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Beth McGill-Rizer
Beth McGill-Rizer (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Michigan House of Representatives to represent District 101. She lost in the general election on November 3, 2020.
McGill-Rizer completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Beth McGill-Rizer was born in Lansing, Michigan. She obtained a bachelor's degree from Michigan State University in 1990. She served in the U.S. Army from 1983 to 1984. Her professional experience includes working in medical transcription and as a certified pharmacy technician. McGill-Rizer received career training at the Capital Area Career Center as a medical assistant. She worked in a hospital pharmacy, was promoted to a trainer, and then began a consulting business.[1]
McGill-Rizer is involved with PFLAG Manistee, the Mason County Democratic Party, the Michigan Democratic Party (MDP), the MDP Rural Caucus, and the MDP Progressive Caucus.[1]
Elections
2020
See also: Michigan House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for Michigan House of Representatives District 101
Incumbent Jack O'Malley defeated Beth McGill-Rizer in the general election for Michigan House of Representatives District 101 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Jack O'Malley (R) | 60.6 | 36,577 |
 | Beth McGill-Rizer (D)  | 39.4 | 23,746 | |
| Total votes: 60,323 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 101
Beth McGill-Rizer defeated Cary Urka in the Democratic primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 101 on August 4, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Beth McGill-Rizer | 78.9 | 9,000 |
| Cary Urka | 21.1 | 2,411 | ||
| Total votes: 11,411 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 101
Incumbent Jack O'Malley defeated Carolyn Cater in the Republican primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 101 on August 4, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jack O'Malley | 86.8 | 14,581 |
| Carolyn Cater | 13.2 | 2,224 | ||
| Total votes: 16,805 | |||
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Campaign finance
Endorsements
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Campaign themes
2020
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Ballotpedia survey responses
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Beth McGill-Rizer completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by McGill-Rizer's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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I graduated from the Capital Area Career Center, Lansing Community College, and Michigan State University. I'm a retired pharmacy technician trainer. I owned Business Development Services, training physicians, dentists, and realtors in the use of handheld technology. I live in Ludington with my husband, Max Rizer. We have three adult children.
- Put Michigan on the road to economic recovery with good union jobs while rebuilding our infrastructure.
- Improve rural health care, keep our hospitals open, recruit, and retain health care providers, reduce drug costs, and address the opioid crisis.
- Support our schools. Provide quality education that meets national standards, reflects our values, supports educators, and increase wages.
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See also
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes
