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Jimmy Schmidt
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Jimmy Schmidt (Republican Party) ran for election to the Michigan House of Representatives to represent District 105. Schmidt lost in the Republican primary on August 4, 2020.
Elections
2020
See also: Michigan House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for Michigan House of Representatives District 105
Ken Borton defeated Jonathan Burke in the general election for Michigan House of Representatives District 105 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Ken Borton (R) | 65.7 | 37,172 |
 | Jonathan Burke (D)  | 34.3 | 19,423 | |
| Total votes: 56,595 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 105
Jonathan Burke advanced from the Democratic primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 105 on August 4, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jonathan Burke | 100.0 | 6,728 |
| Total votes: 6,728 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 105
Ken Borton defeated Tony Cutler and Jimmy Schmidt in the Republican primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 105 on August 4, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Ken Borton | 55.0 | 10,643 |
 | Tony Cutler | 36.1 | 6,990 | |
 | Jimmy Schmidt | 8.9 | 1,719 | |
| Total votes: 19,352 | |||
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Campaign finance
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. Phil Bellfy defeated Jimmy Schmidt in the Democratic primary. Wayne Schmidt defeated Greg MacMaster in the Republican primary. Schmidt defeated Bellfy in the general election.[1][2][3][4]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican |  Wayne Schmidt |
61.1% | 54,981 | |
| Democratic | Phil Bellfy | 38.9% | 35,037 | |
| Total Votes | 90,018 | |||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
|
Phil Bellfy |
51.5% | 4,620 |
| Jimmy Schmidt | 48.5% | 4,346 |
| Total Votes | 8,966 | |
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
|
Wayne Schmidt |
55.5% | 19,107 |
| Greg MacMaster | 44.5% | 15,312 |
| Total Votes | 34,419 | |
Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2014
Schmidt's website highlighted the following campaign themes:[5]
- Excerpt: "I Strongly Support:
- Michiganfairtax.Org Which Eliminates--Personal Property Taxes & Also The State Sales Tax & Replaces It With A Goods & Services Tax --(Which Has Health Care --Food --& Other Necessities--Exempted). Each Senior Citizen Receives $167 Per Month--Check From State!!
- Green Energy & Hydro Electric Power & Wood Chip Burning Generators --(Like The One Consumers Has In Grayling). Also--Revise The Co/Border Agreement With Ontario --To Let The, "Sault Power & Electric @ The American Side Of The Soo To--Generate --Hydro Electric On All--(10) Of Their Generators -Instead Of The (3) Generators They Are Allowed To Use Now.
- Double Wall Or Not At All--For--Enbridge Pipeline Under Mackinaw Straits.
- Restructing Of: Michian Public Service Commission -To Aid Consumers In More Competative -Utility Rates.
- Light Rail Rapid Passenger Train Service From--Grand Rapids--Lansing & Ann Arbor -To--Traverse City & Petoskey (Eventually Mackinaw City) By 2016---With Bilevel Cars & Wi-Fi On Board---(State Of Michigan Already Owns The Track System & Right Of Ways )--Goggle The '"Rail Runner" As A Model."
See also
2020 Elections
External links
- Search Google News for this topic
- Official campaign website
- Legislative Profile from Project Vote Smart
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Jimmy Schmidt on Facebook
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
- ↑ electjimmyschmidt4senator.com, "Official campaign website," accessed July 18, 2014
Current members of the Michigan House of Representatives
Leadership
Speaker of the House:Matt Hall
Minority Leader:Ranjeev Puri
Representatives
District 1
Tyrone Carter (D)
District 2
Tullio Liberati (D)
District 3
Alabas Farhat (D)
District 4
Karen Whitsett (D)
District 5
Regina Weiss (D)
District 6
Natalie Price (D)
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District 8
Helena Scott (D)
District 9
Joseph Tate (D)
District 10
Veronica Paiz (D)
District 11
Donavan McKinney (D)
District 12
Kimberly Edwards (D)
District 13
Mai Xiong (D)
District 14
Mike McFall (D)
District 15
Erin Byrnes (D)
District 16
Stephanie Young (D)
District 17
Laurie Pohutsky (D)
District 18
Jason Hoskins (D)
District 19
District 20
Noah Arbit (D)
District 21
Kelly Breen (D)
District 22
Matt Koleszar (D)
District 23
Jason Morgan (D)
District 24
Ranjeev Puri (D)
District 25
Peter Herzberg (D)
District 26
Dylan Wegela (D)
District 27
Rylee Linting (R)
District 28
Jamie Thompson (R)
District 29
James DeSana (R)
District 30
William Bruck (R)
District 31
Reggie Miller (D)
District 32
Jimmie Wilson (D)
District 33
Morgan Foreman (D)
District 34
District 35
Jennifer Wortz (R)
District 36
Steve Carra (R)
District 37
Brad Paquette (R)
District 38
Joey Andrews (D)
District 39
Pauline Wendzel (R)
District 40
Matt Longjohn (D)
District 41
Julie Rogers (D)
District 42
Matt Hall (R)
District 43
Rachelle Smit (R)
District 44
Steve Frisbie (R)
District 45
Sarah Lightner (R)
District 46
Kathy Schmaltz (R)
District 47
Carrie Rheingans (D)
District 48
Jennifer Conlin (D)
District 49
Ann Bollin (R)
District 50
Jason Woolford (R)
District 51
Matt Maddock (R)
District 52
Mike Harris (R)
District 53
Brenda Carter (D)
District 54
Donni Steele (R)
District 55
Mark Tisdel (R)
District 56
Sharon MacDonell (D)
District 57
Thomas Kuhn (R)
District 58
Ron Robinson (R)
District 59
Douglas Wozniak (R)
District 60
Joseph Aragona (R)
District 61
Denise Mentzer (D)
District 62
District 63
Jay DeBoyer (R)
District 64
Joseph Pavlov (R)
District 65
Jaime Greene (R)
District 66
Josh Schriver (R)
District 67
Phil Green (R)
District 68
David Martin (R)
District 69
Jasper Martus (D)
District 70
Cynthia Neeley (D)
District 71
Brian BeGole (R)
District 72
Mike Mueller (R)
District 73
Julie Brixie (D)
District 74
Kara Hope (D)
District 75
District 76
Angela Witwer (D)
District 77
Emily Dievendorf (D)
District 78
Gina Johnsen (R)
District 79
Angela Rigas (R)
District 80
Phil Skaggs (D)
District 81
Stephen Wooden (D)
District 82
Kristian Grant (D)
District 83
John Fitzgerald (D)
District 84
Carol Glanville (D)
District 85
Bradley Slagh (R)
District 86
Nancy De Boer (R)
District 87
William Snyder (D)
District 88
Greg VanWoerkom (R)
District 89
Luke Meerman (R)
District 90
Bryan Posthumus (R)
District 91
Pat Outman (R)
District 92
Jerry Neyer (R)
District 93
Tim Kelly (R)
District 94
Amos O'Neal (D)
District 95
Bill Schuette (R)
District 96
Timothy Beson (R)
District 97
Matthew Bierlein (R)
District 98
District 99
Mike Hoadley (R)
District 100
Tom Kunse (R)
District 101
Joseph Fox (R)
District 102
Curt VanderWall (R)
District 103
Betsy Coffia (D)
District 104
John Roth (R)
District 105
Ken Borton (R)
District 106
Cameron Cavitt (R)
District 107
Parker Fairbairn (R)
District 108
David Prestin (R)
District 109
Karl Bohnak (R)
District 110
Republican Party (58)
Democratic Party (52)
