Mike Aiello
Mike Aiello (Republican Party) ran for election to the Michigan House of Representatives to represent District 61. He lost in the general election on November 8, 2022.
Aiello completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. Click here to read the survey answers.
Aiello was a 2016 Republican candidate for District 24 of the Michigan House of Representatives. Aiello was disqualified from the ballot before the Republican primary.
Elections
2022
See also: Michigan House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for Michigan House of Representatives District 61
Denise Mentzer defeated Mike Aiello in the general election for Michigan House of Representatives District 61 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Denise Mentzer (D)  | 52.0 | 20,126 |
 | Mike Aiello (R) | 48.0 | 18,559 | |
| Total votes: 38,685 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 61
Denise Mentzer advanced from the Democratic primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 61 on August 2, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Denise Mentzer | 100.0 | 7,828 |
| Total votes: 7,828 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Patrick Maceroni (D)
- Alex Bronson (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 61
Mike Aiello defeated Austin Negipe in the Republican primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 61 on August 2, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Mike Aiello | 84.8 | 6,864 |
 | Austin Negipe | 15.2 | 1,231 | |
| Total votes: 8,095 | |||
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Campaign finance
2016
Elections for the Michigan House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election was held on August 2, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was April 19, 2016. Incumbent Anthony Forlini (R) did not seek re-election because of term-limits.
Steve Marino defeated Dana Camphous-Peterson in the Michigan House of Representatives District 24 general election.[1]
| Michigan House of Representatives, District 24 General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Steve Marino |
55.07% | 23,968 | |
| Democratic | Dana Camphous-Peterson | 44.93% | 19,553 | |
| Total Votes | 43,521 | |||
| Source: Michigan Secretary of State | ||||
Dana Camphous-Peterson ran unopposed in the Michigan House of Representatives District 24 Democratic primary.[2][3]
| Michigan House of Representatives, District 24 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | Dana Camphous-Peterson (unopposed) | |
Steve Marino defeated Arzo Smith and Daryl Smith in the Michigan House of Representatives District 24 Republican primary.[2][3]
| Michigan House of Representatives, District 24 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Steve Marino |
79.55% | 4,991 | |
| Republican | Arzo Smith | 3.04% | 191 | |
| Republican | Daryl Smith | 17.41% | 1,092 | |
| Total Votes | 6,274 | |||
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Mike Aiello completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Aiello'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 support School of Choice & support banning all or any forms of Critical Race Theories from being taught in any educational institution at all levels. .
- I support Medical Freedom of choice: No vaccine mandates, no mask mandates, no passport mandates and protecting individuals medical privacy.
- I support protecting small business owners liberties and deem them as being all essential businesses.
Ban all forms of Critical Race Theory (CRT) teachings in public classrooms and in employment trainings.
No vaccine mandates or mask mandates in schools.
Boost teachers earning potentials.
Lower tax burdens on Michigan residence to grow are economy.
Eliminate taxes on all retirees pensions and any subsidary incomes.
I oppose defunding the Law Enforcement, it would put the men and women of Law Enforcement and cititizines lives at risk.
I support Equal Pay for Equal Work.
I stand for limited Government in our families lives and their businesses,
I stand for Voter Reform:
State photo voter I.D. Cards
No ballot harvesting (one person-one vote).
House Regulatory Reform Committee
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2016
Aiello's campaign website highlighted the following issues:[4]
Small business development and encouragement
- Excerpt: "Michigan needs to embrace small businesses, encourage existing businesses to keep their doors open, and not interfere with what truly drives Michigan’s economy: The small business owner and the auto industry."
Jobs and manufacturing
- Excerpt: "We need to continue to promote and support programs that prepare our young adults for any number of positions in the manufacturing industry, skilled trade business, and/or the research, development, and management professions."
Education: early childhood development through graduate school and trade school
- Excerpt: "Those in education believe that this is due to lack of funding over the years, but the problem is much bigger than just money. We need to promote early childhood learning development where ALL students receive and retain the principles of writing, reading, and math."
Alternative health availabilities
- Excerpt: "I believe we need to allow people a wider range of medical treatments and coverage. Simply prescribing generic medicine that is still costly and overpriced to people because it fits their health insurance simply is not working."
Reduce tax burdens on hard working tax payers
- Excerpt: "Our government has spent billions trying to bail out many in financial trouble in the housing market and big corporations. What about those that make their mortgage payments, pay their bills, and pay their taxes quarterly or annually? I believe our government should not overlook those taxpayers who are trying to do the right thing. I’m not implying they need a special reward, but they should not be told “thank you” with a tax increase."
See also
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Michigan Secretary of State, "2016 official general election results," accessed May 2, 2017
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Michigan Secretary of State, "2016 Michigan Candidate Listing," accessed April 22, 2016
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Michigan Secretary of State, "2016 Michigan Election Results," accessed August 2, 2016
- ↑ Dr. Mike Aiello, "Issues that Matter Most," accessed June 23, 2016
