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Michele Oberholtzer
Michele Oberholtzer (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Michigan House of Representatives to represent District 4. She lost in the Democratic primary on August 4, 2020.
Oberholtzer also ran in a special election to the Michigan House of Representatives to represent District 4. She lost in the special Democratic primary on August 4, 2020.
Oberholtzer completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Michele Oberholtzer was born in Royal Oak, Michigan. She earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Michigan in 2007. Oberholtzer's career experience includes working as the director of tax foreclosure prevention at the United Community Housing Coalition.[1]
Elections
2020
Regular election
See also: Michigan House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for Michigan House of Representatives District 4
Abraham Aiyash defeated Howard Weathington, Linda Rayburn, and MD Rabbi Alam in the general election for Michigan House of Representatives District 4 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Abraham Aiyash (D) ![]() | 89.7 | 27,263 |
Howard Weathington (R) | 5.7 | 1,736 | ||
![]() | Linda Rayburn (Working Class Party) | 3.4 | 1,023 | |
![]() | MD Rabbi Alam (Independent) | 1.2 | 355 |
Total votes: 30,377 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 4
The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 4 on August 4, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Abraham Aiyash ![]() | 38.4 | 5,355 |
![]() | Michele Oberholtzer ![]() | 13.9 | 1,945 | |
![]() | Tawanna Simpson ![]() | 10.9 | 1,518 | |
![]() | Tonya Myers Phillips ![]() | 10.2 | 1,417 | |
![]() | Delorean Holmes ![]() | 7.2 | 1,002 | |
Shahab Ahmed | 6.0 | 834 | ||
Christopher Collins | 4.7 | 655 | ||
Frazier Kimpson | 3.7 | 515 | ||
![]() | Abraham Shaw ![]() | 1.8 | 254 | |
Anthony Ali | 1.1 | 150 | ||
Sigmunt Szczepkowski Jr. | 1.1 | 148 | ||
Gregory Reyner | 0.7 | 97 | ||
Darwood Navarro | 0.5 | 63 |
Total votes: 13,953 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Corletta Vaughn (D)
- Saad Almasmari (D)
- Christopher Wojtowicz (D)
- MD Rabbi Alam (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 4
Howard Weathington advanced from the Republican primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 4 on August 4, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Howard Weathington | 100.0 | 329 |
Total votes: 329 | ||||
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Working Class Party convention
Working Class Party convention for Michigan House of Representatives District 4
Linda Rayburn advanced from the Working Class Party convention for Michigan House of Representatives District 4 on July 26, 2020.
Candidate | ||
✔ | ![]() | Linda Rayburn (Working Class Party) |
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Campaign finance
Endorsements
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Special election
See also: Michigan state legislative special elections, 2020
General election
Special general election for Michigan House of Representatives District 4
Abraham Aiyash won election in the special general election for Michigan House of Representatives District 4 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Abraham Aiyash (D) | 100.0 | 28,379 |
Total votes: 28,379 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Special Democratic primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 4
The following candidates ran in the special Democratic primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 4 on August 4, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Abraham Aiyash | 37.9 | 5,208 |
![]() | Michele Oberholtzer | 14.7 | 2,021 | |
![]() | Tawanna Simpson | 12.6 | 1,728 | |
![]() | Tonya Myers Phillips | 10.5 | 1,444 | |
![]() | Delorean Holmes | 7.8 | 1,070 | |
Shahab Ahmed | 6.2 | 852 | ||
Christopher Collins | 5.4 | 739 | ||
![]() | Abraham Shaw | 1.9 | 266 | |
Sigmunt Szczepkowski Jr. | 1.2 | 164 | ||
Anthony Ali | 1.1 | 152 | ||
Gregory Reyner | 0.7 | 103 |
Total votes: 13,747 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
2018
See also: Michigan House of Representatives elections, 2018
General election
General election for Michigan House of Representatives District 4
Isaac Robinson defeated Howard Weathington in the general election for Michigan House of Representatives District 4 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Isaac Robinson (D) | 94.6 | 20,209 |
Howard Weathington (R) | 5.4 | 1,159 |
Total votes: 21,368 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 4
The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 4 on August 7, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Isaac Robinson | 21.2 | 2,381 |
Saad Almasmari | 15.7 | 1,765 | ||
![]() | Michele Oberholtzer | 15.6 | 1,750 | |
Rico Razo | 9.9 | 1,115 | ||
Syed Rob | 8.5 | 953 | ||
![]() | Myya Jones | 7.8 | 877 | |
Diane McMillan | 5.9 | 657 | ||
![]() | Jeffrey Nolish | 5.0 | 560 | |
Matt Friedrichs | 2.9 | 324 | ||
Christopher Collins | 2.6 | 297 | ||
![]() | Ernest Little | 2.1 | 236 | |
![]() | MD Rabbi Alam | 1.4 | 162 | |
Derek Boston | 0.6 | 71 | ||
Justin Jessop | 0.6 | 68 |
Total votes: 11,216 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 4
Howard Weathington advanced from the Republican primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 4 on August 7, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Howard Weathington | 100.0 | 269 |
Total votes: 269 | ||||
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Campaign themes
2020
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Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Michele Oberholtzer completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Oberholtzer's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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|- I am an advocate- I put my values into action through direct service to thousands of people.
- "Roots first, then sky"- Our priority is to meet the essential needs of our community- housing, water, food, health, and education. From this strong foundation, we can accomplish great things.
- The government is there to serve people. Its priorities must always be fair and equitable in its service to the needs of its people
I look up to my boss, Ted Phillips, because he has given of himself in ways that are hard to even imagine. He would never ask others to do something he himself would not do, he is extremely clear about his values and is a constant advocate, yet he listens when I speak up about ways we can and should change.
I look up to Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib. I admire how she has retained her sense of solve and conviction through the political process, which can often manipulate and corrupt people from their values. I look to her as an example of how someone can enter into the political process.
I look up to Bernie Sanders, he is internally and externally consistent, he is not a hypocrite, he acts and says what he believes, he is creative and compassionate. That inspires me a great deal.
I look up to Bryan Stevenson of the Equal Justice Initiative for his work, his writing, and service in what must be one of the hardest careers imaginable. I look up to his challenging of our "justice" system and boundless capacity for service.
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See also
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on June 26, 2020