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Christine Morse
Christine Morse (Democratic Party) was a member of the Michigan House of Representatives, representing District 40. She assumed office on January 1, 2023. She left office on January 1, 2025.
Morse (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the Michigan House of Representatives to represent District 40. She did not appear on the ballot for the Democratic primary on August 6, 2024.
Biography
Christine Morse was born in Tecumseh, Michigan. Morse earned a bachelor's degree in political science from Michigan State University and a law degree from Wayne State University. Her career experience includes working as an attorney.[1][2] Morse has served on the Kalamazoo Land Bank Board, the Southcentral Michigan Planning Council, the Texas Township Flooding Task Force, the South Drake Road Corridor Improvement Authority, and Portage Central Performing Arts.[1]
Committee assignments
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2023-2024
Morse was assigned to the following committees:
2021-2022
Morse was assigned to the following committees:
Sponsored legislation
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Elections
2024
Christine Morse did not file to run for re-election.
2022
See also: Michigan House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for Michigan House of Representatives District 40
Incumbent Christine Morse defeated Kelly Sackett in the general election for Michigan House of Representatives District 40 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Christine Morse (D) ![]() | 58.6 | 25,989 |
![]() | Kelly Sackett (R) ![]() | 41.4 | 18,338 |
Total votes: 44,327 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 40
Incumbent Christine Morse advanced from the Democratic primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 40 on August 2, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Christine Morse ![]() | 100.0 | 9,767 |
Total votes: 9,767 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 40
Kelly Sackett advanced from the Republican primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 40 on August 2, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Kelly Sackett ![]() | 100.0 | 8,177 |
Total votes: 8,177 | ||||
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Campaign finance
2020
See also: Michigan House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for Michigan House of Representatives District 61
Christine Morse defeated Bronwyn Haltom in the general election for Michigan House of Representatives District 61 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Christine Morse (D) ![]() | 54.1 | 31,888 |
![]() | Bronwyn Haltom (R) ![]() | 45.9 | 27,088 |
Total votes: 58,976 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 61
Christine Morse advanced from the Democratic primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 61 on August 4, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Christine Morse ![]() | 100.0 | 13,380 |
Total votes: 13,380 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 61
Bronwyn Haltom defeated Tom Graham in the Republican primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 61 on August 4, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Bronwyn Haltom ![]() | 65.5 | 6,634 |
![]() | Tom Graham ![]() | 34.5 | 3,501 |
Total votes: 10,135 | ||||
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Campaign finance
Endorsements
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Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2022
Christine Morse completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Morse's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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|- When I first ran for State House, my inspiration was my children, and the desire to ensure every child received a quality public education. Michigan used to be a leader in education in the country, but since Prop A in 1994, funding for schools has been flat or declined. The lack of investment in education led to the results found in a 2018 Michigan State University study on education, Michigan was 50th in revenue growth and 50th in reading growth. We must continue to provide equitable and appropriate school funding for 2023 and beyond, even when we do not have record state revenue.
- We are more than two years into a global pandemic which only served to reveal our extreme lack of resources for mental health in our state. For the better part of 3 decades, the public mental health system in Michigan was dismantled, leaving people with few options in a crisis. Today we often hear reports of people sitting in ERs awaiting a bed or worse, and we simply do not currently have the resources to serve everyone who needs care. I will continue to work with my colleagues to provide adequate funding and creative ideas for filling the provider positions and providing more mental health beds for crisis situations. I also will continue to support the provision of mental health supports in schools.
- Our clean fresh water is our state's most valuable resource, one that will find greater demand as water shortages grow across our country. I was proud to vote for $1.5 billion in infrastructure funding to start addressing our myriad issues from multiple decades of failure to invest in infrastructure. This is a large investment, but it must be part of a larger picture of preparing our infrastructure for future climate issues and demands on our water resources. I would like the state to work with local governments to ensure they have what they need to bring our infrastructure up to date for the 21st Century. I also believe that investments in infrastructure signals the business community that the state is ready for business investment.
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2020
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|- Every Michigan student deserves access to quality, public education and our public school employees deserve to be respected.
- Every Michigander deserves access to quality, affordable health care, including guaranteeing access to care for people with pre-existing conditions.
- Every Michigander deserves access to safe drinking water - we must be honorable stewards of the Great Lakes.
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Campaign finance summary
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Scorecards
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2024
In 2024, the Michigan State Legislature was in session from January 10 to December 23.
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2023
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In 2023, the Michigan State Legislature was in session from January 11 to November 14.
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2022
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In 2022, the Michigan State Legislature was in session from January 12 to December 28.
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2021
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In 2021, the Michigan State Legislature was in session from January 13 to December 31.
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
Candidate Michigan House of Representatives District 40 |
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Cite error: Invalid
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- ↑ Michigan House Democrats, "Meet Rep. Morse," accessed January 20, 2021
Political offices | ||
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Preceded by Mari Manoogian (D) |
Michigan House of Representatives District 40 2023-2025 |
Succeeded by Matt Longjohn (D) |
Preceded by Brandt Iden (R) |
Michigan House of Representatives District 61 2021-2023 |
Succeeded by Denise Mentzer (D) |