Wayne Schmidt
| Wayne Schmidt | ||
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| Michigan House of Representatives District 104 | ||
| Incumbent | ||
| In office | ||
| 2009-Present | ||
| Term ends | ||
| January 1, 2015 | ||
| Years in position | 4 | |
| Party | Republican | |
| Compensation | ||
| Base salary | $71,685/year | |
| Per diem | $10,800 yearly expense allowance | |
| Elections and appointments | ||
| Last election | November 6, 2012 | |
| First elected | 2008 | |
| Next election | November 4, 2014 | |
| Term limits | 3 terms | |
| Websites | ||
| Office website | ||
| Campaign website | ||
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Rep. Schmidt attended the University of Chicago, majoring in economics and public policy and is a graduate of the Michigan State University Political Leadership Program. Schmidt is a 42-year-old (10/6/66) lifelong resident of Traverse City. He and his wife Kathleen have two children, Danny and Ryan.
Committee assignments
2013-2014
At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Schmidt served on the following committees:
| Michigan Committee Assignments, 2012 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| • Commerce | ||||
| • Energy and Technology | ||||
| • Financial Liability Reform | ||||
| • Transportation and Infrastructure, Chair | ||||
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Schmidt served on these committees:
| Michigan Committee Assignments, 2011 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| • Health Policy | ||||
| • Natural Resources, Tourism, and Outdoor Recreation | ||||
| • Transportation | ||||
2009-2010
In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Schmidt served on these committees:
| Michigan Committee Assignments, 2009 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| • Energy and Technology | ||||
| • Great Lakes and Environment | ||||
| • Intergovernmental and Regional Affairs | ||||
| • Transportation | ||||
Issues
Presidential preference
2012
Wayne Schmidt 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 Wayne Schmidt’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 Wayne Schmidt’s 1 missed roll-call votes
Elections
2012
Schmidt won re-election in the 2012 election for Michigan House of Representatives District 104. He defeated Jason R. Gillman in the August 7 Republican primary and defeated Betsy Coffia (D) in the general election which took place on November 6, 2012.[2][3]
| Michigan House of Representatives, District 104, General Election, 2012 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Wayne Schmidt Incumbent |
56.5% | 26,042 | |
| Democratic | Betsy Coffia | 43.5% | 20,049 | |
| Total Votes | 46,091 | |||
| Michigan House of Representatives, District 104 Republican Primary, 2012 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|
Wayne Schmidt Incumbent |
65.2% | 8,357 |
| Jason Gillman | 34.8% | 4,455 |
| Total Votes | 12,812 | |
2010
Schmidt won re-election to the District 104 Seat in 2010. He defeated Glen Lile in the August 3 Republican primary. He faced no opposition in the general election on November 2, 2010.
| Michigan House of Representatives, District 104 General election (2010) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Wayne Schmidt (R)
|
23,460 | |||
| John Scrudato (D) | 10,950 | |||
| Megan Crandall (I) | 4,391 | |||
2008
On November 04, 2008, Wayne Schmidt ran for District 104 of the Michigan House of Representatives, beating Roman Grucz and Dan McDougall. [4]
Wayne Schmidt raised $111,986 for his campaign.[5]
| Michigan House of Representatives, District 104 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Wayne Schmidt (R)
|
29,120 | |||
| Roman Grucz (D) | 23,468 | |||
| Dan McDougall (L) | 2,069 | |||
Campaign donors
2012
Campaign donor information is not yet available for this year.
2010
In 2010, Schmidt received $85,809 in campaign donations. The largest contributors are listed below.[6]
| Michigan House of Representatives 2010 election - Campaign Contributions | |
|---|---|
| Top contributors to Wayne Schmidt's campaign in 2010 | |
| Schmidt, Wayne A | $7,400 |
| DTE Energy | $2,450 |
| Michigan Automobile Dealers Association | $2,400 |
| Michigan Association Of Realtors | $1,800 |
| Blue Cross Blue Shield Of Michigan | $1,700 |
| Total Raised in 2010 | $85,809 |
2008
In 2008 Wayne Schmidt collected $111,986 in donations. [7]
His five largest contributors in 2008 were:
| Donor | Amount |
|---|---|
| Grand Traverse Republican Comm | $5,000 |
| Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan | $4,000 |
| Cox 5200 Club | $3,750 |
| Hildenbrand Leadership Fund | $2,500 |
| Michigan Electric Cooperative Association | $2,100 |
Campaign contributions
Contributions Report from Michigan Secretary of State
Recent news
This section displays the most recent stories in a google news search for the term Wayne + Schmidt + Michigan + Legislature
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Wayne Schmidt News Feed
- Roads, infrastructure in need of more funding now - Cadillac News (subscription)
- State Roundup - Annuity Outlook Magazine
- What about schools, cities? Lost revenue a sticking point in Michigan airport ... - MLive.com
- Michigan road funding: House panel debates 20% registration fee increase ... - MLive.com
- Michigan road funding: Will partisan political fighting derail policy debate? - MLive.com
- Medicaid Expansion Debate Gets Local - Traverse City Ticker
- More Than 'Immigrant Angst,' A Universal Pain - KERA 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.[8]
January 2011 - March 2012
Wayne Schmidt received a 67% rating on the January 2011 - March 2012 Tea Party Scorecard.[8]
External links
- Rep. Schmidt's website
- Legislative profile from Project Vote Smart
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Michigan Votes - Wayne Schmidt
- Campaign Contributions: 2008
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
- ↑ Michigan House of Representatives official election results for 2008
- ↑ Follow the Money's report on Schmidt's 2008 campaign contributions
- ↑ Follow the Money - 2010 contributions
- ↑ 2008 contributors to Wayne Schmidt
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Michigan Votes, "Tea Party Scorecard Jan 2011-Mar 2012," accessed June 25, 2012
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