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Brandon Dillon
Brandon Dillon is a former Democratic member of the Michigan House of Representatives, representing District 75 from 2010 to August 3, 2015. He resigned after he was elected chairman of the Michigan Democratic Party.[1]
Dillon previously served on the Kent County Commission.
Committee assignments
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Dillon served on the following committees:
| Michigan committee assignments, 2015 |
|---|
| • Appropriations |
2013-2014
At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Dillon served on the following committees:
| Michigan committee assignments, 2012 |
|---|
| • Appropriations |
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Dillon served on the following committees:
| Michigan committee assignments, 2011 |
|---|
| • Appropriations |
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
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. Incumbent Brandon Dillon was unopposed in the Democratic primary. John Lohrstorfer was unopposed in the Republican primary. Dillon defeated Lohrstorfer in the general election.[2][3][4][5]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic |  Brandon Dillon Incumbent |
73.8% | 12,393 | |
| Republican | John Lohrstorfer | 26.2% | 4,405 | |
| Total Votes | 16,798 | |||
2012
Dillon won re-election in the 2012 election for Michigan House of Representatives District 75. He defeated Andrew J. Garlick in the August 7 Democratic primary and defeated Nathan Sneller (R) in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[6]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Brandon Dillon Incumbent |
75.8% | 23,593 | |
| Republican | Nathan Sneller | 24.2% | 7,540 | |
| Total Votes | 31,133 | |||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
|
Brandon Dillon Incumbent |
82.8% | 2,721 |
| Andrew Garlick | 17.2% | 564 |
| Total Votes | 3,285 | |
2010
Dillon won election to the District 75 seat in 2010. He had no primary opposition. He defeated Bing Goei in the general election on November 2, 2010.[7][8]
| Michigan House of Representatives, District 75 General election (2010) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Brandon Dillon (D)
|
13,682 | |||
| Bing Goei (R) | 13,020 | |||
| Larry DeLeon (L) | 463 | |||
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.[9]
January 2011 - March 2012
Brandon Dillon received a 14% rating on the January 2011 - March 2012 Tea Party Scorecard.[9]
2016 Democratic National Convention
- Delegate to the 2016 DNC (click to expand)
- See also: Democratic National Convention, 2016
Brandon Dillon Democratic National Convention, 2016 Status: Superdelegate State: Michigan Supporting: Hillary Clinton Delegates to the DNC 2016 Calendar and delegate rules overview • Types of delegates • State election law and delegates • Superdelegates by state Dillon was a superdelegate to the 2016 Democratic National Convention from Michigan.[10] Dillon was one of 17 superdelegates from Michigan. Superdelegates to the 2016 Democratic National Convention were not bound by the results of their state’s primary or caucus results to support a specific presidential candidate. Dillon supported Hillary Clinton for the Democratic nomination.[11]Clinton formally won the Democratic nomination for president on July 26, 2016.[12]
What is a superdelegate?
Superdelegates in 2016 were automatic delegates to the Democratic National Convention, meaning that, unlike regular delegates, they were not elected to this position. Also unlike regular delegates, they were not required to pledge their support to any presidential candidate, and they were not bound by the results of their state's presidential primary election or caucus. In 2016, superdelegates included members of the Democratic National Committee, Democratic members of Congress, Democratic governors, and distinguished party leaders, including former presidents and vice presidents. All superdelegates were free to support any presidential candidate of their choosing at the 2016 Democratic National Convention.[13]
Michigan primary results
- See also: Presidential election in Michigan, 2016
Bernie Sanders defeated Hillary Clinton in the Michigan Democratic primary election. Polling in early March and late February showed Clinton with a lead over Sanders ranging from 11 to more than 30 points. But, as Ballotpedia senior writer Jim Barnes wrote in an analysis leading up to March 8, "Michigan has a history of delivering presidential primary upsets." Sanders won 50 to 48 percent.
