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John Proos
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Prior offices
Michigan State Senate District 21

Michigan House of Representatives

Education

High school

Lake Michigan Catholic High School, 1988

Bachelor's

Marquette University, 1992

Graduate

Michigan State University, 1994

Personal
Religion
Christian: Catholic
Contact

John Proos (b. December 10, 1969) is a former Republican member of the Michigan State Senate, representing District 21 fro 2011 to 2018.

Proos was unable to run for re-election in 2018 to the Michigan State Senate because of term limits. Proos served in the Michigan House of Representatives, representing District 79 from 2005 to 2010.

Biography

Proos earned his bachelor's degree in political science from Marquette University and his master's degree in higher education from Michigan State University. He worked as vice president of Heritage Homes, Inc. He also served as district director and deputy chief of staff for Congressman Fred Upton (R).

Committee assignments

2017 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:

Michigan committee assignments, 2017
Appropriations
• Energy and Technology, Vice chair
Finance
Local Government, Vice chair
Michigan Competitiveness

2015 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Proos served on the following committees:

2013-2014

At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Proos served on the following committees:

Michigan committee assignments, 2012
Appropriations
• Energy and Technology, Vice chair
Finance

2011-2012

In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Proos served on the following committees:

Campaign themes

2014

Proos' website highlighted the following campaign themes:[1]

Jobs

  • Excerpt: "My top priority as a member of the Michigan Legislature has always been to create a more prosperous climate for job growth and economic investment."

Agriculture

  • Excerpt: "I believe strongly that our state government must continue to find ways to encourage the growth of this important industry"

Education

  • Excerpt: "Michigan's future depends on our ability to sustain our state's education system at all levels. We must continue to reform and enhance our education system by working with local school boards, administrators, teachers, and parents to identify the most effective ways to educate our children."

Energy

  • Excerpt: "I believe also that while our state continues to examine alternative and renewable energy production, we must also work to increase the supply of traditional resources in order to keep costs down, like gas prices."

Health

  • Excerpt: "We must do more to educate our kids about nutrition and physical fitness. I support putting requirements on school districts to develop physical education programs and establish health plans for their students."

The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.


Elections

2018

See also: Michigan State Senate elections, 2018

John Proos was not able to file for re-election due to term limits.

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. Bette Pierman was unopposed in the Democratic primary. Incumbent John Proos was unopposed in the Republican primary. Proos defeated Pierman in the general election.[2][3][4][5]

Michigan State Senate, District 21 General Election, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngJohn Proos Incumbent 64.5% 45,586
     Democratic Bette Pierman 35.5% 25,090
Total Votes 70,676

2010

See also: Michigan State Senate elections, 2010

Proos won election to the 21st District of the Michigan State Senate in 2010. He defeated Democrat Scott Elliott in the November 2 general election.[6]

Michigan State Senate, District 21 General election (2010)
Candidates Votes
Green check mark transparent.png John Proos (R) 49,818
Scott Elliott (D) 25,062

Campaign finance summary


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John Proos campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2014Michigan State Senate, District 21Won $280,310 N/A**
2010Michigan State Senate, District 21Won $216,501 N/A**
2008Michigan State House, District 79Won $91,021 N/A**
2006Michigan State House, District 79Won $93,819 N/A**
2004Michigan State House, District 79Won $124,494 N/A**
Grand total$806,145 N/A**
Sources: OpenSecretsFederal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

Scorecards

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2018

In 2018, the Michigan State Legislature was in session from January 10 through December 31.

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Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to environmental issues.
Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to environmental issues.
Legislators are scored on a number of bills selected by the editor of MIRS, a state capitol newsletter.
Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to conservative issues.
Legislators are scored based on their votes on small business issues.
Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.


2017


2016


2015


2014


2013


2012


2011

Endorsements

2014

In 2014, Proos' endorsements included the following:

  • Right to Life of Michigan[7]

Presidential preference

2012

See also: Endorsements by state officials of presidential candidates in the 2012 election

John Proos endorsed Mitt Romney in the 2012 presidential election.[8]

Personal

Note: Please contact us if the personal information below requires an update.
When he served in the state Senate, Proos and his wife, Kristy, had three children.

Recent news

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See also

External links

Footnotes

Political offices
Preceded by
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Michigan State Senate District 21
2011–2018
Succeeded by
Kim LaSata (R)
Preceded by
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Michigan House of Representatives District 79
2005–2010
Succeeded by
Al Pscholka (R)


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