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Nicole Breadon
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Elections and appointments
Last election

November 3, 2020

Education

Associate

Oakland Community College, 2002

Personal
Birthplace
Village of Clarkston, Mich.
Profession
Nonprofit worker
Contact

Nicole Breadon (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Michigan House of Representatives to represent District 43. She lost in the general election on November 3, 2020.

Breadon completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. Click here to read the survey answers.

Biography

Nicole Breadon was born in Clarkston, Michigan. She earned an associate degree from Oakland Community College in 2002. Breadon's career experience includes working for a faith-based nonprofit that focuses on social justice issues. She serves on the executive committee of the North Oakland Democratic Club and is a member of the North Oakland Headwaters Land Conservancy, the Round Lake Riparians, and the Clarkston High School Marching Band Pit Crew.[1]

Elections

2020

See also: Michigan House of Representatives elections, 2020

General election

General election for Michigan House of Representatives District 43

Incumbent Andrea Schroeder defeated Nicole Breadon in the general election for Michigan House of Representatives District 43 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Andrea Schroeder
Andrea Schroeder (R)
 
59.7
 
33,405
Image of Nicole Breadon
Nicole Breadon (D) Candidate Connection
 
40.3
 
22,596

Total votes: 56,001
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 43

Nicole Breadon advanced from the Democratic primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 43 on August 4, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Nicole Breadon
Nicole Breadon Candidate Connection
 
100.0
 
10,311

Total votes: 10,311
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 43

Incumbent Andrea Schroeder advanced from the Republican primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 43 on August 4, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Andrea Schroeder
Andrea Schroeder
 
100.0
 
12,494

Total votes: 12,494
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Campaign finance

Endorsements

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2018

See also: Michigan House of Representatives elections, 2018

General election

Andrea Schroeder defeated Nicole Breadon in the general election for Michigan House of Representatives District 43 on November 6, 2018.

General election

General election for Michigan House of Representatives District 43

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Andrea Schroeder
Andrea Schroeder (R)
 
56.5
 
24,061
Image of Nicole Breadon
Nicole Breadon (D) Candidate Connection
 
43.5
 
18,509

Total votes: 42,570
(100.00% precincts reporting)
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Democratic primary election

Nicole Breadon advanced from the Democratic primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 43 on August 7, 2018.

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 43

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Nicole Breadon
Nicole Breadon Candidate Connection
 
100.0
 
8,479

Total votes: 8,479
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Republican primary election

Andrea Schroeder defeated Jose Aliaga and Anthony Bartolotta in the Republican primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 43 on August 7, 2018.

Republican primary election

Republican primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 43

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Andrea Schroeder
Andrea Schroeder
 
44.7
 
5,572
Image of Jose Aliaga
Jose Aliaga
 
28.3
 
3,526
Anthony Bartolotta
 
27.0
 
3,358

Total votes: 12,456
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Campaign themes

