Kurt Damrow
| Kurt Damrow | |
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| Michigan House of Representatives District 84 | |
| Incumbent | |
| In office | |
| 2011 - 2013 | |
| Party | Republican |
| Elections and appointments | |
| Last election | November 6, 2012 |
| First elected | November 2, 2010 |
| Term limits | 3 terms |
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Contents |
Damrow is a retired Michigan Air National Guardsman. He was formerly a county commissioner.
Damrow graduated from Spec's Howard School of Broadcast Arts and the Nashville Auctioneering Institute.
Committee assignments
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Damrow served on these committees:
- Judiciary
- Military and Veterans Affairs and Homeland Security, Chair
- Natural Resources, Tourism, and Outdoor Recreation
Issues
Presidential preference
2012
Kurt Damrow endorsed Mitt Romney in the 2012 presidential election. [1]
Elections
2012
Damrow was in the Republican primary on August 7 by Dan Grimshaw.[2][3]
| Michigan House of Representatives, District 84 Republican Primary, 2012 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Dan Grimshaw |
44.2% | 4,002 |
| Kurt Damrow Incumbent | 35.8% | 3,238 |
| Sami Khoury | 20% | 1,813 |
| Total Votes | 9,053 | |
2010
Damrow won election to the District 84 Seat in 2010. He had no primary opposition. He defeated Terry Brown (D) in the general election on November 2, 2010.
| Michigan House of Representatives, District 84 General election (2010) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Kurt Damrow (R)
|
15,183 | |||
| Terry Brown (D) | 15,153 | |||
Campaign donors
2010
In 2010, Damrow raised $7,785 in contributions. [4]
His largest contributor was the Michigan Chamber of Commerce, which donated $1,000 to his campaign.
Recall efforts
On June 1, 2011, Jack Jensen filed language with the Huron County Clerk seeking the recall of Damrow from office, citing failure by Damrow to properly report campaign finance information, as well as supporting legislation that could hurt families, seniors, schools and local government. The clerk held a hearing on June 13 to determine if the language submitted “is or is not of sufficient clarity to enable the officer whose recall is sought and the electors to identify the course of conduct which is the basis for the recall.”[5]
At that meeting the election commission rejected the language for being too editorialized.[6] Jensen submitted new, less complicated language, which was unanimously approved at a meeting on June 30. Organizers announced they would immediately begin collecting the 7,679 signatures necessary for a recall.[7]
The recall campaign aimed to have the signatures collected by August 5 in order to make the November ballot, but fell short. They then attempted to collect the signatures by September 28 in order to put a vote for recall on the February 2012 ballot[8] but the effort failed.
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.[9]
January 2011 - March 2012
Kurt Damrow received a 75% rating on the January 2011 - March 2012 Tea Party Scorecard.[9]
Personal
Damrow and his wife Kim have two children.
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External links
- House website
- Project Vote Smart biography
- Project Vote Smart legislative profile
- Campaign contributions: 2010
References
- ↑ 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
- ↑ Michigan Department of State, Official 2012 Primary Results
- ↑ Associated Press "Michigan - Summary Vote Results," Accessed August 7, 2012
- ↑ 2010 contributions
- ↑ Huron Daily Tribune, "Effort to recall Damrow," June 1, 2011
- ↑ Huron Daily Tribune, "New language filed to recall Damrow," June 15, 2011
- ↑ MLive, "Petition language approved in bid to recall State Rep. Kurt Damrow," July 1, 2011
- ↑ Huron Daily Tribune, "Despite missing first deadline, Damrow recall effort will go on," August 6, 2011
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Michigan Votes, "Tea Party Scorecard Jan 2011-Mar 2012," accessed June 25, 2012
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| Preceded by Terry Brown (D) |
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Succeeded by Terry Brown (D) |
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