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Lisa Brown, Michigan Representative
Lisa Brown was a Democratic candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Michigan in the 2014 elections. Brown lost in the general election on November 4, 2014.
Brown previously served as a Democratic member of the Michigan House of Representatives, representing the 39th District from 2009-2013.
Biography
Brown was born and raised in Oakland County and lives in West Bloomfield with her three sons. She graduated from Andover High School, then went on to earn a bachelor's degree from Michigan State University and a degree from the Detroit College of Law.
Political career
State House (2009-2013)
Committee assignments
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Brown served on these committees:
- Education, Vice Chair
- Judiciary
- Oversight and Investigations
2009-2010
In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Brown served on these committees:
Issues
- List of all of Lisa Brown’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 Lisa Brown’s 0 missed roll-call votes
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.
Elections
2014
Brown ran on the Democratic ticket for Lieutenant Governor of Michigan in 2014, alongside gubernatorial running mate Mark Schauer. Brown and Schauer took on the Republican ticket of incumbents Rick Snyder and Brian Calley and three minor party tickets.[1] The general election took place on November 4, 2014.
Results
| Governor and Lieutenant Governor of Michigan, 2014 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Rick Snyder/Brian Calley Incumbent |
50.9% | 1,607,399 | |
| Democratic | Mark Schauer/Lisa Brown | 46.9% | 1,479,057 | |
| Libertarian | Mary Buzuma/Scott Boman | 1.1% | 35,723 | |
| U.S. Taxpayers | Mark McFarlin/Richard Mendoza | 0.6% | 19,368 | |
| Green | Paul Homeniuk/Candace R. Caveny | 0.5% | 14,934 | |
| Nonpartisan | Write-in votes | 0% | 50 | |
| Total Votes | 3,156,531 | |||
| Election results via Michigan Department of State | ||||
2012
Brown did not run for re-election to the House in 2012.
2010
Brown won re-election to the District 39 seat in 2010. She had no primary opposition. She defeated Lois Shulman in the general election on November 2, 2010.[2][3]
| Michigan House of Representatives, District 39 General election (2010) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Lisa Brown (D)
|
17,137 | |||
| Lois Shulman (R) | 7,281 | |||
| Nathan Allen (L) | 1,762 | |||
2008
On November 4, 2008, Lisa Brown ran for District 39 of the Michigan House of Representatives, beating Amy Peterman and Gerald Plas.[4]
Lisa Brown raised $168,105 for her campaign.[5]
| Michigan House of Representatives, District 39 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Lisa Brown (D)
|
25,437 | |||
| Amy Peterman (R) | 22,725 | |||
| Gerald Plas (L) | 1,133 | |||
Campaign finance summary
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Recent news
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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.[6]
January 2011 - March 2012
Lisa Brown received a 21% rating on the January 2011 - March 2012 Tea Party Scorecard.[6]
Noteworthy events
Silenced after abortion debate
Brown and fellow Democratic state Rep. Barbara Byrum found themselves prohibited from speaking on the House floor during the last day of the 2012 session over comments they made the previous day during debate over a package of abortion regulation bills. Voting against the measure, Brown told supporters of the bill, "I'm flattered you're all so interested in my vagina. But no means no." Meanwhile, Byrum was not allowed to speak on her amendment to regulate vasectomies.[7]
A spokesman for the Republican Party explained that Majority Floor Leader Jim Stamas (R) determined the comments violated the decorum of the House. In response, Brown asked at a press conference, "If I can't say the word vagina, why are we legislating vaginas? What language should I use?"[8]
Recall effort
On September 26, 2011, The Oakland County Election Commission approved recall language against Lisa Brown. In order for a recall election to be scheduled, organizers would have had to collect valid signatures of 25 percent of the people who voted for governor in the district in the last election.[9]
The recall never made it to the ballot.
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term "Lisa + Brown + Michigan + Lieutenant + Governor"
See also
External links
- Lisa Brown's campaign website
- Michigan Legislature - Representative Lisa Brown
- Legislative Profile from Project Vote Smart
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Michigan Votes - Lisa Brown
- Campaign Contributions: 2008, 2006
- Lisa Brown on Facebook
Footnotes
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedcandlist - ↑ Michigan Secretary of State, "State Representative," accessed March 23, 2014
- ↑ Michigan Secretary of State, "State Representative," accessed March 23, 2014
- ↑ Michigan Secretary of State, "Election Results - General Election - November 04, 2008," accessed May 30, 2014
- ↑ Follow the Money's report on Brown's 2008 campaign contributions
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Michigan Votes, "Tea Party Scorecard Jan 2011-Mar 2012," accessed June 22, 2012
- ↑ Detroit Free Press, "A controversy is born after 2 Michigan lawmakers' comments in abortion debate," June 15, 2012
- ↑ The Detroit News, "Lawmaker barred from speaking after 'vagina' comment," June 14, 2012 (dead link) (dead link)
- ↑ Daily Tribune, "Recall language OK’d against two lawmakers, rejected against two," September 28, 2011
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