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Janet Metsa
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Democratic Party

Elections and appointments
Last election

November 3, 2020

Education

Bachelor's

Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1980

Graduate

Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1980

Personal
Birthplace
Hancock, Mich.
Religion
ELCA Lutheran
Profession
Business owner
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Janet Metsa (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Michigan House of Representatives to represent District 110. She lost in the general election on November 3, 2020.

Metsa completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. Click here to read the survey answers.

Biography

Janet Metsa was born in Hancock, Michigan. She earned both a bachelor’s and master’s degree from MIT in 1980. Metsa’s career experience includes working as the owner of two businesses: Vesitech, Inc., which specializes in water treatment technology development, and JCM Environmental LLC, a consulting firm that specializes in air and water quality policy issues. She has also served as the treasurer and chair of the Houghton County Democratic Party.[1]

Elections

2020

See also: Michigan House of Representatives elections, 2020

General election

General election for Michigan House of Representatives District 110

Incumbent Gregory Markkanen defeated Janet Metsa and Rick Sauermilch in the general election for Michigan House of Representatives District 110 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Gregory Markkanen
Gregory Markkanen (R)
 
57.6
 
25,802
Image of Janet Metsa
Janet Metsa (D) Candidate Connection
 
41.2
 
18,457
Image of Rick Sauermilch
Rick Sauermilch (G) Candidate Connection
 
1.2
 
543

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 44,802
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 110

Janet Metsa defeated Lawrence Dale and Casey VerBerkmoes in the Democratic primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 110 on August 4, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Janet Metsa
Janet Metsa Candidate Connection
 
72.7
 
6,897
Image of Lawrence Dale
Lawrence Dale Candidate Connection
 
17.1
 
1,623
Image of Casey VerBerkmoes
Casey VerBerkmoes
 
10.2
 
963

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 9,483
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 110

Incumbent Gregory Markkanen advanced from the Republican primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 110 on August 4, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Gregory Markkanen
Gregory Markkanen
 
100.0
 
8,990

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 8,990
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Green convention

Green convention for Michigan House of Representatives District 110

Rick Sauermilch advanced from the Green convention for Michigan House of Representatives District 110 on June 20, 2020.

Candidate
✔
Image of Rick Sauermilch
Rick Sauermilch (G) Candidate Connection

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Endorsements

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Campaign themes

2020

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Candidate Connection

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Janet was born and was raised in Houghton County on the farm her grandparents established during the Finnish migration in the early 1900s. She graduated from Chassell Township Schools and then attended the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) where she received a B.S and M.S. in Chemical Engineering in 1980. She was employed at Eastman Kodak as a Development Engineer for 3 years and then at EPA as an Environmental Engineer in Durham NC until 1988. She returned to the Copper Country when her husband, Michael Mullins, accepted a faculty position at Michigan Technological University.

Once settled in the Copper Country, she established a private consulting practice specializing in air and water environmental issues. In 2005, she established Vesitech, Inc to explore the development and commercialization of water treatment technologies. She has been the recipient of several Phase I and Phase II Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) grants. Janet's community service includes time as Treasurer of the Houghton County Democratic Party, Chair of the Houghton County Democratic Party, Portage Township Zoning Board of Appeals, Keweenaw Economic Development Alliance Board member and Chair, Good Shepherd Lutheran Church Council and Lutheran Campus Ministry Board and Chair. She is a 2002 alumni of the MSU/ISSPR Michigan Political Leadership program. Janet resides in Portage Township, Houghton County. She is married with 3 adult children and one grandchild.

  • The Western UP deserves better State support for our teachers and students.
  • The Western UP deserves better paying jobs, business and healthcare
  • The Western UP deserves better energy prices and reliable sustainable energy sources
Education has always been a priority for me. An educated workforce is necessary for a strong economy. Most districts are projecting a $700 per student cut in State support this fiscal cycle with an additional possible $600 per student cost to prepare for safe return to in person instruction. (Detroit News 6-19-2020). The schools in the 110th district already have lean budgets. I will fight to protect State funding for our district.

I have made a career in environmental research and have worked with both industry and government. Environmental policy must be based in sound science and use accurate data in assessments. Sustainable use of our natural resources is essential for our district's economy but we must protect the natural beauty and ecology that attracts so many people to live and vacation here.
The film "Its a Wonderful Life". With economic inequality on the rise, it is time to restrict the influence of the modern day Mr. Potters.
I do my homework to be prepared on issues. I work to create consensus. I listen to people and I am used to having people listen to me.
I remember being sent home from school when President Kennedy was shot. I was 6 years old and in first grade.
My very first job, besides working on the farm, was as a mother's helper in Chicago the summer I turned 14. I looked up classified ads, hand wrote a resume and was hired sight unseen. I boarded the Greyhound bus to the big city in June after the school year and started my first adventure away from home. The family I worked for lived in a high rise apartment on North Lake Shore Drive overlooking Lake Michigan which could not be farther removed from the small farm house I grew up in. They were Jewish, which was my first immersion to a different culture and religion. I worked for them for 2 summers and the second summer we visited New York City. The family sent me to a Wednesday matinee on Broadway as a special experience. The play was "A Little Night Music" For a first job, I learned and experienced so much. I haven't shied away from taking risks since.
Mr. Blue Sky by Electric Light Orchestra. This was one of the songs that we used to calm my infant granddaughter. I was almost banned from being Grandma when I asked Alexa to play "Baby Shark."
Yes, It is beneficial to have had experience decisions in the public policy. Understanding the need to balance public input, legal structure and scientific constraints, where appropriate, is necessary for good legislation and policy.
In the near term, the State will be struggling to recover from the economic effects from the Covid-19 pandemic. In the long term, the State is facing demographic changes with fewer K-12 students and a loss of college graduates who take jobs out of the State. Population growth is mainly the result of immigration. Many of our rural areas are losing population which affects local government's ability maintain services and to fund schools.
Education because this is one of my passions for all citizens

Natural Resources and Outdoor Recreation because these issues here are important to my district

Agriculture because grew up on a farm and still own and manage farm property. I have a great respect for the land and would like be in a position to positively influence farm policy.

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  1. ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on June 22, 2020


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