Dan Lauwers

Dan Lauwers

Republican Party

Michigan State Senate District 25

Tenure

2019 - Present

Term ends

2027

Years in position

6

Predecessor

Phil Pavlov

Prior offices

Michigan House of Representatives District 81

Successor: Gary Eisen

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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 8, 2022

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Dan Lauwers (Republican Party) is a member of the Michigan State Senate, representing District 25. He assumed office on January 1, 2019. His current term ends on January 1, 2027.

Lauwers (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the Michigan State Senate to represent District 25. He won in the general election on November 8, 2022.

Lauwers is a former Republican member of the Michigan House of Representatives, representing District 81 from 2013 to 2019. Lauwers served as House majority leader from 2017 to 2018. He was unable to run for re-election in 2018 to the Michigan House of Representatives due to term limits.

Committee assignments

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2023-2024

Lauwers was assigned to the following committees:

• Energy and Technology Committee (decommissioned), Minority Vice Chair
• Senate Government Operations Committee
• Senate Regulatory Reform Committee

2021-2022

Lauwers was assigned to the following committees:

• Senate Agriculture Committee (decommissioned)
• Economic and Small Business Development Committee
• Energy and Technology Committee (decommissioned), Chair
• Senate Government Operations Committee, Majority vice-chair
• Insurance and Banking Committee (decommissioned), Majority vice-chair
• Senate Regulatory Reform Committee
• Transportation and Infrastructure Committee

2019-2020

Lauwers was assigned to the following committees:

• Economic and Small Business Development Committee
• Senate Agriculture Committee (decommissioned)
• Insurance and Banking Committee (decommissioned), Vice Chair
• Energy and Technology Committee (decommissioned), Chair
• Senate Government Operations Committee
• Senate Regulatory Reform Committee
• Transportation and Infrastructure Committee

2017 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:

Michigan committee assignments, 2017
• Agriculture
• Government Operations, Vice chair

2015 legislative session

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

Michigan committee assignments, 2015
• Agriculture, Chair
• Regulatory Reform
• Transportation and Infrastructure
• Workforce and Talent Development

2013-2014

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

Michigan committee assignments, 2012
• Agriculture
• Energy and Technology
• Michigan Competitiveness
• Transportation and Infrastructure

Sponsored legislation

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Elections

2022

See also: Michigan State Senate elections, 2022

General election

General election for Michigan State Senate District 25

Incumbent Dan Lauwers defeated Bert Van Dyke in the general election for Michigan State Senate District 25 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Dan Lauwers (R)	66.8	78,193
		Bert Van Dyke (D)	33.2	38,811

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 117,004
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Michigan State Senate District 25

Bert Van Dyke advanced from the Democratic primary for Michigan State Senate District 25 on August 2, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Bert Van Dyke	100.0	14,743

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 14,743
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Michigan State Senate District 25

Incumbent Dan Lauwers advanced from the Republican primary for Michigan State Senate District 25 on August 2, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Dan Lauwers	100.0	36,074

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 36,074
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2018

See also: Michigan State Senate elections, 2018

General election

General election for Michigan State Senate District 25

Dan Lauwers defeated Debbie Bourgois in the general election for Michigan State Senate District 25 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Dan Lauwers (R)	64.0	66,926
		Debbie Bourgois (D)	36.0	37,715

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 104,641 (100.00% precincts reporting)
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Michigan State Senate District 25

Debbie Bourgois advanced from the Democratic primary for Michigan State Senate District 25 on August 7, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Debbie Bourgois	100.0	17,544

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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Michigan State Senate District 25

Dan Lauwers advanced from the Republican primary for Michigan State Senate District 25 on August 7, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Dan Lauwers	100.0	30,039

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 30,039
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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 Dan Lauwers defeated Stewart Sternberg in the Michigan House of Representatives District 81 general election.

Michigan House of Representatives, District 81 General Election, 2016
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Dan Lauwers Incumbent	68.96%	28,068
	Democratic	Stewart Sternberg	31.04%	12,633
Total Votes				40,701
Source: Michigan Secretary of State

Stewart Sternberg ran unopposed in the Michigan House of Representatives District 81 Democratic primary.

Michigan House of Representatives, District 81 Democratic Primary, 2016
Party		Candidate
	Democratic	Stewart Sternberg  (unopposed)

Incumbent Dan Lauwers ran unopposed in the Michigan House of Representatives District 81 Republican primary.

Michigan House of Representatives, District 81 Republican Primary, 2016
Party		Candidate
	Republican	Dan Lauwers Incumbent (unopposed)

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. Bernardo Licata was unopposed in the Democratic primary. Incumbent Dan Lauwers was unopposed in the Republican primary. Lauwers defeated Licata in the general election.

Michigan House of Representatives, District 81 General Election, 2014

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Dan Lauwers Incumbent	65.6%	18,714
	Democratic	Bernardo Licata	34.4%	9,808
Total Votes				28,522

Endorsements

In 2014, Lauwers' endorsements included the following:

• Right to Life of Michigan

2012

See also: Michigan House of Representatives elections, 2012

Lauwers won election in the 2012 election for Michigan House of Representatives District 81. He defeated Gary R. Eisen, Thomas Raymond, and Peter Frangedakis in the August 7 Republican primary and defeated Patrick Phelan (D) in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.

Michigan House of Representatives, District 81, General Election, 2012

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Dan Lauwers	53.8%	20,929
	Democratic	Patrick Phelan	46.2%	17,945
Total Votes				38,874

Michigan House of Representatives, District 81 Republican Primary, 2012

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Dan Lauwers	34.2%	2,912
Gary Eisen	26.2%	2,232
Dennis Peternel	15.4%	1,311
Thomas Raymond	15.2%	1,292
Peter Frangedakis	9%	763
Total Votes		8,510

Campaign themes

2022

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Campaign finance summary

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Dan Lauwers campaign contribution history

Year	Office	Status	Contributions	Expenditures
2022	Michigan State Senate District 25	Won general	$190,270	$0
2018	Michigan State Senate District 25	Won general	$88,830	N/A**
2016	Michigan House of Representatives, District 81	Won	$97,830	N/A**
2014	Michigan House of Representatives, District 81	Won	$68,918	N/A**
2012	Michigan State House, District 81	Won	$85,008	N/A**
Grand total			$530,856	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

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2024

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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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2021

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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.

2019

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2018

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2017

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2016

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2015

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2014

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2013

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Political offices
Preceded by Phil Pavlov (R)	Michigan State Senate District 25 2019-Present	Succeeded by -
Preceded by -	Michigan House of Representatives District 81 2013-2019	Succeeded by Gary Eisen (R)

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Sarah Anthony (D)

District 22

Lana Theis (R)

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Jim Runestad (R)

District 24

Ruth Johnson (R)

District 25

Dan Lauwers (R)

District 26

Kevin Daley (R)

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John Cherry (D)

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Sam Singh (D)

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Winnie Brinks (D)

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