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David Nathan
David Nathan is a former Democratic member of the Michigan House of Representatives, representing District 8 from 2009 to 2015. Nathan was a 2014 Democratic candidate for District 5 of the Michigan State Senate.[1]
Committee assignments
2013-2014
At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Nathan served on the following committees:
| Michigan committee assignments, 2012 |
|---|
| • Energy and Technology |
| • Financial Services, Vice chair |
| • Regulatory Reform |
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Nathan served on the following committees:
| Michigan committee assignments, 2011 |
|---|
| • Military and Veterans Affairs and Homeland Security, Vice chair |
| • Redistricting and Elections |
| • Transportation |
2009-2010
In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Nathan served on the following committees:
| Michigan committee assignments, 2009 |
|---|
| • Military and Veterans Affairs and Homeland Security, Vice chair |
| • Redistricting and Elections |
| • Transportation |
Issues
Voting record
Key votes of 2009-2010
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- Super Speedway, Lawmakers voting on whether TO EXTEND A SPECIAL TAX PERK for a super speedway.
- Driver Responsibility Fees, Lawmakers voting on whether TO IMPOSE 'driver responsibility fees.'
- Crony Capitalism, Lawmakers voting on whether TO RESTRICT THE RIGHT of shareholders to sell their own stock.
- Right to Work, Lawmakers voting on an amendment SUPPORTING RIGHT-TO-WORK zones.
- Dept. of State Cost-Saving, Lawmakers voting on whether TO SLOW DOWN PROGRESS ON THE SECRETARY OF STATE'S COST-SAVING CONSOLIDATION PLAN.
- Golf Carts, Lawmakers voting on whether TO SUBSIDIZE the production of electric vehicle batteries.
- Home Court Disadvantage, Lawmakers voting on whether TO GIVE MORE TAXING POWER to local government in Kalamazoo so it can finance a taxpayer-subsidized sports arena.
- Fire Safe Cigarettes, Lawmakers voting on whether TO BAN the sale of cigarettes that are not "fire safe."
- Balancing Act, Lawmakers voting on a budget to CUT REVENUE SHARING PAYMENTS to local governments as a way to balance the state budget without raising taxes.
- Balancing Act 2, Lawmakers voting on a cut of less than 3 percent to K-12 school aid payments so as to balance the state budget without tax increases.
- A Good Tax Gone Bad?, Lawmakers voting on the Michigan Business Tax.
- It’s From the Children, Lawmakers voting on whether to RAID $90 MILLION from the Michigan Higher Education Student Loan Authority.
- Left Behind, Lawmakers voting on whether TO FINANCE "No Worker Left Behind" with a 59.9 percent increase in general fund spending in the 2009 DELEG budget.
- First Class Schools, Lawmakers voting on whether to keep Detroit Public Schools' "first class" status even though the district no longer meets the population standard.
- Politically Correct Capitalism, Lawmakers voting on whether to INCREASE SUBSIDIES for plug-in traction battery packs used in electric cars.
- Politically Correct Capitalism 2, Lawmakers voting on whether to GIVE SUBSIDIES for Michigan film production.
- Politically Correct Capitalism 3, Lawmakers voting on whether to INCREASE ELECTRIC CAR SUBSIDIES for a subsidiary of a Korean battery company.
- Secret Ballot, Lawmakers voting on whether to keep a SECRET BALLOT for union elections.
- Property Taxes Assaulted Again, Lawmakers voting on whether to allow public schools to EXPAND THE USE OF SINKING FUND property tax spending.
- Sneak Attack, Lawmakers voting on whether to allow public schools to EXPAND THE USE OF SINKING FUND property tax spending.
- Grapes of Wrath, Lawmakers voting on whether TO BAN home shipment of beer and wine to Michigan consumers.
- Subsidize Manufacture of Electric Cars, Lawmakers voting on whether to authorize a refundable Michigan Business Tax credit for makers of plug-in traction battery packs used in electric cars.
- Authorize Special Tax Breaks for Ethanol Gas Stations, Lawmakers voting on whether to authorize a non-refundable Michigan Business Tax credit equal to 30 percent of the costs incurred by a gas station to convert existing pumps and tanks, or acquire new ones that deliver E85 ethanol or biodiesel fuel.
Voting record details
- List of all of David Nathan’s roll call votes, bills introduced, and floor amendments from MichiganVotes.org (use site’s “advanced search” to narrow by date range, issue category and/or keyword).
