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Ken Heuvelman
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Ken Heuvelman (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Michigan House of Representatives to represent District 64. He lost in the Democratic primary on August 6, 2024.
Heuvelman completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Ken Heuvelman was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan. He graduated from Linden High School. He attended Michigan State University, earned a graduate degree from Montana State University, Billings in 2016, and a graduate degree from Walden University in 2022. His career experience includes working as a counselor.[1]
Heuvelman has been affiliated with the following organizations:[1]
- Port Huron Odyssey House
- St. Clair County Advisory Board of Health
- St. Clair County Community Services
- Ad Populum Consulting & Counseling
Elections
2024
See also: Michigan House of Representatives elections, 2024
General election
General election for Michigan House of Representatives District 64
Joseph Pavlov defeated John Anter in the general election for Michigan House of Representatives District 64 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Joseph Pavlov (R) | 61.0 | 29,808 |
 | John Anter (D)  | 39.0 | 19,026 | |
| Total votes: 48,834 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 64
John Anter defeated Mathew Castillo and Ken Heuvelman in the Democratic primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 64 on August 6, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | John Anter | 58.5 | 3,205 |
 | Mathew Castillo | 27.8 | 1,523 | |
 | Ken Heuvelman | 13.8 | 755 | |
| Total votes: 5,483 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 64
Joseph Pavlov defeated Jorja Baldwin, Gary Eisen, Ryan Maxon, and Dan Geiersbach in the Republican primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 64 on August 6, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Joseph Pavlov | 31.8 | 3,793 |
| Jorja Baldwin | 30.0 | 3,581 | ||
 | Gary Eisen | 28.5 | 3,401 | |
 | Ryan Maxon | 5.0 | 594 | |
| Dan Geiersbach | 4.6 | 551 | ||
| Total votes: 11,920 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Jordan Epperson (R)
Campaign finance
Endorsements
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Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Ken Heuvelman lives in Port Huron with his fiancée and their two sons. Professionally, he is a Limited License Professional Counselor, Certified Advanced Alcohol and Drug Counselor, and Certified Clinical Supervisor. He works as the SUD Family Support Program Supervisor with Professional Counseling Center in Port Huron and as Coordinator for MORT, or Mobile Overdose Response Team, across St. Clair County with Port Huron Odyssey House. He has been working in the behavioral health field for over ten years including outpatient SUD services and inpatient psychiatric care. He has a Masters in Psychology from Montana State University-Billings and a Masters in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Walden University. In the community, Mr. Heuvelman works as an advocate for the expansion of access to behavioral health treatment and for innovative approaches to reduce the community impact of opioid overdose. Ken is also the Chair of the St. Clair County Substance Use Prevention, Treatment, and Recovery workgroup, and is a member of the St. Clair County Health Department’s Advisory Board, is part of the PHPD’s Chief’s Community Resource Champions, and worked on three separate workgroups with MDHHS to redesign Child Protective Services
- I stand for social and fiscal responsibility in government by doing things that both benefits the people of Michigan while using financially sound decision making.
- Evidence based decision making is fundamental in making sure that legislation is useful and likely to have the intended impact.
- We must continue to protect our individual rights and work to keep the actions of small interest groups out of legislation. While doing this we need to respect the freedoms of those small groups, within the scope of the law, while not forcing those beliefs onto others.
I am personally passionate about taking steps to repair our broken mental health system, developing high speed rail infrastructure, protecting reproductive rights, and making sure that the beauty of Michigan is conserved for our future generations.
Being named after both of my grandfather's is something that has led me to look up to both of them and realize that I have a responsibility to honor their names. My paternal grandfather Ken Heuvelman worked as a special education educator and advocate into his 70s and instilled a straightforward and responsible way of living. My middle name of Shine comes from my maternal grandfather Neal Shine who was a two-time publisher of the Detroit Free Press. He showed me the importance of looking beyond the surface to find the facts and the reason behind things, he also demonstrated the need for ethical standards, even if what you find out or have to report isn't the way that you wish it were. In the past the pressure from feeling like I have to live up to these two great men was difficult, but as I've found my way through life I have come to understand that pressure is often self imposed.
As a counseling professional I use an existential orientation based on Irvin Yalom's "Existential Psychotherapy". A film that resonated with me at an early age was The Big Lebowski, this movie showed me that the climb to the top of the corporate ladder was a choice, that one can simply exist at a more basic level and be content with their life that others may not understand or look down upon. Both of these helped me learn to not take life too seriously and to remember your own role in the outcomes of your life.
Honesty, integrity, and a desire to do the research necessary to make informed decisions.
The core responsibilities of an elected official include listening to their constituents. An elected official is not a special individual, they are a selected as a representative of a group of citizens. Losing sight of this means losing sight of the mission. Another core responsibility is to act in the best interest of the majority, not of those who are loudest, pushiest, or most like themselves.
The first historical event that I can recall would be the Waco siege/massacre on the Branch Davidians. It happened just two days before my 11th birthday and I can remember seeing it all over the news. I remember not understanding what was going on but just that it didn't seem right from either point of view and I was unable to understand how it could come to a conclusion the way it did.
My very first job was working at a family friend's farm stand over summer breaks while in middle school.
As a young adult male in the early 2000s, I had multiple broken bones from skiing. This led to me being prescribed large amounts of opiates. I spent many years in an unhealthy state mentally due to continually making unwise choices and I began to use opiates as a way to escape my unpleasant feelings. This led to me seeking treatment in 2009. Today I am a person in long-term recovery. I am no longer ashamed of my past decisions and realize that they have provided me with more compassion, empathy, and a broader understanding of the world. I pull from these experiences both professionally and personally in order to continue to make a difference in both my life, and the life of others who also struggle with substance use disorders.
