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Leslie Love
Image of Leslie Love
Prior offices
Michigan House of Representatives District 10
Successor: Mary Cavanagh

Education

High school

Cooley High School

Bachelor's

Siena Heights University

Graduate

Wayne State University

Personal
Religion
Christian
Profession
Director of Theatre Operations and Adjunct Professor, Marygrove College
Contact

Leslie Love (Democratic Party) was a member of the Michigan House of Representatives, representing District 10. She assumed office on January 1, 2015. She left office on January 1, 2021.

Love (Democratic Party) ran for election to the U.S. Senate to represent Michigan. She did not appear on the ballot for the Democratic primary on August 6, 2024.

Committee assignments

2019-2020

Love was assigned to the following committees:

2017 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:

Michigan committee assignments, 2017
Regulatory Reform
Transportation and Infrastructure
Workforce and Talent Development, Vice chair

2015 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Love served on the following committees:


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

2024

See also: United States Senate election in Michigan, 2024

General election

General election for U.S. Senate Michigan

The following candidates ran in the general election for U.S. Senate Michigan on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Elissa Slotkin
Elissa Slotkin (D)
 
48.6
 
2,712,686
Image of Mike Rogers
Mike Rogers (R)
 
48.3
 
2,693,680
Image of Joseph Solis-Mullen
Joseph Solis-Mullen (L) Candidate Connection
 
1.0
 
56,697
Image of Douglas P. Marsh
Douglas P. Marsh (G) Candidate Connection
 
1.0
 
53,978
Image of Dave Stein
Dave Stein (U.S. Taxpayers Party)
 
0.7
 
41,363
Image of Doug Dern
Doug Dern (Natural Law Party)
 
0.3
 
18,779
Image of Valerie Willis
Valerie Willis (U.S. Taxpayers Party) (Write-in)
 
0.0
 
2
James Chapman (R) (Write-in)
 
0.0
 
1
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.0
 
4

Total votes: 5,577,190
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Michigan

Elissa Slotkin defeated Hill Harper in the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Michigan on August 6, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Elissa Slotkin
Elissa Slotkin
 
76.3
 
712,791
Image of Hill Harper
Hill Harper
 
23.7
 
221,053

Total votes: 933,844
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. Senate Michigan

Mike Rogers defeated Justin Amash, Sherry O'Donnell, and Sandy Pensler in the Republican primary for U.S. Senate Michigan on August 6, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Mike Rogers
Mike Rogers
 
63.2
 
555,766
Image of Justin Amash
Justin Amash
 
15.6
 
137,565
Image of Sherry O'Donnell
Sherry O'Donnell Candidate Connection
 
12.1
 
106,466
Image of Sandy Pensler
Sandy Pensler
 
9.1
 
79,772

Total votes: 879,569
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Green convention

Green convention for U.S. Senate Michigan

Douglas P. Marsh advanced from the Green convention for U.S. Senate Michigan on June 15, 2024.

Candidate
Image of Douglas P. Marsh
Douglas P. Marsh (G) Candidate Connection

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Libertarian convention

Libertarian convention for U.S. Senate Michigan

Joseph Solis-Mullen advanced from the Libertarian convention for U.S. Senate Michigan on July 20, 2024.

Candidate
Image of Joseph Solis-Mullen
Joseph Solis-Mullen (L) Candidate Connection

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Natural Law Party convention

Natural Law Party convention for U.S. Senate Michigan

Doug Dern advanced from the Natural Law Party convention for U.S. Senate Michigan on April 17, 2024.

Candidate
Image of Doug Dern
Doug Dern (Natural Law Party)

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U.S. Taxpayers Party convention

U.S. Taxpayers Party convention for U.S. Senate Michigan

Dave Stein advanced from the U.S. Taxpayers Party convention for U.S. Senate Michigan on July 27, 2024.

Candidate
Image of Dave Stein
Dave Stein (U.S. Taxpayers Party)

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Endorsements

Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Love in this election.

2020

See also: Michigan House of Representatives elections, 2020

Leslie Love 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 10

Incumbent Leslie Love defeated William Brang and Jeremy Morgan in the general election for Michigan House of Representatives District 10 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Leslie Love
Leslie Love (D)
 
84.0
 
28,713
William Brang (R)
 
14.2
 
4,837
Jeremy Morgan (L)
 
1.8
 
630

Total votes: 34,180
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 10

Incumbent Leslie Love defeated Rhonda Barley, James Brenner, and Tyson Kelley in the Democratic primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 10 on August 7, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Leslie Love
Leslie Love
 
71.2
 
9,273
Rhonda Barley
 
14.2
 
1,844
James Brenner
 
10.3
 
1,347
Tyson Kelley
 
4.3
 
556

Total votes: 13,020
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 10

William Brang defeated Articia Bomer in the Republican primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 10 on August 7, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
William Brang
 
85.4
 
1,617
Image of Articia Bomer
Articia Bomer
 
14.6
 
277

Total votes: 1,894
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Libertarian primary election

