Gary Howell (Michigan)
Gary Howell (Republican Party) was a member of the Michigan House of Representatives, representing District 82. He assumed office on March 15, 2016. He left office on January 1, 2023.
Howell (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the Michigan House of Representatives to represent District 82. He won in the general election on November 3, 2020.
Howell was a delegate to the 2016 Republican National Convention from Michigan. Howell was one of 17 delegates from Michigan bound by state party rules to support John Kasich at the convention.[1] Kasich suspended his campaign on May 4, 2016. At the time, he had approximately 156 bound delegates. The winner of the Republican nomination needed the support of 1,237 delegates.
Biography
Howell received his B.A. in economics, history and government from Michigan State University in 1968 and his J.D. from the University of Michigan Law School in 1974. He is a farm owner and operator and was a Township, Village and City Attorney from 1974 to 2015. Howell served in the United States Army in 1969 and 1970.[2]
Organizations and affiliations
- Veterans of Foreign Wars
- American Legion
- Michigan Farm Bureau
- Lapeer and Imlay City Chambers of Commerce
- Lapeer County Economic Club
- North Branch United Methodist Church[2]
Committee assignments
2021-2022
Howell was assigned to the following committees:
- Local Government and Municipal Finance Committee (decommissioned)
- Natural Resources and Outdoor Recreation Committee, Chair
- Transportation Committee
- Workforce, Trades, and Talent Committee (decommissioned)
2019-2020
Howell was assigned to the following committees:
- Local Government and Municipal Finance Committee (decommissioned)
- Judiciary Committee
- Natural Resources and Outdoor Recreation Committee, Chair
- Transportation Committee
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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| • Agriculture |
| • Local Government |
| • Natural Resources, Chair |
| • Transportation and Infrastructure |
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
2022
Gary Howell was not able to file for re-election due to term limits.
2020
See also: Michigan House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for Michigan House of Representatives District 82
Incumbent Gary Howell defeated Jerry Tkach and Kurt Hausauer in the general election for Michigan House of Representatives District 82 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Gary Howell (R) | 73.1 | 37,018 |
 | Jerry Tkach (D)  | 26.9 | 13,616 | |
| Kurt Hausauer (D) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 15 | ||
| Total votes: 50,649 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 82
Jerry Tkach defeated Kurt Hausauer in the Democratic primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 82 on August 4, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jerry Tkach | 50.8 | 2,603 |
| Kurt Hausauer | 49.2 | 2,524 | ||
| Total votes: 5,127 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 82
Incumbent Gary Howell advanced from the Republican primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 82 on August 4, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Gary Howell | 100.0 | 16,210 |
| Total votes: 16,210 | |||
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Campaign finance
2018
See also: Michigan House of Representatives elections, 2018
General election
General election for Michigan House of Representatives District 82
Incumbent Gary Howell defeated Christopher Giles in the general election for Michigan House of Representatives District 82 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Gary Howell (R) | 69.8 | 26,616 |
| Christopher Giles (D) | 30.2 | 11,516 | ||
| Total votes: 38,132 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 82
Christopher Giles advanced from the Democratic primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 82 on August 7, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Christopher Giles | 100.0 | 5,699 | |
| Total votes: 5,699 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 82
Incumbent Gary Howell advanced from the Republican primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 82 on August 7, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Gary Howell | 100.0 | 12,293 |
| Total votes: 12,293 | |||
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2016
General election
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 Gary Howell defeated Margaret Guerrero DeLuca in the Michigan House of Representatives District 82 general election.[3]
| Michigan House of Representatives, District 82 General Election, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Gary Howell Incumbent |
68.95% | 29,962 | |
| Democratic | Margaret Guerrero DeLuca | 31.05% | 13,492 | |
| Total Votes | 43,454 | |||
| Source: Michigan Secretary of State | ||||
Margaret Guerrero DeLuca ran unopposed in the Michigan House of Representatives District 82 Democratic primary.[4][5]
| Michigan House of Representatives, District 82 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | Margaret Guerrero DeLuca (unopposed) | |
Incumbent Gary Howell ran unopposed in the Michigan House of Representatives District 82 Republican primary.[4][5]
| Michigan House of Representatives, District 82 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican | Gary Howell Incumbent (unopposed) | |
Special election
A special election for the position of Michigan House of Representatives District 82 was called for March 8, 2016. A primary election took place on November 3, 2015. The filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was September 18, 2015.[6]
The seat was vacant following Todd Courser's (R) resignation on September 11, 2015. He resigned when it became clear that Republicans had secured enough support from Democrats to expel him from office for misconduct related to his extramarital affair with Rep. Cindy Gamrat (R-Plainville).[7]
Margaret Guerrero DeLuca defeated R. D. Bohm and Eric Johnson in the Democratic primary. Gary Howell defeated Russell Adams, Todd Courser, Sharna Cramer Smith, Jake Davison, James Dewilde, Rick Guerrero, Ian Kempf, Allan Landosky, Jan Peabody and Chris Tuski in the Republican primary.[8] Tracy Spilker ran as a Libertarian candidate. Howell defeated Guerrero DeLuca and Spilker in the special election.[9][10]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Republican | Gary Howell |
58.6% | 13,907 | |
| Democratic | Margaret Guerrero DeLuca | 36.6% | 8,680 | |
| Libertarian | Tracy Spilker | 4.9% | 1,154 | |
| Total Votes | 23,741 | |||
| Michigan House of Representatives, District 82 Democratic Primary, 2015 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
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Margaret Guerrero DeLuca |
85.1% | 2,631 |
| Eric Johnson | 10.8% | 334 |
| R. D. Bohm | 4% | 125 |
| Total Votes | 3,090 | |
| Michigan House of Representatives, District 82 Republican Primary, 2015 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
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Gary Howell |
26.8% | 3,070 |
| Jan Peabody | 21.1% | 2,418 |
| Chris Tuski | 20.9% | 2,396 |
| Ian Kempf | 18.1% | 2,069 |
| Sharna Cramer Smith | 4.7% | 540 |
| Todd Courser | 3.6% | 415 |
| Jake Davison | 1.8% | 205 |
| Rick Guerrero | 1.1% | 128 |
| Russell Adams | 1.1% | 125 |
| Allan Landosky | 0.4% | 49 |
| James Dewilde | 0.3% | 33 |
| Total Votes | 11,448 | |
Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Gary Howell did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
2016
Howell issued the following statement regarding his bid for office:
| “ | I have been deeply involved in local community service for many years. I have been elected as a township trustee, North Branch school board, Lapeer County Intermediate school board member and president, and Lapeer County Road Commission Chairman. These experiences along with my years as a farmer, local government attorney and as a veteran give me the background that is necessary to be an effective legislator. Philosophically I am a conservative who believes in small government, low taxes and minimal interference with peoples' freedom. | ” |
| —Gary Howell, [2] | ||
Campaign finance summary
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2022
In 2022, the Michigan State Legislature was in session from January 12 to December 28.
