Jan Peabody
Jan Peabody was a 2016 Republican special election candidate for District 82 of the Michigan House of Representatives.[1][2]
Peabody was a 2014 Republican candidate for District 82 of the Michigan House of Representatives.[3]
Campaign themes
2014
Peabody's website highlighted the following campaign themes:[4]
Jobs
- Excerpt: "Lapeer County’s jobless rate is 10.6 percent. We have to do more to make it easier for job providers to create opportunity for local workers."
Taxes
- Excerpt: "Michigan has a $50 billion budget. We don’t have a tax problem; we have a spending problem. We have to do a better job of setting priorities."
Values
- Excerpt: "I’m 100% pro-life. I will protect religious freedoms as well as our 2nd Amendment rights. I also oppose Common Core."
Farms
- Excerpt: "I endorse the legislative goals of the Farm Bureau and will be a strong voice for Lapeer County’s farming families."
Elections
2015
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.[1]
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).[5]
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.[2] Tracy Spilker ran as a Libertarian candidate. Howell defeated Guerrero DeLuca and Spilker in the special election.[6][7]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|
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 |
|
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 | |
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. Margaret Guerrero DeLuca defeated Immanuel Eickholdt in the Democratic primary. Todd Courser defeated Jacob Hunsanger, Jan Peabody and Sharna Smith in the Republican primary. Courser defeated DeLuca in the general election.[8][9][3][10]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Todd Courser |
55.1% | 15,699 | |
| Democratic | Margaret Guerrero DeLuca | 44.9% | 12,799 | |
| Total Votes | 28,498 | |||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
|
Margaret Guerrero DeLuca |
80.5% | 2,326 |
| Immanuel Eickholdt | 19.5% | 562 |
| Total Votes | 2,888 | |
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
|
Todd Courser |
36.9% | 3,477 |
| Jan Peabody | 33.1% | 3,126 |
| Jacob Hunsanger | 16.9% | 1,593 |
| Sharna Smith | 13.1% | 1,239 |
| Total Votes | 9,435 | |
Endorsements
2014
In 2014, Peabody's endorsements included:
- Right to Life of Michigan[11]
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term "Jan + Peabody + Michigan + House"
See also
- Michigan House of Representatives
- Michigan House of Representatives District 82
- Michigan House of Representatives elections, 2014
- State legislative special elections, 2016
- Michigan State Legislature
External links
- Candidate list
- Official campaign website
- Legislative Profile from Project Vote Smart
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Profile from Vote-USA
- Jan Peabody on Facebook
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Detroit Free Press, "Calley announces elections for Courser, Gamrat seats," accessed September 14, 2015
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Michigan Department of State, "2015 Unofficial Michigan Special Primary Candidate Listing," accessed September 21, 2015
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Michigan Secretary of State, "2014 Official Michigan Primary Candidate Listing," accessed May 27, 2014
- ↑ janpeabody.com, "About," accessed July 31, 2014 (dead link)
- ↑ Holland Sentinel, "UPDATE: Cindy Gamrat expelled from Michigan House, Todd Courser resigns after affair cover-up," accessed September 11, 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
- ↑ 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 General Candidate Listing," accessed September 8, 2014
- ↑ Right to Life of Michigan, "Elections," accessed June 18, 2014
