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Martin Church
Martin Church (Republican Party) ran for election to the Michigan House of Representatives to represent District 32. He lost in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Elections
2024
See also: Michigan House of Representatives elections, 2024
General election
General election for Michigan House of Representatives District 32
Incumbent Jimmie Wilson Jr. defeated Martin Church and Ryan Sample in the general election for Michigan House of Representatives District 32 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Jimmie Wilson Jr. (D) | 75.1 | 34,004 |
 | Martin Church (R) | 21.6 | 9,767 | |
| Ryan Sample (G) | 3.4 | 1,521 | ||
| Total votes: 45,292 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 32
Incumbent Jimmie Wilson Jr. advanced from the Democratic primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 32 on August 6, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jimmie Wilson Jr. | 100.0 | 12,668 |
| Total votes: 12,668 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 32
Martin Church defeated James Chapman and Jonathan Hoover in the Republican primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 32 on August 6, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Martin Church | 44.2 | 723 |
| James Chapman | 31.6 | 518 | ||
| Jonathan Hoover | 24.2 | 396 | ||
| Total votes: 1,637 | |||
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Green convention
Green convention for Michigan House of Representatives District 32
Ryan Sample advanced from the Green convention for Michigan House of Representatives District 32 on June 15, 2024.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | Ryan Sample (G) | |
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Campaign finance
Endorsements
2022
See also: Michigan House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for Michigan House of Representatives District 32
Jimmie Wilson Jr. defeated Martin Church in the general election for Michigan House of Representatives District 32 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jimmie Wilson Jr. (D) | 79.3 | 28,211 |
| Martin Church (R) | 20.7 | 7,375 | |
| Total votes: 35,586 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 32
The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 32 on August 2, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jimmie Wilson Jr. | 46.8 | 5,803 |
| Robyn L. McCoy | 36.5 | 4,529 | ||
| Carol Smith | 5.9 | 727 | ||
| Marshall Averill | 5.3 | 654 | ||
 | Roderick Casey | 3.1 | 382 | |
| Isaac London II | 2.5 | 307 | ||
| Total votes: 12,402 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 32
Martin Church advanced from the Republican primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 32 on August 2, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Martin Church | 100.0 | 2,617 |
| Total votes: 2,617 | |||
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Campaign finance
2020
See also: Michigan House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for Michigan House of Representatives District 54
Incumbent Ronnie Peterson defeated Martin Church in the general election for Michigan House of Representatives District 54 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Ronnie Peterson (D) | 77.7 | 36,533 |
| Martin Church (R) | 22.3 | 10,464 | |
| Total votes: 46,997 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 54
Incumbent Ronnie Peterson advanced from the Democratic primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 54 on August 4, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Ronnie Peterson | 100.0 | 17,140 |
| Total votes: 17,140 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Roderick Casey (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 54
Martin Church advanced from the Republican primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 54 on August 4, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Martin Church | 100.0 | 2,566 |
| Total votes: 2,566 | |||
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Campaign finance
2018
- See also: Michigan State Senate elections, 2018
General election
Jeff Irwin defeated Martin Church and Thomas Repasky in the general election for Michigan State Senate District 18 on November 6, 2018.
General election
General election for Michigan State Senate District 18
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Jeff Irwin (D) | 76.6 | 96,891 |
| Martin Church (R) | 21.0 | 26,620 | |
| Thomas Repasky (Working Class Party) | 2.3 | 2,954 | ||
| Total votes: 126,465 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Democratic primary election
Jeff Irwin defeated Michelle Deatrick, Anuja Rajendra, and Matthew Miller in the Democratic primary for Michigan State Senate District 18 on August 7, 2018.
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Michigan State Senate District 18
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jeff Irwin | 35.6 | 19,875 |
 | Michelle Deatrick | 35.2 | 19,634 | |
| Anuja Rajendra | 26.3 | 14,673 | ||
| Matthew Miller | 2.9 | 1,597 | ||
| Total votes: 55,779 | |||
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Republican primary election
Martin Church advanced from the Republican primary for Michigan State Senate District 18 on August 7, 2018.
