Kurt Heise
Kurt Heise (Republican Party) was a member of the Michigan House of Representatives, representing District 20.
Heise (Republican Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Michigan's 11th Congressional District. He did not appear on the ballot for the Republican primary on August 7, 2018.
Heise is a former Republican member of the Michigan House of Representatives, representing District 20 from 2010 to 2017.
Heise did not seek re-election to the Michigan House of Representatives in 2016 because he was term-limited.
Biography
Heise earned his bachelor's degree from the University of Michigan in 1988, and his master's degree in Labor Law from Wayne State University Law School. His professional experience includes working as a city attorney in Dearborn Heights and Woodhaven.
Committee assignments
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Heise served on the following committees:
| Michigan committee assignments, 2015 |
|---|
| • Criminal Justice, Chair |
| • Elections |
| • Judiciary |
| • Local Government |
2013-2014
At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Heise served on the following committees:
| Michigan committee assignments, 2012 |
|---|
| • Criminal Justice, Chair |
| • Elections and Ethics |
| • Judiciary |
| • Transportation and Infrastructure |
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Heise served on the following committees:
| Michigan committee assignments, 2011 |
|---|
| • Education |
| • Families and Children's Services |
| • Judiciary, Vice chair |
Campaign themes
2012
Heise's website highlighted the following campaign themes:[1]
Jobs
- Excerpt: "I believe in the proven philosophy that government does not create jobs, the private sector does."
Taxes
- Excerpt: "I have also voted 'yes' on across-the-board tax cuts for working families and seniors, starting this year and continuing through 2016."
Education
- Excerpt: "I voted against the Governor's plan to cut funding for K-12 schools. I have also supported common-sense charter school legislation for parents in Wayne County who want that option."
The Economy
- Excerpt: "I will do whatever it takes to retain jobs and attract new jobs to Michigan."
The Right to Life
- Excerpt: "I believe in the fundamental human right to life, from conception to natural death, and have supported legislation in Lansing to protect this right."
Voting record details
- List of all of Kurt Heise’s roll call votes, bills introduced, and floor amendments from MichiganVotes.org (use site’s “advanced search” to narrow by date range, issue category and/or keyword).
Presidential preference
2012
Kurt Heise endorsed Mitt Romney in the 2012 presidential election.[2]
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
2018
See also: United States House of Representatives elections in Michigan, 2018
General election
General election for U.S. House Michigan District 11
Haley Stevens defeated Lena Epstein, Leonard Schwartz, and Cooper Nye in the general election for U.S. House Michigan District 11 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Haley Stevens (D) | 51.8 | 181,912 |
 | Lena Epstein (R) | 45.2 | 158,463 | |
 | Leonard Schwartz (L)  | 1.7 | 5,799 | |
 | Cooper Nye (Independent) | 1.3 | 4,727 | |
| Total votes: 350,901 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Michigan District 11
Haley Stevens defeated Tim Greimel, Suneel Gupta, Fayrouz Saad, and Nancy Skinner in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Michigan District 11 on August 7, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Haley Stevens | 27.0 | 24,309 |
 | Tim Greimel | 21.8 | 19,673 | |
 | Suneel Gupta | 21.4 | 19,250 | |
 | Fayrouz Saad | 19.4 | 17,499 | |
 | Nancy Skinner | 10.4 | 9,407 | |
| Total votes: 90,138 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Dan Haberman (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Michigan District 11
Lena Epstein defeated Rocky Raczkowski, Mike Kowall, Klint Kesto, and Kerry Bentivolio in the Republican primary for U.S. House Michigan District 11 on August 7, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Lena Epstein | 30.9 | 26,925 |
 | Rocky Raczkowski | 25.5 | 22,216 | |
 | Mike Kowall | 18.4 | 16,011 | |
 | Klint Kesto | 14.0 | 12,213 | |
 | Kerry Bentivolio | 11.3 | 9,831 | |
| Total votes: 87,196 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Kurt Heise (R)
- Kristine Bonds (R)
Libertarian primary election
Libertarian primary for U.S. House Michigan District 11
Leonard Schwartz advanced from the Libertarian primary for U.S. House Michigan District 11 on August 7, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Leonard Schwartz | 100.0 | 533 |
| Total votes: 533 | |||
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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 Kurt Heise (R) did not seek re-election because of term-limits.
