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Joe Haveman
Joe Haveman (Republican Party) was a member of the Michigan House of Representatives, representing District 90. Haveman assumed office in 2009. Haveman left office in 2015.
Haveman (Republican Party) ran for election to the Michigan State Senate to represent District 30. Haveman lost in the Republican primary on August 7, 2018.
Haveman served on the Holland City Council and the Ottawa County Commission.
Biography
Haveman earned his B.S. in Public Administration from Ferris State University.
Committee assignments
2013-2014
At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Haveman served on the following committees:
| Michigan committee assignments, 2012 |
|---|
| • Appropriations, Chair |
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Haveman served on the following committees:
| Michigan committee assignments, 2011 |
|---|
| • Appropriations, Vice chair |
| • Energy and Technology |
2009-2010
In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Haveman served on the following committees:
| Michigan committee assignments, 2009 |
|---|
| • Great Lakes and Environment |
| • Insurance |
| • Judiciary |
| • Labor |
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 Joseph Haveman’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 Joseph Haveman’s 3 missed roll-call votes
Elections
2018
See also: Michigan State Senate elections, 2018
General election
General election for Michigan State Senate District 30
Roger Victory defeated Jeanette Schipper and Mary Buzuma in the general election for Michigan State Senate District 30 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Roger Victory (R) | 63.2 | 79,323 |
| Jeanette Schipper (D) | 34.2 | 42,904 | ||
 | Mary Buzuma (L) | 2.5 | 3,189 | |
| Total votes: 125,416 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Michigan State Senate District 30
Jeanette Schipper advanced from the Democratic primary for Michigan State Senate District 30 on August 7, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Jeanette Schipper | 100.0 | 17,119 | |
| Total votes: 17,119 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Michigan State Senate District 30
Roger Victory defeated Daniela Garcia, Joe Haveman, and Rett DeBoer in the Republican primary for Michigan State Senate District 30 on August 7, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Roger Victory | 41.7 | 16,895 |
 | Daniela Garcia | 26.3 | 10,647 | |
 | Joe Haveman | 26.1 | 10,585 | |
| Rett DeBoer | 5.9 | 2,399 | ||
| Total votes: 40,526 | |||
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Libertarian primary election
Libertarian primary for Michigan State Senate District 30
Mary Buzuma advanced from the Libertarian primary for Michigan State Senate District 30 on August 7, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Mary Buzuma | 100.0 | 188 |
| Total votes: 188 | |||
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2012
Haveman won re-election in the 2012 election for Michigan House of Representatives District 90. He was unopposed in the August 7 Republican primary and was unopposed in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[1][2]
2010
Haveman won re-election to the District 90 seat in 2010. He was unopposed in the August 3 primary. He also faced no opposition in the general election on November 2, 2010.[3][4]
2008
On November 4, 2008, Haveman ran for District 90 of the Michigan House of Representatives, beating Clay Stauffer.[5]
Haveman raised $43,910 for his campaign.[6]
| Michigan House of Representatives, District 90 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
 Joseph Haveman (R)
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31,233 | |||
| Clay Stauffer (D) | 12,011 | |||
Campaign finance summary
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Scorecards
Tea Party Scorecard
The Independent Tea Party Patriots, a Michigan Tea Party group, grades the votes of this and every other Michigan legislator on “core tea party issues” in a regularly-updated scorecard. 100% is considered an ideal rating.[7]
January 2011 - March 2012
Joseph Haveman received a 71% rating on the January 2011 - March 2012 Tea Party Scorecard.[7]
Endorsements
Presidential preference
2012
Joe Haveman endorsed Mitt Romney in the 2012 presidential election.[8]
Personal
Note: Please contact us if the personal information below requires an update.
Haveman and his wife, Kim, have four children.
See also
- Michigan State Senate elections, 2018
- Michigan State Legislature
- Michigan House of Representatives
- House Committees
- Michigan state legislative districts
External links
- Search Google News for this topic
- Office website
- Profile from Open States
- Legislative Profile from Project Vote Smart
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Michigan Votes - Joseph Haveman
- Campaign Contributions: 2008
- Campaign Facebook page
- LinkedIn profile
Footnotes
- ↑ 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, "Haveman, Joe" accessed May 30, 2014
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Michigan Votes, "Tea Party Scorecard Jan 2011-Mar 2012," accessed June 25, 2012
- ↑ Romney for President, "Mitt Romney Announces Support of Michigan Speaker of The House Jase Bolger and Additional Members of The Michigan Legislature," September 19, 2011 (Archived)
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by - |
Michigan House of Representatives District 90 2009–2015 |
Succeeded by Daniela Garcia (R) |
