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Brendan Cowley
Brendan Cowley (Republican Party) ran for election to the Michigan House of Representatives to represent District 20. He lost in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Cowley completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Brendan Cowley graduated from Catholic Central High School. He earned a bachelor's degree from the Culinary Institute of America in 2010. His career experience includes working as a software developer.[1]
Elections
2024
See also: Michigan House of Representatives elections, 2024
General election
General election for Michigan House of Representatives District 20
Incumbent Noah Arbit defeated Brendan Cowley in the general election for Michigan House of Representatives District 20 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Noah Arbit (D) | 53.2 | 31,764 |
 | Brendan Cowley (R)  | 46.8 | 27,909 | |
| Total votes: 59,673 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 20
Incumbent Noah Arbit advanced from the Democratic primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 20 on August 6, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Noah Arbit | 100.0 | 11,560 |
| Total votes: 11,560 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 20
Brendan Cowley defeated Hermon Barbe in the Republican primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 20 on August 6, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Brendan Cowley | 56.7 | 2,688 |
 | Hermon Barbe | 43.3 | 2,051 | |
| Total votes: 4,739 | |||
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Campaign finance
Endorsements
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Brendan Cowley completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Cowley's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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- Priority #1: Personal Autonomy I believe that the individual is intelligent and when given enough information, they can make the best decisions for their own life. At every opportunity I will be crafting or promoting legislation that will cement the ability for constituents to make their own decisions.
- Priority #2: Parental Rights Children should not be able to make permanent, life altering decisions for themselves, with consequences they cannot understand. Across the board there is an assault on parental rights, including their right to know about the health and well-being of their children. I will work towards ensuring that parental rights are protected and enshrined in our legislation.
- Priority #3: Fiscal Responsibility We deserve to have our tax money spent frugally and on things that will produce the greatest improvement for our lives. I believe that we must implement a zero-based budgeting system. Zero-based budgeting means that we start at $0 and each line item in the state's budget will have to be reviewed/justified each year. This does not mean automatic cuts to necessary social programs; if anything this will give us an opportunity to address obvious shortcomings because we'll be reviewing and debating them annually. This also means it will be immensely more difficult for politicians to spend billions of dollars on pork and pet projects.
"The 5000 Year Leap" by W. Cleon Skousen
-Make decisions that enable THEM to make decisions for themselves.
-Remove roadblocks that impede people's opportunities for prosperity (for example: it takes a ridiculous amount of training to get certain licenses from the state. 1600 hours for a barbers license. Why?)
-Stay educated on prevalent issues and current affairs.
"What happens when you cross a t-rex with a pig?"
Is this a serious question? We should be applying a fine-toothed comb to everything.
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Campaign finance summary
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on August 31, 2024
