Bradford Jacobsen
| Bradford Jacobsen | ||
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| Michigan House of Representatives District 46 | ||
| Incumbent | ||
| In office | ||
| January 1. 2011-Present | ||
| Term ends | ||
| January 1, 2015 | ||
| Years in position | 2 | |
| Party | Republican | |
| Compensation | ||
| Base salary | $71,685/year | |
| Per diem | $10,800 yearly expense allowance | |
| Elections and appointments | ||
| Last election | November 6, 2012 | |
| First elected | November 2, 2010 | |
| Next election | November 4, 2014 | |
| Term limits | 3 terms | |
| Prior offices | ||
| Trustee, Oxford Township | ||
| 1984-2000 | ||
| Education | ||
| Bachelor's | Michigan State University, 1978 | |
| Personal | ||
| Birthday | January 18, 1957 | |
| Place of birth | Oxford, MI | |
| Religion | Methodist | |
| Websites | ||
| Office website | ||
| Campaign website | ||
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Jacobsen is the Vice President of Jacobsen's Flowers. He has served as an Oakland County Commissioner, Oxford Township trustee, past chair of the Lake Orion Downtown Development Authority, and was a member of the Oxford Emergency Safety Authority.
Jacobsen completed his B.A. in Political Economics and Business at the James Madison College at Michigan State University.
Issues
Campaign themes
Jacobsen's website highlights the following campaign themes:[1]
Budgets
- Excerpt:"We have eliminated our 'structural deficit' and are focused on providing high quality services at the lowest cost. Every taxpayer deserves to have their tax dollars respected and pledge to make sure that happens."
Government Reform
- Excerpt:"Late in 2011, I sponsored and passed a bill to amend Michigan's 100 year old Worker's Compensation System (House Bill 5002). This bill has allowed for modernization of the state agency that runs Worker's Compensation including electronic record keeping, better transparency, and faster claims processing. "
Jobs
- Excerpt:"I know that when businesses pay less in taxes they hire and retain more employees. I was very happy to eliminate the MBT as your State Representative."
Roads
- Excerpt:"I will continue to work with the Dept. of Transportation and legislatively to create cost saving reforms and institute best practices."
Regulatory Reform
- Excerpt:"With every regulation comes another burden to business. The legislature in the last two years has already repealed or replaced over 400 antiquated, unrealistic, and job killing regulations. It is my hope that we can continue this trend and make Michigan have common sense in regulation. "
Committee assignments
2013-2014
At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Jacobsen served on the following committees:
| Michigan Committee Assignments, 2012 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| • Education | ||||
| • Energy and Technology | ||||
| • Government Operations, Vice-chair | ||||
| • Judiciary | ||||
| • Transportation and Infrastructure | ||||
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Jacobsen served on these committees:
| Michigan Committee Assignments, 2011 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| • Energy and Technology | ||||
| • Judiciary | ||||
| • Oversight and Investigations, Vice-chair | ||||
| • Transportation | ||||
Elections
2012
Jacobsen won election in the 2012 election for Michigan House of Representatives District 46. He ran unopposed in the August 7 Republican primary and defeated Daniel Sargent (D) in the general election which took place on November 6, 2012.[2]
| Michigan House of Representatives, District 46, General Election, 2012 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Bradford Jacobsen Incumbent |
63.7% | 27,764 | |
| Democratic | Daniel Sargent | 36.3% | 15,810 | |
| Total Votes | 43,574 | |||
2010
Jacobsen won election to the District 46 Seat in 2010. He defeated Daniel Myslakowski and Gary Warner in the August 3 Republican primary. He defeated David Lillis (D) in the general election on November 2, 2010.
| Michigan House of Representatives, District 46 General election (2010) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Bradford Jacobsen (R)
|
24,363 | |||
| David Lillis (D) | 9,241 | |||
More voting record details
- List of all of Brad Jacobsen’s roll call votes, bills introduced, and floor amendments from MichiganVotes.org (use site’s “advanced search” to narrow by date range, issue category and/or keyword).
Campaign donors
2012
Campaign donor information is not yet available for this year.
2010
In 2010, Jacobsen raised $79,422 in contributions. [3]
His five largest contributors were:
| Donor | Amount |
|---|---|
| Jacobsen, Bradford C | $5,000 |
| Michigan Beer & Wine Wholesalers Association | $4,000 |
| DTE Energy | $1,000 |
| Michigan Chamber Of Commerce | $1,000 |
| Blue Cross Blue Shield Of Michigan | $1,000 |
Campaign contributions
Contributions Report from Michigan Secretary of State
Contact
Rep. Brad Jacobsen
N-895 House Office Building
P.O. Box 30014
Lansing, MI 48909
BradJacobsen@house.mi.gov
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.[4]
January 2011 - March 2012
Bradford Jacobsen received a 75% rating on the January 2011 - March 2012 Tea Party Scorecard.[4]
Personal
Jacobsen and his spouse Teri have three children.
Recent news
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Bradford Jacobsen News Feed
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External links
- Official campaign website
- House website
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Legislative profile from Project Vote Smart
- Campaign contributions: 2010
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