Cynthia Neeley

Cynthia Neeley

Democratic Party

Michigan House of Representatives District 70

Tenure

2023 - Present

Term ends

2027

Years in position

2

Prior offices

Michigan House of Representatives District 34

Successor: Dale Zorn

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Compensation

Base salary

$71,685/year

Per diem

No per diem is paid. Legislators receive an expense allowance of $10,800/year for session and interim.

Elections and appointments

Last elected

November 5, 2024

Personal

Profession

Business owner

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Cynthia Neeley (Democratic Party) is a member of the Michigan House of Representatives, representing District 70. She assumed office on January 1, 2023. Her current term ends on January 1, 2027.

Neeley (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the Michigan House of Representatives to represent District 70. She won in the general election on November 5, 2024.

Biography

Cynthia Neeley lives in Flint, Michigan. Neeley graduated from Star City High School. Her career experience includes owning a business.

Committee assignments

Note: This membership information was last updated in September 2023. Ballotpedia completes biannual updates of committee membership. If you would like to send us an update, email us at: editor@ballotpedia.org.

2023-2024

Neeley was assigned to the following committees:

• Economic and Small Business Development Committee
• Communications and Technology Committee
• Health Policy Committee
• House Regulatory Reform Committee
• Tax Policy Committee (decommissioned), Chair

2021-2022

Neeley was assigned to the following committees:

• Health Policy Committee
• Tax Policy Committee (decommissioned)

Sponsored legislation

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Elections

2024

See also: Michigan House of Representatives elections, 2024

General election

General election for Michigan House of Representatives District 70

Incumbent Cynthia Neeley defeated Rob Waskoviak and Michael Clack in the general election for Michigan House of Representatives District 70 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Cynthia Neeley (D)	79.4	28,486
	Submit photo	Rob Waskoviak (R)	20.1	7,224
	Submit photo	Michael Clack (D) (Write-in)	0.5	187

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 35,897
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 70

Incumbent Cynthia Neeley defeated Michael Clack in the Democratic primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 70 on August 6, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Cynthia Neeley	60.8	6,013
	Submit photo	Michael Clack	39.2	3,872

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 9,885
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 70

Rob Waskoviak advanced from the Republican primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 70 on August 6, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Rob Waskoviak	100.0	932

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 932
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Endorsements

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2022

See also: Michigan House of Representatives elections, 2022

General election

General election for Michigan House of Representatives District 70

Incumbent Cynthia Neeley defeated Tim Butler in the general election for Michigan House of Representatives District 70 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Cynthia Neeley (D)	82.0	21,277
	Submit photo	Tim Butler (R)	18.0	4,660

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 25,937
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 70

Incumbent Cynthia Neeley defeated DeWaun Robinson, Thomas Harris Jr., and Rich Jones in the Democratic primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 70 on August 2, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Cynthia Neeley	66.6	6,307
		DeWaun Robinson	24.3	2,304
	Submit photo	Thomas Harris Jr.	5.2	489
	Submit photo	Rich Jones	4.0	375

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 9,475
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 70

Tim Butler defeated Trevor Berryhill in the Republican primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 70 on August 2, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Tim Butler	62.1	971
		Trevor Berryhill	37.9	592

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,563
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2020

Regular election

See also: Michigan House of Representatives elections, 2020

General election

General election for Michigan House of Representatives District 34

Incumbent Cynthia Neeley defeated James Miraglia in the general election for Michigan House of Representatives District 34 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Cynthia Neeley (D)	86.7	24,030
	Submit photo	James Miraglia (R)	13.3	3,684

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 27,714
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 34

Incumbent Cynthia Neeley defeated Arthur Woodson, Claudia Milton, Deltonya Burns, and Diana Phillips in the Democratic primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 34 on August 4, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Cynthia Neeley	67.3	7,281
	Submit photo	Arthur Woodson	12.6	1,360
	Submit photo	Claudia Milton	11.1	1,202
	Submit photo	Deltonya Burns	4.8	514
	Submit photo	Diana Phillips	4.2	454

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 10,811
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 34

James Miraglia advanced from the Republican primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 34 on August 4, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	James Miraglia	100.0	612

