John Damoose

John Damoose (Republican Party) (also known as Ance) is a member of the Michigan State Senate, representing District 37. He assumed office on January 1, 2023. His current term ends on January 1, 2027.

Damoose (Republican Party) ran for election to the Michigan State Senate to represent District 37. He won in the general election on November 8, 2022.

Biography

John Damoose lives in Harbor Springs, Michigan. Damoose earned a degree in political science from the University of Michigan in 1994. His career experience includes working as a documentary director and producer, a book author, and the executive director of Building America's Tomorrow.^[1]^[2]

Committee assignments

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2023-2024

Damoose was assigned to the following committees:

Senate Appropriations Committee
Education and Career Readiness Committee, Minority Vice Chair
Energy and Technology Committee (decommissioned)
Health Policy and Human Services

2021-2022

Damoose was assigned to the following committees:

Education Committee
House Regulatory Reform Committee
Rules and Competitiveness Committee
Communications and Technology Committee, Majority vice-chair

Elections

2022

General election

General election for Michigan State Senate District 37

John Damoose defeated Barbara Conley and Zachary Dean in the general election for Michigan State Senate District 37 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		John Damoose (R)	55.5	79,125
		Barbara Conley (D)	42.8	61,069
	Submit photo	Zachary Dean (L)	1.7	2,468

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 142,662
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Michigan State Senate District 37

Barbara Conley defeated Jim Schmidt and Randy Bishop in the Democratic primary for Michigan State Senate District 37 on August 2, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Barbara Conley	86.4	25,466
	Submit photo	Jim Schmidt	7.8	2,304
	Submit photo	Randy Bishop	5.8	1,702

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 29,472
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Michigan State Senate District 37

John Damoose defeated Triston Cole, George Ranville, and William Hindle in the Republican primary for Michigan State Senate District 37 on August 2, 2022.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	John Damoose	41.0	18,286
	Triston Cole	30.3	13,520
	George Ranville	17.0	7,596
	William Hindle	11.7	5,245

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 44,647
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Richard Gillespie (R)

Libertarian convention

Libertarian convention for Michigan State Senate District 37

Zachary Dean advanced from the Libertarian convention for Michigan State Senate District 37 on July 10, 2022.

		Candidate
✔	Submit photo	Zachary Dean (L)

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Campaign finance