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Tory Rocca
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| Tory Rocca | ||
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| Michigan State Senate District 10 | ||
| 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) | |
| Prior offices | ||
| Michigan House of Representatives | ||
| 2004 – 2010 | ||
| Education | ||
| Bachelor's | University of Michigan | |
| Master's | University of Michigan (1995) | |
| J.D. | University Of Michigan Law School (1999) | |
| Personal | ||
| Birthday | 1973 | |
| Place of birth | Sterling Heights, Michigan | |
| Profession | Attorney | |
| Websites | ||
| Office website | ||
| Campaign website | ||
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Rocca is an attorney, and has been involved in business and product liability law.
Rocca is a graduate of the University of Michigan, where he received his law degree.
Committee assignments
2013-2014
At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Rocca served on the following committees:
| Michigan Committee Assignments, 2012 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| • Banking & Financial Institution | ||||
| • Families, Seniors and Human Services, Vice-chair | ||||
| • Judiciary | ||||
| • Regulatory Reform, Chair | ||||
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Rocca served on these committees:
| Michigan Committee Assignments, 2011 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| • Banking & Financial Institution | ||||
| • Families, Seniors and Human Services, Vice-chair | ||||
| • Judiciary | ||||
| • Regulatory Reform, Chair | ||||
2009-2010
In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Rocca served on these committees:
| Michigan Committee Assignments, 2009 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| • Insurance | ||||
| • Judiciary | ||||
| • Regulatory Reform, Vice-chair | ||||
Issues
Legislation
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 Tory Rocca’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 Tory Rocca’s 0 missed roll-call votes
Elections
2010
Rocca won election to the 10th District of the Michigan State Senate in 2010. He defeated Democrat Paul Gieleghem in the November 2 general election.[1]
| Michigan State Senate, District 10 General election (2010) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
 Tory Rocca (R)
|
44,486 | |||
| Paul Gieleghem (D) | 37,369 | |||
2008
On November 04, 2008, Tory Rocca ran for District 30 of the Michigan House of Representatives, beating Grant Hughes. [2]
Tory Rocca raised $31,108 for his campaign.[3]
| Michigan House of Representatives, District 30 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Tory Rocca (R)
|
25,713 | |||
| Grant Hughes (D) | 17,150 | |||
Campaign donors
2010
In 2010, Rocca raised $255,322 in contributions. [4]
His four largest contributors were:
| Donor | Amount |
|---|---|
| Senate Republican Campaign Cmte Of Michigan | $82,569 |
| Cmte To Elect Tory Rocca | $64,647 |
| Kahn Leadership Fund | $10,000 |
| Richardville Leadership Fund | $10,000 |
2008
In 2008 Tory Rocca collected $31,108 in donations. [5]
His five largest contributors in 2008 were:
| Donor | Amount |
|---|---|
| Operating Engineers Local 324 | $5,000 |
| Michigan Beer & Wine Wholesalers Association | $4,840 |
| Michigan Education Association | $4,175 |
| Michigan Automobile Dealers Association | $2,500 |
| Michigan Trial Lawyer Association | $1,900 |
Campaign contributions
Contributions Report from Michigan Secretary of State
Recent news
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Tory Rocca News Feed
- Workers comp for firefighter cancer? Michigan bill would treat disease as ... - MLive.com
- Michigan firefighters seek workers' comp for cancer - Detroit Free Press
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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
Tory Rocca received a 48% rating on the January 2011 - March 2012 Tea Party Scorecard.[6]
External links
- Tory Rocca's campaign website
- Senate website
- Project Vote Smart legislative profile
- Project Vote Smart biography
- Michigan Votes - Tory Rocca
- Campaign Contributions: 2010, 2008, 2006, 2004
References
- ↑ Official Election Results from 2010 State Senate races
- ↑ Michigan House of Representatives official election results for 2008
- ↑ Follow the Money's report on Rocca's 2008 campaign contributions
- ↑ 2010 contributions
- ↑ 2008 contributors to Tory Rocca
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Michigan Votes, "Tea Party Scorecard Jan 2011-Mar 2012," accessed June 22, 2012
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by Mickey Switalski |
Michigan State Senate District 10 2011–present |
Succeeded by NA |
| Preceded by - |
Michigan House of Representatives District 30 2005–2011 |
Succeeded by Jeff Farrington |
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