Matthew Seely

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Matthew Seely

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August 2, 2022

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Matthew Seely (Republican Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Michigan's 8th Congressional District. He lost in the Republican primary on August 2, 2022.

Seely completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. Click here to read the survey answers.

Elections

2022

See also: Michigan's 8th Congressional District election, 2022

General election

General election for U.S. House Michigan District 8

Incumbent Dan Kildee defeated Paul Junge, Kathy Goodwin, and David Canny in the general election for U.S. House Michigan District 8 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Dan Kildee (D)	53.1	178,322
		Paul Junge (R)	42.8	143,850
		Kathy Goodwin (Working Class Party)	2.7	9,077
		David Canny (L)	1.4	4,580

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 335,829
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Michigan District 8

Incumbent Dan Kildee advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Michigan District 8 on August 2, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Dan Kildee	100.0	70,791

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 70,791
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Michigan District 8

Paul Junge defeated Matthew Seely and Candice Miller in the Republican primary for U.S. House Michigan District 8 on August 2, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Paul Junge	53.7	42,363
		Matthew Seely	23.6	18,658
		Candice Miller	22.7	17,879

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 78,900
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Mike Detmer (R)
• Cherie Lott (R)

Libertarian convention

Libertarian convention for U.S. House Michigan District 8

David Canny advanced from the Libertarian convention for U.S. House Michigan District 8 on July 10, 2022.

		Candidate
✔		David Canny (L)

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Working Class Party convention

Working Class Party convention for U.S. House Michigan District 8

Kathy Goodwin advanced from the Working Class Party convention for U.S. House Michigan District 8 on June 26, 2022.

		Candidate
✔		Kathy Goodwin (Working Class Party)

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Campaign themes

2022

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Matthew Seely completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Seely's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.

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Who are you? Tell us about yourself.

Matthew Seely is a lifelong Michigander who is a faith-oriented conservative Republican. For 31 years, he has owned and operated a Michigan based steel fabrication and manufacturing company. He is an America First, pro-life, pro-Second Amendment and pro Trump candidate. Seely will bring competitive passion to Washington, D.C. to fight for a Congressional District that has suffered under decades of Democrat indifference. He and his wife of 31 years have two grown children who also live in Michigan. Michigan’s new 8th Congressional District includes Genesee, Saginaw and Bay counties, the eastern portion of Midland County (including the City of Midland), and a portion of Arbela Township in Tuscola County. Learn more about the Seely campaign here https://www.seelyforcongress.com/

Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

• Create jobs and prosperity
• Protect 1A and 2A rights
• Restore parental rights

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

Jobs and the economy

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Footnotes

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Michigan's current delegation to the United States Congress

Senators

Gary Peters (D)

Elissa Slotkin (D)

Representatives

District 1

Jack Bergman (R)

District 2

John Moolenaar (R)

District 3

Hillary Scholten (D)

District 4

Bill Huizenga (R)

District 5

Tim Walberg (R)

District 6

Debbie Dingell (D)

District 7

Tom Barrett (R)

District 8

Kristen Rivet (D)

District 9

Lisa McClain (R)

District 10

John James (R)

District 11

Haley Stevens (D)

District 12

Rashida Tlaib (D)

District 13

Shri Thanedar (D)

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