Andrea LaFontaine
Andrea LaFontaine is a former Republican member of the Michigan House of Representatives, representing District 32 from 2010 to 2017. Beginning in the 2015 session, LaFontaine served as Deputy Majority Whip until she left office.
LaFontaine did not seek re-election to the Michigan House of Representatives in 2016 because she was term-limited.
Biography
LaFontaine earned her B.A. in political science and M.P.A. from Central Michigan University in 2009 and 2011, respectively. Her professional experience includes working as a legislative assistant.
Committee assignments
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, LaFontaine served on the following committees:
| Michigan committee assignments, 2015 |
|---|
| • Energy Policy |
| • Financial Liability Reform |
| • Government Operations |
| • Insurance |
| • Natural Resources, Chair |
2013-2014
At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, LaFontaine served on the following committees:
| Michigan committee assignments, 2012 |
|---|
| • Insurance |
| • Judiciary |
| • Natural Resources, Chair |
| • Regulatory Reform |
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, LaFontaine served on the following committees:
| Michigan committee assignments, 2011 |
|---|
| • Agriculture |
| • Insurance |
| • Intergovernmental and Regional Affairs |
2009-2010
In the 2009-2010 legislative session, LaFontaine served on the following committees:
| Michigan committee assignments, 2009 |
|---|
| • Agriculture |
| • Insurance |
| • Local, Intergovernmental, and Regional Affairs |
Campaign themes
2012
LaFontain's website highlighted the following campaign themes:[1]
Jobs & The Economy
- Excerpt: "Michigan has dramatically improved our tax and regulatory environment, and today, our unemployment rate is at 8.3%, the lowest rate since July 2008. This is real progress, however there is still more work to be done."
Taxes & Fiscal Responsibility
- Excerpt: "I believe that you know how to spend your hard earned dollars much better than the government, and will work hard to reduce your tax burden, including speeding up the rollback of Michigan’s income tax rate."
Education
- Excerpt: "Every child in Michigan should be given an opportunity to succeed. That is why I voted in favor of legislation that empowers parents to make decisions on behalf of their children."
Life
- Excerpt: "I am 100% Pro-Life and I do not support abortion under any circumstances. I am proud to be the ONLY candidate endorsed by Michigan Right to Life."
Insurance
- Excerpt: "I do not support Obamacare, and have opposed its implementation in Michigan. Hardworking taxpayers across Michigan have faced increasing health insurance premiums, and the Obamacare plan does nothing to address these problems – in fact premiums are rising."
Voting record details
- List of all of Andrea LaFontaine’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).
Sponsored legislation
The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.
Elections
2016
Elections for the Michigan House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election was held on August 2, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was April 19, 2016. Incumbent Andrea LaFontaine (R) did not seek re-election because of term-limits.
Pamela Hornberger defeated Paul Manley in the Michigan House of Representatives District 32 general election.[2]
| Michigan House of Representatives, District 32 General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Pamela Hornberger |
63.66% | 25,629 | |
| Democratic | Paul Manley | 36.34% | 14,631 | |
| Total Votes | 40,260 | |||
| Source: Michigan Secretary of State | ||||
Paul Manley ran unopposed in the Michigan House of Representatives District 32 Democratic primary.[3][4]
| Michigan House of Representatives, District 32 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | Paul Manley (unopposed) | |
Pamela Hornberger defeated Michael Shmina and Justin Tranchita in the Michigan House of Representatives District 32 Republican primary.[3][4]
| Michigan House of Representatives, District 32 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Pamela Hornberger |
40.12% | 2,777 | |
| Republican | Michael Shmina | 32.64% | 2,259 | |
| Republican | Justin Tranchita | 27.24% | 1,885 | |
| Total Votes | 6,921 | |||
2014
Elections for the Michigan House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election was held on August 5, 2014, and a general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was April 22, 2014. Pamela Kraft was unopposed in the Democratic primary. Incumbent Andrea LaFontaine was unopposed in the Republican primary. LaFontaine defeated Kraft in the general election.[5][6][7][8]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Andrea LaFontaine Incumbent |
62.1% | 16,218 | |
| Democratic | Pamela Kraft | 37.9% | 9,915 | |
| Total Votes | 26,133 | |||
2012
LaFontaine won re-election in the 2012 election for Michigan House of Representatives District 32. She defeated Michael Shmina in the August 7 Republican primary and defeated Sheri Smith (D) in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[9][10]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Andrea LaFontaine Incumbent |
58.6% | 22,842 | |
| Democratic | Sheri Smith | 41.4% | 16,122 | |
| Total Votes | 38,964 | |||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
|
Andrea LaFontaine Incumbent |
71.7% | 5,033 |
| Michael Shmina | 28.3% | 1,983 |
| Total Votes | 7,016 | |
2010
LaFontaine won election to the District 32 seat in 2010. She defeated Galen Johnson, David Novak and Michael Shmina in the August 3 Republican primary. She defeated Jennifer Haase (D) in the general election on November 2, 2010.[11][12]
| Michigan House of Representatives, District 32 General election (2010) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Andrea LaFontaine (R)
|
16,101 | |||
| Jennifer Haase (D) | 14,354 | |||
| Scott Dudek (L) | 1,367 | |||
Campaign finance summary
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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.[13]
January 2011 - March 2012
Andrea LaFontaine received a 75% rating on the January 2011 - March 2012 Tea Party Scorecard.[13]
Endorsements
2014
In 2014, LaFontaine's endorsements included the following:
- Right to Life of Michigan[14]
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term Andrea + LaFontaine + Michigan + Legislature
See also
- Michigan State Legislature
- Michigan House of Representatives
- House Committees
- Michigan state legislative districts
External links
- Office website
- Official campaign website
- Profile from Open States
- Profile from Vote-USA
- Voting Record on MichiganVotes.org
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Legislative profile from Project Vote Smart
- Campaign contributions: 2010
Footnotes
- ↑ "votelafontaineE," Official Campaign Website
- ↑ Michigan Secretary of State, "2016 official general election results," accessed May 2, 2017
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Michigan Secretary of State, "2016 Michigan Candidate Listing," accessed April 22, 2016
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Michigan Secretary of State, "2016 Michigan Election Results," accessed August 2, 2016
- ↑ Michigan Secretary of State, "Representative in State Legislature," accessed August 6, 2014
- ↑ Michigan Secretary of State, "Representative in State Legislature," accessed December 5, 2014
- ↑ Michigan Secretary of State, "2014 Official Michigan Primary Candidate Listing," accessed May 27, 2014
- ↑ Michigan Secretary of State, "2014 Official Michigan General Candidate Listing," accessed September 8, 2014
- ↑ Michigan Department of State, "Election Results - Primary Election - August 07, 2012," accessed January 3, 2015
- ↑ Michigan Department of State, "Election Results - General Election - November 06, 2012," accessed November 29, 2014
- ↑ Michigan Secretary of State, "State Representative," accessed March 23, 2014
- ↑ Michigan Secretary of State, "State Representative," accessed March 23, 2014
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 Michigan Votes, "Tea Party Scorecard Jan 2011-Mar 2012," accessed June 22, 2012
- ↑ Right to Life of Michigan, "Elections," accessed June 18, 2014
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Jennifer Haase (D) |
Michigan House of Representatives District 32 2011–2017 |
Succeeded by Pamela Hornberger (R) |
