Bruce Rendon

Bruce Rendon

Republican Party

Prior offices

Michigan House of Representatives District 103

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Elections and appointments

Last election

August 7, 2018

Education

Associate

Ferris State University

Contact

Personal website

Personal Facebook

Bruce Rendon (Republican Party) was a member of the Michigan House of Representatives, representing District 103. Rendon assumed office on January 1, 2011. Rendon left office in 2017.

Rendon (Republican Party) ran for election to the Michigan State Senate to represent District 35. Rendon lost in the Republican primary on August 7, 2018.

Rendon is a former Republican member of the Michigan House of Representatives, representing District 103 from 2010 to 2017.

Rendon did not seek re-election to the Michigan House of Representatives in 2016 because he was term-limited.

Biography

Rendon earned his associate degree in Architectural Design and Drafting from Ferris State University in 1978. His professional experience includes working as the owner and operator of Rendon Quality Construction, Inc., and for Blink Lumber.

Committee assignments

2015 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Rendon served on the following committees:

Michigan committee assignments, 2015
• Agriculture
• Commerce and Trade
• Natural Resources, Majority Vice Chair
• Tourism and Outdoor Recreation, Chair

2013-2014

At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Rendon served on the following committees:

2011-2012

In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Rendon served on the following committees:

Michigan committee assignments, 2011
• Agriculture
• Families and Children's Services
• Intergovernmental and Regional Affairs
• Regulatory Reform

Campaign themes

2014

Rendon's website highlighted the following campaign themes:

Jobs for Michigan

• Excerpt: "As an employer for the past 28 years here in the 103rd District I know first hand what it takes to create real jobs in our communities. This is the number one issue facing Michigan's strained economy."

Private Property Rights

• Excerpt: "We must protect private property rights so each owner can use their land they have spent years paying taxes on and maintaining. Many land use restrictions go too far and ultimately devalue their land."

Right to Life

• Excerpt: "There is no middle ground for me on this issue. It is not up to us as a society to decide if we can take a human life. This is God’s gift to create a new life."

Second Amendment – The Right to Bear Arms

• Excerpt: "Hunting and our 2nd Amendment rights are not only a large part of our state’s economy, they are a part of our national heritage."

Healthcare

• Excerpt: "Affordable health insurance is a basic quality of life each citizen has to expect."

Note: Rendon's campaign themes did not change from 2012.

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

2018

See also: Michigan State Senate elections, 2018

General election

General election for Michigan State Senate District 35

Curt VanderWall defeated Mike Taillard and Timothy Coon in the general election for Michigan State Senate District 35 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Curt VanderWall (R)	63.2	73,688
		Mike Taillard (D)	34.2	39,923
	Submit photo	Timothy Coon (L)	2.6	3,031

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 116,642 (100.00% precincts reporting)
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Michigan State Senate District 35

Mike Taillard advanced from the Democratic primary for Michigan State Senate District 35 on August 7, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Mike Taillard	100.0	19,768

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 19,768
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Michigan State Senate District 35

Curt VanderWall defeated Bruce Rendon, Ray Franz, and Cary Urka in the Republican primary for Michigan State Senate District 35 on August 7, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Curt VanderWall	48.9	19,713
		Bruce Rendon	24.4	9,832
		Ray Franz	23.4	9,424
	Submit photo	Cary Urka	3.2	1,307

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 40,276
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Libertarian primary election

Libertarian primary for Michigan State Senate District 35

Timothy Coon advanced from the Libertarian primary for Michigan State Senate District 35 on August 7, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Timothy Coon	100.0	167

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 167
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2016

See also: Michigan House of Representatives 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 Bruce Rendon (R) did not seek re-election because of term-limits.

Daire Rendon defeated Jordan Stancil in the Michigan House of Representatives District 103 general election.

Michigan House of Representatives, District 103 General Election, 2016
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Daire Rendon	58.30%	25,988
	Democratic	Jordan Stancil	41.70%	18,589
Total Votes				44,577
Source: Michigan Secretary of State

Jordan Stancil defeated Robyn Pillinger Daniels, Brad Richards and Tim Schaiberger in the Michigan House of Representatives District 103 Democratic primary.

