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Judy Emmons
Republican Party
Prior offices:
Michigan State Senate District 33
Year left office: 2019
Michigan House of Representatives
Years in office: 2002 - 2008
Elections and appointments
Last election
November 4, 2014
Contact
Personal website

Judy K. Emmons (b. December 20, 1952) is a former Republican member of the Michigan State Senate, representing District 33 from 2011 to 2018.

Emmons was unable to run for re-election in 2018 to the Michigan State Senate because of term limits.

Emmons served in the Michigan House of Representatives from 2003 to 2007. During her tenure in the House, she served two years as majority vice-chair of the House Appropriations Committee.

Biography

When she served in the state legislature, Emmons' professional experience included working as a fifth-generation family farmer and mentor. She served as the chair of the statewide Senate GOP Women Matter training and education program.

Committee assignments

2017 legislative session

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

Michigan committee assignments, 2017
• Economic Development and International Investment
• Elections and Government Reform
• Families, Seniors and Human Services, Chair
• Veterans, Military Affairs and Homeland Security, Vice chair

2015 legislative session

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

2013-2014

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

Michigan committee assignments, 2012
• Agriculture
• Economic Development
• Education, Vice chair
• Families, Seniors and Human Services, Chair
• Health Policy
• Veterans, Military Affairs and Homeland Security

2011-2012

In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Emmons served on these committees:

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

Judy Emmons 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. Fred Sprague was unopposed in the Democratic primary. Incumbent Judy Emmons was unopposed in the Republican primary. Emmons defeated Sprague in the general election.[1][2][3][4]

Michigan State Senate, District 33 General Election, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngJudy Emmons Incumbent 57.2% 36,420
     Democratic Fred Sprague 42.8% 27,235
Total Votes 63,655

2011

See also: Judy Emmons recall, Michigan State Senate (2011)

Deanna Porter filed recall language with the Montcalm County Clerk on May 25, 2011 seeking to remove Emmons from office. Porter cited Emmons' support for taxing pensions and tax cuts for corporations as the basis of her recall effort.[5] The Election Commission unanimously voted to deny the petition on June 9 because it lacked clarity. That same morning Joan Rasegan filed two versions of recall language against Emmons based on the senator's vote for the Emergency Financial Manager Law.[6] Porter filed again on June 15.

At a meeting on June 21, the commission denied Rasegan's wording. That same day she filed again twice.[7] Rasegan's and Porter's petitions were taken up at a meeting on July 1, where all three were approved. Both campaigns had 180 days to gather 19,953 signatures, but they had to be collected in a 90 day period.[8] Their efforts failed to put the recall on the ballot.

2010

Michigan State Senate

See also: Michigan State Senate elections, 2010

Emmons won election to the 33rd District of the Michigan State Senate in 2010. She defeated James Hoisington (D) and Joshua Lillie (L) in the November 2 general election.[9]

Michigan State Senate, District 33 General election (2010)
Candidates Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Judy Emmons (R) 50,222
James Hoisington (D) 25,206
Joshua Lillie (R) 2,403

Michigan Secretary of State

See also: Michigan Secretary of State election, 2010

Emmons failed to secure the Republican nomination at the party's convention. Ruth Johnson won the nomination.[10]

2006

See also: Michigan House of Representatives elections, 2006
2006 Race for State House, District 70 - General Election[12]
Candidates Percentage
Green check mark.jpg Judy Emmons (R) 63.2%
Christopher Mahar (D) 36.8%
Total votes 29,096

2004

See also: Michigan House of Representatives elections, 2004
2004 Race for State House, District 70 - General Election[14]
Candidates Percentage
Green check mark.jpg Judy Emmons (R) 66.0%
Henry Sanchez (D) 34.0%
Total votes 34,476

2002

See also: Michigan House of Representatives elections, 2002
2002 Race for State House, District 70 - Republican Primary[15]
Candidates Percentage
Green check mark.jpg Judy Emmons (R) 62.8%
Jon Aylsworth (R) 37.2%
Total votes 6,777
2002 Race for State House, District 70 - General Election[16]
Candidates Percentage
Green check mark.jpg Judy Emmons (R) 65.8%
Henry Sanchez (D) 34.2%
Total votes 22,198

Campaign finance summary

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Judy Emmons campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2014Michigan State Senate, District 33Won $146,121 N/A**
2010Michigan State Senate, District 33Won $74,976 N/A**
2006Michigan State House, District 70Won $19,000 N/A**
2004Michigan State House, District 70Won $30,375 N/A**
2002Michigan State House, District 70Won $52,178 N/A**
Grand total$322,650 N/A**
Sources: OpenSecrets,  Federal 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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2017


2016


2015


2014


2013


2012


2011

Endorsements

2014

In 2014, Emmons' endorsements included the following:

  • Right to Life of Michigan[17]

Personal

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When she served in the state legislature, Emmons and her husband, Jerry, had three children.

Recent news

This section links to a Google news search for the term Judy + Emmons + Michigan + Senate

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See also

External links

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Michigan Secretary of State, "State Senator," accessed August 6, 2014
  2. ↑ Michigan Secretary of State, "State Senator," accessed December 5, 2014
  3. ↑ Michigan Secretary of State, "2014 Official Michigan Primary Candidate Listing," accessed May 27, 2014
  4. ↑ Michigan Secretary of State, "2014 Official Michigan General Candidate Listing," accessed September 8, 2014
  5. ↑ Sentinel-Standard, "Resident begins action to recall Emmons," May 26, 2011
  6. ↑ The Daily News, "Emmons recall language denied," June 9, 2011 (Archived)
  7. ↑ Sentinel-Standard, "Hearing denies Emmons recall," June 22, 2011
  8. ↑ Sentinel-Standard, "Recall wording against Emmons approved," July 5, 2011
  9. ↑ Michigan Secretary of State, "Election Results - General Election - November 02, 2010," March 2, 2011
  10. ↑ Flint Journal, "Paul Scott loses secretary of state nomination, says he's focusing on state House campaign," August 28, 2010
  11. ↑ Michigan Department of State, "2006 Primary Election Results," accessed June 18, 2014
  12. ↑ Michigan Department of State, "2006 General Election Results," accessed May 30, 2014
  13. ↑ Michigan Department of State, "2004 Primary Election Results," accessed June 18, 2014
  14. ↑ Michigan Department of State, "2004 General Election Results," accessed May 30, 2014
  15. ↑ Michigan Department of State, "2002 Primary Election Results," accessed May 30, 2014
  16. ↑ Michigan Department of State, "2002 General Election Results," accessed May 30, 2014
  17. ↑ Right to Life of Michigan, "Elections," accessed June 18, 2014
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2011-2018 		Succeeded by
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