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Joe Derocha
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Joe Derocha was a 2017 Democratic special election candidate for District 109 of the Michigan House of Representatives.
Elections
2017
A special election for the position of Michigan House of Representatives District 109 took place on November 7, 2017. A primary election took place on August 8, 2017. The filing deadline was June 6, 2017.[1]
The seat became vacant on May 9, 2017, when John Kivela (D) committed suicide following his second drunk driving incident.[2]
Sara Cambensy defeated Tom Curry, Joe Derocha, and Jeremy Hosking in the Democratic primary. Rich Rossway was unopposed in the Republican primary.[3] Cambensy defeated Rossway and Wade Roberts (Green Party) in the special election.[4][5]
| Michigan House of Representatives, District 109, Special Election, 2017 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Sara Cambensy |
56.7% | 11,721 | |
| Republican | Rich Rossway | 42% | 8,690 | |
| Green | Wade Roberts | 1.3% | 276 | |
| Total Votes | 20,687 | |||
| Source: Michigan Department of State | ||||
| Michigan House of Representatives, District 109 Democratic Primary, 2017 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
|
Sara Cambensy |
36.1% | 3,477 | ||
| Jeremy Hosking | 34.7% | 3,344 | ||
| Joe Derocha | 25.3% | 2,435 | ||
| Tom Curry | 4% | 386 | ||
| Total Votes | 9,642 | |||
| Source: Michigan Department of State |
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See also
- Michigan House of Representatives
- Michigan House of Representatives District 109
- Michigan state legislative special elections, 2017
- Michigan State Legislature
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Mlive.com, "Special election called to fill Kivela's House seat after his suicide," May 18, 2017
- ↑ Mlive.com, "Suicide listed as cause of death for Michigan Rep. John Kivela," accessed May 11, 2017
- ↑ Michigan Secretary of State, "2017 Michigan Candidate Listing," accessed June 7, 2017
- ↑ Detroit Free Press, "Marquette city commissioner wins primary, advancing to November general election," August 8, 2017
- ↑ Michigan Secretary of State, "2017 Michigan Candidate Listing," accessed September 5, 2017
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)
District 7
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)
