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Andrew Robert Cissell
Andrew Cissell was a 2014 Democratic candidate for District 27 of the Michigan House of Representatives.[1]
Cissell was a 2012 Democratic candidate for District 27 of the Michigan House of Representatives.
Campaign themes
2014
Cissell's website highlighted the following campaign themes:[2]
Economy
- Excerpt: "Andrew feels that Michigan’s economy would prosper by embracing the necessary environmental consciousness that would spur growth by creating development opportunities for the benefit of all economic classes. Andrew believes in supporting emerging renewable energy technology for the purpose of local economic growth and environmental responsibility."
Environment
- Excerpt: "Support of the local and global environment, both through industrial regulation and green development, Andrew believes, shows respect for the global environment while leading to a better quality of life for each local individual simultaneously breaking the cycle of passing environmental issues to the next generation."
Education
- Excerpt: "Andrew believes that financing our education system should be the top priority for the growth of our state so that our youth will become competitive in an emerging global market. The future success of our state depends upon changing the dynamic of the current system to refocus on the importance of giving our future generations an advantage over competing climates."
Corrections
- Excerpt: "Michigan has a lobbyist-driven economy of its own in corrections which encourages the judicial system to imprison citizens and adopt harsher penalties"
Elections
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. Robert Wittenberg defeated Andrew Cissell, Joe McHugh, Rudy Serra and Kelli Williams in the Democratic primary. Michael Ryan defeated Mark Manier in the Republican primary. Wittenberg defeated Ryan in the general election.[3][4][1][5]
Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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Democratic | ![]() |
75.6% | 23,756 | |
Republican | Michael Ryan | 24.4% | 7,671 | |
Total Votes | 31,427 |
Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
---|---|---|
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67.1% | 1,382 |
Mark Manier | 32.9% | 678 |
Total Votes | 2,060 |
2012
Cissell ran in the 2012 election for Michigan House of Representatives District 27. He was defeated by incumbent Ellen Cogen Lipton in the Democratic primary on August 7.[6]
Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
---|---|---|
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83.7% | 9,465 |
Andrew Cissell | 16.3% | 1,848 |
Total Votes | 11,313 |
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term "Andrew + Cissell + Michigan + House"
See also
- Michigan House of Representatives
- Michigan House of Representatives District 27
- Michigan House of Representatives elections, 2014
- Michigan State Legislature
External links
- Official campaign website
- Legislative Profile from Project Vote Smart
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Profile from Vote-USA
- Andrew Cissell on Facebook
- Andrew Cissell on Twitter
- OpenSecrets
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Michigan Secretary of State, "2014 Official Michigan Primary Candidate Listing," accessed May 27, 2014
- ↑ andrewcissell2014.com, "Issues," accessed July 28, 2014
- ↑ 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 General Candidate Listing," accessed September 8, 2014
- ↑ Michigan Department of State, "2012 Official Michigan Primary Candidate Listing," accessed June 6, 2012