Martin Knollenberg
| Martin Knollenberg | |
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| Michigan House of Representatives District 41 | |
| Former member | |
| In office | |
| 2007 - 2013 | |
| Party | Republican |
| Compensation | |
| Base salary | $71,865/year |
| Per diem | $10,800 yearly expense allowance |
| Elections and appointments | |
| Last election | November 2, 2010 |
| First elected | 2006 |
| Term limits | 3 terms |
| Education | |
| Bachelor's | Albion College |
| Personal | |
| Place of birth | Detroit, MI |
| Profession | Small Business Owner |
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"Marty" is the son of former U.S. Congressman Joe Knollenberg, who represented Michigan's 9th congressional district from 1993 until 2009.
Knollenberg was elected to the State House in 2006 and re-elected in 2008.
He previously served as an Oakland County Commissioner from 2002 to 2004 and Oakland County Parks and Recreation commissioner from 2004 to 2006.
Committee assignments
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Knollenberg served on these committees:
2009-2010
In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Knollenberg served on these committees:
2007-2008
- Commerce
- Education
- Transportation and Public Transit Subcommittee
Issues
Presidential preference
2012
Martin Knollenberg endorsed Mitt Romney in the 2012 presidential election. [1]
Voting record
Key votes of 2009-2010
- Click below to see how this representative voted.
- 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 Martin Knollenberg’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 Martin Knollenberg’s 31 missed roll-call votes
Elections
2012
Kollenberg is not running for re-election to the House in 2012.
2010
Knollenberg won re-election to the District 41 Seat in 2010. He had no primary opposition. He defeated Ed Spillers (D) in the general election on November 2, 2010.
| Michigan House of Representatives, District 41 General election (2010) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
 Martin Knollenberg (R)
|
22,751 | |||
| Ed Spillers (D) | 11,571 | |||
2008
On November 04, 2008, Martin Knollenberg ran for District 41 of the Michigan House of Representatives, beating Evan Treharne. [2]
Martin Knollenberg raised $161,083 for his campaign.[3]
| Michigan House of Representatives, District 41 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Martin Knollenberg (R)
|
27,211 | |||
| Evan Treharne (D) | 19,649 | |||
2006
In the August 2006 primary, Knollenberg faced Clawson School Board Trustee and attorney Mike Bosnic. Knollenberg won by a 53.5-46.5% margin. The contest was labeled by Michigan Information & Research Service (MIRS), a Lansing-insider political publication, as the fourth most interesting primary in Michigan.
Knollenberg defeated Democratic college student Eric Gregory in the November general election by a 58-42% margin. Knollenberg was one of few Republicans to garner a greater percentage of votes in his 2006 general election than he or his predecessor did in 2004, overcoming the largely anti-Republican sentiment of the election.
2004
Knollenberg was also a candidate for election in the 2004 Republican primary for the 41st District House seat, being vacated by term-limited representative John Pappageorge. He faced former-State Representative Bob Gosselin who was running for his final term after leaving office in 2002 to run for state Senate, and upstart candidate Mike Bosnic.
Gosselin, who had built a reputation in the legislature as a conservative lawmaker who espoused family values, was the subject of Knollenberg's campaign mailings announcing a 1998 arrest in an undercover prostitution sting and a previous conviction where Gosselin had plead out. The 1998 solicitng charges against Gosselin were dismissed.
Bosnic was also a subject of Knollenberg's literature. He was accused by Knollenberg of accepting an illegal $2,500 contribution from the Heroes of Public * Education, which was then a new PAC subject to a smaller campaign contribution limit. Campaign finance reports later revealed that the Secretary of State required Bosnic to repay $2,000 dollars of the donations because it exceeded campaign limits.
Despite Pappageorge's endorsement of Knollenberg and the charges against Gosselin, the August primary was won by Gosselin with 38% of the vote, with Knollenberg garnering 29% and Bosnic 28%.
Campaign donors
2010
In 2010, Knollenberg received $58,840 in campaign donations. The largest contributors are listed below.[4]
| Michigan House of Representatives 2010 election - Campaign Contributions | |
|---|---|
| Top contributors to Martin Knollenberg's campaign in 2010 | |
| Knollenberg Leadership Fund | $5,000 |
| Knollenberg For Congress Cmte | $5,000 |
| Michigan Prosperity Fund | $4,075 |
| Common Sense Leadership PAC | $2,500 |
| UPS | $2,000 |
| Total Raised in 2010 | $58,840 |
2008
In 2008 Martin Knollenberg collected $161,083 in donations. [5]
His six largest contributors in 2008 were:
| Donor | Amount |
|---|---|
| House Republican Campaign Committee | $49,701 |
| Michigan Beer & Wine Wholesalers Association | $4,020 |
| DTE Energy | $3,900 |
| Michigan Chamber of Commerce | $3,450 |
| UPS | $3,000 |
| Knollenberg Leadership Fund | $3,000 |
Recent news
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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.[6]
January 2011 - March 2012
Martin Knollenberg received a 77% rating on the January 2011 - March 2012 Tea Party Scorecard.[6]
Campaign contributions
Contributions Report from Michigan Secretary of State
External links
- Marty Knollenberg's campaign website
- Michigan Legislature - Representative Martin Knollenberg
- Project Vote Smart legislative profile
- Project Vote Smart biography
- Michigan Votes - Martin Knollenberg
- Campaign Contributions: 2008, 2006
- Marty Knollenberg on Twitter
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 House of Representatives official election results for 2008
- ↑ [http://www.followthemoney.org/database/StateGlance/candidate.phtml?c=106733 Follow the Money's report on Knollenberg's 2008 campaign contributions]
- ↑ Follow the Money - 2010 contributions
- ↑ 2008 contributors to Martin Knollenberg
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Michigan Votes, "Tea Party Scorecard Jan 2011-Mar 2012," accessed June 22, 2012
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