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Dave Adams
Dave Adams (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Michigan House of Representatives to represent District 94. Adams lost in the general election on November 6, 2018.
Adams completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2018. Click here to read the survey answers.
Elections
2018
General election
Rodney Wakeman defeated Dave Adams in the general election for Michigan House of Representatives District 94 on November 6, 2018.
General election
General election for Michigan House of Representatives District 94
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Rodney Wakeman (R) | 55.5 | 23,366 |
Dave Adams (D)  | 44.5 | 18,739 | ||
| Total votes: 42,105 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Democratic primary election
Dave Adams advanced from the Democratic primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 94 on August 7, 2018.
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 94
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Dave Adams | 100.0 | 8,595 | |
| Total votes: 8,595 | |||
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Republican primary election
Rodney Wakeman defeated Steven Gerhardt and Rick Riebschleger in the Republican primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 94 on August 7, 2018.
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 94
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Rodney Wakeman | 45.0 | 5,772 |
| Steven Gerhardt | 44.7 | 5,742 | ||
| Rick Riebschleger | 10.3 | 1,322 | ||
| Total votes: 12,836 | |||
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Campaign themes
2018
Ballotpedia survey responses
- See also: Ballotpedia's candidate surveys
Dave Adams participated in Ballotpedia's candidate survey on September 3, 2018. The survey questions appear in bold, and Dave Adams's responses follow below.[1]
What would be your top three priorities, if elected?
| “ | 1. Growing good-paying jobs. Fight for middle-class workers and their right to collectively bargain. Increase STEM and skilled trades in our schools. Support tax policies that allow for the development and growth of small businesses.
2. Strengthening our public schools. See #1 above. Change the tone of the State's treatment of public schools and it's teachers by working with our schools, not against them. 3. Fixing our roads and bridges. Increase revenue sharing to local governments so they can prioritize needs regarding water/sewer/roads/bridges.[2][3] |
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What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about? Why?
| “ | Education; Growing the middle class; Mental health/addictionCite error: Invalid <ref> tag; invalid names, e.g. too many[3]
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Ballotpedia also asked the candidate a series of optional questions. Dave Adams answered the following:
What characteristics or principles are most important for an elected official?
| “ | Hard work; listening; representing everyone in your district, whether they voted for you or not[3] | ” |
| “ | Listen more than I speak; work-ethic[3] | ” |
| “ | Attendance; be responsive to needs of citizens of the district; be visible and able to listen to views of those in the district[3] | ” |
| “ | 1980 Olympic hockey game between USA/USSR; 7 years old[3] | ” |
| “ | Healthway Pharmacy in St. Charles, followed by 3 summers at Saginaw County Mosquito Control[3] | ” |
| “ | Thanksgiving. Family, food, football.[3] | ” |
See also
- State legislative elections, 2018
- Michigan House of Representatives elections, 2018
- Michigan House of Representatives
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Note: The candidate's answers have been reproduced here verbatim without edits or corrections by Ballotpedia.
- ↑ Ballotpedia's candidate survey, "Dave Adams's responses," September 3, 2018
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
