Gregory Creswell

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Gregory Creswell

Libertarian Party

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Last election

November 8, 2022

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Detroit, Mich.

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Gregory Creswell (Libertarian Party) ran for election to the Michigan House of Representatives to represent District 12. He lost in the general election on November 8, 2022.

Creswell completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. Click here to read the survey answers.

Biography

Gregory Creswell was born in Detroit, Michigan. Creswell attended Wayne County Community College. His career experience includes working as a dietary attendant, shipping and receiving clerk, warehouse man, mailroom clerk, and medical records clerk. Creswell was a founding member of Brass Roots and has been affiliated with the Michigan Libertarian Party and the Second Canaan Baptist Church.

Elections

2022

See also: Michigan House of Representatives elections, 2022

General election

General election for Michigan House of Representatives District 12

Kimberly L. Edwards defeated Diane Saber and Gregory Creswell in the general election for Michigan House of Representatives District 12 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Kimberly L. Edwards (D)	70.4	20,962
		Diane Saber (R)	27.4	8,159
		Gregory Creswell (L)	2.2	643

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 29,764
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 12

Kimberly L. Edwards defeated incumbent Richard Steenland in the Democratic primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 12 on August 2, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Kimberly L. Edwards	51.9	3,862
		Richard Steenland	48.1	3,575

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 7,437
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 12

Diane Saber advanced from the Republican primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 12 on August 2, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Diane Saber	100.0	3,189

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 3,189
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Libertarian convention

Libertarian convention for Michigan House of Representatives District 12

Gregory Creswell advanced from the Libertarian convention for Michigan House of Representatives District 12 on July 10, 2022.

		Candidate
✔		Gregory Creswell (L)

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2020

See also: Michigan House of Representatives elections, 2020

General election

General election for Michigan House of Representatives District 1

Incumbent Tenisha Yancey defeated Latricia Ann Lanier and Gregory Creswell in the general election for Michigan House of Representatives District 1 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Tenisha Yancey (D)	75.8	29,742
	Submit photo	Latricia Ann Lanier (R)	22.2	8,696
		Gregory Creswell (L)	2.0	786

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 39,224
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 1

Incumbent Tenisha Yancey advanced from the Democratic primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 1 on August 4, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Tenisha Yancey	100.0	12,373

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 12,373
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 1

Latricia Ann Lanier advanced from the Republican primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 1 on August 4, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Latricia Ann Lanier	100.0	2,568

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 2,568
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Libertarian convention

Libertarian convention for Michigan House of Representatives District 1

Gregory Creswell advanced from the Libertarian convention for Michigan House of Representatives District 1 on July 18, 2020.

		Candidate
✔		Gregory Creswell (L)

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2018

See also: Michigan House of Representatives elections, 2018

General election

General election for Michigan House of Representatives District 1

Incumbent Tenisha Yancey defeated Mark Corcoran and Gregory Creswell in the general election for Michigan House of Representatives District 1 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Tenisha Yancey (D)	72.9	21,790
		Mark Corcoran (R)	25.0	7,466
		Gregory Creswell (L)	2.1	631

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 29,887
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 1

Incumbent Tenisha Yancey defeated Shaun Maloy in the Democratic primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 1 on August 7, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Tenisha Yancey	79.8	7,580
	Submit photo	Shaun Maloy	20.2	1,919

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 9,499
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 1

Mark Corcoran advanced from the Republican primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 1 on August 7, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Mark Corcoran	100.0	2,927

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 2,927
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Libertarian primary election

Libertarian primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 1

Gregory Creswell advanced from the Libertarian primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 1 on August 7, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Gregory Creswell	100.0	25

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 25
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2017

See also: Michigan state legislative special elections, 2017

A special election for the position of Michigan House of Representatives District 1 took place on November 7, 2017. A primary election took place on August 8, 2017. The filing deadline was April 25, 2017.

The seat became vacant on February 7, 2017, when Brian Banks (D) resigned after pleading guilty to a misdemeanor that involved falsifying financial information in order to apply for a loan.

Tenisha Yancey defeated Sandra Bucciero, Ronald Diebel, John Donahue, Burgess Foster, Kirkland Garey, Keith Hollowell, Justin Johnson, Gowana Mancill Jr., Pamela Sossi, and Washington Youson in the Democratic primary. Mark Corcoran defeated William Phillips in the Republican primary. Yancey defeated Corcoran and Libertarian Gregory Creswell in the special election.

