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Tim Greimel
| Tim Greimel | ||
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| Michigan House of Representatives District 29 | ||
| Incumbent | ||
| In office | ||
| 2012-Present | ||
| Term ends | ||
| January 1, 2015 | ||
| Years in position | 1 | |
| Party | Democratic | |
| Compensation | ||
| Base salary | $71,685/year | |
| Per diem | $10,800 yearly expense allowance | |
| Elections and appointments | ||
| Last election | November 6, 2012 | |
| First elected | February 28, 2012 | |
| Next election | November 4, 2014 | |
| Term limits | 3 terms | |
| Websites | ||
| Office website | ||
| Campaign website | ||
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He was first elected in the February 28, 2012 special election. The special election was called to fill the vacancy created when Tim Melton (D) resigned in August to take a position at StudentsFirst, a group promoting public education reform.[1]
Greimel was also a Democratic candidate for District 29 in 2010. However, Greimel withdrew from the race prior to the primary on August 3, 2010.
Issues
Campaign themes
Greimel's website highlights the following campaign themes:[2]
Creating Jobs And Improving Our Economy
- Excerpt:"Preserving job-creating tax incentives like the film tax credit."
strengthening Our Neighborhoods
- Excerpt:"Protecting revenue sharing for our local communities to keep police on the streets and firefighters on the job."
investing In Education
- Excerpt:"Fighting to make school funding more equal."
Committee assignments
2013-2014
At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Greimel served on the following committees:
| Michigan Committee Assignments, 2012 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| • Government Operations | ||||
Elections
2012
General
Greimel won re-election in the 2012 election for Michigan House of Representatives District 29. He ran unopposed in the August 7 Democratic primary and defeated Brian Stebick (R) in the general election which took place on November 6, 2012.[3]
| Michigan House of Representatives, District 29, General Election, 2012 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Tim Greimel Incumbent |
77.4% | 25,577 | |
| Republican | Brian Stebick | 22.6% | 7,467 | |
| Total Votes | 33,044 | |||
Special
Greimel defeated Bob Gray (R) in the special election on February 28, 2012. Greimel won by a margin of 7,056-2,114. Both candidates won contested primaries on November 8, 2011.[4][5]
| Michigan House of Representatives, District 29, Special Election, 2012 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Tim Greimel |
76.9% | 7,056 | |
| Republican | Bob Gray | 23.1% | 2,114 | |
| Total Votes | 9,170 | |||
Campaign donors
2012
Campaign donor information is not yet available for this year.
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External links
- Official campaign website
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Legislative profile from Project Vote Smart
- Tim Greimel on Facebook
- Tim Greimel on Twitter
References
- ↑ Mlive, "Auburn Hills state Rep. Tim Melton will resign to take job with national education group," August 30, 2011
- ↑ "timgreimel," Official Campaign Website
- ↑ Michigan Department of State "2012 Unofficial Michigan Primary Candidate Listing," Accessed June 5, 2012
- ↑ Michigan Department of State, "2011 Unofficial Michigan Special Primary Election Results," Accessed November 16, 2011
- ↑ Michigan Secretary of State, 29th District, Unofficial election results, accessed February 29, 2012
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