Michigan House of Representatives District 8 candidate surveys, 2022
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General election
General election for Michigan House of Representatives District 8
Mike McFall defeated Rob Noble in the general election for Michigan House of Representatives District 8 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Mike McFall (D)  | 78.9 | 23,364 |
 | Rob Noble (R) | 21.1 | 6,254 | |
| Total votes: 29,618 | |||
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Mike McFall (D)
We need someone in Lansing that understands and respects local government so that your elected leaders at all levels can collaborate effectively to better the lives of everyone in the district, no matter where you live.
Government should be about putting people first, especially in times of crisis, and I’m committed to focusing on our citizens and their needs above all.
Rob Noble (R)
Public Saftey: We need our 1st responders and we need to ensure that they have the equipment and ability to do their jobs. Our former Democratic Rep. voted for defunding our valuable assets who protect us and our properties. ( see HR277) Why would we allow another Democrat to do the same?
Protect our Seniors: Our seniors are our pride of our communities. They helped build our cities and we need to protect them. Or current governor and Democratic Rep,. stood with the Governor on HR 276. 2020 House Resolution 276: Oppose decision to put coronavirus cases in nursing homes. The Democrats stood against our seniors then why will the future be different?
Mike McFall (D)
Every kid in Michigan deserves a great public education and providing that is a priority. This starts with affordable or free childcare and preschool for all kids and continues on through making college and technical training affordable and accessible.
I will fight for voting rights and oppose every effort to disenfranchise voters or to place barriers between voters and their ballots.
Rob Noble (R)
1) One item that riles me more than most is the discussion with grade school children of sex and transgenderism. This is WRONG!
There is plenty of time for a child to gage their personal lifestyle and a grade school child should be a kid, learning and playing and not thinking about issues such as this! This should not be discussed or presented in any school in the State of Michigan.
2) Our teachers are valuable and they should not be forced to take pay cuts or lay-offs because of ‘our’ draconian Governor and her horrible decisions.
3) We need to pay good teachers great money and retain the best of the best. Quality teachers deserve better incomes!
Mike McFall (D)
Rob Noble (R)
My Grandfather was another amazing man. He came from Italy and worked hard for the Chicago Transit Authority. He barely spoke English and was so beloved that his funeral procession was nearly a mile long. It showed that an immigrant to our nation can succeed and be a man of honor.
From a political stand point if was John Kennedy. He was a true inspiration to a nation. JFK, in today's world may have been considered a republican because of his views. He maintained an open mind and listened to all people regardless of party affiliation. Great ideas are on both sides and when we close out those ideas because it comes from a republican or a democrat, the people lose, the state loses and the country is damaged. This is what is occurring in our state and on a federal level. This country is so divided based on political party lines we should be embarrassed as a people that we allow this to continue to occur.
Change only happens when we put the politicians out of office and put regular people into office. That is up to the voter.
Rob Noble (R)
I am fiscally responsible yet I am moderate on social issues.
Not every democrat is a far left socialist nut. Many are more moderate.
Rob Noble (R)
An official must make every effort to meet with their constituents as frequently as possible. They must remain in the loop and hear the concerns of the people in their district. I have not seen this by our prior represetnatives.
An offcial should also be focused on the rule of law. We must protect our citizens.
A good offcial must listen to others in the legislature. We must hear the benefits of the proposal and if it is positive but against our 'party' we must do what is right for the people we represent.
Rob Noble (R)
I am not pro political party but pro-person I am my own person with my own opinions and my own ability to make an informed decision I am a constitutional conservative I am a believer in self responsibility I am a believer in the rule of law and I support law enforcement 100% I am convinced that a socialist agenda is detrimental to the state and country I am pro-life but believe in the law and a woman's choice under that law. I am a believer that all people regardless of race, color, creed, age, sexual preference deserve respect and any discrimination under any circustance is unacceptable.
I am a believer that all people regardless of race, color, creed, age, sexual preference should be self reliant and it is the quality of their character and not their individual situation that is more important.
Rob Noble (R)
We are ALL individuals and not a democrat or republican or libertarian or any other political organization.
Rob Noble (R)
Mike McFall (D)
Rob Noble (R)
To this day I remember the shock on my parents faces. JFK was an amazing leader and as I grew older and learned more about him. He was an inspiration to me. He showed that regardless of political party the parties can talk and find the solutions that improved our country. That has long been forgotten by our current parties and we need to change that and it states at the state house level. We do not need to keep electing 'career' politicians to office, that is the fly in the ointment that breaks down our democratic society.
When the two sides cannot talk and they vote for an immoral stance to stand with the party we all lose. This needs to end and that is why I am running. The Democrats in this country and this state have moved so far left it is devasting to the people of this state. We need constitutional conservatism to lead the way.
Mike McFall (D)
Rob Noble (R)
Rob Noble (R)
Rob Noble (R)
Rob Noble (R)
Rob Noble (R)
Time is the once thing we can never get back once it is gone.
Mike McFall (D)
Rob Noble (R)
The Governor has the ability to veto decisions by the house legislature and the ability to lead the legislative branch toward proposals he/she see for the betterment of the state.
