyons for Lt. Gov. running mate," July 15, 2018
- ↑ Michigan Secretary of State, "2016 official general election results," accessed May 2, 2017
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Michigan Secretary of State, "2016 Michigan Candidate Listing," accessed April 22, 2016
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Michigan Secretary of State, "2016 Michigan Election Results," accessed August 2, 2016
- ↑ Michigan Secretary of State, "Representative in State Legislature," accessed August 6, 2014
- ↑ Michigan Secretary of State, "Representative in State Legislature," accessed December 5, 2014
- ↑ Michigan Secretary of State, "2014 Official Michigan Primary Candidate Listing," accessed May 27, 2014
- ↑ Michigan Secretary of State, "2014 Official Michigan General Candidate Listing," accessed September 8, 2014
- ↑ Associated Press, "Michigan - Summary Vote Results," accessed August 7, 2012
- ↑ Michigan Secretary of State, "State Representative," accessed March 23, 2014
- ↑ Michigan Secretary of State, "State Representative," accessed March 23, 2014
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 Michigan Votes, "Tea Party Scorecard Jan 2011-Mar 2012," accessed June 25, 2012
- ↑ Right to Life of Michigan, "Elections," accessed June 18, 2014
- ↑ Romney for President, "Mitt Romney Announces Support of Michigan Speaker of The House Jase Bolger and Additional Members of The Michigan Legislature," September 19, 2011 (Archived)
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Succeeded by Thomas Albert (R) |
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