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Bradford Jacobsen
Bradford Jacobsen (b. January 18, 1957) is a former Republican member of the Michigan House of Representatives, representing District 46 from 2010 to 2017.
Jacobsen did not seek re-election to the Michigan House of Representatives in 2016 because he was term-limited.
Jacobsen has served as an Oakland County Commissioner, Oxford Township trustee, chair of the Lake Orion Downtown Development Authority and a member of the Oxford Emergency Safety Authority.
Biography
Jacobsen earned his B.A. in Political Economics and Business from the James Madison College at Michigan State University. His professional experience includes working as the Vice President of Jacobsen's Flowers.
Committee assignments
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Jacobsen served on the following committees:
| Michigan committee assignments, 2015 |
|---|
| • Communications and Technology, Chair |
| • Elections |
| • Energy Policy |
| • Government Operations, Chair |
| • Transportation and Infrastructure |
2013-2014
At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Jacobsen served on the following committees:
| Michigan committee assignments, 2012 |
|---|
| • Education |
| • Energy and Technology |
| • Government Operations, Vice chair |
| • Judiciary |
| • Transportation and Infrastructure |
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Jacobsen served on the following committees:
| Michigan committee assignments, 2011 |
|---|
| • Energy and Technology |
| • Judiciary |
| • Oversight and Investigations, Vice chair |
| • Transportation |
Campaign themes
2014
Jacobsen's website highlighted the following campaign themes:[1]
Fighting Obamacare
- Excerpt: "We are working very hard to keep the federal government out of our residents healthcare. By passing the Healthy Michigan plan our legislature kept over 300,000 of our friends and neighbors off of Obamacare's failed health exchanges."
Roads
- Excerpt: "Making all road agencies perform to their highest level means that more dollars actually go towards fixing roads. Clear and easy travel allows for faster commerce, job creation, and economic growth. We will also focus on developing a road funding system that is fair to all road users without dramatically increases taxes on our residents."
Budgets
- Excerpt: "We have eliminated our 'structural deficit' and are focused on providing high quality services at the lowest cost. Every taxpayer deserves to have their tax dollars respected and pledge to make sure that happens."
Government Reform
- Excerpt: "Late in 2011, I sponsored and passed a bill to amend Michigan's 100 year old Worker's Compensation System (House Bill 5002). This bill has allowed for modernization of the state agency that runs Worker's Compensation including electronic record keeping, better transparency, and faster claims processing. "
Jobs
- Excerpt: "As a small business owner, I know that when businesses pay less in taxes they hire and retain more employees. I was very happy to eliminate the MBT as your State Representative."
Voting record details
- List of all of Brad Jacobsen’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 Bradford Jacobsen (R) did not seek re-election because of term-limits.
John Reilly defeated David Lillis in the Michigan House of Representatives District 46 general election.[2]
| Michigan House of Representatives, District 46 General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  John Reilly |
69.31% | 33,073 | |
| Democratic | David Lillis | 30.69% | 14,642 | |
| Total Votes | 47,715 | |||
| Source: Michigan Secretary of State | ||||
David Lillis ran unopposed in the Michigan House of Representatives District 46 Democratic primary.[3][4]
| Michigan House of Representatives, District 46 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | David Lillis (unopposed) | |
John Reilly defeated Joe Kent in the Michigan House of Representatives District 46 Republican primary.[3][4]
| Michigan House of Representatives, District 46 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | John Reilly |
50.12% | 6,460 | |
| Republican | Joe Kent | 49.88% | 6,429 | |
| Total Votes | 12,889 | |||
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. David Lillis was unopposed in the Democratic primary. Incumbent Bradford Jacobsen defeated John Reilly in the Republican primary. Jacobsen defeated Lillis in the general election.[5][6][7][8]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Bradford Jacobsen Incumbent |
69.2% | 21,513 | |
| Democratic | David Lillis | 30.8% | 9,597 | |
| Total Votes | 31,110 | |||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
|
Bradford Jacobsen Incumbent |
56% | 5,551 |
| John Reilly | 44% | 4,367 |
| Total Votes | 9,918 | |
2012
Jacobsen won election in the 2012 election for Michigan House of Representatives District 46. He ran unopposed in the August 7 Republican primary and defeated Daniel Sargent (D) in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[9]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Bradford Jacobsen Incumbent |
63.7% | 27,764 | |
| Democratic | Daniel Sargent | 36.3% | 15,810 | |
| Total Votes | 43,574 | |||
2010
Jacobsen won election to the District 46 seat in 2010. He defeated Daniel Myslakowski and Gary Warner in the August 3 Republican primary. He defeated David Lillis (D) in the general election on November 2, 2010.[10][11]
| Michigan House of Representatives, District 46 General election (2010) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Bradford Jacobsen (R)
|
24,363 | |||
| David Lillis (D) | 9,241 | |||
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.[12]
January 2011 - March 2012
Bradford Jacobsen received a 75% rating on the January 2011 - March 2012 Tea Party Scorecard.[12]
Endorsements
2014
In 2014, Jacobsen's endorsements included the following:
- Right to Life of Michigan[13]
Personal
Note: Please contact us if the personal information below requires an update.
Jacobsen and his wife, Teri, have three children.
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term Bradford + Jacobsen + 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
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Legislative profile from Project Vote Smart
- Campaign contributions: 2010
Footnotes
- ↑ bradfordjacobsen.com, "Issues," accessed July 29, 2014
- ↑ 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, "2012 Official Michigan Primary Candidate Listing," accessed June 5, 2012
- ↑ Michigan Secretary of State, "State Representative," accessed March 23, 2014
- ↑ Michigan Secretary of State, "State Representative," accessed March 23, 2014
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 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 James Marleau (R) |
Michigan House of Representatives District 46 2011–2017 |
Succeeded by John Reilly (R) |