Michigan House of Representatives, District 1, Special Election, 2017
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Tenisha Yancey	71.6%	7,266
	Republican	Mark Corcoran	25.1%	2,551
	Libertarian	Gregory Creswell	3.3%	334
	Democratic	William Phillips (write-in)	0%	1
Total Votes				10,152
Source: Michigan Department of State

Michigan House of Representatives, District 1 Democratic Primary, 2017
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Tenisha Yancey	33%	2,215
Pamela M. Sossi	30.1%	2,017
Sandra Bucciero	14.2%	956
Justin Johnson	9.2%	615
Washington Youson	6.2%	415
Keith D. Hollowell	2.2%	150
Kirkland W. Garey	1.6%	107
Burgess Dwight Foster	1.2%	78
John William Donahue	1.1%	76
Gowana Mancill, Jr.	0.7%	45
Ronald D. Diebel	0.5%	36
Total Votes		6,710
Source: Michigan Department of State

Michigan House of Representatives, District 1 Republican Primary, 2017
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Mark Corcoran	74.4%	819
William Phillips	25.6%	282
Total Votes		1,101
Source: Michigan Department of State

2016

See also: Michigan's 14th Congressional District election, 2016

Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Democratic. Incumbent Brenda Lawrence (D) defeated Howard Klausner (R), Gregory Creswell (L), and Marcia Squier (G) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Lawrence defeated Terrance Morrison and Vanessa Moss in the Democratic primary on August 2, 2016.

U.S. House, Michigan District 14 General Election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Brenda Lawrence Incumbent	78.5%	244,135
	Republican	Howard Klausner	18.7%	58,103
	Libertarian	Gregory Creswell	1.6%	4,893
	Green	Marcia Squier	1.2%	3,843
Total Votes				310,974
Source: Michigan Secretary of State

U.S. House, Michigan District 14 Democratic Primary, 2016

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Brenda Lawrence Incumbent	87.4%	55,544
Terrance Morrison	8.3%	5,253
Vanessa Moss	4.4%	2,770
Total Votes		63,567
Source: Michigan Secretary of State

2014

See also: Michigan's 9th Congressional District elections, 2014

Creswell ran in the 2014 election for the U.S. House to represent Michigan's 9th District. He was defeated by incumbent Sandy Levin (D) in the general election on November 4, 2014.

U.S. House, Michigan District 9 General Election, 2014

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Sander Levin Incumbent	60.4%	136,342
	Republican	George Brikho	36.1%	81,470
	Libertarian	Gregory Creswell	2.1%	4,792
	Green	John McDermott	1.4%	3,153
Total Votes				225,757
Source: Michigan Secretary of State

2012

See also: Michigan's 5th Congressional District elections, 2012

Creswell was defeated by Democrat Dan Kildee. Creswell ran in the 2012 election for the U.S. House to represent Michigan's 5th District. Creswell ran as a Libertarian candidate. He faced Jim Slezak (R), Dan Kildee (D) and David Davenport (I) in the general election on November 6, 2012.

U.S. House, Michigan District 5 General Election, 2012

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Dan Kildee	65%	214,531
	Republican	Jim Slezak	31.5%	103,931
	Libertarian	Gregory Creswell	1.5%	4,990
	Independent	David Davenport	2%	6,694
Total Votes				330,146
Source: Michigan Secretary of State "Official Election Results, 2012 General Election"

Campaign themes

2022

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Gregory Creswell completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Creswell's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.

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Who are you? Tell us about yourself.

(Detroit, MI) Chadsey High School grad/1975; Married/1982; 1/son; 1/daughter; 1/grand-daughter; hired/1975; retired/2021; Libertarian Party member/1992; Brass Roots (pro-gun group) founding member/1994.

Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

• Repealing the No-Fault Law.
• Defend/Support Gun Rights.
• Repealing ALL taxes within the borders of MI.

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

Reducing the power of all politicians, within MI, to control residents. And to reduce their access to our income/property. Ending abortion except to save the life of the mother.

What do you believe are the core responsibilities for someone elected to this office?

To defend individual rights and the free market.

What was your very first job? How long did you have it?

Paper boy. For about 18 months.

What is your favorite book? Why?

it's a three way tie:

My Grandfather's Son: A Memoir by Clarence Thomas

Dear Father, Dear Son: Two Lives…Eight Hours by Larry Elder

Extraordinary, Ordinary People: A Memoir of Family by Condoleeza Rice

All three revealed their family members and their life's story.

What is something that has been a struggle in your life?

I am a stutter.

What do you perceive to be your state's greatest challenges over the next decade?

Reducing the power, control socialism has over this state's (and local) government and it's citizens. Also it's access to our income/property.

Do you believe that it’s beneficial for state legislators to have previous experience in government or politics?

No!

What process do you favor for redistricting?

A square grid with equal number of citizens within every district.

Tell us your favorite joke.

Our house phone rings:

me: Hello...

caller: May I please speak to Mrs. Creswell

me: She is not home right now, I am her ball and chain may I help you...

caller: chuckles or laughs...

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2020

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