Exit poll data, a representative sampling of voters as they left their precinct polling stations, showed that several major voting groups were sharply divided between Clinton and Sanders. Clinton won women 51 to 46 percent, while Sanders won college graduates 51 to 48 percent and voters without college degrees 49 to 48 percent. Voters with incomes under $50,000 supported Sanders over Clinton 51 to 46 percent. Voters with incomes above $50,000 backed him 50 to 49 percent. With other groups, the divide was more significant. Clinton won older voters 61 to 36 percent and African-Americans 65 to 31 percent. Sanders, on the other hand, outperformed Clinton with white voters 57 to 41 percent and younger voters 67 to 32 percent. Voters between the ages of 18 and 24 backed him over Clinton 87 to 13 percent. Fifty-eight percent of Democratic primary voters in Michigan said international trade "takes away U.S. jobs." Sanders, who took stances against international trade agreements such as the Trans-Pacific Partnership, won a majority of those voters.[14] 130 pledged delegates were at stake. For more on Sanders' win, see How Sanders won Michigan.Michigan Democratic Primary, 2016 Candidate Vote % Votes Delegates Bernie Sanders 49.7% 598,943 67 Hillary Clinton 48.3% 581,775 63 Martin O'Malley 0.2% 2,363 0 Roque De La Fuente 0.1% 870 0 Other 1.8% 21,601 0 Totals 1,205,552 130 Source: Michigan Secretary of State and The New York Times Delegate allocation
Michigan had 147 delegates at the 2016 Democratic National Convention. Of this total, 130 were pledged delegates. National party rules stipulated how Democratic delegates in all states were allocated. Pledged delegates were allocated to a candidate in proportion to the votes he or she received in a state's primary or caucus. A candidate was eligible to receive a share of the state's pledged delegates if he or she won at least 15 percent of the votes cast in the primary or caucus. There were three types of pledged Democratic delegates: congressional district delegates, at-large delegates, and party leaders and elected officials (PLEOs). Congressional district delegates were allocated proportionally based on the primary or caucus results in a given district. At-large and PLEO delegates were allocated proportionally based on statewide primary results.[15][16]
Seventeen party leaders and elected officials served as unpledged delegates. These delegates were not required to adhere to the results of a state's primary or caucus.[15][17]
Personal
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Dillon has two children.
Noteworthy events
Recall efforts
In early September 2011, a recall petition was being circulated against Dillon for his vote against a bill that would have shortened unemployment benefits.[18] In a September 27 hearing before the Kent County Election Commission, the recall language was approved by the commission by a 3-0 vote.
The claim made on the petition, that he voted against HB 4408, however, was false. Dillon voted for the bill but against amendments that would have reduced unemployment benefits from 26 to 20 weeks. The elections board concluded that their role was to determine if the language was clear, not if it was true. Panel Chairman and Kent County Probate Judge David Murkowski explained, “The standard to review a petition is lenient to very lenient. I don't know what we would do if we had a petition that said Mr. Dillon killed the Lindbergh baby. There isn't a standard of absurdity.”[19]
Dillon appealed the ruling, but Kent County Circuit Judge George Buth upheld the decision of the commission. However, the GOP ended their efforts for a recall in November.[20]
Recall supporters had 90 days to collect 6,845 signatures from within the district in order to get the recall on the ballot.
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term Brandon + Dillon + Michigan + Legislature
See also
- Michigan State Legislature
- Michigan House of Representatives
- House Committees
- Michigan state legislative districts
External links
- Profile from Open States
- Profile from Vote-USA
- Campaign contributions: 2010
Footnotes
- ↑ Detroit Free Press, "Dillon will leave his state House seat effective Aug. 3," accessed July 14, 2015
- ↑ 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
- ↑ Associated Press, "Michigan - Summary Vote Results," accessed August 7, 2012
- ↑ Michigan Secretary of State, "State Representative," accessed March 23, 2014
- ↑ Michigan Secretary of State, "State Representative," accessed March 23, 2014
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Michigan Votes, "Tea Party Scorecard Jan 2011-Mar 2012," accessed June 25, 2012
- ↑ Ballotpedia's list of superdelegates to the 2016 Democratic National Convention is based on our own research and lists provided by the Democratic National Committee to Vox.com in February 2016 and May 2016. If you think we made an error in identifying superdelegates, please send an email to editor@ballotpedia.org.
- ↑ MLive, “Time to unite around Hillary Clinton, Michigan Democrats say,” June 11, 2016
- ↑ To find out which candidate a superdelegate supported, Ballotpedia sought out public statements from the superdelegate in other media outlets and on social media. If we were unable to find a public statement that clearly articulated which candidate the superdelegate supported at the national convention, we listed that superdelegate as "unknown." If you believe we made an error in identifying which candidate a superdelegate supported, please email us at editor@ballotpedia.org.
- ↑ Congressional Research Service, "The Presidential Nominating Process and the National Party Conventions, 2016: Frequently Asked Questions," December 30, 2015
- ↑ CNN, "Michigan exit polls," March 8, 2016
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 Democratic National Committee, "2016 Democratic National Convention Delegate/Alternate Allocation," updated February 19, 2016
- ↑ The Green Papers, "2016 Democratic Convention," accessed May 7, 2021
- ↑ Democratic National Committee's Office of Party Affairs and Delegate Selection, "Unpledged Delegates -- By State," May 27, 2016
- ↑ MLive, "State Rep. Brandon Dillon says recall petition is a GOP effort to 'distract' Democratic lawmakers," September 13, 2011
- ↑ MLive, "Kent County Elections Board approves recall petition language targeting State Rep. Brand Dillon," September 27, 2011
- ↑ MLive, "State Rep. Brandon Dillon looks forward to 'normal' re-election campaign after GOP drops recall threat," November 22, 2011
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Robert Dean (D) |
Michigan House of Representatives District 75 2011–August 3, 2015 |
Succeeded by David LaGrand (D) |