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 612
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Special election

See also: Michigan state legislative special elections, 2020

General election

Special general election for Michigan House of Representatives District 34

Cynthia Neeley defeated Adam Ford in the special general election for Michigan House of Representatives District 34 on March 10, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Cynthia Neeley (D)	91.8	10,193
		Adam Ford (R)	8.2	914

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 11,107
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Democratic primary election

Special Democratic primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 34

The following candidates ran in the special Democratic primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 34 on January 7, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Cynthia Neeley	29.1	1,158
	Submit photo	Sean Croudy	14.3	570
	Submit photo	Santino Guerra	11.5	458
	Submit photo	Charis Lee	10.7	427
	Submit photo	Claudia Milton	9.9	394
	Submit photo	Michael Clack	7.8	309
		Monica Galloway	7.6	302
	Submit photo	Candice Mushatt	6.0	238
	Submit photo	Sherwood Pea Jr.	2.3	90
	Submit photo	Vincent Lang	0.7	27

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 3,973
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Republican primary election

Special Republican primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 34

Adam Ford advanced from the special Republican primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 34 on January 7, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Adam Ford	100.0	137

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source 1 Source 2	Total votes: 137
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Campaign themes

2024

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2022

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2020

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Campaign finance summary

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Cynthia Neeley campaign contribution history

Year	Office	Status	Contributions	Expenditures
2024*	Michigan House of Representatives District 70	Won general	$72,672	$0
2022	Michigan House of Representatives District 70	Won general	$58,025	$0
2020	Michigan House of Representatives District 34	Won general	$62,185	N/A**
Grand total			$192,882	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 from this year may not be complete
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

Scorecards

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2024

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In 2024, the Michigan State Legislature was in session from January 10 to December 23. Michigan AFL-CIO Legislators are scored on labor issues. Michigan Chamber Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues. Michigan Farm Bureau Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to agriculture. Michigan League of Conservation Voters Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to environmental issues. National Federation of Independent Business Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues.

2023

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In 2023, the Michigan State Legislature was in session from January 11 to November 14. Michigan AFL-CIO Advocates Legislators are scored on labor issues. Michigan League of Conservation Voters Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to environmental issues. The American Conservative Union Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.

2022

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In 2022, the Michigan State Legislature was in session from January 12 to December 28. Clean Water Action & Sierra Club Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to environmental issues. Michigan AFL-CIO Legislators are scored on labor issues. Michigan Chamber Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues. Michigan Farm Bureau Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to agriculture. Michigan League of Conservation Voters Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to environmental issues. MIRS: Senate and House Legislators are scored on a number of bills selected by the editor of MIRS, a state capitol newsletter. National Federation of Independent Business Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues.

2021

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In 2021, the Michigan State Legislature was in session from January 13 to December 31. Clean Water Action & Sierra Club Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to environmental issues. Michigan AFL-CIO Legislators are scored on labor issues. Michigan Farm Bureau Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to agriculture. Michigan League of Conservation Voters Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to environmental issues. MIRS: Senate and House Legislators are scored on a number of bills selected by the editor of MIRS, a state capitol newsletter. The American Conservative Union Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.

2020

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In 2020, the Michigan State Legislature was in session from January 8 to December 31. Clean Water Action & Sierra Club Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to environmental issues. Michigan AFL-CIO Legislators are scored on labor issues. Michigan Farm Bureau Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to agriculture. Michigan League of Conservation Voters Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to environmental issues. National Federation of Independent Business Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues. The American Conservative Union Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.

