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David Robertson (Michigan)
David B. Robertson (b. June 24, 1960) is a former Republican member of the Michigan State Senate, representing District 14 from 2011 to 2019. Robertson was unable to run for re-election in 2018 to the Michigan State Senate because of term limits.
Robertson served in the Michigan House of Representatives from 1991 to 1993 and from 2003 to 2009.
Biography
Robertson earned his bachelor's degree in political science and history from the University of Michigan-Flint in 1982.
Committee assignments
2017 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:
| Michigan committee assignments, 2017 |
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| • Elections and Government Reform, Chair |
| • Finance, Vice chair |
| • Health Policy |
| • Michigan Competitiveness |
| • Natural Resources |
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Robertson served on the following committees:
| Michigan committee assignments, 2015 |
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| • Elections and Government Reform |
| • Finance, Vice Chair |
| • Health Policy |
| • Michigan Competitiveness |
| • Natural Resources |
2013-2014
At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Robertson served on the following committees:
| Michigan committee assignments, 2012 |
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| • Finance |
| • Health Policy, Vice chair |
| • Insurance |
| • Local Government and Elections, Chair |
| • Reforms, Restructuring and Reinventing |
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Robertson served on the following committees:
| Michigan committee assignments, 2011 |
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| • Finance |
| • Health Policy, Vice chair |
| • Insurance |
| • Local Government and Elections, Chair |
| • Reforms, Restructuring and Reinventing |
Sponsored legislation
The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.
Elections
2018
- See also: Michigan State Senate elections, 2018
David Robertson was not able to file for re-election due to term limits.
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. Bobbie Walton defeated Tim Terpening in the Democratic primary. Incumbent David Robertson was unopposed in the Republican primary. Robertson defeated Walton in the general election.[1][2][3][4]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Republican |  David Robertson Incumbent |
57.6% | 46,826 | |
| Democratic | Bobbie Walton | 42.4% | 34,502 | |
| Total Votes | 81,328 | |||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
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Bobbie Walton |
63.6% | 6,807 |
| Tim Terpening | 36.4% | 3,891 |
| Total Votes | 10,698 | |
2010
- See also: Michigan State Senate elections, 2010
Robertson won election to the 26th District of the Michigan State Senate in 2010. He defeated Paula Zelenko (D) in the November 2 general election.[5]
| Michigan State Senate, District 26 General election (2010) | ||||
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| Candidates | Votes | |||
| David Robertson (R)
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49,700 | |||
| Paula Zelenko (D) | 36,231 | |||
| Mark Sanborn (I) | 4,427 | |||
Campaign finance summary
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Scorecards
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2018
In 2018, the Michigan State Legislature was in session from January 10 through December 31.
- Legislators and candidates are scored on their economy policy views.
- Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues.
- Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to agriculture.
- Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to environmental issues.
- Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to environmental issues.
- Legislators are scored on a number of bills selected by the editor of MIRS, a state capitol newsletter.
- Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to conservative issues.
- National Federation of Independent Business in Michigan: 2017-2018 voting record
- Legislators are scored based on their votes on small business issues.
- Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.
2017
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In 2017, the Michigan State Legislature was in session from January 11 through December 31.
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2016
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In 2016, the Michigan State Legislature was in session from January 13 through December 31.
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2015
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In 2015, the Michigan State Legislature was in session from January 14 through December 17.
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2014
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In 2014, the Michigan State Legislature was in session from January 8 through December 31.
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2013
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In 2013, the Michigan State Legislature was in session from January 9 to December 31.
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2012
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In 2012, the Michigan State Legislature was in session from January 11 to December 27.
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2011
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In 2011, the Michigan State Legislature was in session from January 12 to December 28.
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Endorsements
2014
In 2014, Robertson's endorsements included the following:
- Right to Life of Michigan[6]
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term David + Robertson + Michigan + Senate
See also
- Michigan State Legislature
- Michigan State Senate
- Senate Committees
- Michigan state legislative districts
External links
- Profile from Open States
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Legislative Profile from Project Vote Smart
- Campaign Contributions: 2012, 2010, 2006, 2004, 2002
Footnotes
- ↑ 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 Secretary of State, "Election Results - General Election - November 02, 2010," March 2, 2011
- ↑ Right to Life of Michigan, "Elections," accessed June 18, 2014
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Vincent Gregory (D) |
Michigan State Senate District 14 2015–2019 |
Succeeded by Ruth Johnson (R) |
| Preceded by - |
Michigan State Senate District 26 2011–2015 |
Succeeded by Tonya Schuitmaker (R) |
| Preceded by - |
Michigan House of Representatives 2003–2009 |
Succeeded by - |
| Preceded by - |
Michigan House of Representatives 1991-1993 |
Succeeded by - |
