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Patrick Colbeck
| Patrick Colbeck | ||
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| Michigan State Senate District 7 | ||
| 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 | ||
| First elected | November 2, 2010 | |
| Next election | November 4, 2014 | |
| Term limits | 2 terms (8 years) | |
| Education | ||
| Bachelor's | University of Michigan | |
| Master's | University of Michigan | |
| Personal | ||
| Profession | Businessman | |
| Websites | ||
| Office website | ||
| Campaign website | ||
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Colbeck has more than 20 years of professional experience in the Aerospace, Defense, Pharmaceutical, Healthcare, Telecommunications, Automotive, Information Technology and financial services fields. Alongside his work as a Senator, Colbeck is an independent management consultant and president of Perspective Shifts, LLC since 2004. In 2007, Patrick formed Tek Made Easy, a web hosting services company.
Colbeck graduated from the University of Michigan with Bachelor's and Master's degrees in Aerospace Engineering. He has also studied at the University of Alabama in Huntsville, Michigan State University, and the International Space University in Strasbourg, France.
Committee assignments
2013-2014
At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Colbeck served on the following committees:
| Michigan Committee Assignments, 2012 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| • Appropriations | ||||
| • Education | ||||
| • Reforms, Restructuring and Reinventing, Vice-chair | ||||
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Colbeck served on these committees:
| Michigan Committee Assignments, 2011 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| • Appropriation | ||||
| • Education | ||||
| • Reforms, Restructuring and Reinventing, Vice-chair | ||||
Elections
2010
- See also: Michigan State Senate elections, 2010
Colbeck won election to the 7th District of the Michigan State Senate in 2010. He defeated Democrat Kathleen Law, Libertarian Marlin Brandys, and Independents Michael Kheibari and John Stewart in the November 2 general election.[1]
| Michigan State Senate, District 7 General election (2010) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
 Patrick Colbeck (R)
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40,122 | |||
| Kathleen Law (D) | 2,895 | |||
| John Stewart (I) | 2,895 | |||
| Marlin Brandys (L) | 2,895 | |||
| Michael Kheibari (I) | 2,895 | |||
Campaign donors
2012
Campaign donor information is not yet available for this year.
2010
In 2010, Colbeck raised $239,514 in contributions. [2]
His two largest contributors were:
| Donor | Amount |
|---|---|
| Senate Republican Campaign Cmte Of Michigan | $44,548 |
| Colbeck, Patrick J | $14,638 |
Recent news
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Patrick Colbeck News Feed
- Speedway Assistance: Public Safety or Corporate Welfare? - Michigan Capitol Confidential
- Medicaid expansion remains big question mark as Michigan budget debate ... - MLive.com
- Michigan GOP, organized labor at odds over prevailing wage law - MLive.com
- Canton Connection - Hometownlife.com
- 'America did not reject conservatism,' South Carolina guv tells local GOP - Hometownlife.com
- Sides make their cases on school bond - Hometownlife.com
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Recall efforts
Recall language targeting Colbeck for his support of the Emergency financial manager law was approved by the Wayne County Clerks office in mid-August 2011. Petitioners had 180 days to gather 27,300 signatures in order to trigger a recall election.[3] Recall organizer Mary Kelley said, "Our wording is simple. People don't want an unelected bureaucrat running their cities or schools."[4]
The effort failed to collect enough signatures to put the recall on the November 2011 ballot.
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
Patrick Colbeck received a 71% rating on the January 2011 - March 2012 Tea Party Scorecard.[5]
Personal
Colbeck has a wife, Angie.
External links
- Colbeck for Michigan Senate 2010
- Senate website
- Project Vote Smart biography
- Project Vote Smart legislative profile
- Campaign Contributions: 2010
- Facebook profile
References
- ↑ Official Election Results from 2010 State Senate races
- ↑ 2010 contributions
- ↑ Northville Patch, "The Recall Process," September 15, 2011
- ↑ Northville Patch, "Colbeck Recall Petition Approved But Will It Yield Results?," September 15, 2011
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Michigan Votes, "Tea Party Scorecard Jan 2011-Mar 2012," accessed June 22, 2012
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