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Footnotes

Political offices
Preceded by -	Michigan House of Representatives District 70 2023-Present	Succeeded by -
Preceded by -	Michigan House of Representatives District 34 2020-2023	Succeeded by Dale Zorn (R)

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Current members of the Michigan House of Representatives

Leadership

Speaker of the House:Matt Hall

Minority Leader:Ranjeev Puri

Representatives

District 1

Tyrone Carter (D)

District 2

Tullio Liberati (D)

District 3

Alabas Farhat (D)

District 4

Karen Whitsett (D)

District 5

Regina Weiss (D)

District 6

Natalie Price (D)

District 7

Tonya Myers Phillips (D)

District 8

Helena Scott (D)

District 9

Joseph Tate (D)

District 10

Veronica Paiz (D)

District 11

Donavan McKinney (D)

District 12

Kimberly Edwards (D)

District 13

Mai Xiong (D)

District 14

Mike McFall (D)

District 15

Erin Byrnes (D)

District 16

Stephanie Young (D)

District 17

Laurie Pohutsky (D)

District 18

Jason Hoskins (D)

District 19

Samantha Steckloff (D)

District 20

Noah Arbit (D)

District 21

Kelly Breen (D)

District 22

Matt Koleszar (D)

District 23

Jason Morgan (D)

District 24

Ranjeev Puri (D)

District 25

Peter Herzberg (D)

District 26

Dylan Wegela (D)

District 27

Rylee Linting (R)

District 28

Jamie Thompson (R)

District 29

James DeSana (R)

District 30

William Bruck (R)

District 31

Reggie Miller (D)

District 32

Jimmie Wilson (D)

District 33

Morgan Foreman (D)

District 34

Nancy Jenkins-Arno (R)

District 35

Jennifer Wortz (R)

District 36

Steve Carra (R)

District 37

Brad Paquette (R)

District 38

Joey Andrews (D)

District 39

Pauline Wendzel (R)

District 40

Matt Longjohn (D)

District 41

Julie Rogers (D)

District 42

Matt Hall (R)

District 43

Rachelle Smit (R)

District 44

Steve Frisbie (R)

District 45

Sarah Lightner (R)

District 46

Kathy Schmaltz (R)

District 47

Carrie Rheingans (D)

District 48

Jennifer Conlin (D)

District 49

Ann Bollin (R)

District 50

Jason Woolford (R)

District 51

Matt Maddock (R)

District 52

Mike Harris (R)

District 53

Brenda Carter (D)

District 54

Donni Steele (R)

District 55

Mark Tisdel (R)

District 56

Sharon MacDonell (D)

District 57

Thomas Kuhn (R)

District 58

Ron Robinson (R)

District 59

Douglas Wozniak (R)

District 60

Joseph Aragona (R)

District 61

Denise Mentzer (D)

District 62

Alicia St. Germaine (R)

District 63

Jay DeBoyer (R)

District 64

Joseph Pavlov (R)

District 65

Jaime Greene (R)

District 66

Josh Schriver (R)

District 67

Phil Green (R)

District 68

David Martin (R)

District 69

Jasper Martus (D)

District 70

Cynthia Neeley (D)

District 71

Brian BeGole (R)

District 72

Mike Mueller (R)

District 73

Julie Brixie (D)

District 74

Kara Hope (D)

District 75

Penelope Tsernoglou (D)

District 76

Angela Witwer (D)

District 77

Emily Dievendorf (D)

District 78

Gina Johnsen (R)

District 79

Angela Rigas (R)

District 80

Phil Skaggs (D)

District 81

Stephen Wooden (D)

District 82

Kristian Grant (D)

District 83

John Fitzgerald (D)

District 84

Carol Glanville (D)

District 85

Bradley Slagh (R)

District 86

Nancy De Boer (R)

District 87

William Snyder (D)

District 88

Greg VanWoerkom (R)

District 89

Luke Meerman (R)

District 90

Bryan Posthumus (R)

District 91

Pat Outman (R)

District 92

Jerry Neyer (R)

District 93

Tim Kelly (R)

District 94

Amos O'Neal (D)

District 95

Bill Schuette (R)

District 96

Timothy Beson (R)

District 97

Matthew Bierlein (R)

District 98

Gregory Alexander (R)

District 99

Mike Hoadley (R)

District 100

Tom Kunse (R)

District 101

Joseph Fox (R)

District 102

Curt VanderWall (R)

District 103

Betsy Coffia (D)

District 104

John Roth (R)

District 105

Ken Borton (R)

District 106

Cameron Cavitt (R)

District 107

Parker Fairbairn (R)

District 108

David Prestin (R)

District 109

Karl Bohnak (R)

District 110

Gregory Markkanen (R)

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