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Harvey Santana
| Harvey Santana | ||
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| Michigan House of Representatives District 9 | ||
| Incumbent | ||
| In office | ||
| January 1. 2011-Present | ||
| Term ends | ||
| January 1, 2015 | ||
| Years in position | 2 | |
| Party | Democratic | |
| Compensation | ||
| Base salary | $71,685/year | |
| Per diem | $10,800 yearly expense allowance | |
| Elections and appointments | ||
| First elected | November 6, 2012 | |
| Next election | November 4, 2014 | |
| Term limits | 3 terms | |
| Education | ||
| Bachelor's | Eastern Michigan University | |
| Master's | Eastern Michigan University | |
| Military service | ||
| Service/branch | United States Navy | |
| Websites | ||
| Office website | ||
| Personal website | ||
| Campaign website | ||
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Santana is a U.S. Navy veteran, and has served in Operation Desert Shield/Desert Storm and relief efforts in Bosnia, Somalia and Haiti. He has also worked as a transportation planner for an engineering firm.
Santana attended Henry Ford Community College. He graduated from Eastern Michigan University in 1999 with a Bachelor's degree in Political Science, and later with a Master's degree in Public Administration in 2005.
Issues
Campaign themes
A questionnaire distributed by the League of Women Voters asked the candidates to provide information about their legislative priorities and proposed actions regarding those priorities. Santana gave the following response:[1]
- Decrease the corrections budget while increasing the public education budget
- Expanding the current HYTA law up to age 26 and expand public work programs to provide an alternative to expensive incarceration.
"I have introduced bill 5214 to this effect."
- Amend the Michigan Constitution allowing for a graduated State income tax along the lines of the one Ohio has
"I will introduce a bill to this effect."
Committee assignments
2013-2014
At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Santana served on the following committees:
| Michigan Committee Assignments, 2012 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| • Commerce | ||||
| • Michigan Competitiveness | ||||
| • Military and Veterans Affairs, Vice-chair | ||||
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Santana served on these committees:
| Michigan Committee Assignments, 2011 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| • Agriculture, Vice-chair | ||||
| • Energy and Technology | ||||
2009-2010
In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Santana served on these committees:
| Michigan Committee Assignments, 2009 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| • Agriculture, Vice-chair | ||||
| • Energy and Technology | ||||
Elections
2012
Santana won re-election in the 2012 election for Michigan House of Representatives District 9. He defeated Hussein Berry and William Scott Phillips in the August 7 Democratic primary and defeated Rene Simpson (R) in the general election which took place on November 6, 2012.[2]
| Michigan House of Representatives, District 9, General Election, 2012 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Harvey Santana Incumbent |
95.3% | 32,063 | |
| Republican | Rene Simpson | 4.7% | 1,567 | |
| Total Votes | 33,630 | |||
| Michigan House of Representatives, District 9 Democratic Primary, 2012 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|
Harvey Santana Incumbent |
65.7% | 4,875 |
| Hussein Berry | 17.2% | 1,275 |
| William Scott Phillips | 17.1% | 1,267 |
| Total Votes | 7,417 | |
2010
Santana won election to the District 10 Seat in 2010. He defeated Mia Griller, Khalid Irvin, Quentin Mallory, Stacy Pugh, David Stephen, Angela Stotts-McClary, Sean Thomas and Angy Webb in the August 3 Democratic primary. He defeated Jasmine Ford (R) in the general election on November 2, 2010.
| Michigan House of Representatives, District 10 General election (2010) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Harvey Santana (D)
|
14,017 | |||
| Jasmine Ford (R) | 896 | |||
More voting record details
- List of all of Harvey Santana'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, Santana raised $41,724 in contributions. [3]
His five largest contributors were:
| Donor | Amount |
|---|---|
| Santana, Harvey Santana | $5,190 |
| Santana, Sylvia | $5,000 |
| Declare Michigan Pac | $2,000 |
| MDP Hispanic Latino Caucus Pac | $1,500 |
| Michigan Auto Workers | $1,500 |
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
Harvey Santana received a 12% rating on the January 2011 - March 2012 Tea Party Scorecard.[4]
Personal
Santana and his wife Sylvia have one child.
Recent news
This section displays the most recent stories in a google news search for the term Harvey + Santana + Michigan + Legislature
- All stories may not be relevant to this page due to the nature of the search engine.
Harvey Santana News Feed
- Supporters stage rally for Logan's Law - Port Huron Times Herald
- Legislation would create animal abuse registry in Michigan - Oakland Press
- Michigan Bill Punishes Animal Abusers - Global Animal
- Michigan bill would create 1st statewide registry for convicted animal abusers ... - The Grand Rapids Press - MLive.com
- Legislature Against Animal Abusers - WLNS
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External links
- Official Biography
- Voting Record on MichiganVotes.org
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Legislative profile from Project Vote Smart
- Campaign contributions: 2010
- Official Campaign Website
- Santana on Facebook
- Follow Santana on Twitter
References
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| Preceded by Shanelle Jackson (D) |
Michigan House of Representatives District 9 2013–present |
Succeeded by NA |
| Preceded by Gabriel Leland (D) |
Michigan House of Representatives District 10 2011–2013 |
Succeeded by Phil Cavanagh (D) |
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