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2021
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In 2021, the Michigan State Legislature was in session from January 13 to December 31.
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2020
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In 2020, the Michigan State Legislature was in session from January 8 to December 31.
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2019
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In 2019, the Michigan State Legislature was in session from January 9 through December 31.
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2018
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In 2018, the Michigan State Legislature was in session from January 10 through December 31.
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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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2016 Republican National Convention
- See also: Republican National Convention, 2016
Howell was a delegate to the 2016 Republican National Convention from Michigan.
Delegate rules
Delegates from Michigan to the Republican National Convention were elected at district conventions and at the state convention in April 2016. Michigan delegates were allowed to list their preferred candidate on their presidential preference form. 2016 Michigan GOP bylaws stipulate that delegates to the national convention were bound on the first ballot. Delegates bound to a particular candidate became unbound if that candidate publicly withdrew from the race, suspended his or her campaign, endorsed another candidate, or sought the nomination of a different party for any office.
Michigan primary results
- See also: Presidential election in Michigan, 2016
| Michigan Republican Primary, 2016 | ||||
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | Delegates | |
| Jeb Bush | 0.8% | 10,685 | 0 | |
| Ben Carson | 1.6% | 21,349 | 0 | |
| Chris Christie | 0.2% | 3,116 | 0 | |
| Ted Cruz | 24.7% | 326,617 | 17 | |
| Carly Fiorina | 0.1% | 1,415 | 0 | |
| Lindsey Graham | 0% | 438 | 0 | |
| Mike Huckabee | 0.2% | 2,603 | 0 | |
| John Kasich | 24.3% | 321,115 | 17 | |
| George Pataki | 0% | 591 | 0 | |
| Rand Paul | 0.3% | 3,774 | 0 | |
| Marco Rubio | 9.3% | 123,587 | 0 | |
| Rick Santorum | 0.1% | 1,722 | 0 | |
| Donald Trump |
36.5% | 483,753 | 25 | |
| Other | 1.7% | 22,824 | 0 | |
| Totals | 1,323,589 | 59 | ||
| Source: CNN and Michigan Secretary of State | ||||
Delegate allocation
Michigan had 59 delegates at the 2016 Republican National Convention. Of this total, 42 were district-level delegates (three for each of the state's 14 congressional districts). District delegates were allocated proportionally in accordance with the statewide vote; a candidate had to win at least 15% of the statewide vote in order to be eligible to receive any district delegates.[12][13]
Of the remaining 17 delegates, 14 served at large. At-large delegates were allocated proportionally in accordance with the statewide vote; a candidate had to win at least 15% of the statewide vote in order to be eligible to receive any of the state's at-large delegates. In addition, three national party leaders (identified on the chart below as RNC delegates) served as bound delegates to the Republican National Convention.[12][13]
Personal
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Howell is a father and grandfather.[2]
See also
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ MLive.com, "See who Michigan Republicans are sending to support Donald Trump at the national convention," April 10, 2016
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Information submitted through Ballotpedia's biographical submission form on December 22, 2015
- ↑ Michigan Secretary of State, "2016 official general election results," accessed May 2, 2017
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Michigan Secretary of State, "2016 Michigan Candidate Listing," accessed April 22, 2016
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Michigan Secretary of State, "2016 Michigan Election Results," accessed August 2, 2016
- ↑ Detroit Free Press, "Calley announces elections for Courser, Gamrat seats," accessed September 14, 2015
- ↑ Holland Sentinel, "UPDATE: Cindy Gamrat expelled from Michigan House, Todd Courser resigns after affair cover-up," accessed September 11, 2015
- ↑ Michigan Department of State, "2015 Unofficial Michigan Special Primary Candidate Listing," accessed September 21, 2015
- ↑ Michigan Secretary of State, "2016 Michigan Election Results: General election," accessed March 28, 2016
- ↑ Michigan Secretary of State, "2016 Michigan Election Results: Primary election," accessed March 28, 2016
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 Republican National Committee, "2016 Presidential Nominating Process," accessed October 6, 2015
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 CNN.com, "Republican National Convention roll call vote," accessed July 20, 2016
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Michigan House of Representatives District 82 2016-2023 |
Succeeded by Kristian Grant (D) |