Libertarian primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 10

Jeremy Morgan advanced from the Libertarian primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 10 on August 7, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Jeremy Morgan
 
100.0
 
28

Total votes: 28
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2016

See also: Michigan House of Representatives elections, 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 Leslie Love defeated William Brang and Jeremy Morgan in the Michigan House of Representatives District 10 general election.[1]

Michigan House of Representatives, District 10 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Leslie Love Incumbent 81.62% 32,787
     Republican William Brang 15.00% 6,027
     Libertarian Jeremy Morgan 3.38% 1,357
Total Votes 40,171
Source: Michigan Secretary of State


Incumbent Leslie Love defeated Mary Cavanagh, Elizabeth Jefferson and Mary Mazur in the Michigan House of Representatives District 10 Democratic primary.[2][3]

Michigan House of Representatives, District 10 Democratic Primary, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Leslie Love Incumbent 68.19% 5,136
     Democratic Mary Cavanagh 21.55% 1,623
     Democratic Elizabeth Jefferson 5.18% 390
     Democratic Mary Mazur 5.08% 383
Total Votes 7,532


William Brang ran unopposed in the Michigan House of Representatives District 10 Republican primary.[2][3]

Michigan House of Representatives, District 10 Republican Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Republican Green check mark transparent.png William Brang  (unopposed)

2014

See also: Michigan House of Representatives 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. Leslie Love defeated Ronald Cole, Brandon Jessup, Jay Johnson and Roy McCalister, Jr. in the Democratic primary. Matthew Hauser was unopposed in the Republican primary. Love defeated Hauser in the general election.[4][5][6][7]

Michigan House of Representatives, District 10 General Election, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngLeslie Love 82.2% 21,583
     Republican Matthew Hauser 17.8% 4,658
Total Votes 26,241
Michigan House of Representatives, District 10 Democratic Primary, 2014
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngLeslie Love 34.9% 3,005
Roy McCalister, Jr. 27.1% 2,333
Jay Johnson 22.2% 1,915
Brandon Jessup 11.7% 1,012
Ronald Cole 4.1% 349
Total Votes 8,614

2013

Love was a 2013 candidate for Detroit City Council, District 2.[8] Love lost in the District 2 nonpartisan primary.

District 2

Detroit, Michigan City Council, District 2 Nonpartisan Primary, 2013
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngGeorge Cushingberry, Jr. 27.6% 4,678
Leslie Love 16.5% 2,798
Green check mark transparent.pngRichard Bowers Jr. 17% 2,890
Derrick Muhammad 10.7% 1,822
Ken Scott 8.3% 1,412
Carron Pinkins 8.2% 1,392
Barbara Herard 4.5% 764
Terrance Burney 3.9% 666
Hollie Tugwell 1.5% 259
Ervin Bassett 1.5% 257
Other candidates 0.2% 36
Total Votes 16,974
Source: City of Detroit Elections Center

2012

See also: Michigan House of Representatives elections, 2012

Love faced incumbent Phil Cavanagh, as well as challengers David McNeal and Jerry Thomas, in the Democratic primary on August 7 and was defeated.[9]

Michigan House of Representatives, District 10 Democratic Primary, 2012
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngPhil Cavanagh Incumbent 51.3% 5,625
Leslie Love 36.1% 3,962
David McNeal 6.9% 753
Jerry Thomas 5.8% 632
Total Votes 10,972

2010

See also: Michigan House of Representatives elections, 2010

Love was a Democratic candidate for District 8 in the Michigan House of Representatives in the November 2, 2010, state legislative elections. Love was defeated in the Democratic primary on August 3, 2010 by Thomas Stallworth III.[10]

Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Leslie Love did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.

2014

Love's website highlighted the following campaign themes:[11]

Strengthen Communities

  • Excerpt: "Support initiatives that eliminates blight, fund roads, and ensure that local communities have the resources they need to provide adequate police, fire, and health & human services."

Advance Exceptional Education

  • Excerpt: "Invest in education and job training programs; reduce the disparities that exist between school systems; and support initiatives that fairly evaluate educators."

Champion Economic Innovation

  • Excerpt: "Capitalize on programs and policies that give entrepreneurs and small businesses access to the capital they need to create and expand their business and increase employment opportunities."

Campaign finance summary


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Leslie Love campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2024* U.S. Senate MichiganWithdrew primary$23,395 $17,018
2018Michigan House of Representatives District 10Won general$57,595 N/A**
2016Michigan House of Representatives, District 10Won $62,947 N/A**
2014Michigan House of Representatives, District 10Won $14,076 N/A**
Grand total$158,013 $17,018
Sources: OpenSecretsFederal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
* Data from this year may not be complete
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

Scorecards

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2020

In 2020, the Michigan State Legislature was in session from January 8 to December 31.

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2019


2018


2017


2016


2015



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Political offices
Preceded by
Phil Cavanagh (D)
Michigan House of Representatives District 10
2015–2020
Succeeded by
Mary Cavanagh (D)


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