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Howard Walker
Prior offices:
Traverse City Area Public Schools Board of Education, At-large

Michigan State Senate District 37
Years in office: 2011 - 2015
Successor: Wayne Schmidt (R)

Michigan House of Representatives District 104
Years in office: 2003 - 2009

Education
Bachelor's
Michigan Technological University

Howard Walker (b. December 12, 1954) is a former Republican member of the Michigan State Senate, representing District 37 from 2011 to 2015.

Walker served in the Michigan House of Representatives, representing District 104 from 2003 to 2009.

Biography

Walker earned his degree in Forestry from Michigan Technological University. His professional experience includes owning a land surveying business and working in the oil and gas industries.

Committee assignments

2013-2014

At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Walker served on the following committees:

Michigan committee assignments, 2012
Appropriations
• Energy and Technology

2011-2012

In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Walker served on the following committees:

Elections

2010

See also: Michigan State Senate elections, 2010

Walker won election to the 37th District of the Michigan State Senate in 2010. He defeated Bob Carr (D) in the November 2 general election.[1]

Michigan State Senate, District 37 General election (2010)
Candidates Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Howard Walker (R) 62,697
Bob Carr (D) 34,122

Campaign finance summary


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Howard Walker campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2010Michigan State Senate, District 37Won $223,872 N/A**
2006Michigan State House, District 104Won $60,720 N/A**
2004Michigan State House, District 104Won $68,814 N/A**
2002Michigan State House, District 104Won $150,454 N/A**
Grand total$503,860 N/A**
Sources: OpenSecretsFederal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

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.[2]

January 2011 - March 2012

Howard Walker received a 66% rating on the January 2011 - March 2012 Tea Party Scorecard.[2]

Personal

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Walker and his wife, Dianne, have one daughter.

Recent news

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See also

External links

Footnotes

Political offices
Preceded by
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Michigan State Senate District 37
2011–2015
Succeeded by
Wayne Schmidt (R)
Preceded by
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Michigan House of Representatives District 104
2003-2009
Succeeded by
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