Jason Wentworth
Jason Wentworth (Republican Party) was a member of the Michigan House of Representatives, representing District 97. He assumed office on January 1, 2017. He left office on January 1, 2023.
Wentworth (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the Michigan House of Representatives to represent District 97. He won in the general election on November 3, 2020.
Wentworth was the state speaker of the House for the 2021-2022 session.[1]
Committee assignments
2019-2020
Wentworth was assigned to the following committees:
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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| • Insurance |
| • Michigan Competitiveness |
| • Military and Veterans Affairs, Chair |
| • Workforce and Talent Development |
Sponsored legislation
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Elections
2022
Jason Wentworth 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 97
Incumbent Jason Wentworth defeated Celia Young-Wenkel in the general election for Michigan House of Representatives District 97 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Jason Wentworth (R) | 71.2 | 31,602 |
 | Celia Young-Wenkel (D)  | 28.8 | 12,794 | |
| Total votes: 44,396 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 97
Celia Young-Wenkel defeated Shane Atwell in the Democratic primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 97 on August 4, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Celia Young-Wenkel | 66.8 | 3,398 |
| Shane Atwell | 33.2 | 1,692 | ||
| Total votes: 5,090 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 97
Incumbent Jason Wentworth advanced from the Republican primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 97 on August 4, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jason Wentworth | 100.0 | 13,392 |
| Total votes: 13,392 | |||
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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 97
Incumbent Jason Wentworth defeated Celia Young-Wenkel in the general election for Michigan House of Representatives District 97 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jason Wentworth (R) | 67.8 | 22,476 |
| Celia Young-Wenkel (D) | 32.2 | 10,652 | |
| Total votes: 33,128 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 97
Celia Young-Wenkel defeated Bob Townsend in the Democratic primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 97 on August 7, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Celia Young-Wenkel | 50.1 | 2,652 |
| Bob Townsend | 49.9 | 2,642 | ||
| Total votes: 5,294 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 97
Incumbent Jason Wentworth advanced from the Republican primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 97 on August 7, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jason Wentworth | 100.0 | 9,682 |
| Total votes: 9,682 | |||
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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 Joel Johnson (R) did not seek re-election because of term-limits.
Jason Wentworth defeated Robert Townsend in the Michigan House of Representatives District 97 general election.[2]
| Michigan House of Representatives, District 97 General Election, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Jason Wentworth |
64.85% | 24,124 | |
| Democratic | Robert Townsend | 35.15% | 13,074 | |
| Total Votes | 37,198 | |||
| Source: Michigan Secretary of State | ||||
Robert Townsend defeated Robert Corbett in the Michigan House of Representatives District 97 Democratic primary.[3][4]
| Michigan House of Representatives, District 97 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Robert Townsend |
59.50% | 1,729 | |
| Democratic | Robert Corbett | 40.50% | 1,177 | |
| Total Votes | 2,906 | |||
Jason Wentworth defeated George Gilmore, Brian Johnson, Jacob Link and Thomas Winarski defeated in the Michigan House of Representatives District 97 Republican primary.[3][4]
| Michigan House of Representatives, District 97 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Jason Wentworth |
41.77% | 3,309 | |
| Republican | George Gilmore | 12.98% | 1,028 | |
| Republican | Brian Johnson | 8.17% | 647 | |
| Republican | Jacob Link | 23.74% | 1,881 | |
| Republican | Thomas Winarski | 13.34% | 1,057 | |
| Total Votes | 7,922 | |||
Campaign themes
2020
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Campaign finance summary
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2022
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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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In 2016, the Michigan State Legislature was in session from January 13 through December 31.
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See also
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Michigan House of Representatives, "House Leadership," accessed January 22, 2021
- ↑ 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
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| Preceded by - |
Michigan House of Representatives District 97 2017-2023 |
Succeeded by Matthew Bierlein (R) |
