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Greg MacMaster
| Greg MacMaster | ||
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| Michigan House of Representatives District 105 | ||
| 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 | |
| Education | ||
| Associate's | Community Colleges of the Air Force | |
| Websites | ||
| Office website | ||
| Campaign website | ||
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MacMaster is a broadcast Meteorologist for Northern Michigan radio and TV stations and a licensed pilot.
MacMaster received his meteorological technical degree in Atmospheric Science from the Community Colleges of the Air Force.
Issues
Campaign themes
MacMaster's website highlights the following campaign themes:[1]
Smarter/Efficient Government
- Excerpt:"Because of the economic downturn, our governmentneeds to cut wherever it can to minimize the need to increase taxes. If the private sector has to make these hard decisions to survive, so does our government."
Creating and Keeping Jobs
- Excerpt:"Find a way to keep businesses in Michigan by providing financial incentives to those who are considering moving to Michigan to conduct business. Businesses looking at Michigan as a location have far too many regulatory hoops to jump through. We cannot forget the small guy."
Clean Air Energy
- Excerpt:"Michigan has vacant factories that could be retooled in which turbines could be fabricated, and could even become a leader in turbine manufacturing."
Energy
- Excerpt:"I am in favor of responsible increased drilling (short-term) to take advantage of the vast reserves of oil that are available in our country."
Health Care
- Excerpt:"We need:Insurance reform, Lobbyist reform, Tort reform, Medicaid reform, and market pharmaceutical drugs as generic to promote competition and drive the price down. We’ll need to consider privatizing medicine for it to worktoo."
Committee assignments
2013-2014
At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, MacMaster served on the following committees:
| Michigan Committee Assignments, 2012 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| • Appropriations | ||||
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, MacMaster served on these committees:
| Michigan Committee Assignments, 2011 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| • Appropriations | ||||
Issues
Presidential preference
2012
Greg MacMaster endorsed Mitt Romney in the 2012 presidential election. [2]
Elections
2012
MacMaster won re-election in the 2012 election for Michigan House of Representatives District 105. He ran unopposed in the August 7 Republican primary and defeated William Wieske (D) in the general election which took place on November 6, 2012.[3]
| Michigan House of Representatives, District 105, General Election, 2012 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Greg MacMaster Incumbent |
66.7% | 30,725 | |
| Democratic | William Wieske | 33.3% | 15,312 | |
| Total Votes | 46,037 | |||
2010
MacMaster won election to the District 105 Seat in 2010. He defeated Barry Anderson, Tim Boyko, Triston Cole, Kenneth Glasser and Dennis Lennox in the August 3 Republican primary. He defeated Greg Dean (D) in the general election on November 2, 2010.
| Michigan House of Representatives, District 105 General election (2010) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Greg MacMaster (R)
|
25,907 | |||
| Greg Dean (D) | 10,702 | |||
Campaign donors
2012
Campaign donor information is not yet available for this year.
2010
In 2010, MacMaster raised $33,565 in contributions. [4]
His four largest contributors were:
| Donor | Amount |
|---|---|
| Michigan Beer & Wine Wholesalers Association | $2,159 |
| Macmaster, Gregory | $1,300 |
| Macmaster, Gregory | $1,100 |
| Michigan Chamber Of Commerce | $1,000 |
Recent news
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- All stories may not be relevant to this page due to the nature of the search engine.
Greg MacMaster News Feed
- Panel backs bill allowing Michigan corrections retirees to work indefinitely - Lansing State Journal
- Michigan governor signs bill blocking wolf hunt repeal attempt - Petoskey News-Review
- No fault car insurance reform heads to House in Michigan - Petoskey News-Review
- 3 retired officers on Department of Corrections payroll - Lansing State Journal
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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.[5]
January 2011 - March 2012
Greg MacMaster received an 80% rating on the January 2011 - March 2012 Tea Party Scorecard.[5]
External links
- House website
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Legislative profile from Project Vote Smart
- Campaign contributions: 2010
References
- ↑ "gregmacmaster," Official Campaign Website
- ↑ Mitt Romney Campaign Website "Mitt Romney Announces Support of Michigan Speaker of The House Jase Bolger and Additional Members of The Michigan Legislature," September 19, 2011
- ↑ Associated Press "Michigan - Summary Vote Results," Accessed August 7, 2012
- ↑ 2010 contributions
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Michigan Votes, "Tea Party Scorecard Jan 2011-Mar 2012," accessed June 25, 2012
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