Michigan House of Representatives, District 103 Democratic Primary, 2016
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Jordan Stancil	44.56%	2,096
	Democratic	Robyn Pillinger Daniels	19.01%	894
	Democratic	Brad Richards	15.07%	709
	Democratic	Tim Schaiberger	21.36%	1,005
Total Votes				4,704

Daire Rendon defeated Vijay Kumar in the Michigan House of Representatives District 103 Republican primary.

Michigan House of Representatives, District 103 Republican Primary, 2016
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Daire Rendon	81.24%	11,423
	Republican	Vijay Kumar	18.76%	2,637
Total Votes				14,060

2014

See also: Michigan House of Representatives 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. James Cromwell was unopposed in the Democratic primary. Incumbent Bruce Rendon defeated Dave Ryan in the Republican primary. Rendon then defeated Cromwell and Brad Richards (I) in the general election.

Michigan House of Representatives, District 103 General Election, 2014

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Bruce Rendon Incumbent	60.5%	18,457
	Democratic	James Cromwell	34.1%	10,396
	Independent	Brad Richards	5.4%	1,659
Total Votes				30,512

Michigan House of Representatives, District 103 Republican Primary, 2014

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Bruce Rendon Incumbent	74.2%	8,042
Dave Ryan	25.8%	2,792
Total Votes		10,834

2012

See also: Michigan House of Representatives elections, 2012

Rendon won re-election in the 2012 election for Michigan House of Representatives District 103. He defeated Matthew Sherman and Brenton Weiss in the August 7 Republican primary and defeated Lon Johnson (D) in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.

Michigan House of Representatives, District 103, General Election, 2012

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Bruce Rendon Incumbent	52.8%	23,308
	Democratic	Lon Johnson	47.2%	20,832
Total Votes				44,140

Michigan House of Representatives, District 103 Republican Primary, 2012

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Bruce Rendon Incumbent	72.1%	7,840
Matthew Sherman	16.4%	1,783
Brenton Weiss	11.5%	1,256
Total Votes		10,879

2010

See also: Michigan House of Representatives elections, 2010

Rendon won election to the District 103 seat in 2010. He defeated Phil Bendily, Larry Boyce, Tony Gojcaj, Dave Ryan, Susan Vick and Charles Webb in the August 3 Republican primary. He defeated Van Sheltrown (D) in the general election on November 2, 2010.

Michigan House of Representatives, District 103 General election (2010)
Candidates		Votes
Bruce Rendon (R)		19,930
Van Sheltrown (D)		11,958

Campaign finance summary

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Bruce Rendon campaign contribution history

Year	Office	Status	Contributions	Expenditures
2018	Michigan State Senate District 35	Lost primary	$91,649	N/A**
2014	Michigan House of Representatives, District 103	Won	$89,854	N/A**
2012	Michigan State House, District 103	Won	$361,046	N/A**
2010	Michigan State House, District 103	Won	$106,113	N/A**
2004	Michigan State House, District 103	Lost	$166,557	N/A**
Grand total			$815,219	N/A**
Sources: OpenSecrets,  Federal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

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.

January 2011 - March 2012

Bruce Rendon received a 71% rating on the January 2011 - March 2012 Tea Party Scorecard.

Endorsements

2014

In 2014, Rendon's endorsements included:

• Right to Life of Michigan

Personal

Note: Please contact us if the personal information below requires an update.
Rendon and his wife, Darie, have two children. He has served president of the local home builders association, and regional president and treasurer of the Michigan Association of Home Builders.

See also

• Michigan State Senate elections, 2018
• Michigan State Legislature
• Michigan House of Representatives
• House Committees
• Michigan state legislative districts

External links

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• Search Google News for this topic
• Office website
• Profile from Open States
• Profile from Vote-USA
• Biography from Project Vote Smart
• Legislative Profile from Project Vote Smart
• Campaign contributions: 2010

Footnotes

Political offices
Preceded by Joel Sheltrown (D)	Michigan House of Representatives District 103 2011 – 2017	Succeeded by Daire Rendon (R)

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