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Pat Somerville
Pat Somerville (b. April 11, 1980) is a former Republican member of the Michigan House of Representatives, representing District 23 from 2010 to 2017.
Somerville did not seek re-election to the Michigan House of Representatives in 2016 because he was term-limited.
Somerville has previously served as chairman of the Wayne County Young Republicans, and as precinct delegate for the 15th Congressional District.
Biography
Somerville earned his bachelor's degree in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Michigan. His professional experience includes being self-employed in sales and marketing, and working as a manager for Walgreens.
Committee assignments
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Somerville served on the following committees:
| Michigan committee assignments, 2015 |
|---|
| • Commerce and Trade |
| • Education |
| • Financial Liability Reform, Chair |
| • Tax Policy |
2013-2014
At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Somerville served on the following committees:
| Michigan committee assignments, 2012 |
|---|
| • Commerce |
| • Financial Services, Vice chair |
| • Local Government |
| • Tax Policy |
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Somerville served on the following committees:
| Michigan committee assignments, 2011 |
|---|
| • Commerce |
| • Judiciary |
| • Transportation |
Campaign themes
2012
Somerville's website highlighted the following campaign themes:[1]
Jobs/Economy
- Excerpt: "Reviving Michigan’s economy will continue to be Somerville’s top priority for hard working taxpayers in the 23rd District. The government does not create jobs, the private-sector does!"
Budget/State Spending
- Excerpt: "We must continue to be good stewards of the taxpayer’s money. Our hardworking taxpayers have a right to know where and how their money is being spent."
Education
- Excerpt: "Our children need an excellent education in order to compete in the knowledge economy and to ensure that they experience a high quality of life."
Pro-Life
- Excerpt: "Somerville believes that life in all of its forms and stages is a gift from God and it should be cherished, honored, and protected. Somerville will always fight to protect the rights of the unborn."
Pro-Second Amendment
- Excerpt: "Gun laws don’t deter criminals, but they do disarm law-abiding citizens. This makes them easier targets, easier to attack, and eventually leads to the end of individual freedom."
Voting record details
- List of all of Pat Somerville’s roll call votes, bills introduced, and floor amendments from MichiganVotes.org (use site’s “advanced search” to narrow by date range, issue category and/or keyword).
Sponsored legislation
The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.
Elections
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 Pat Somerville (R) did not seek re-election because of term-limits.
Darrin Camilleri defeated Bob Howey in the Michigan House of Representatives District 23 general election.[2]
| Michigan House of Representatives, District 23 General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Darrin Camilleri |
50.34% | 24,100 | |
| Republican | Bob Howey | 49.66% | 23,777 | |
| Total Votes | 47,877 | |||
| Source: Michigan Secretary of State | ||||
Darrin Camilleri defeated Sherry Berecz, Elayne Petrucci and Steven Rzeppa in the Michigan House of Representatives District 23 Democratic primary.[3][4]
| Michigan House of Representatives, District 23 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Darrin Camilleri |
35.69% | 2,623 | |
| Democratic | Sherry Berecz | 33.42% | 2,456 | |
| Democratic | Elayne Petrucci | 5.10% | 375 | |
| Democratic | Steven Rzeppa | 25.79% | 1,895 | |
| Total Votes | 7,349 | |||
Bob Howey defeated Michael Frazier and Mike Taylor in the Michigan House of Representatives District 23 Republican primary.[3][4]
| Michigan House of Representatives, District 23 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Bob Howey |
76.61% | 3,150 | |
| Republican | Michael Frazier | 9.29% | 382 | |
| Republican | Mike Taylor | 14.11% | 580 | |
| Total Votes | 4,112 | |||
2014
Elections for the Michigan House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election was held on August 5, 2014, and a general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was April 22, 2014. David Haener defeated Andy Linko and Bob Ptaszynski in the Democratic primary. Incumbent Pat Somerville was unopposed in the Republican primary. Somerville defeated Haener in the general election.[5][6][7][8]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Pat Somerville Incumbent |
52.1% | 16,060 | |
| Democratic | David Haener | 47.9% | 14,754 | |
| Total Votes | 30,814 | |||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
|
David Haener |
39.9% | 2,666 |
| Andy Linko | 39.5% | 2,636 |
| Bob Ptaszynski | 20.6% | 1,372 |
| Total Votes | 6,674 | |
2012
Somerville won re-election in the 2012 election for Michigan House of Representatives District 23. He defeated Jeremy Cady in the August 7 Rebuplican primary and defeated Tom Boritzki (D) in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[9][10]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Pat Somerville Incumbent |
50.5% | 22,810 | |
| Democratic | Tom Boritzki | 49.5% | 22,371 | |
| Total Votes | 45,181 | |||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
|
Pat Somerville Incumbent |
82.3% | 5,592 |
| Jeremy Cady | 17.7% | 1,200 |
| Total Votes | 6,792 | |
2010
Somerville won election to the District 23 seat in 2010. He defeated Matthew McCormick and Daniel McIntyre in the August 3 Republican primary. He defeated Deb Kennedy (D) in the general election on November 2, 2010.[11][12]
| Michigan House of Representatives, District 23 General election (2010) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Pat Somerville (R)
|
15,927 | |||
| Deb Kennedy (D) | 13,877 | |||
Campaign finance summary
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Scorecards
Tea Party Scorecard
The Independent Tea Party Patriots, a Michigan Tea Party group, grades the votes of this and every other Michigan legislator on “core tea party issues” in a regularly-updated scorecard. 100% is considered an ideal rating.[13]
January 2011 - March 2012
Pat Somerville received a 85% rating on the January 2011 - March 2012 Tea Party Scorecard.[13]
Endorsements
2014
In 2014, Somerville's endorsements included the following:
- Right to Life of Michigan[14]
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term Pat + Somerville + Michigan + Legislature
See also
- Michigan State Legislature
- Michigan House of Representatives
- House Committees
- Michigan state legislative districts
External links
- Office website
- Official campaign website
- Profile from Open States
- Profile from Vote-USA
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Legislative profile from Project Vote Smart
- Campaign contributions: 2010
- Michigan Votes - Pat Somerville
Footnotes
- ↑ Friends of Pat Somerville, "Pat's Platform," accessed October 11, 2012
- ↑ Michigan Secretary of State, "2016 official general election results," accessed May 2, 2017
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Michigan Secretary of State, "2016 Michigan Candidate Listing," accessed April 22, 2016
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Michigan Secretary of State, "2016 Michigan Election Results," accessed August 2, 2016
- ↑ Michigan Secretary of State, "Representative in State Legislature," accessed August 6, 2014
- ↑ Michigan Secretary of State, "Representative in State Legislature," accessed December 5, 2014
- ↑ Michigan Secretary of State, "2014 Official Michigan Primary Candidate Listing," accessed May 27, 2014
- ↑ Michigan Secretary of State, "2014 Official Michigan General Candidate Listing," accessed September 8, 2014
- ↑ Michigan Department of State, "Election Results - Primary Election - August 07, 2012," accessed June 18, 2014
- ↑ Michigan Department of State, "Election Results - General Election - November 06, 2012," accessed November 29, 2014
- ↑ Michigan Secretary of State, "State Representative," accessed March 23, 2014
- ↑ Michigan Secretary of State, "State Representative," accessed March 23, 2014
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 Michigan Votes, "Tea Party Scorecard Jan 2011-Mar 2012," accessed June 22, 2012
- ↑ Right to Life of Michigan, "Elections," accessed June 18, 2014
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Deb Kennedy (D) |
Michigan House of Representatives District 23 2011–2017 |
Succeeded by Darrin Camilleri (D) |
