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Daniel Lawless
Daniel Lawless (Republican Party) ran for election to the Michigan House of Representatives to represent District 21. Lawless lost in the Republican primary on August 2, 2022.
Lawless completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Daniel Lawless was born in Detroit, Michigan.[1]
Elections
2022
See also: Michigan House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for Michigan House of Representatives District 21
Incumbent Kelly Breen defeated David Staudt and James Young in the general election for Michigan House of Representatives District 21 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Kelly Breen (D) | 56.4 | 22,670 |
 | David Staudt (R)  | 42.3 | 16,981 | |
 | James Young (L) | 1.3 | 521 | |
| Total votes: 40,172 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 21
Incumbent Kelly Breen advanced from the Democratic primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 21 on August 2, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Kelly Breen | 100.0 | 8,258 |
| Total votes: 8,258 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 21
David Staudt defeated Daniel Lawless in the Republican primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 21 on August 2, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | David Staudt | 54.3 | 4,338 |
 | Daniel Lawless | 45.7 | 3,646 | |
| Total votes: 7,984 | |||
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Libertarian convention
Libertarian convention for Michigan House of Representatives District 21
James Young advanced from the Libertarian convention for Michigan House of Representatives District 21 on July 10, 2022.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | | James Young (L) |
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Campaign finance
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Daniel Lawless completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Lawless' responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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Daniel started in the pizza business in 2006 and quickly rose to an Assistant Manager. Focusing on operations adn quality control, Daniel became a training manager and helped open new locations, including Novi. in 2011, Daniel became the franchisee of the Novi location.
in 2013, Daniel met the love of his life Renee and they now have 3 wonderful children.
As a small business owner, Daniel is on the ground in our community during the Covid-19 pandemic. He has a unique perspective on the supply and labor challenges, inflation, and escalating fuel prices. Following the devastating shut down of the government schools, his own special needs children were left without access to their needed therapies. Today, Renee is able to homeschool, but Daniel knows that is not a blessing every family enjoys.
Daniel will fight for parental rights in education, stronger election integrity reforms, and a smaller government with lower taxes. He believes it is time for the state to deliver for the people while they struggle under the weight of poor federal policy.- Demand Stronger Election Integrity Reforms
- Fight to Ensure Parental Rights in YOUR Childs Education
- Reduce Taxes and Lower Cost for Michigan Families
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See also
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on June 4, 2022
