LaMar Lemmons Jr.

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LaMar Lemmons Jr.

Democratic Party

Prior offices:

Michigan House of Representatives District 2

Years in office: 2005 - 2011

Elections and appointments

Last election

August 2, 2022

Personal

Profession

Legislator

LaMar Lemmons Jr. (Democratic Party) was a member of the Michigan House of Representatives, representing District 2. Lemmons assumed office in 2005. Lemmons left office on January 1, 2011.

Lemmons (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Wayne County Commission to represent District 3 in Michigan. Lemmons lost in the Democratic primary on August 2, 2022.

Biography

A native of Memphis, Tennessee, Rep. Lemmons moved to Detroit in 1950. Lemmons is the father of four children and served in the House along with his oldest son, LaMar Lemmons III.

Key votes of 2009-2010

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• Super Speedway, Lawmakers voting on whether TO EXTEND A SPECIAL TAX PERK for a super speedway.
• Driver Responsibility Fees, Lawmakers voting on whether TO IMPOSE 'driver responsibility fees.'
• Crony Capitalism, Lawmakers voting on whether TO RESTRICT THE RIGHT of shareholders to sell their own stock.
• Right to Work, Lawmakers voting on an amendment SUPPORTING RIGHT-TO-WORK zones.
• Dept. of State Cost-Saving, Lawmakers voting on whether TO SLOW DOWN PROGRESS ON THE SECRETARY OF STATE'S COST-SAVING CONSOLIDATION PLAN.
• Golf Carts, Lawmakers voting on whether TO SUBSIDIZE the production of electric vehicle batteries.
• Home Court Disadvantage, Lawmakers voting on whether TO GIVE MORE TAXING POWER to local government in Kalamazoo so it can finance a taxpayer-subsidized sports arena.
• Fire Safe Cigarettes, Lawmakers voting on whether TO BAN the sale of cigarettes that are not "fire safe."
• Balancing Act, Lawmakers voting on a budget to CUT REVENUE SHARING PAYMENTS to local governments as a way to balance the state budget without raising taxes.
• Balancing Act 2, Lawmakers voting on a cut of less than 3 percent to K-12 school aid payments so as to balance the state budget without tax increases.
• A Good Tax Gone Bad?, Lawmakers voting on the Michigan Business Tax.
• It’s From the Children, Lawmakers voting on whether to RAID $90 MILLION from the Michigan Higher Education Student Loan Authority.
• Left Behind, Lawmakers voting on whether TO FINANCE "No Worker Left Behind" with a 59.9 percent increase in general fund spending in the 2009 DELEG budget.
• First Class Schools, Lawmakers voting on whether to keep Detroit Public Schools' "first class" status even though the district no longer meets the population standard.
• Politically Correct Capitalism, Lawmakers voting on whether to INCREASE SUBSIDIES for plug-in traction battery packs used in electric cars.
• Politically Correct Capitalism 2, Lawmakers voting on whether to GIVE SUBSIDIES for Michigan film production.
• Politically Correct Capitalism 3, Lawmakers voting on whether to INCREASE ELECTRIC CAR SUBSIDIES for a subsidiary of a Korean battery company.
• Secret Ballot, Lawmakers voting on whether to keep a SECRET BALLOT for union elections.
• Property Taxes Assaulted Again, Lawmakers voting on whether to allow public schools to EXPAND THE USE OF SINKING FUND property tax spending.
• Sneak Attack, Lawmakers voting on whether to allow public schools to EXPAND THE USE OF SINKING FUND property tax spending.
• Grapes of Wrath, Lawmakers voting on whether TO BAN home shipment of beer and wine to Michigan consumers.
• Subsidize Manufacture of Electric Cars, Lawmakers voting on whether to authorize a refundable Michigan Business Tax credit for makers of plug-in traction battery packs used in electric cars.
• Authorize Special Tax Breaks for Ethanol Gas Stations, Lawmakers voting on whether to authorize a non-refundable Michigan Business Tax credit equal to 30 percent of the costs incurred by a gas station to convert existing pumps and tanks, or acquire new ones that deliver E85 ethanol or biodiesel fuel.

More voting record details

• List of all of LaMar Lemmons, Jr.'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).
• List of LaMar Lemmons, Jr.'s 479 missed roll-call votes

Committee Assignments, 2009-2010

• Commerce
• Insurance
• Senior Health, Security and Retirement

Elections

2022

See also: Municipal elections in Wayne County, Michigan (2022)

General election

General election for Wayne County Commission District 3

Incumbent Martha Scott won election in the general election for Wayne County Commission District 3 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Martha Scott (D)	99.1	25,449
		Other/Write-in votes	0.9	230

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 25,679
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Wayne County Commission District 3

Incumbent Martha Scott defeated LaMar Lemmons Jr., Armani Asad, and Sigmunt Szczepkowski Jr. in the Democratic primary for Wayne County Commission District 3 on August 2, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Martha Scott	69.8	6,703
		LaMar Lemmons Jr.	17.9	1,715
	Submit photo	Armani Asad	9.1	877
	Submit photo	Sigmunt Szczepkowski Jr.	2.7	263
		Other/Write-in votes	0.5	48

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 9,606
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Mohammed Hassan (D)

2010

Lemmons was not eligible for re-election under Maine's term limits.

2008

On November 4, 2008, LaMar Lemmons, Jr. ran for District 2 of the Michigan House of Representatives, beating Edith Floyd.

LaMar Lemmons, Jr. raised $15,831 for his campaign.

Michigan House of Representatives, District 2
Candidates		Votes
LaMar Lemmons, Jr. (D)		25,327
Edith Floyd (R)		930

Campaign themes

2022

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Campaign contributions

Contributions Report from Michigan Secretary of State

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Footnotes

Political offices
Preceded by -	Michigan House of Representatives District 2 2005–2011	Succeeded by Lisa Howza