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Michael Timmons (Maine)
Michael Timmons (Republican Party) was a member of the Maine House of Representatives, representing District 45. He assumed office on December 2, 2014. He left office in 2016.
Timmons (Republican Party) ran for election to the Maine House of Representatives to represent District 45. He lost in the general election on November 3, 2020.
Committee assignments
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Timmons served on the following committees:
| Maine committee assignments, 2015 |
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| • Criminal Justice and Public Safety |
Sponsored legislation
The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.
Elections
2020
See also: Maine House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for Maine House of Representatives District 45
Incumbent Stephen Moriarty defeated Michael Timmons in the general election for Maine House of Representatives District 45 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Stephen Moriarty (D) | 62.0 | 4,185 |
| Michael Timmons (R) | 38.0 | 2,560 | ||
| Total votes: 6,745 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic Primary for Maine House of Representatives District 45
The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Stephen Moriarty in round 1 .
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Total votes: 1,838 |
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Republican primary election
Republican Primary for Maine House of Representatives District 45
The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Michael Timmons in round 1 .
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Total votes: 809 |
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2016
Elections for the Maine House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election took place on June 14, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was March 15, 2016.[1]
Dale Denno defeated incumbent Michael Timmons in the Maine House of Representatives District 45 general election.[2]
| Maine House of Representatives, District 45 General Election, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Dale Denno |
56.36% | 3,415 | |
| Republican | Michael Timmons Incumbent | 43.64% | 2,644 | |
| Total Votes | 6,059 | |||
| Source: Maine Secretary of State | ||||
Dale Denno ran unopposed in the Maine House of Representatives District 45 Democratic primary.[3][4]
| Maine House of Representatives, District 45 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | Dale Denno (unopposed) | |
Incumbent Michael Timmons ran unopposed in the Maine House of Representatives District 45 Republican primary.[3][4]
| Maine House of Representatives, District 45 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican | Michael Timmons Incumbent (unopposed) | |
2014
Elections for the Maine House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on June 10, 2014, and a general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for party candidates wishing to run in this election was March 17, 2014. The deadline for write-in candidates to run in the primary election was April 28, 2014, and the deadline for non-party candidates to run in the general election was June 2, 2014. The deadline for write-in candidates to run in the general election was September 22, 2014. Dale Denno was unopposed in the Democratic primary. Michael Timmons defeated Joseph Kumiszcza in the Republican primary. Timmons defeated Dennos in the general election.[5][6][7][8]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Michael Timmons |
47.6% | 2,473 | |
| Democratic | Dale Denno | 47.3% | 2,457 | |
| None | Blank Votes | 5% | 260 | |
| Total Votes | 5,190 | |||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
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Michael Timmons |
70.6% | 389 |
| Joseph Kumiszcza | 29.4% | 162 |
| Total Votes | 551 | |
Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Michael Timmons did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
2014
Timmons' website highlighted the following campaign themes:
| “ | Health Care
Health Care is the hottest topic currently on the house floor. LD1587 would allow 60,000 additional Medicaid expansion to the uninsured. This week, the House and Senate will take up the compromise which will add managed care to the State's system. It is expected that the Governor will veto this bill. This issue will be back. Economy There are many viewpoints shared about energy. Energy is a complex issue but one that will not go away and one of the foundations of our global economy. This topic touches our lives in many ways. Natural Gas coming to Cumberland, Falmouth, and Yarmouth is huge. It is estimated that the Town of Cumberland will save approximately $200,000 dollars a year heating the schools. Taxes Yes March 17, 2014 Maine's general sales tax increased from 5 percent to 5,5 percent. Taxes on meals and lodging went from 7 percent to 8 percent. Plus periodicals and newspapers became taxable for the first time. This issue will appear in the next session as it is suppose to be a temporary tax. I would not support keeping this increase. Education The Town of Cumberland school system rates near the top in the State. The research on two key reforms," Proficiency Based Diploma" and "Common Core State Standards" means the first class under these reforms will graduate in 2018. All students must show mastery of all eight content areas. For more information you can go to Maine Department of Education or U .S. Department of Education.The U.S. Department of Education reforms that will impact us in the future." Reforming No Child left Behind," "Turning around low achieving students," "Redesigning America's High School", and "Race to the top" Minimum Wage A move in the country to increase minimum wage to $10.10 cents. The impact of this on our youth will only increase unemployment.. It is already very hard for youth to jobs.[9][10] |
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Campaign finance summary
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Scorecards
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2016
In 2016, the Maine State Legislature was in session from January 6 through April 20. A one-day veto session was held on April 29.
- Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to labor issues.
- Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to environmental issues.
- Legislators are scored by MPA on "where they stand on community, investing in the future, fairness, equality, and justice for all Maine people."
- Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues.
- Legislators are scored on votes related to reproductive health issues.
- Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.
2015
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In 2015, the Maine State Legislature was in session from December 3, 2014, through July 16, 2015.
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See also
2020 Elections
Additional reading
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Politics1.com, "Maine," archived December 31, 2015
- ↑ Maine Secretary of State, "2016 Election Results," accessed December 20, 2016
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Maine Secretary of State, "List of Candidates who have filed for the June 14, 2016 Primary Election," accessed March 20, 2016
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Maine Secretary of State, "Tabulations for Primary Elections held on June 14, 2016," accessed August 11, 2016
- ↑ Bureau of Corporations, Elections & Commissions, "List of Primary Candidates," accessed May 8, 2014
- ↑ Bureau of Corporations, Elections & Commissions, "List of Non-Party Candidates," accessed June 2, 2014
- ↑ Bureau of Corporations, Elections & Commissions, "Primary Election - June 10, 2014," accessed December 5, 2014
- ↑ Bureau of Corporations, Elections & Commissions, "General Election - November 4, 2014," accessed December 5, 2014
- ↑ Committee to Elect Michael Timmons, "On the Issues," accessed October 7, 2014
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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| Preceded by - |
Maine House of Representatives District 45 2014-2016 |
Succeeded by Dale Denno (D) |