I feel the next big challenges we face will involve the impact of climate change on our natural resources, our failing transportation infrastructure, and the likely negative consequences from legalized sports betting and online casino expansion.
I cannot think of a favorite joke, but can only recommend that you go find the comedy genius that was Mitch Hedberg
I don't support the use of emergency powers in the majority of situations. Could there be instances where it is necessary, possibly but only in extreme and rare circumstances. I feel that if these powers are used there needs to be an immediate plan for how they will be terminated and what the plan is to return to normal.
Committees: Health Policy; Natural Resources, Environment, Tourism, and Outdoor Recreation; Transportation, Mobility, and Infrastructure
Subcommittees: Behavioral Health; Health and Human Services; Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy; Transportation
Subcommittees: Behavioral Health; Health and Human Services; Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy; Transportation
I believe that financial transparency and government accountability are absolutely necessary. With the growing number of people mistrusting the government, the best way to help regain trust, and credibility, is to let the people see where their money is going and how it is being utilized. I also believe the recent enacting of financial disclosure for PACs and Candidates is a positive step towards helping voters know whether they're voting for a candidate or a lobbyist.
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Footnotes
Current members of the Michigan House of Representatives
Leadership
Speaker of the House:Matt Hall
Minority Leader:Ranjeev Puri
Representatives
District 1
Tyrone Carter (D)
District 2
Tullio Liberati (D)
District 3
Alabas Farhat (D)
District 4
Karen Whitsett (D)
District 5
Regina Weiss (D)
District 6
Natalie Price (D)
District 7
District 8
Helena Scott (D)
District 9
Joseph Tate (D)
District 10
Veronica Paiz (D)
District 11
Donavan McKinney (D)
District 12
Kimberly Edwards (D)
District 13
Mai Xiong (D)
District 14
Mike McFall (D)
District 15
Erin Byrnes (D)
District 16
Stephanie Young (D)
District 17
Laurie Pohutsky (D)
District 18
Jason Hoskins (D)
District 19
District 20
Noah Arbit (D)
District 21
Kelly Breen (D)
District 22
Matt Koleszar (D)
District 23
Jason Morgan (D)
District 24
Ranjeev Puri (D)
District 25
Peter Herzberg (D)
District 26
Dylan Wegela (D)
District 27
Rylee Linting (R)
District 28
Jamie Thompson (R)
District 29
James DeSana (R)
District 30
William Bruck (R)
District 31
Reggie Miller (D)
District 32
Jimmie Wilson (D)
District 33
Morgan Foreman (D)
District 34
District 35
Jennifer Wortz (R)
District 36
Steve Carra (R)
District 37
Brad Paquette (R)
District 38
Joey Andrews (D)
District 39
Pauline Wendzel (R)
District 40
Matt Longjohn (D)
District 41
Julie Rogers (D)
District 42
Matt Hall (R)
District 43
Rachelle Smit (R)
District 44
Steve Frisbie (R)
District 45
Sarah Lightner (R)
District 46
Kathy Schmaltz (R)
District 47
Carrie Rheingans (D)
District 48
Jennifer Conlin (D)
District 49
Ann Bollin (R)
District 50
Jason Woolford (R)
District 51
Matt Maddock (R)
District 52
Mike Harris (R)
District 53
Brenda Carter (D)
District 54
Donni Steele (R)
District 55
Mark Tisdel (R)
District 56
Sharon MacDonell (D)
District 57
Thomas Kuhn (R)
District 58
Ron Robinson (R)
District 59
Douglas Wozniak (R)
District 60
Joseph Aragona (R)
District 61
Denise Mentzer (D)
District 62
District 63
Jay DeBoyer (R)
District 64
Joseph Pavlov (R)
District 65
Jaime Greene (R)
District 66
Josh Schriver (R)
District 67
Phil Green (R)
District 68
David Martin (R)
District 69
Jasper Martus (D)
District 70
Cynthia Neeley (D)
District 71
Brian BeGole (R)
District 72
Mike Mueller (R)
District 73
Julie Brixie (D)
District 74
Kara Hope (D)
District 75
District 76
Angela Witwer (D)
District 77
Emily Dievendorf (D)
District 78
Gina Johnsen (R)
District 79
Angela Rigas (R)
District 80
Phil Skaggs (D)
District 81
Stephen Wooden (D)
District 82
Kristian Grant (D)
District 83
John Fitzgerald (D)
District 84
Carol Glanville (D)
District 85
Bradley Slagh (R)
District 86
Nancy De Boer (R)
District 87
William Snyder (D)
District 88
Greg VanWoerkom (R)
District 89
Luke Meerman (R)
District 90
Bryan Posthumus (R)
District 91
Pat Outman (R)
District 92
Jerry Neyer (R)
District 93
Tim Kelly (R)
District 94
Amos O'Neal (D)
District 95
Bill Schuette (R)
District 96
Timothy Beson (R)
District 97
Matthew Bierlein (R)
District 98
District 99
Mike Hoadley (R)
District 100
Tom Kunse (R)
District 101
Joseph Fox (R)
District 102
Curt VanderWall (R)
District 103
Betsy Coffia (D)
District 104
John Roth (R)
District 105
Ken Borton (R)
District 106
Cameron Cavitt (R)
District 107
Parker Fairbairn (R)
District 108
David Prestin (R)
District 109
Karl Bohnak (R)
District 110
Republican Party (58)
Democratic Party (52)