Jeff Noble defeated Colleen Pobur in the Michigan House of Representatives District 20 general election.[3]
| Michigan House of Representatives, District 20 General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Jeff Noble |
53.59% | 27,440 | |
| Democratic | Colleen Pobur | 46.41% | 23,768 | |
| Total Votes | 51,208 | |||
| Source: Michigan Secretary of State | ||||
Colleen Pobur defeated John J. Sullivan in the Michigan House of Representatives District 20 Democratic primary.[4][5]
| Michigan House of Representatives, District 20 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Colleen Pobur |
68.10% | 2,937 | |
| Democratic | John J. Sullivan | 31.90% | 1,376 | |
| Total Votes | 4,313 | |||
Jeff Noble defeated Jeffrey Neilson and Chris Roosen in the Michigan House of Representatives District 20 Republican primary.[4][5]
| Michigan House of Representatives, District 20 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Jeff Noble |
39.72% | 3,317 | |
| Republican | Jeffrey Neilson | 21.96% | 1,834 | |
| Republican | Chris Roosen | 38.33% | 3,201 | |
| Total Votes | 8,352 | |||
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. Nate Smith-Tyge was unopposed in the Democratic primary. Incumbent Kurt Heise was unopposed in the Republican primary. Heise defeated Smith-Tyge in the general election.[6][7][8][9]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Kurt Heise Incumbent |
61.4% | 21,425 | |
| Democratic | Nate Smith-Tyge | 38.6% | 13,459 | |
| Total Votes | 34,884 | |||
2012
Heise won re-election in the 2012 election for Michigan House of Representatives District 20. He ran unopposed in the August 7 Republican primary and defeated Tim Roraback (D) in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[10]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Kurt Heise Incumbent |
56.1% | 27,357 | |
| Democratic | Tim Roraback | 43.9% | 21,446 | |
| Total Votes | 48,803 | |||
2010
Heise won election to the District 20 seat in 2010. He defeated Steve Booher, Jr. in the August 3 Republican primary. He defeated Joan Wadsworth (D) in the general election on November 2, 2010.[11][12]
| Michigan House of Representatives, District 20 General election (2010) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Kurt Heise (R)
|
20,920 | |||
| Joan Wadsworth (D) | 15,128 | |||
Campaign finance summary
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Scorecards
Tea Party Scorecard
The Independent Tea Party Patriots, a Michigan Tea Party group, grades the votes of this and every other Michigan legislator on “core tea party issues” in a regularly-updated scorecard. 100% is considered an ideal rating.[13]
January 2011 - March 2012
Kurt Heise received a 75% rating on the January 2011 - March 2012 Tea Party Scorecard.[13]
Endorsements
2014
In 2014, Heise's endorsements included the following:
- Right to Life of Michigan[14]
Personal
Note: Please contact us if the personal information below requires an update.
Heise and his wife, Catherine, have two children. He has served as a Trustee on the Plymouth-Canton Educational Foundation, on the Board of Directors for Friends of the Rouge, and as a consultant for Wayne State University's Urban Watershed program alongside an adjunct professorship.
See also
- Michigan's 11th Congressional District election, 2018
- Michigan State Legislature
- Michigan House of Representatives
- House Committees
- Michigan state legislative districts
External links
- Search Google News for this topic
- Profile from Open States
- Profile from Vote-USA
- Campaign contributions: 2010
- Michigan Votes - John Walsh
Footnotes
- ↑ "heise4us," Official Campaign Website
- ↑ Romney for President, "Mitt Romney Announces Support of Michigan Speaker of The House Jase Bolger and Additional Members of The Michigan Legislature," September 19, 2011 (Archived)
- ↑ Michigan Secretary of State, "2016 official general election results," accessed May 2, 2017
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Michigan Secretary of State, "2016 Michigan Candidate Listing," accessed April 22, 2016
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 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
- ↑ Michigan Department of State, "2012 Official Michigan Primary Candidate Listing," accessed June 5, 2012
- ↑ Michigan Secretary of State, "State Representative," accessed March 23, 2014
- ↑ Michigan Secretary of State, "State Representative," accessed March 23, 2014
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 Michigan Votes, "Tea Party Scorecard Jan 2011-Mar 2012," accessed June 22, 2012
- ↑ Right to Life of Michigan, "Elections," accessed June 18, 2014
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Marc Corriveau |
Michigan House of Representatives District 20 2011–2017 |
Succeeded by Jeff Noble (R) |