- List of David Nathan’s missed roll-call votes
Elections
2014
- See also: Michigan State Senate elections, 2014
Elections for the Michigan State Senate took place in 2014. A primary election was held on August 5, 2014, and a general election took place on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was April 22, 2014. David Knezek defeated five other candidates in the Democratic primary. Jennifer Rynicki was unopposed in the Republican primary. Knezek defeated Rynicki in the general election. Incumbent Tupac Hunter (D) did not seek re-election due to term limits.[2][3][4][5]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic |  David Knezek |
81.8% | 59,680 | |
| Republican | Jennifer Rynicki | 18.2% | 13,286 | |
| Total Votes | 72,966 | |||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
|
David Knezek |
32.2% | 8,470 |
| Shanelle Jackson | 24% | 6,317 |
| David Nathan | 21% | 5,526 |
| Thomas Stallworth III | 16.3% | 4,301 |
| Carrie O'Connor | 4.5% | 1,189 |
| Frank Tomcsik | 1.9% | 507 |
| Total Votes | 26,310 | |
2012
Nathan won re-election in the 2012 election for Michigan House of Representatives District 8. He defeated Sherry Gay-Dagnogo, Mia Grillier and Taryn Jones in the August 7 Democratic primary and defeated David Porter in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[6][7]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | David Nathan Incumbent |
96.9% | 38,792 | |
| Republican | David Porter | 3.1% | 1,231 | |
| Total Votes | 40,023 | |||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
|
David Nathan Incumbent |
44.9% | 4,790 |
| Sherry Gay-Dagnogo | 34.2% | 3,646 |
| Taryn Jones | 10.9% | 1,162 |
| Mia Grillier | 10% | 1,064 |
| Total Votes | 10,662 | |
2010
Nathan won re-election to the District 11 seat in 2010. He defeated Lynnette Bowens, Deborah Davis and Tonya Wells in the August 3 Democratic primary. He defeated Leonard Mier (R) in the general election on November 2, 2010.[8][9]
| Michigan House of Representatives, District 11 General election (2010) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
| David Nathan (D)
|
16,272 | |||
| Leonard Mier (R) | 488 | |||
2008
On November 4, 2008, Nathan ran for District 11 of the Michigan House of Representatives, beating Leonard Mier, Jr..[10]
Nathan raised $22,747 for his campaign.[11]
| Michigan House of Representatives, District 11 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
| David Nathan (D)
|
30,801 | |||
| Leonard Mier, Jr. (R) | 974 | |||
Campaign finance summary
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Scorecards
Tea Party Scorecard
The Independent Tea Party Patriots, a Michigan Tea Party group, grades the votes of this and every other Michigan legislator on “core tea party issues” in a regularly-updated scorecard. 100% is considered an ideal rating.[12]
January 2011 - March 2012
David Nathan received a 14% rating on the January 2011 - March 2012 Tea Party Scorecard.[12]
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term David + Nathan + Michigan + Legislature
See also
- Michigan State Legislature
- Michigan House of Representatives
- House Committees
- Michigan state legislative districts
External links
- Official campaign website
- Profile from Open States
- Legislative profile from Project Vote Smart
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Profile from Michigan Votes
- David Nathan on Twitter
- Campaign Contributions: 2008
Footnotes
- ↑ Michigan Secretary of State, “2014 Unofficial Michigan Primary Candidate Listing,” accessed May 1, 2014
- ↑ Michigan Secretary of State, "State Senator," accessed August 6, 2014
- ↑ Michigan Secretary of State, "State Senator," accessed December 5, 2014
- ↑ Michigan Secretary of State, "2014 Official Michigan Primary Candidate Listing," accessed May 27, 2014
- ↑ Michigan Secretary of State, "2014 Official Michigan General Candidate Listing," accessed September 8, 2014
- ↑ Michigan Department of State, "Election Results - Primary Election - August 07, 2012," accessed June 18, 2014
- ↑ Michigan Department of State, "Election Results - General Election - November 06, 2012," accessed November 29, 2014
- ↑ Michigan Secretary of State, "State Representative," accessed March 23, 2014
- ↑ Michigan Secretary of State, "State Representative," accessed March 23, 2014
- ↑ Michigan Secretary of State, "Election Results - General Election - November 04, 2008," accessed May 30, 2014
- ↑ Follow the Money, "Nathan, David," accessed May 30, 2014
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 Michigan Votes, "Tea Party Scorecard Jan 2011-Mar 2012," accessed June 22, 2012
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Thomas Stallworth III (D) |
Michigan House of Representatives District 8 2013–2014 |
Succeeded by Sherry Gay-Dagnogo (D) |
| Preceded by - |
Michigan House of Representatives District 11 2009–2013 |
Succeeded by David Knezek (D) |
