Jim Stamas
Jim Stamas (Republican Party) was a member of the Michigan State Senate, representing District 36. He assumed office on January 1, 2015. He left office on January 1, 2023.
Stamas (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the Michigan State Senate to represent District 36. He won in the general election on November 6, 2018.
Stamas is a former Republican member of the Michigan House of Representatives, representing District 98 from 2009 to 2015. He served as House majority floor leader for the final four years of his tenure.
Stamas served two terms on the Midland County commission. He also served as a Midland Township trustee from 1997 to 2004.
Biography
Stamas earned his associate degree in business management from Delta College and his bachelor's degree in business administration from Northwood University. Stamas served in the U.S. Army and the Michigan National Guard.
Committee assignments
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2021-2022
Stamas was assigned to the following committees:
2019-2020
Stamas was assigned to the following committees:
2017 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:
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• Appropriations |
• Economic Development and International Investment |
• Health Policy |
• Michigan Competitiveness, Vice chair |
• Natural Resources |
• Oversight |
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Stamas served on the following committees:
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• Appropriations |
• Economic Development |
• Health Policy |
• Michigan Competitiveness, Vice Chair |
• Natural Resources |
2013-2014
At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Stamas served on the following committees:
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• Military and Veterans Affairs, Chair |
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Stamas served on the following committees:
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• Government Operations, Chair |
• Regulatory Reform |
2009-2010
In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Stamas served on the following committees:
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• Regulatory Reform |
• Tax Policy |
• Tourism, Outdoor Recreation and Natural Resources, Vice chair |
Issues
Voting record
Key votes of 2009-2010
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- Super Speedway, Lawmakers voting on whether TO EXTEND A SPECIAL TAX PERK for a super speedway.
- Driver Responsibility Fees, Lawmakers voting on whether TO IMPOSE 'driver responsibility fees.'
- Crony Capitalism, Lawmakers voting on whether TO RESTRICT THE RIGHT of shareholders to sell their own stock.
- Right to Work, Lawmakers voting on an amendment SUPPORTING RIGHT-TO-WORK zones.
- Dept. of State Cost-Saving, Lawmakers voting on whether TO SLOW DOWN PROGRESS ON THE SECRETARY OF STATE'S COST-SAVING CONSOLIDATION PLAN.
- Golf Carts, Lawmakers voting on whether TO SUBSIDIZE the production of electric vehicle batteries.
- Home Court Disadvantage, Lawmakers voting on whether TO GIVE MORE TAXING POWER to local government in Kalamazoo so it can finance a taxpayer-subsidized sports arena.
- Fire Safe Cigarettes, Lawmakers voting on whether TO BAN the sale of cigarettes that are not "fire safe."
- Balancing Act, Lawmakers voting on a budget to CUT REVENUE SHARING PAYMENTS to local governments as a way to balance the state budget without raising taxes.
- Balancing Act 2, Lawmakers voting on a cut of less than 3 percent to K-12 school aid payments so as to balance the state budget without tax increases.
- A Good Tax Gone Bad?, Lawmakers voting on the Michigan Business Tax.
- It’s From the Children, Lawmakers voting on whether to RAID $90 MILLION from the Michigan Higher Education Student Loan Authority.
- Left Behind, Lawmakers voting on whether TO FINANCE "No Worker Left Behind" with a 59.9 percent increase in general fund spending in the 2009 DELEG budget.
- First Class Schools, Lawmakers voting on whether to keep Detroit Public Schools' "first class" status even though the district no longer meets the population standard.
- Politically Correct Capitalism, Lawmakers voting on whether to INCREASE SUBSIDIES for plug-in traction battery packs used in electric cars.
- Politically Correct Capitalism 2, Lawmakers voting on whether to GIVE SUBSIDIES for Michigan film production.
- Politically Correct Capitalism 3, Lawmakers voting on whether to INCREASE ELECTRIC CAR SUBSIDIES for a subsidiary of a Korean battery company.
- Secret Ballot, Lawmakers voting on whether to keep a SECRET BALLOT for union elections.
- Property Taxes Assaulted Again, Lawmakers voting on whether to allow public schools to EXPAND THE USE OF SINKING FUND property tax spending.
- Sneak Attack, Lawmakers voting on whether to allow public schools to EXPAND THE USE OF SINKING FUND property tax spending.
- Grapes of Wrath, Lawmakers voting on whether TO BAN home shipment of beer and wine to Michigan consumers.
