Marcia Hovey-Wright
Marcia Hovey-Wright is a former Democratic member of the Michigan House of Representatives, representing District 92 from 2010 to 2017.
Hovey-Wright did not seek re-election to the Michigan House of Representatives in 2016 because she was term-limited.
Biography
Hovey-Wright earned her bachelor's degree in social work from Pennsylvania State University in 1967, her master's degree in social work from the University of Michigan in 1973, and another master's degree in Management from the Aquinas College in 1989. Her professional experience includes working as the owner of Marcia Hovey-Wright Counseling Service, social worker for Holton Public Schools and Orchard View School, and Executive Director of Muskegon Area Planned Parenthood.
Committee assignments
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Hovey-Wright served on the following committees:
| Michigan committee assignments, 2015 |
|---|
| • Criminal Justice |
| • Families, Children, and Seniors, Minority Vice Chair |
2013-2014
At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Hovey-Wright served on the following committees:
| Michigan committee assignments, 2012 |
|---|
| • Agriculture |
| • Families, Children, and Seniors, Vice chair |
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Hovey-Wright served on the following committees:
| Michigan committee assignments, 2011 |
|---|
| • Agriculture |
| • Health Policy |
| • Insurance |
Campaign themes
2012
Hovey-Wright's website highlighted the following campaign themes:[1]
Create more jobs
- Excerpt: "I will work aggressively with the State and local economic programs to attract new job providers. We have wonderful, positive communities. We need to make sure that people know about us, visit us, and choose to live and work with us."
Improve racial justice and civil rights
- Excerpt: "We need to make the criminal justice system more just, improve outcomes in our schools and more effectively address the particular health issues of minorities."
Strengthen women’s rights and protect reproductive freedom
- Excerpt: "The attacks on women,the last 2 years, particularly in reproductive health care issues has been relentless. We have lost many gains won 30 years ago. Michigan must turn this trend around – let Michigan be a leader in electing more progressive women to public office."
Make public education the backbone of our democracy
- Excerpt: "We need to support our teachers, protect their retirement, find new ways to support education, and help failing schools, rather than punish them."
Provide affordable health care and drug coverage for all our citizens
- Excerpt: "Health care should be a right, not a priviledge. The high cost of healthcare in the U.S. contributes significantly to the cost of our products on the global market."
Sponsored legislation
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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 Marcia Hovey-Wright (D) did not seek re-election because of term-limits.
Terry Sabo defeated Marshall Davis in the Michigan House of Representatives District 92 general election.[2]
| Michigan House of Representatives, District 92 General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Terry Sabo |
68.20% | 22,584 | |
| Republican | Marshall Davis | 31.80% | 10,528 | |
| Total Votes | 33,112 | |||
| Source: Michigan Secretary of State | ||||
Terry Sabo defeated Sean Mullally in the Michigan House of Representatives District 92 Democratic primary.[3][4]
| Michigan House of Representatives, District 92 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Terry Sabo |
50.85% | 4,321 | |
| Democratic | Sean Mullally | 49.15% | 4,177 | |
| Total Votes | 8,498 | |||
Marshall Davis defeated Gail Eichorst in the Michigan House of Representatives District 92 Republican primary.[3][4]
| Michigan House of Representatives, District 92 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Marshall Davis |
55.00% | 1,254 | |
| Republican | Gail Eichorst | 45.00% | 1,026 | |
| Total Votes | 2,280 | |||
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 Marcia Hovey-Wright was unopposed in the Democratic primary. Ken Berman was unopposed in the Republican primary. Hovey-Wright defeated Berman in the general election.[5][6][7][8]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Marcia Hovey-Wright Incumbent |
66.9% | 13,847 | |
| Republican | Ken Berman | 33.1% | 6,841 | |
| Total Votes | 20,688 | |||
2012
Hovey-Wright won re-election in the 2012 election for Michigan House of Representatives District 92. She defeated Willie Walton in the August 7 Democratic primary and defeated Travis Shepherd (R) in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[9]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Marcia Hovey-Wright Incumbent |
73.1% | 24,211 | |
| Republican | Travis Shepherd | 26.9% | 8,908 | |
| Total Votes | 33,119 | |||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
|
Marcia Hovey-Wright Incumbent |
83.4% | 4,903 |
| Willie Walton | 16.6% | 976 |
| Total Votes | 5,879 | |
2010
Hovey-Wright won election to the District 92 seat in 2010. She defeated Steven Markel, Scott McNeill, Sean Mullally, Charles Nash, Scott Nesbit, David Takitaki, Willie Walton and Steve Warmington in the August 3 Democratic primary. He defeated John McNally (R) in the general election on November 2, 2010.[10][11]
| Michigan House of Representatives, District 92 General election (2010) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Marcia Hovey-Wright (D)
|
13,102 | |||
| John McNally (R) | 7,486 | |||
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.[12]
January 2011 - March 2012
Marcia Hovey-Wright received a 10% rating on the January 2011 - March 2012 Tea Party Scorecard.[12]
Personal
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Hovey-Wright and her husband, Bill, have two children.
Recent news
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See also
- Michigan State Legislature
- Michigan House of Representatives
- House Committees
- Michigan state legislative districts
External links
- Office website
- Profile from Open States
- Profile from Vote-USA
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Legislative profile from Project Vote Smart
- Campaign contributions: 2010
Footnotes
- ↑ "electmarcia," Official Campaign Website
- ↑ Michigan Secretary of State, "2016 official general election results," accessed May 2, 2017
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Michigan Secretary of State, "2016 Michigan Candidate Listing," accessed April 22, 2016
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 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
- ↑ Associated Press, "Michigan - Summary Vote Results," accessed August 7, 2012
- ↑ Michigan Secretary of State, "State Representative," accessed March 23, 2014
- ↑ Michigan Secretary of State, "State Representative," accessed March 23, 2014
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 Michigan Votes, "Tea Party Scorecard Jan 2011-Mar 2012," accessed June 25, 2012
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Douglas Bennett (D) |
Michigan House of Representatives District 92 2011 – 2017 |
Succeeded by Terry Sabo (D) |
