Dudley Spade

Dudley Spade
Michigan House of Representatives District 57
Former member
Term in office began 2005
Term in office ended 2010
Political party	Democratic
Profession	Legislator

Dudley Spade was a Democratic member of the Michigan House of Representatives, representing District 57 from 2005 to January 1, 2011.

Rep. Spade was born on a small farm in Hillsdale County, Michigan to Victor and Mirabel Spade. His father was a retired World War II veteran, and his mother was a teacher. His older brother, Doug, also served as a Representative from the 57th District.

Dudley Spade received his bachelor's degree in business and accounting from Eastern Michigan University. Spade spent 25 years as a child and family advocate, including 17 years as the controller of the Boysville of Michigan, a facility for troubled youth.Spade lives in Tipton with his wife Nancy. They have three children. He belongs to the First Presbyterian Church in Tecumseh, where Dudley formerly served as a deacon.

Previous offices held

Rep. Hammel was a Genesee County commissioner for nine years. He served as chair for seven years. He also served as a Mount Morris Township Trustee for four years.

Political campaign history

On November 4, 2008, Dudley Spade was re-elected for his third term with 68% of the vote.

Voting record

He is noted for introducing legislation to ban the sale of Marijuana-Flavored Candy in Michigan and amending the state's Deaf-Interpreter Act. Spade sits on the Appropriations Committee and chairs the Subcommittee on Human Services. He is also Chair of the Joint Committee on Administrative Rules.

Key votes of 2009-2010

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• Super Speedway, Lawmakers voting on whether TO EXTEND A SPECIAL TAX PERK for a super speedway.
• Driver Responsibility Fees, Lawmakers voting on whether TO IMPOSE 'driver responsibility fees.'
• Crony Capitalism, Lawmakers voting on whether TO RESTRICT THE RIGHT of shareholders to sell their own stock.
• Right to Work, Lawmakers voting on an amendment SUPPORTING RIGHT-TO-WORK zones.
• Dept. of State Cost-Saving, Lawmakers voting on whether TO SLOW DOWN PROGRESS ON THE SECRETARY OF STATE'S COST-SAVING CONSOLIDATION PLAN.
• Golf Carts, Lawmakers voting on whether TO SUBSIDIZE the production of electric vehicle batteries.
• Home Court Disadvantage, Lawmakers voting on whether TO GIVE MORE TAXING POWER to local government in Kalamazoo so it can finance a taxpayer-subsidized sports arena.
• Fire Safe Cigarettes, Lawmakers voting on whether TO BAN the sale of cigarettes that are not "fire safe."
• Balancing Act, Lawmakers voting on a budget to CUT REVENUE SHARING PAYMENTS to local governments as a way to balance the state budget without raising taxes.
• Balancing Act 2, Lawmakers voting on a cut of less than 3 percent to K-12 school aid payments so as to balance the state budget without tax increases.
• A Good Tax Gone Bad?, Lawmakers voting on the Michigan Business Tax.
• It’s From the Children, Lawmakers voting on whether to RAID $90 MILLION from the Michigan Higher Education Student Loan Authority.
• Left Behind, Lawmakers voting on whether TO FINANCE "No Worker Left Behind" with a 59.9 percent increase in general fund spending in the 2009 DELEG budget.
• First Class Schools, Lawmakers voting on whether to keep Detroit Public Schools' "first class" status even though the district no longer meets the population standard.
• Politically Correct Capitalism, Lawmakers voting on whether to INCREASE SUBSIDIES for plug-in traction battery packs used in electric cars.
• Politically Correct Capitalism 2, Lawmakers voting on whether to GIVE SUBSIDIES for Michigan film production.
• Politically Correct Capitalism 3, Lawmakers voting on whether to INCREASE ELECTRIC CAR SUBSIDIES for a subsidiary of a Korean battery company.
• Secret Ballot, Lawmakers voting on whether to keep a SECRET BALLOT for union elections.
• Property Taxes Assaulted Again, Lawmakers voting on whether to allow public schools to EXPAND THE USE OF SINKING FUND property tax spending.
• Sneak Attack, Lawmakers voting on whether to allow public schools to EXPAND THE USE OF SINKING FUND property tax spending.
• Grapes of Wrath, Lawmakers voting on whether TO BAN home shipment of beer and wine to Michigan consumers.
• Subsidize Manufacture of Electric Cars, Lawmakers voting on whether to authorize a refundable Michigan Business Tax credit for makers of plug-in traction battery packs used in electric cars.
• Authorize Special Tax Breaks for Ethanol Gas Stations, Lawmakers voting on whether to authorize a non-refundable Michigan Business Tax credit equal to 30 percent of the costs incurred by a gas station to convert existing pumps and tanks, or acquire new ones that deliver E85 ethanol or biodiesel fuel.

More voting record details

• List of all of Dudley Spade’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).
• List of Dudley Spade’s 19 missed roll-call votes

Committee Assignments, 2009-2010

• Appropriations

Elections

2010

Spade was not eligible for re-election under Michigan's term limits.

2008

On November 04, 2008, Dudley Spade ran for District 57 of the Michigan House of Representatives, beating Emma Jenkins.

Dudley Spade raised $82,015 for his campaign.

Michigan House of Representatives, District 57
Candidates		Votes
Dudley Spade (D)		29,128
Emma Jenkins (R)		13,753

Campaign donors

2008

In 2008 Dudley Spade collected $82,015 in donations.

His five largest contributors in 2008 were:

Donor	Amount
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers	$3,300
Muchmore Harrington Smalley & Associates	$3,050
Plumbers & Pipefitters Local 333	$2,550
Michigan Association of CPAs	$2,500
Michigan Farm Bureau	$2,500

Campaign contributions

Contributions Report from Michigan Secretary of State

Contact

Rep. Dudley Spade
N991 House Office Building
P.O. Box 30014
Lansing, MI 48909-7514
(517) 373-1706
dspade@house.mi.gov

External links

Suggest a link

• Michigan Legislature - Representative Dudley Spade official government website
• Project Vote Smart legislative profile
• Project Vote Smart biography
• Michigan Votes - Dudley Spade
• Campaign Contributions: 2008, 2006, 2004, 2002

References

Political offices
Preceded by -	Michigan House of Representatives District 57 2005–January 1, 2011	Succeeded by Nancy Jenkins