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Harvey Santana
Harvey Santana is a former Democratic member of the Michigan House of Representatives, representing District 9 from 2010 to 2017.
Santana did not seek re-election to the Michigan House of Representatives in 2016 because he was term-limited.
Biography
Santana attended Henry Ford Community College and earned his bachelor's degree in political science and his M.P.A. from Eastern Michigan University in 1999 and 2005, respectively. His professional experience includes working as a transportation planner for an engineering firm. Santana served in the U.S. Navy, having participated in Operation Desert Shield/Desert Storm and relief efforts in Bosnia, Somalia and Haiti.
Campaign themes
2012
A questionnaire distributed by the League of Women Voters (dead link) asked the candidates to provide information about their legislative priorities and proposed actions regarding those priorities. Santana gave the following response:[1]
- Decrease the corrections budget while increasing the public education budget
- Expanding the current HYTA law up to age 26 and expand public work programs to provide an alternative to expensive incarceration.
"I have introduced bill 5214 to this effect."
- Amend the Michigan Constitution allowing for a graduated State income tax along the lines of the one Ohio has
"I will introduce a bill to this effect."
Committee assignments
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Santana served on the following committees:
| Michigan committee assignments, 2015 |
|---|
| • Appropriations, Minority Vice Chair |
| • Education |
2013-2014
At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Santana served on the following committees:
| Michigan committee assignments, 2012 |
|---|
| • Commerce |
| • Michigan Competitiveness |
| • Military and Veterans Affairs, Vice chair |
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Santana served on the following committees:
| Michigan committee assignments, 2011 |
|---|
| • Agriculture, Vice chair |
| • Energy and Technology |
2009-2010
In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Santana served on the following committees:
| Michigan committee assignments, 2009 |
|---|
| • Agriculture, Vice chair |
| • Energy and Technology |
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
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 Harvey Santana (D) did not seek re-election because of term-limits.
Sylvia Santana defeated James Stephens in the Michigan House of Representatives District 9 general election.[2]
| Michigan House of Representatives, District 9 General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Sylvia Santana |
94.29% | 27,560 | |
| Republican | James Stephens | 5.71% | 1,668 | |
| Total Votes | 29,228 | |||
| Source: Michigan Secretary of State | ||||
The following candidates ran in the Michigan House of Representatives District 9 Democratic primary.[3][4]
| Michigan House of Representatives, District 9 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Sylvia Santana |
49.33% | 2,967 | |
| Democratic | Annie Carter | 2.51% | 151 | |
| Democratic | Tijuana Morris | 3.19% | 192 | |
| Democratic | Alicia Murphy | 4.01% | 241 | |
| Democratic | William Phillips | 1.58% | 95 | |
| Democratic | Gary Pollard | 30.49% | 1,834 | |
| Democratic | Regina Ross | 8.89% | 535 | |
| Total Votes | 6,015 | |||
James Stephens ran unopposed in the Michigan House of Representatives District 9 Republican primary.[3][4]
| Michigan House of Representatives, District 9 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican | James Stephens (unopposed) | |
2014
Elections for the Michigan House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election was held on August 5, 2014, and a general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was April 22, 2014. Incumbent Harvey Santana defeated Hussein Berry in the Democratic primary. James Stephens was unopposed in the Republican primary. Santana defeated Stephens in the general election.[5][6][7][8]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Harvey Santana Incumbent |
95.5% | 17,606 | |
| Republican | James Stephens | 4.5% | 827 | |
| Total Votes | 18,433 | |||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
|
Harvey Santana Incumbent |
75.3% | 4,953 |
| Hussein Berry | 24.7% | 1,627 |
| Total Votes | 6,580 | |
2012
Santana won re-election in the 2012 election for Michigan House of Representatives District 9. He defeated Hussein Berry and William Phillips in the August 7 Democratic primary and defeated Rene Simpson (R) in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[9][10]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Harvey Santana Incumbent |
95.3% | 32,063 | |
| Republican | Rene Simpson | 4.7% | 1,567 | |
| Total Votes | 33,630 | |||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
|
Harvey Santana Incumbent |
65.7% | 4,875 |
| Hussein Berry | 17.2% | 1,275 |
| William Scott Phillips | 17.1% | 1,267 |
| Total Votes | 7,417 | |
2010
Santana won election to the District 10 seat in 2010. He defeated Mia Griller, Khalid Irvin, Quentin Mallory, Stacy Pugh, David Stephen, Angela Stotts-McClary, Sean Thomas and Angy Webb in the August 3 Democratic primary. He defeated Jasmine Ford (R) in the general election on November 2, 2010.[11][12]
| Michigan House of Representatives, District 10 General election (2010) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Harvey Santana (D)
|
14,017 | |||
| Jasmine Ford (R) | 896 | |||
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.[13]
January 2011 - March 2012
Harvey Santana received a 12% rating on the January 2011 - March 2012 Tea Party Scorecard.[13]
Personal
Note: Please contact us if the personal information below requires an update.
Santana and his wife, Sylvia, have one child.
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term Harvey + Santana + Michigan + Legislature
See also
- Michigan State Legislature
- Michigan House of Representatives
- House Committees
- Michigan state legislative districts
External links
- Office website
- Official campaign website
- Voting Record on MichiganVotes.org
- Profile from Open States
- Profile from Vote-USA
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Legislative profile from Project Vote Smart
- Campaign contributions: 2010
Footnotes
- ↑ Vote411.org, "Candidate detail," accessed August 7, 2012 (dead link)
- ↑ Michigan Secretary of State, "2016 official general election results," accessed May 2, 2017
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Michigan Secretary of State, "2016 Michigan Candidate Listing," accessed April 22, 2016
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Michigan Secretary of State, "2016 Michigan Election Results," accessed August 2, 2016
- ↑ Michigan Secretary of State, "Representative in State Legislature," accessed August 6, 2014
- ↑ Michigan Secretary of State, "Representative in State Legislature," 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 January 3, 2015
- ↑ 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
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 Michigan Votes, "Tea Party Scorecard Jan 2011-Mar 2012," accessed June 22, 2012
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Shanelle Jackson (D) |
Michigan House of Representatives District 9 2013–2017 |
Succeeded by Sylvia Santana (D) |
| Preceded by Gabriel Leland (D) |
Michigan House of Representatives District 10 2011–2013 |
Succeeded by Phil Cavanagh (D) |
