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Kathy Crawford (Michigan)
Kathy Crawford (Republican Party) was a member of the Michigan House of Representatives, representing District 38. Crawford assumed office on January 1, 2015. Crawford left office on January 1, 2021.
Crawford (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the Michigan House of Representatives to represent District 38. Crawford won in the general election on November 6, 2018.
Committee assignments
2019-2020
Crawford was assigned to the following committees:
- Education Committee
- Local Government and Municipal Finance Committee (decommissioned)
- House Regulatory Reform Committee
- Families, Children, and Seniors Committee, Chair
2017 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:
| Michigan committee assignments, 2017 |
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| • Education Reform |
| • Local Government, Vice chair |
| • Regulatory Reform |
| • Workforce and Talent Development |
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Crawford served on the following committees:
| Michigan committee assignments, 2015 |
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| • Families, Children, and Seniors |
| • Health Policy |
| • Regulatory Reform |
| • Workforce and Talent Development |
Campaign themes
2014
Crawford's website highlighted the following campaign themes:[1]
- Excerpt: "Kathy is a fiscal conservative, who has an outstanding track-record as a good steward of taxpayer dollars "
- Excerpt: "Kathy believes in economic opportunity and freedom for business development. That’s what drives job creation."
- Excerpt: "Kathy supports a statewide Master Plan for older active adults and senior citizens "
Sponsored legislation
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
2020
Kathy Crawford was not able to file for re-election due to term limits.
2018
See also: Michigan House of Representatives elections, 2018
General election
General election for Michigan House of Representatives District 38
Incumbent Kathy Crawford defeated Kelly Breen and Brian Wright in the general election for Michigan House of Representatives District 38 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Kathy Crawford (R) | 49.4 | 22,474 |
 | Kelly Breen (D)  | 48.1 | 21,886 | |
| Brian Wright (L) | 2.4 | 1,100 | ||
| Total votes: 45,460 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 38
Kelly Breen defeated Aditi Bagchi and Joe Petrillo in the Democratic primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 38 on August 7, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Kelly Breen | 48.8 | 5,238 |
| Aditi Bagchi | 34.2 | 3,670 | ||
| Joe Petrillo | 17.0 | 1,822 | ||
| Total votes: 10,730 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 38
Incumbent Kathy Crawford defeated Chase Turner in the Republican primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 38 on August 7, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Kathy Crawford | 53.5 | 5,492 |
 | Chase Turner | 46.5 | 4,779 | |
| Total votes: 10,271 | |||
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Libertarian primary election
Libertarian primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 38
Brian Wright advanced from the Libertarian primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 38 on August 7, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Brian Wright | 100.0 | 59 | |
| Total votes: 59 | |||
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2016
Elections for the Michigan House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election was held on August 2, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was April 19, 2016.
Incumbent Kathy Crawford defeated Amy McCusker in the Michigan House of Representatives District 38 general election.[2]
| Michigan House of Representatives, District 38 General Election, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Kathy Crawford Incumbent |
57.66% | 28,205 | |
| Democratic | Amy McCusker | 42.34% | 20,711 | |
| Total Votes | 48,916 | |||
| Source: Michigan Secretary of State | ||||
Amy McCusker defeated Jason Dorsch in the Michigan House of Representatives District 38 Democratic primary.[3][4]
| Michigan House of Representatives, District 38 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Amy McCusker |
84.26% | 3,045 | |
| Democratic | Jason Dorsch | 15.74% | 569 | |
| Total Votes | 3,614 | |||
Incumbent Kathy Crawford defeated Carson Lauffer in the Michigan House of Representatives District 38 Republican primary.[3][4]
| Michigan House of Representatives, District 38 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Kathy Crawford Incumbent |
69.06% | 5,266 | |
| Republican | Carson Lauffer | 30.94% | 2,359 | |
| Total Votes | 7,625 | |||
2014
Elections for the Michigan House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election was held on August 5, 2014, and a general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was April 22, 2014. Jasper Catanzaro defeated Jason Dorsch in the Democratic primary. Kathy Crawford defeated Dan Lauffer in the Republican primary. Crawford defeated Catanzaro in the general election.[5][6][7][8]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Kathy Crawford |
62.6% | 19,234 | |
| Democratic | Jasper Catanzaro | 37.4% | 11,508 | |
| Total Votes | 30,742 | |||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
|
Jasper Catanzaro |
72.8% | 2,364 |
| Jason Dorsch | 27.2% | 883 |
| Total Votes | 3,247 | |
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
|
Kathy Crawford |
58.7% | 4,179 |
| Dan Lauffer | 41.3% | 2,946 |
| Total Votes | 7,125 | |
Campaign finance summary
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Scorecards
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2020
In 2020, the Michigan State Legislature was in session from January 8 to December 31.
- Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to environmental issues.
- Legislators are scored on labor issues.
- Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to agriculture.
- Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to environmental issues.
- Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues.
- Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.
2019
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In 2019, the Michigan State Legislature was in session from January 9 through December 31.
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2018
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In 2018, the Michigan State Legislature was in session from January 10 through December 31.
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2017
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In 2017, the Michigan State Legislature was in session from January 11 through December 31.
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2016
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In 2016, the Michigan State Legislature was in session from January 13 through December 31.
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2015
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In 2015, the Michigan State Legislature was in session from January 14 through December 17.
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Endorsements
2014
In 2014, Crawford's endorsements included the following:
- Right to Life of Michigan[9]
See also
- Michigan House of Representatives
- Michigan House of Representatives District 38
- Michigan House of Representatives elections, 2014
- Michigan State Legislature
External links
- Search Google News for this topic
- Legislative Profile from Project Vote Smart
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Profile from Vote-USA
Footnotes
- ↑ kcrawford.org, "Issues & Values," accessed July 29, 2014
- ↑ Michigan Secretary of State, "2016 official general election results," accessed May 2, 2017
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Michigan Secretary of State, "2016 Michigan Candidate Listing," accessed April 22, 2016
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Michigan Secretary of State, "2016 Michigan Election Results," accessed August 2, 2016
- ↑ Michigan Secretary of State, "Representative in State Legislature," accessed August 6, 2014
- ↑ Michigan Secretary of State, "Representative in State Legislature," accessed December 5, 2014
- ↑ Michigan Secretary of State, "2014 Official Michigan Primary Candidate Listing," accessed May 27, 2014
- ↑ Michigan Secretary of State, "2014 Official Michigan General Candidate Listing," accessed September 8, 2014
- ↑ Right to Life of Michigan, "Elections," accessed June 18, 2014
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Hugh Crawford (R) |
Michigan House of Representatives District 38 2015–2020 |
Succeeded by Kelly Breen (D) |
