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Edward Martell
Edward Martell (Democratic Party) (also known as Ed) ran for election to the Michigan House of Representatives to represent District 12. He lost in the Democratic primary on August 4, 2020.
Martell was a 2016 Democratic candidate for District 12 of the Michigan House of Representatives.
Elections
2020
See also: Michigan House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for Michigan House of Representatives District 12
Incumbent Alex Garza defeated Michelle Bailey in the general election for Michigan House of Representatives District 12 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Alex Garza (D)  | 62.3 | 27,300 |
| Michelle Bailey (R) | 37.7 | 16,488 | ||
| Total votes: 43,788 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 12
Incumbent Alex Garza defeated Edward Martell and Derrick Gyorkos in the Democratic primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 12 on August 4, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Alex Garza | 76.5 | 9,046 |
 | Edward Martell | 17.1 | 2,017 | |
| Derrick Gyorkos | 6.4 | 762 | ||
| Total votes: 11,825 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 12
Michelle Bailey advanced from the Republican primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 12 on August 4, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Michelle Bailey | 100.0 | 4,273 | |
| Total votes: 4,273 | |||
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Campaign finance
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 Erika Geiss defeated Erik Soderquist in the Michigan House of Representatives District 12 general election.[1]
| Michigan House of Representatives, District 12 General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Erika Geiss Incumbent |
67.11% | 24,716 | |
| Republican | Erik Soderquist | 32.89% | 12,112 | |
| Total Votes | 36,828 | |||
| Source: Michigan Secretary of State | ||||
Incumbent Erika Geiss defeated Edward Martell in the Michigan House of Representatives District 12 Democratic primary.[2][3]
| Michigan House of Representatives, District 12 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Erika Geiss Incumbent |
76.70% | 3,976 | |
| Democratic | Edward Martell | 23.30% | 1,208 | |
| Total Votes | 5,184 | |||
Erik Soderquist ran unopposed in the Michigan House of Representatives District 12 Republican primary.[2][3]
| Michigan House of Representatives, District 12 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican | Erik Soderquist (unopposed) | |
Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Edward Martell did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
2016
Martell's campaign website highlighted the following issues:[4]
Schools
- Excerpt: "Our focus must be on stabilizing our district schools by hiring more teachers and thus decreasing the number of students per classroom."
School to prison pipeline
- Excerpt: "I will do all in my power to create opportunities for our children including providing necessary resources to obtain a competitive education. Additional goals for combating this plague are Youth Summer Work Programs which would subsidize district small businesses for hiring teens during the summer season, and also an expanded skilled trades option for students that prefer immediate employment over college."
Jobs! Jobs! Jobs!
- Excerpt: "From my first day in the legislature, I will fight tooth and nail to Repeal Michigan's Right To Work Law and eliminate any and all obstacles that stand in the way of our worker's earning a Prevailing Wage."
People
- Excerpt: "I will not allow pension cuts due to fiscal irresponsibility! I vow to fight for your pensions, adequate healthcare, and necessary resources."
Community
- Excerpt: "As your State Rep, I will advocate for small business grants and subsidies for local grocers and other small business start ups, a bus route which includes Wayne Rd to Eureka Rd. connecting both sides of our city to nearby employment opportunities., and also better roads throughout our community."
See also
2020 Elections
External links
- Search Google News for this topic
- Michigan Secretary of State - Unofficial 2016 primary candidate list
Footnotes
- ↑ Michigan Secretary of State, "2016 official general election results," accessed May 2, 2017
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Michigan Secretary of State, "2016 Michigan Candidate Listing," accessed April 22, 2016
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Michigan Secretary of State, "2016 Michigan Election Results," accessed August 2, 2016
- ↑ Edward Martell, "Let's Talk Issues," accessed June 22, 2016