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Michigan State Senate District 18
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Martin Church | 100.0 | 9,770 |
| Total votes: 9,770 | |||
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Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Martin Church did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
2022
Martin Church did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
2020
Martin Church did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
2018
Ballotpedia survey responses
- See also: Ballotpedia's candidate surveys
Martin Church participated in Ballotpedia's candidate survey on August 22, 2018. The survey questions appear in bold, and Martin Church's responses follow below.[1]
What would be your top three priorities, if elected?
| “ | Reduce Personal State Taxes; Every Dollar taken by government is a dollar not being used to care for families reduce the burden on starting a business = everyone should have the ability to start a business without government interference improve public education making it more accountable to parents= Without education our children become wards of the state but to accomplish this parents have to step up and hold their children accountable for their education. This means using new technologies to deliver the education instead of putting them in an institution who does not care.[2][3] | ” |
What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about? Why?
| “ | Improving our education and the ability of our youth to start jobs and learn while working Reduce taxes so employers will look at Michigan as a place to get the workers they need. Making so families can grow without fear the state will take everything they work for.Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; invalid names, e.g. too many[3]
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Ballotpedia also asked the candidate a series of optional questions. Martin Church answered the following:
Who do you look up to? Whose example would you like to follow and why?
| “ | I follow my Lord Jesus Christ. I may not be perfect but his teachings and examples set the example I need to follow[3] | ” |
| “ | Start with the Bible, then go to the confessions of St. Augustine, and CS Lewis Mere Christianity.[3] | ” |
| “ | As an eagle Scout I follow the Scout oath and Law. With the moto "Be Prepared" and Slogan "Do a good turn Daily" as my light.[3] | ” |
| “ | I am a concern tax payer who wants to see the state of Michigan support families and encourage them to take ownership of their lives. To stop looking to the state to do everything. Our tax dollars are the earnings of hard working Michigan citizens and should not be taken unless actually needed to support them.[3] | ” |
| “ | To Listen to his citizens, and to spend money with an eyedropper and not a firehose.[3] | ” |
| “ | That I was hones and returned government to the citizens of Washtenaw county.[3] | ” |
| “ | The murder of JFK stands out the most.[3] | ” |
| “ | Newspaper boy for the Taylor Mellus News. built the route from less then 25% of 150 customers willing to pay 60 cents a month to a route of 99% of 500 customers willing to pay 60 cents per month.[3] | ” |
| “ | the only date I ever had was my wife. I never dated before or after.[3] | ” |
| “ | Christmas, because of the magic of God becoming Man and then on Easter dying for all of men and women.[3] | ” |
| “ | With a personal library of over 1000 books I have many and I am still reading from Sci fi novels to fantasy such as Dresden to biographical and religious such as CS Lewis[3] | ” |
| “ | Dresden at the moment; But I would also love to be Doctor Who[3] | ” |
| “ | My Family Mostly my wife,[3] | ” |
| “ | Send in the Clowns[3] | ” |
| “ | Balancing the family finances during times of stress. Such as 9 years of unemployment[3] | ” |
| “ | This is defined by the state constitution. The house is larger with more members who start the budget, The Senate brings the budget into focus blocking the overspending of the house[3] | ” |
| “ | Our constitution was formed with the idea of citizens being the legislature and not professional political activists. it is time to return to people who go in for a short time and them get out to live under the rules they made.[3] | ” |
| “ | rebuilding the economy and having people move back into our state. Many states have used smoke and mirrors to move businesses out of Michigan[3] | ” |
| “ | The legislator like our community are built around relationships so it is time to develop relationships and talk to one another.[3] | ” |
| “ | What has been defined by our constitution. The legislative body who were elected by the people to make those determinations.[3] | ” |
| “ | Youth relations and budget committees[3] | ” |
| “ | I will serve where my constituents and Lord desire.[3] | ” |
| “ | William D Ford, Gerald Ford, JFK[3] | ” |
| “ | What ever my Lord Jesus Christ requires or asks of me[3] | ” |
| “ | I will respect my citizens and not discuss their stories, that is for them to tell[3] | ” |
Campaign finance summary
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See also
2024 Elections
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Footnotes
- ↑ Note: The candidate's answers have been reproduced here verbatim without edits or corrections by Ballotpedia.
- ↑ Ballotpedia's candidate survey, "Martin Church's responses," August 22, 2018
- ↑ 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 3.11 3.12 3.13 3.14 3.15 3.16 3.17 3.18 3.19 3.20 3.21 3.22 3.23 3.24 3.25 3.26 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