- Subsidize Manufacture of Electric Cars, Lawmakers voting on whether to authorize a refundable Michigan Business Tax credit for makers of plug-in traction battery packs used in electric cars.
- Authorize Special Tax Breaks for Ethanol Gas Stations, Lawmakers voting on whether to authorize a non-refundable Michigan Business Tax credit equal to 30 percent of the costs incurred by a gas station to convert existing pumps and tanks, or acquire new ones that deliver E85 ethanol or biodiesel fuel.
More voting record details
- List of all of Jim Stamas’s roll call votes, bills introduced, and floor amendments from MichiganVotes.org (use site’s “advanced search” to narrow by date range, issue category and/or keyword).
- List of Jim Stamas’s missed roll-call votes
Sponsored legislation
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Elections
2022
- See also: Michigan State Senate elections, 2022
Jim Stamas was not able to file for re-election due to term limits.
2018
See also: Michigan State Senate elections, 2018
General election
General election for Michigan State Senate District 36
Incumbent Jim Stamas defeated Joe Weir in the general election for Michigan State Senate District 36 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Jim Stamas (R) | 64.3 | 71,013 |
![]() | Joe Weir (D) | 35.7 | 39,440 |
Total votes: 110,453 (100.00% precincts reporting) | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Michigan State Senate District 36
Joe Weir advanced from the Democratic primary for Michigan State Senate District 36 on August 7, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Joe Weir | 100.0 | 18,213 |
Total votes: 18,213 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Michigan State Senate District 36
Incumbent Jim Stamas advanced from the Republican primary for Michigan State Senate District 36 on August 7, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Jim Stamas | 100.0 | 32,380 |
Total votes: 32,380 | ||||
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2014
- See also: Michigan State Senate elections, 2014
Elections for the Michigan State Senate took place in 2014. A primary election was held on August 5, 2014, and a general election took place on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was April 22, 2014. Joe Lukasiewicz was unopposed in the Democratic primary. Jim Stamas was unopposed in the Republican primary. Stamas defeated Lukasiewicz in the general election.[1][2][3][4]
Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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61.3% | 51,849 | |
Democratic | Joe Lukasiewicz | 38.7% | 32,788 | |
Total Votes | 84,637 |
2012
Stamas won re-election in the 2012 election for Michigan House of Representatives District 98. He defeated Jimmy Mosca in the August 7 Republican primary and defeated Joan Brausch (D) in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[5][6]
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77.8% | 7,652 |
Jimmy Mosca | 22.2% | 2,185 |
Total Votes | 9,837 |
2010
Stamas won re-election to the District 98 seat in 2010. He was unopposed in the August 3 primary. He also faced no opposition in the general election on November 2, 2010.[7][8]
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22,119 | |||
J. Longtain (L) | 3,619 |
2008
On November 4, 2008, Stamas ran for District 98 of the Michigan House of Representatives, beating Garnet Lewis and Scott Wells.[9]
Stamas raised $186,879 for his campaign.[10]
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25,980 | |||
Garnet Lewis (D) | 18,781 | |||
Scott Wells (Write-In) | 2 |
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2022
In 2022, the Michigan State Legislature was in session from January 12 to December 28.
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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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2015
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In 2015, the Michigan State Legislature was in session from January 14 through December 17.
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2014
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In 2014, the Michigan State Legislature was in session from January 8 through December 31.
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2013
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In 2013, the Michigan State Legislature was in session from January 9 to December 31.
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2012
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In 2012, the Michigan State Legislature was in session from January 11 to December 27.
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2011
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In 2011, the Michigan State Legislature was in session from January 12 to December 28.
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Endorsements
2014
In 2014, Stamas' endorsements included the following:
- Right to Life of Michigan[11]
See also
- Michigan State Legislature
- Michigan State Senate
- Senate Committees
- Michigan state legislative districts
- Jim Stamas recall, Michigan State Senate (2016)
External links
Personal |
Footnotes
- ↑ Michigan Secretary of State, "State Senator," accessed August 6, 2014
- ↑ Michigan Secretary of State, "State Senator," 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 June 18, 2014
- ↑ 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
- ↑ Michigan Secretary of State, "Election Results - General Election - November 04, 2008," accessed May 30, 2014
- ↑ Follow the Money, "Stamas, Jim," accessed May 30, 2014
- ↑ Right to Life of Michigan, "Elections," accessed June 18, 2014
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Preceded by - |
Michigan State Senate District 36 2015-2023 |
Succeeded by Michele Hoitenga (R) |