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John Braamse
John Braamse (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Michigan State Senate to represent District 38. He lost in the general election on November 8, 2022.
Braamse completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
John Braamse was born in L'Anse, Michigan. Braamse served in the U.S. Army from 1987 to 2012. He earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Maryland in 2000. He earned a graduate degree from Central Michigan University in 2004. Braamse's career experience includes working as a special education aide. He has been affiliated with the American Legion.[1]
Elections
2022
See also: Michigan State Senate elections, 2022
General election
General election for Michigan State Senate District 38
Incumbent Ed McBroom defeated John Braamse and Wade Paul Roberts in the general election for Michigan State Senate District 38 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Ed McBroom (R) | 62.2 | 74,639 |
 | John Braamse (D)  | 36.5 | 43,818 | |
 | Wade Paul Roberts (G) | 1.2 | 1,475 | |
| Total votes: 119,932 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Michigan State Senate District 38
John Braamse advanced from the Democratic primary for Michigan State Senate District 38 on August 2, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | John Braamse | 100.0 | 20,752 |
| Total votes: 20,752 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Michigan State Senate District 38
Incumbent Ed McBroom defeated Kayla Wikstrom and Matthew Furyk in the Republican primary for Michigan State Senate District 38 on August 2, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Ed McBroom | 77.4 | 24,345 |
 | Kayla Wikstrom | 13.2 | 4,156 | |
| Matthew Furyk | 9.4 | 2,943 | ||
| Total votes: 31,444 | |||
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Green convention
Green convention for Michigan State Senate District 38
Wade Paul Roberts advanced from the Green convention for Michigan State Senate District 38 on April 23, 2022.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | | Wade Paul Roberts (G) |
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Campaign finance
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
John Braamse completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Braamse's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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- I support improving educator salaries and expanding public school options to allow 3 and 4 year old children to attend elementary school. I also believe that there should be 2 years of free college, vocational school or apprenticeships after high school graduation.
- The minimum wage should be high enough to support a family and be at least $15/hour with an annual cost of living allowance to keep pace with inflation.
- Investments in infrastructure help improve quality of life from cleaner water, better roads, faster internet speeds and a greener grid.
Note: Ballotpedia reserves the right to edit Candidate Connection survey responses. Any edits made by Ballotpedia will be clearly marked with [brackets] for the public. If the candidate disagrees with an edit, he or she may request the full removal of the survey response from Ballotpedia.org. Ballotpedia does not edit or correct typographical errors unless the candidate's campaign requests it.
See also
2022 Elections
External links
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Candidate Michigan State Senate District 38 |
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Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on May 17, 2022