The relationship between the Governor and the legislature is paramount to the success of the state while maintaining a balanced budget, and maintaining fiscal responsibility.
Ideally both sides must talk less and listen more.
Mike McFall (D)
Rob Noble (R)
Our Governor is not doing a thing to help the people of Michigan.
On the other hand, she is trying to stop Line 5 which distributes crude oil and propane when the citizens are hurting from this excessive energy pricing. She is once again is stepping on the throats of the working people of Michigan.
Line 5 is the source of 65% of propane in the state’s upper peninsula and provides 55% of Michigan’s supply of the fossil fuel. That is a huge amount and Whitmer wants it shut down at the worst time in our history.
Michigan has the 10th highest gasoline taxes in the United States.
With the gas tax and sales tax Michiganders are adding over .40 cents a gallon to the cost of the fuel itself. We need leaders to lead and that should equate to a 2-year moratorium on the gas tax and its sales tax to help the people of Michigan through this energy crisis facing the working class in the State of Michigan.
The next issue is business growth in the state and providing a attractive tax policy to attract new business to Michigan to gain more job growth and by doing so increase our taxable base to improve the states roads and infrastructure.
Rob Noble (R)
We need different ideas and concept and a procedural voting process of checks and balances. To have one group vote without checks and balances can send us into a tailspin we cannot recover from.
Only one state in the USA works under this system. While a unicameral system may reduce opposition between the members, it also would eliminate certain levels of protections for the citizens. The system is also more economically friendly for a state since we have less members in the house and senate with just one chamber. But once again the negative is a house controlled exclusively by one party; then the citizens of the state are held hostage by that one party without having a voice of their own.
Mike McFall (D)
Rob Noble (R)
It is a not, it is a business that buys, spends and hires and terminates employees. Their product is the laws of the state and making the state whole, profitable and stable; just as any other business desires to accomplish.
I believe we need people who do many things very well. (1) is to understand people and what is important to them.
This is done by (#2) Listening to the people, all of the people regardless of party affiliation.
(3) Control spending just as we do in our households. We cannot overspend in our personal lives as we should not in government.
(4) Negotiate: a legislator needs to have the ability to negotiate and sell their concepts. A politician, as we have seen in the past two years, does not have the ability to negotiate. We have seen this come to the forefront during the Covid pandemic. We saw lines drawn in the sand with no concern for ALL of the people.
(5) A good legislator needs to question the actions of government. This is an area where a 'politician' fails and we see party line politics rear its ugly head over and over again.
(6) Lastly, we need to hold our politicians accountable and this is not happening in our state. The only people that can do this is the people, WE THE PEOPLE at the voting booth.
If a politician such as our Governor, was found to be violating our constitutional rights by the Michigan Supreme Court and she side steps their ruling by utilizing the health department and the state police as her private army then this is a direct violation of law. She should have been held to the mat for this. We have a party line politician as the Attorney General and she was derelict in her duties to hold the Governor accountable for her actions.
Mike McFall (D)
Rob Noble (R)
The only way we will accomplish anything in Lansing is to sit down and talk and learn about others. We all have a common ground and we just need the desire to find it. Just because a person represents the democrats or republicans or libertarians does not make them the enemy. This is a lesson lost in Lansing.
I believe that (regardless of party) we all have good ideas. It is a matter of explaining them and once again, negotiate with other legislatures on why your concept may be beneficial for ALL the people in the state. We cannot make everyone happy no matter how hard we try. We must accept this and move forward for the general good pf the state.
Mike McFall (D)
Rob Noble (R)
Mike McFall (D)
Rob Noble (R)
Rob Noble (R)
Rob Noble (R)
Rob Noble (R)
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Rob Noble (R)
We saw the Michigan Supreme Court vote and say her actions were unconstitutional and yet she continued. We do not need a dictator or a tyrant.
We need people to make their own decisions for their own families and what is best for them. We do not need big brother/sister telling us what to do. This is why we broke from England in the 1700's.
Mike McFall (D)
Rob Noble (R)
But this does not occur in today's political world. Look at DC and see the insanity affecting our country. The hatred for our past president and the actions by the left to destroy and affect his presidency was atrocious. We have seen this for years and years, Bush, Obama, Trump, now Biden. We have seen the anger and frankly the hatred from both sides, we see the far left wanting to make us socialist and we sit back and allow this. This is not compromise this is devastation to a nation. It is at the forefront in DC and we see the division.
Party Line Politics is alive and well in this state and it is hurting us. We have seen that in the votes of the Democrats who stood with Whitmer in HR276 to put covid patients into nursing facilities. Think about this... our most vulnerable being affected by a devasting disease and the Democrats thought this was a good idea. HOW is that a good idea? DEMOCRAT Jim Ellison voted not to oppose this.
June 2020… House Resolution vote: HR277 To Discourage local units of government from defunding Police.
DEMOCRAT Jim Ellison voted NO! Dems want to defund the police and this will affect our security. HOW is this a good idea in any realm?
If we continue to elect the Democrats, we will see the fall out since this party stands strong to the detriment of the citizens of District 8 and the State of Michigan.
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