Keith Allard
Keith Allard was a 2014 Republican candidate for District 76 of the Michigan House of Representatives.[1]
Campaign themes
2014
Allard's website highlighted the following campaign themes:[2]
- Excerpt: "I will not vote for legislation that is not specifically authorized by the U.S. and Michigan Constitutions."
- Excerpt: "I will publicly explain and document every vote I take."
- Excerpt: "I will not vote for legislation we are not given adequate time to review."
- Excerpt: "I will never vote to expand the scope of government, or limit the liberties granted to the people by our founding documents."
- Excerpt: "I will support a part-time legislature and will sponsor bills that create one."
- Excerpt: "I will fully disclose any office expenditures, including salaries, on a public website."
Elections
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. Incumbent Winnie Brinks was unopposed in the Democratic primary. Donijo DeJonge defeated Keith Allard and Stan Milanowski in the Republican primary. Brinks defeated DeJonge and William Mohr (U.S. Taxpayers) in the general election.[3][4][1][5]
Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
---|---|---|
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43.7% | 3,809 |
Keith Allard | 37.9% | 3,297 |
Stan Milanowski | 18.4% | 1,604 |
Total Votes | 8,710 |
2012
Allard ran as an independent in the 2012 election for Michigan House of Representatives District 76. He was an Independent candidate with no party affiliation and was defeated by Winnie Brinks (D) in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[6]
Endorsements
2014
In 2014, Allard's endorsements included the following:[7]
- Congressman Justin Amash
- Sara Vanderwerff, Grand Rapids Comptroller
- Right to Life of Michigan[8]
- Grand Rapids Taxpayers Association
- David and Maureen Krhovsky
- Marge and Paul Potter
- Bill and Janice Currie
- George and Barbara Gordon
- Tommy Brann
- Mark and Patti Gostine
- Casimir Polaszek
- Mary Ann Keeler
- William Nathan Sneller
- Theodore Liberski
- Dave and Carol Burgess
- Sarah Perks
- Blake and Julie Conklin
- John and Arnette Kraus
- Megan Edison
- George Brikho
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term "Keith + Allard + Michigan + House"
See also
- Michigan House of Representatives
- Michigan House of Representatives District 76
- Michigan House of Representatives elections, 2014
- Michigan State Legislature
External links
- Official campaign website
- Profile from Vote-USA
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Legislative profile from Project Vote Smart
- Keith Allard on Facebook
- Keith Allard on Twitter
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Michigan Secretary of State, "2014 Official Michigan Primary Candidate Listing," accessed May 27, 2014
- ↑ keithallard.com, "Pledge," accessed July 31, 2014
- ↑ 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 General Candidate Listing," accessed September 8, 2014
- ↑ Michigan Department of State, "2012 Official Michigan Primary Candidate Listing," accessed June 5, 2012
- ↑ keithallard.com, "Endorsements," accessed July 31, 2014
- ↑ Right to Life of Michigan, "Elections," accessed June 18, 2014