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Dan Lauffer

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Dan Lauffer was a 2016 Republican candidate for District 38 of the Michigan House of Representatives.

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 Kathy Crawford defeated Amy McCusker in the Michigan House of Representatives District 38 general election.[1]

Michigan House of Representatives, District 38 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png Kathy Crawford Incumbent 57.66% 28,205
     Democratic Amy McCusker 42.34% 20,711
Total Votes 48,916
Source: Michigan Secretary of State


Amy McCusker defeated Jason Dorsch in the Michigan House of Representatives District 38 Democratic primary.[2][3]

Michigan House of Representatives, District 38 Democratic Primary, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Amy McCusker 84.26% 3,045
     Democratic Jason Dorsch 15.74% 569
Total Votes 3,614


Incumbent Kathy Crawford defeated Carson Lauffer in the Michigan House of Representatives District 38 Republican primary.[2][3]

Michigan House of Representatives, District 38 Republican Primary, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png Kathy Crawford Incumbent 69.06% 5,266
     Republican Carson Lauffer 30.94% 2,359
Total Votes 7,625

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. Jasper Catanzaro defeated Jason Dorsch in the Democratic primary. Kathy Crawford defeated Dan Lauffer in the Republican primary. Crawford defeated Catanzaro in the general election.[4][5][6][7]

Michigan House of Representatives, District 38 General Election, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngKathy Crawford 62.6% 19,234
     Democratic Jasper Catanzaro 37.4% 11,508
Total Votes 30,742
Michigan House of Representatives, District 38 Democratic Primary, 2014
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngJasper Catanzaro 72.8% 2,364
Jason Dorsch 27.2% 883
Total Votes 3,247
Michigan House of Representatives, District 38 Republican Primary, 2014
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngKathy Crawford 58.7% 4,179
Dan Lauffer 41.3% 2,946
Total Votes 7,125

Campaign themes

2014

Lauffer's website highlighted the following campaign themes:[8]

Taxes

  • Excerpt: "Dan Lauffer has taken the American’s For Tax Reform “Taxpayer Protection Pledge” vowing to never vote for any bill that increases the total amount taxpayers must pay. Dan will further fight to reduce taxes on individuals and job providers and will sponsor the bill to overturn the Senior Pension Tax."

Health Care

  • Excerpt: "Dan is 100 percent opposed to ObamaCare, including the ObamaCare expansion of state Medicaid benefits and a state health care exchange that allows ObamaCare to go into effect in Michigan."

Right To Life

  • Excerpt: "Dan is 100 percent, across the board Right To Life from conception to natural death and has been so his entire life, including 27-years as a Pastor."

Second Amendment

  • Excerpt: "Dan is a gun owner and 100 percent Pro-Second Amendment and Pro-Open Carry."

Government Spending

  • Excerpt: "Dan will fight to end waste, fraud and abuse of taxpayer dollars at every level of government and will fight to reduce overall government spending, even when tough decisions are required."

See also

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    Footnotes

    1. ↑ Michigan Secretary of State, "2016 official general election results," accessed May 2, 2017
    2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Michigan Secretary of State, "2016 Michigan Candidate Listing," accessed April 22, 2016
    3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Michigan Secretary of State, "2016 Michigan Election Results," accessed August 2, 2016
    4. ↑ Michigan Secretary of State, "Representative in State Legislature," accessed August 6, 2014
    5. ↑ Michigan Secretary of State, "Representative in State Legislature," accessed December 5, 2014
    6. ↑ Michigan Secretary of State, "2014 Official Michigan Primary Candidate Listing," accessed May 27, 2014
    7. ↑ Michigan Secretary of State, "2014 Official Michigan General Candidate Listing," accessed September 8, 2014
    8. ↑ danlauffer.us, "Issues," accessed July 29, 2014


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