Mark McFarlin
Mark McFarlin (Republican Party) ran for election to the Michigan House of Representatives to represent District 105. He lost in the Republican primary on August 2, 2022.
McFarlin also ran for election to the Michigan House of Representatives to represent District 103. He did not appear on the ballot for the Republican primary on August 2, 2022.
Biography
McFarlin is a licensed private investigator with the Central Bureau of Investigation.[1]
Education
- B.S., sociology and psychology - Central Michigan University (1987)[1]
Elections
2022
See also: Michigan House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for Michigan House of Representatives District 105
Incumbent Ken Borton defeated Adam Wojdan in the general election for Michigan House of Representatives District 105 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Ken Borton (R) | 69.4 | 30,495 |
| Adam Wojdan (D) | 30.6 | 13,438 | ||
| Total votes: 43,933 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 105
Adam Wojdan advanced from the Democratic primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 105 on August 2, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Adam Wojdan | 100.0 | 5,443 | |
| Total votes: 5,443 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 105
Incumbent Ken Borton defeated Kim Morley, Diane Randall, and Mark McFarlin in the Republican primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 105 on August 2, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Ken Borton | 55.5 | 9,841 |
| Kim Morley | 19.1 | 3,387 | ||
| Diane Randall | 18.6 | 3,303 | ||
| Mark McFarlin | 6.8 | 1,199 | ||
| Total votes: 17,730 | |||
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Campaign finance
2014
- See also: Michigan gubernatorial election, 2014
McFarlin ran for Governor of Michigan in 2014. McFarlin filed as a candidate for the U.S. Taxpayers Party.[2] He faced incumbent Rick Snyder (R), Mark Schauer (D), Mary Buzuma (L) and Paul Homeniuk (G) in the general election. 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 | ||||
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Mark McFarlin did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
Issues
According to McFarlin's campaign website, McFarlin focused on the following issues:[1]
- Job creation
- Crime and public safety
- Law abiding citizens right to bear arms
- Random drug screening for all elected state officials and employees
- Abolishing the Michigan Catastrophic Claims Association to lower auto insurance rates
- Reforming taxes to benefit the working class.
- Supporting Pro-life with the exception of incest, rape, and health of mother.
- Supporting the current Michigan marriage statute that states "Marriage is inherently a unique relationship between a man and a woman."
- Protecting Michigan's working class
Birther Comments
McFarlin revealed in an interview that he does not believe President Barack Obama is a citizen of the United States and did not vote for him, instead choosing to vote for Republican opponent Mitt Romney. As a private investigator, McFarlin believes the document issued by the White House to prove President Obama's citizenship was suspect. McFarlin claims the term “African-American” appears on the line for race on the birth certificate and that at the time of President Obama's birth, the term being used was “Negro.”[3]
Campaign finance summary
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See also
2022 Elections
External links
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Mark McFarlin, "Mark McFarlin for Governor," accessed December 6, 2013
- ↑ Michigan Department of State, "2014 Unofficial Michigan Primary Candidate Listing," April 25, 2014
- ↑ M Live, "Tim Skubick: Obscure Democratic candidate for Michigan governor thinks Obama's birth certificate is suspect," November 29, 2013
