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Mike Woodin
Mike Woodin is an officeholder of the Avon Grove School District, Region I in Pennsylvania. His current term ends in 2025.
Woodin (Republican Party) ran for election to the Pennsylvania State Senate to represent District 9. He lost in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Woodin completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Mike Woodin was born in Newark, Delaware. He graduated from Alexis I. du Pont High School. He earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Delaware in 2005. His career experience includes working in finance. He has been affiliated with the New London Counseling Center, Christian Life Center, and UrbanPromise Wilmington.[1]
Elections
2024
See also: Pennsylvania State Senate elections, 2024
General election
General election for Pennsylvania State Senate District 9
Incumbent John Kane defeated Mike Woodin in the general election for Pennsylvania State Senate District 9 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | John Kane (D) | 56.0 | 81,550 |
 | Mike Woodin (R)  | 43.8 | 63,796 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 189 | ||
| Total votes: 145,535 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Pennsylvania State Senate District 9
Incumbent John Kane advanced from the Democratic primary for Pennsylvania State Senate District 9 on April 23, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | John Kane | 99.5 | 20,802 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.5 | 101 | ||
| Total votes: 20,903 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Pennsylvania State Senate District 9
Mike Woodin advanced from the Republican primary for Pennsylvania State Senate District 9 on April 23, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Mike Woodin | 99.1 | 16,851 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.9 | 151 | ||
| Total votes: 17,002 | |||
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Campaign finance
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Woodin in this election.
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Mike Woodin completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Woodin'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 the CFO/Finance Director of a business unit for a global consulting firm and my professional experience includes managing budgets in excess of $200 million as well as leadership roles in small business, higher education and corporate America.
Service and leadership in my community are a big deal to me.
I was elected to the Avon Grove School District Board of Directors in 2021 and received the most votes of the four candidates in my region. Since the election: -I’ve advocated for fiscal transparency -I’ve worked to expand mental health resources for our district students (with parental consent), and -I am actively serving on the safety & security committee and have increased safety measures in our schools.
I’m a founding Board of Directors member for a local community non-profit supporting mental health, which offers high quality mental health care in the tri-state area, regardless of one’s ability to pay.
I volunteer with inner city youth, helping them build confidence through outdoor activities and quality time biking, hiking, rowing or climbing.
I am a former elder of my church.- Restoring prosperity in Pennsylvania:
Reduce wasteful spending, taxes and overregulation: -Fighting tax increases, so Pennsylvanians can keep more of their hard-earned money
Embrace our natural resources to ensure we have affordable and reliable energy: -Leveraging our natural resources responsibly as an affordable and reliable source -Enabling the private market to make alternative energy sources affordable to the average consumer
Increase job opportunities and support for small business: -Reducing tax burden on small businesses -Encouraging youth to explore careers in trades, law enforcement and the military
-Fostering stronger connections with local employers and universities to ensure a talent pipeline - Supporting Strong & Safe Communities: Preserve election integrity: -Advocating to require photo ID at polls and to process mail in ballots as they come in -Enforcing penalties for threats against election and polling officials Restore civility to political discourse: -I am unapologetic about my conservative values while understanding we are a diverse 9th district. I will listen carefully, seek to understand and find areas of common ground Uphold our law enforcement, military personnel, emergency responders and veterans: -Treating law enforcement and military personnel like the heroes they are -Prosecuting criminals for their crimes -Celebrating local military personnel & their families; ensuring our veterans get the care they deserve
- Empowering families in Pennsylvania: Invest in health care, including mental & behavioral health: -Advocating for the needs of health care professionals -Increasing access to high-quality mental health counseling & resources -Promoting programs that advance healthy lifestyles Advocate for better education options & parental involvement: -Advocating for families to be part of their children’s education in partnership with local schools -Enabling parental choice while promoting strong public-school systems Promote healthy families as the bedrock of society: -Restoring life-affirming resources for women in crisis pregnancies & providing more support for parents -Equipping parents & caregivers to protect children from substance abuse
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Campaign finance summary
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Candidate Pennsylvania State Senate District 9 |
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Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on May 30, 2024
