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Charles Bell (Michigan)

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Charles Bell
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Charles Bell was a 2016 Democratic candidate for District 4 of the Michigan House of Representatives.

Campaign themes

2016

Bell's campaign website highlighted the following issues:[1]

K-12 educational outcomes

  • Excerpt: "The data on K-12 educational outcomes highlighted a troubling trend in our community and intervention from the state of Michigan has not produced favorable results. I firmly believe we MUST invest in the success of our children and Detroiters must fight to regain control of our schools."

Auto insurance rates

  • Excerpt: "No fault insurance has plagued the City of Detroit for decades and we must reduce auto insurance rates."

School to prison pipeline

  • Excerpt: "I believe we can provide a high quality education to our students and reduce the use of school suspension by fostering a "college oriented culture" very early in the K-12 education system."

Higher education

  • Excerpt: "Rising tuition costs coupled with the burden of student loans has created a dire outlook for many WSU students and I believe it is time for students to start fighting back! Together we can pressure our government to pass legislation that benefits our students."

Mass incarceration

  • Excerpt: "The best intervention for mass incarceration is prevention! We must work to inspire our youth to pursue their education and provide sound guidance to prevent black youth from experiencing interaction with law enforcement."

Government transparency

  • Except: "As Michigan moves forward, elected officials must not be permitted to hide behind the very laws that were put in place to ensure government transparency."

Gender pay gap

  • Excerpt: "As a social inequality researcher, I am deeply committed to solving social problems and I look forward to bringing this issue to the forefront of our legislature."

Veteran affairs

  • Excerpt: "I believe our veterans deserve much better resources and I look forward to fighting for them in Lansing."

Elections

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 Rose Mary Robinson defeated Matt Schonert and Dan Finn in the Michigan House of Representatives District 4 general election.[2]

Michigan House of Representatives, District 4 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Rose Mary Robinson Incumbent 91.93% 24,970
     Republican Matt Schonert 5.14% 1,397
     Green Dan Finn 2.93% 796
Total Votes 27,163
Source: Michigan Secretary of State


The following candidates ran in the Michigan House of Representatives District 4 Democratic primary.[3][4]

Michigan House of Representatives, District 4 Democratic Primary, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Rose Mary Robinson Incumbent 57.95% 3,249
     Democratic Charles Bell 6.46% 362
     Democratic Mohammed Hassan 5.69% 319
     Democratic Quincy Jones 20.96% 1,175
     Democratic Jumar Motley 2.82% 158
     Democratic Tracy Russell 4.76% 267
     Democratic Abraham Shaw 1.37% 77
Total Votes 5,607


Matt Schonert ran unopposed in the Michigan House of Representatives District 4 Republican primary.[3][4]

Michigan House of Representatives, District 4 Republican Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Republican Green check mark transparent.png Matt Schonert  (unopposed)

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Footnotes

  1. ↑ Charles Bell for State Representative House District 4, "Platform," accessed June 17, 2016
  2. ↑ Michigan Secretary of State, "2016 official general election results," accessed May 2, 2017
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Michigan Secretary of State, "2016 Michigan Candidate Listing," accessed April 22, 2016
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Michigan Secretary of State, "2016 Michigan Election Results," accessed August 2, 2016


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