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Lu Penton
Education
High school
Flint Southwestern High School, 1967
Bachelor's
University of Michigan
Graduate
University of Michigan
Personal
Religion
Christian
Contact

Lutullus S. "Lu" Penton, Jr. was a 2014 Republican candidate for District 49 of the Michigan House of Representatives.[1][2]

Campaign themes

2014

Penton's website highlighted the following campaign themes:

As an Elder, teacher, administrator, civil rights worker, business owner, and common laborer, I am committed; to move this economy in a direction that will make it easier to do business in Michigan, to help the poor get and keep gainful employment, promote educational systems that work, lift tax burdens on people, help balance the state budget, promote liberty and justice for all not for some, promote renewable, clean energy because it’s smart and keeps Michigan “Pure Michigan”, and to stand firm on the values that are representative of the Kingdom of which I am an ambassador.[3][4]

Elections

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. Incumbent Phil Phelps defeated Kyle Cawood in the Democratic primary. Lu Penton was unopposed in the Republican primary. Phelps defeated Penton in the general election.[5][6][1][2]

Michigan House of Representatives, District 49 General Election, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngPhil Phelps Incumbent 73.6% 18,211
     Republican Lu Penton 26.4% 6,524
Total Votes 24,735
Michigan House of Representatives, District 49 Democratic Primary, 2014
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngPhil Phelps Incumbent 78.6% 4,563
Kyle Cawood 21.4% 1,242
Total Votes 5,805

Recent news

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