Jim Tedder
Jim Tedder (Republican Party) was a member of the Michigan House of Representatives, representing District 43. Tedder assumed office on January 1, 2015. Tedder left office on January 1, 2019.
Tedder (Republican Party) ran for election to the Michigan State Senate to represent District 12. Tedder lost in the Republican primary on August 7, 2018.
Tedder is a former Republican member of the Michigan House of Representatives, representing District 43 from 2015 to 2018.
Committee assignments
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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| • Communications and Technology |
| • Energy Policy |
| • Health Policy, Vice chair |
| • Tax Policy, Chair |
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Tedder served on the following committees:
| Michigan committee assignments, 2015 |
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| • Communications and Technology |
| • Education |
| • Health Policy |
| • Workforce and Talent Development, Majority Vice Chair |
Campaign themes
2014
Tedder's website highlighted the following campaign themes:[1]
Budget and Taxes
- Excerpt: "Raising taxes is not an option to solving the budgetary woes of the present and future. Simply put, Jim will stand firm against raising taxes on Michigan families already overburdened by shrinking wages and rising costs."
Promoting Business and Commerce
- Excerpt: "As a small business owner, Jim knows the importance of saving businesses money and time. A careful evaluation of every new regulation will need to be undertaken. Further, Jim will seek to eliminate egregious regulations currently in place, especially as they impose barriers to entry for aspiring new enterprises vital to an economic renaissance."
Education
- Excerpt: "As an educator, Jim knows how important it is to provide quality and efficient services to our kids. Michigan’s future is relying on properly spending and managing our public school systems, even in trying financial times."
Roads
- Excerpt: "It is no secret that our infrastructure is in terrible condition. Lack of investment in our roads year after year has come back to haunt us this winter. Jim will turn over every rock in Lansing looking for dollars to fix this problem. Good, safe roads are an integral foundation to attracting new businesses and jobs to Michigan. Jim will boldly accept the charge to make fixing roads a top legislative priority."
Sponsored legislation
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Elections
2018
See also: Michigan State Senate elections, 2018
General election
General election for Michigan State Senate District 12
Rosemary Bayer defeated Michael McCready and Jeff Pittel in the general election for Michigan State Senate District 12 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Rosemary Bayer (D) | 49.4 | 59,302 |
 | Michael McCready (R) | 48.6 | 58,363 | |
 | Jeff Pittel (L) | 2.0 | 2,404 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.0 | 2 | ||
| Total votes: 120,071 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Michigan State Senate District 12
Rosemary Bayer advanced from the Democratic primary for Michigan State Senate District 12 on August 7, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Rosemary Bayer | 100.0 | 27,744 |
| Total votes: 27,744 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Michigan State Senate District 12
Michael McCready defeated Jim Tedder, Terry Whitney, and Vernon Molnar in the Republican primary for Michigan State Senate District 12 on August 7, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Michael McCready | 45.4 | 12,524 |
 | Jim Tedder | 44.3 | 12,239 | |
| Terry Whitney | 7.5 | 2,073 | ||
 | Vernon Molnar | 2.8 | 770 | |
| Total votes: 27,606 | |||
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Libertarian primary election
Libertarian primary for Michigan State Senate District 12
Jeff Pittel advanced from the Libertarian primary for Michigan State Senate District 12 on August 7, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jeff Pittel | 100.0 | 149 |
| Total votes: 149 | |||
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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 Jim Tedder defeated Ted Villella in the Michigan House of Representatives District 43 general election.[2]
| Michigan House of Representatives, District 43 General Election, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Jim Tedder Incumbent |
65.47% | 30,923 | |
| Democratic | Ted Villella | 34.53% | 16,309 | |
| Total Votes | 47,232 | |||
| Source: Michigan Secretary of State | ||||
Ted Villella ran unopposed in the Michigan House of Representatives District 43 Democratic primary.[3][4]
| Michigan House of Representatives, District 43 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | Ted Villella (unopposed) | |
Incumbent Jim Tedder ran unopposed in the Michigan House of Representatives District 43 Republican primary.[3][4]
| Michigan House of Representatives, District 43 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican | Jim Tedder Incumbent (unopposed) | |
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. Dennis Ritter defeated Neil Billington and Robin McGregor in the Democratic primary. Jim Tedder defeated Jose Aliaga, Paul Greenawalt, Nate Knapper and Andrea Schroeder in the Republican primary. Tedder defeated Ritter in the general election.[5][6][7][8]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Jim Tedder |
58.2% | 18,662 | |
| Democratic | Dennis Ritter | 41.8% | 13,379 | |
| Total Votes | 32,041 | |||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
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Dennis Ritter |
49.6% | 2,504 |
| Robin McGregor | 42.9% | 2,164 |
| Neil Billington | 7.5% | 377 |
| Total Votes | 5,045 | |
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
|
Jim Tedder |
30.5% | 3,007 |
| Andrea Schroeder | 28.9% | 2,846 |
| Jose Aliaga | 21.8% | 2,146 |
| Nate Knapper | 15.4% | 1,515 |
| Paul Greenawalt | 3.4% | 332 |
| Total Votes | 9,846 | |
Campaign finance summary
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2018
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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Endorsements
2014
In 2014, Tedder's endorsements included the following:
- Right to Life of Michigan[9]
See also
- Michigan State Senate elections, 2018
- Michigan House of Representatives
- Michigan House of Representatives District 43
- Michigan House of Representatives elections, 2014
- Michigan State Legislature
External links
- Search Google News for this topic
- Official campaign website
- Profile from Vote-USA
- Legislative Profile from Project Vote Smart
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Jim Tedder on Facebook
Footnotes
- ↑ votejimtedder.com, "Positions & Issues," accessed July 29, 2014
- ↑ 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
- ↑ 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 Primary Candidate Listing," accessed May 27, 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
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by Gail Haines (R) |
Michigan House of Representatives District 43 2015–2018 |
Succeeded by Andrea Schroeder (R) |
