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Neil Friske
Neil Friske (Republican Party) was a member of the Michigan House of Representatives, representing District 107. He assumed office on January 1, 2023. He left office on January 1, 2025.
Friske (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the Michigan House of Representatives to represent District 107. He lost in the Republican primary on August 6, 2024.
Biography
Neil Friske was born in Petoskey, Michigan. Friske graduated from Ellsworth High School. His career experience includes owning Friske & Sons Property Management, Friske has been affiliated with the Farm Bureau, the Michigan United Conservation Clubs, and Right to Life.[1]
Sponsored legislation
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Elections
2024
See also: Michigan House of Representatives elections, 2024
General election
General election for Michigan House of Representatives District 107
Parker Fairbairn defeated Jodi Decker in the general election for Michigan House of Representatives District 107 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Parker Fairbairn (R)  | 60.7 | 34,728 |
 | Jodi Decker (D) | 39.3 | 22,516 | |
| Total votes: 57,244 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 107
Jodi Decker advanced from the Democratic primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 107 on August 6, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jodi Decker | 100.0 | 7,372 |
| Total votes: 7,372 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 107
Parker Fairbairn defeated incumbent Neil Friske in the Republican primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 107 on August 6, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Parker Fairbairn | 63.0 | 10,563 |
 | Neil Friske | 37.0 | 6,191 | |
| Total votes: 16,754 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Jackson Ingalls (R)
Campaign finance
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Friske in this election.
2022
See also: Michigan House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for Michigan House of Representatives District 107
Neil Friske defeated Jodi Decker in the general election for Michigan House of Representatives District 107 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Neil Friske (R) | 56.6 | 26,867 |
| Jodi Decker (D) | 43.4 | 20,610 | |
| Total votes: 47,477 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 107
Jodi Decker advanced from the Democratic primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 107 on August 2, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jodi Decker | 100.0 | 8,284 |
| Total votes: 8,284 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 107
Neil Friske defeated Parker Fairbairn, Jonathan Scheel, Bob Carr, and David Laughbaum in the Republican primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 107 on August 2, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Neil Friske | 42.1 | 6,722 |
| Parker Fairbairn | 35.5 | 5,661 | |
| Jonathan Scheel | 10.8 | 1,716 | ||
 | Bob Carr | 7.5 | 1,195 | |
| David Laughbaum | 4.1 | 660 | ||
| Total votes: 15,954 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- George Ranville (R)
- Kendall Tough (R)
Campaign finance
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2022
Neil Friske did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign finance summary
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Scorecards
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2024
In 2024, the Michigan State Legislature was in session from January 10 to December 23.
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2023
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In 2023, the Michigan State Legislature was in session from January 11 to November 14.
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2022
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In 2022, the Michigan State Legislature was in session from January 12 to December 28.
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2021
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In 2021, the Michigan State Legislature was in session from January 13 to December 31.
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Noteworthy events
Arrest and investigation (2024)
On June 20, 2024, Rep. Friske was arrested in Lansing, Michigan for a felony-level offense. [2]
On June 21, 2024, Rep. Friske was released from the Lansing city lockup without being charged with a crime. However, a criminal investigation was ongoing into allegations of assault and firearm violations. [3]
See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Candidate Michigan House of Representatives District 107 |
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Footnotes
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| Preceded by John Damoose (R) |
Michigan House of Representatives District 107 2023-2025 |
Succeeded by Parker Fairbairn (R) |