2020

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Candidate Connection

Nicole Breadon completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Breadon'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 mom of two teenage boys and wife of Todd for 20 years and resident of Clarkston for over 30 years. As a young adult I worked with the disabled community in home-like settings for 8 years. I worked for a medium sized bank as a teller and the commercial loan department. While taking time off of work to raise my family, I attended culinary school and after graduation worked in several kitchens as a sous chef. More recently I worked for a faith based non-profit advocating for social justice issues and engaged with a state wide network of congregations and their membership.
  • When I attended and graduated from Clarkston High School in 1990, Michigan was known for it's quality schools. Michigan now ranks near the bottom. For profit charter schools are siphoning money away from public schools and have lead to their decline. In Michigan, there is a law on the books that allow individuals with 60 credit hours to substitute teach. We have such a shortage of teachers, some substitute teachers stay in the classroom for a full year. Enrollment in education programs at our colleges and universities have dropped by 70% in the last 8 years. Proper funding is lagging but so is the respect for teachers. Michigan was already having problems, but Covid-19 has only exaggerated how grave of a situation it is.
  • Michigan has 88,000 miles of roads eligible for federal aid. Experts rate 21% of them in good shape, 38% in fair and 41% in poor condition. Half of our other roads are rated in poor condition. Our bridges are also not great. More than one in ten are rated in poor condition. Fixing them at the current rate would take 92 years. In 2018 there were more than 500 bridges in poor condition. Irresponsible governing has brought us to this point and we are all paying the price with broken windshields, blown tires and busted axles. We deserve better roads to drive on.
  • We have over 11,000 inland lakes including the small non sports one I live on. Rivers, streams, creeks and brooks and the Great Lakes that surround us. We have some major water issues including water shut offs in Detroit during one of our nation's worst healthcare disasters, and the legacy of the Flint water crisis will always be part of our history. Nestle Corporation is allowed to profit off of one of our most precious resources for a mere $200 a year.We have to stay vigilant about PFAS contamination and the threat of invasive species in the Great Lakes. Currently, there are quite a few laws in place that threaten our environment. Protecting our water will be one of my top priorities.
Detroit Free Press   Featured local question
There is no doubt in my mind that the state's spending priorities should be on public health and wellness, education and economic development for small and medium sized businesses.
Detroit Free Press   Featured local question
Michigan currently has a flat income tax system of 4.25% According to Business Insider, we are the 4th lowest in regards to our income tax rate. We are in between Indiana at 3.23% and Arizona at 4.54%. When it comes to income tax, equity may be better than equality. The 4.25% is a heavier burden to those on the lower income spectrum than those at the top. Covid-19 has certainly put Michigan in a predicament when it comes to generating enough revenue to fund necessities like public schools and road repairs. A possible solution is to constitutionally change our flat tax system to a progressive one. A progressive tax is a tax that imposes a lower rate on low-income earners compared to those with a higher income, making it based on the taxpayer's ability to pay. The rationale is that people with a lower income will usually spend a greater percentage of their income to maintain their standard of living, or in other words, the basic necessities. Progressive tax systems reduce the burdens on people who can least afford to pay them and also have the ability to collect more taxes as rates are indexed to increase as income climbs. This change could potentially raise $1.5 billion more per year and 95% of Michigan residents would pay a lower income tax rate than they do now.
One of the areas of public policy that I am personally passionate about is poverty. We live in the richest country in the world and one of the richest counties in the country yet over 40% of us cannot afford the basic necessities and one in 7 Michiganders live below the poverty line. in 2018, I worked on the One Fair Wage campaign and the organization collected enough signatures to make it on to the general election ballot for voters to decide whether or not to raise the minimum wage. The legislature actually took up the ballot initiative, passed the legislation and then disappointingly diluted the original language. Instead of the minimum wage reaching $12 an hour by 2022, it won't reach that level until 2030 delaying it by 8 years. Living in poverty can lead to poor health physically and mentally. Many of the people I am referring to are children and too many go to bed hungry. We can do better.
The legacy that I would like to leave behind is that everyday people deserve a voice and a seat at the table in Lansing. For too long there have been people elected to serve in the state house that are out of touch with marginalized communities, including the working poor. We need people in Lansing that understand the struggles that the average person faces. The other legacy I would like to leave is flipping the 43rd District seat and making history.
My first job was at Clarkston SCAMP, a day camp for individuals with disabilities. I started as a volunteer at age 14 and then was promoted to a student counselor the following year. I worked there through the summer after graduating from high school. Our days began with us assembling in a half circle for songs and announcements. We then broke off into our smaller groups for the day. We did crafts, played sports and went on field trips like Cooks Dairy Farm and Independence Oaks for beach days. We finished the day with more songs and goodbyes until the next day. The experiences I had prepared me for the direct care work I did and also raising two sons with disabilities.
My favorite book is The Diary of Anne Frank. It was a book I read while in junior high and it really exposed me to the tragedies of the Holocaust. Anne gave a voice to millions who lost their lives and it is a reminder that we will never let tyranny destroy us again.
If I could be any fictional character, I would want to be Peggy Olson from Mad Men. She started at Sterling Cooper Advertising Agency fresh out of secretarial school but climbed the ladder rung by rung and carved out a path for herself by using her intelligence and ambition.
The last song that was stuck in my head was "Different Drum" by the Stone Poneys and sung by Linda Ronstadt.
When I filed to run for this same seat in 2018, my team and I got to work knocking on lots of doors. We knew talking face to face to voters would be the most impactful. While I personally spoke to thousands of voters, one story in particular stands out. It was the day before the general election 2018. I knocked on a door and an older woman came to the door. I talked to her about myself and why I was running then I asked what issues is she really concerned about. She said that her healthcare costs were too high and that she struggled to make ends meet. She then said that a candidate had never come to her door before and until this moment, she was not considering voting at all. She said because I came to her door and cared about her, she was going to vote tomorrow and she was going to vote to me. Running for office is challenging but experiences like that one make it so worth it.

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2018

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Candidate Connection

Nicole Breadon participated in Ballotpedia's candidate survey on October 1, 2018. The survey questions appear in bold, and Nicole Breadon's responses follow below.[2]

What would be your top three priorities, if elected?

Equitable public school funding

Proper road funding
Protecting the American Dream including a good paying job, affordable healthcare and affordable auto insurance[3][4]

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about? Why?

I am passionate about our public schools. Public school funding has been systematically cut to the point that schools can't pay teachers a living salary which has caused a teacher shortage. Some teachers are working second jobs and this only hurts the students. Our kids deserve properly funded public schools.Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; invalid names, e.g. too many[4]

Ballotpedia also asked the candidate a series of optional questions. Nicole Breadon answered the following:

What characteristics or principles are most important for an elected official?

Integrity is upmost important in an elected official. Too many lawmakers receive donations from special interest groups which buy votes instead of actually representing the people they serve. I have not and pledge to not accept any special interest money, therefore, I will only be beholden to the residents of Michigan's 43 District[4]
What do you believe are the core responsibilities for someone elected to this office?
The core responsibilities of a lawmaker is to listen to constituents, assess what is needed, act on their behalf and make lives better.[4]
What legacy would you like to leave?
The legacy that I would like to leave behind is that I saw injustice and neglect on the part of my representatives and I responded. I want my children to remember when they are adults and look back at this time that I worked hard to try to improve lives in District 43.[4]
What was your very first job? How long did you have it?
I worked at a special needs camp during the summers from age 14-18.[4]
What do you perceive to be your state’s greatest challenges over the next decade?
Public education and the lack of equitable funding. There is already a shortage of good teachers and staff and we have not felt the true impact yet.[4]
What process do you favor for redistricting?
Michigan is one of the most gerrymandered states in the country. Districts need to drawn fairly so voters can choose their representative, not the other way around.[4]
If you are not a current legislator, are there certain committees that you would want to be a part of?
Families, children and seniors committee, Transportation and infrastructure committee[4]

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Footnotes

  1. Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on June 26, 2020
  2. Note: The candidate's answers have been reproduced here verbatim without edits or corrections by Ballotpedia.
  3. Ballotpedia's candidate survey, "Nicole Breadon's responses," October 1, 2018
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 4.8 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.


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