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Patrick Colbeck
Patrick Colbeck (Republican Party) was a member of the Michigan State Senate, representing District 7. Colbeck assumed office on January 1, 2011. Colbeck left office on January 1, 2019.
Colbeck (Republican Party) ran for election for Governor of Michigan. Colbeck lost in the Republican primary on August 7, 2018.
Colbeck is a former Republican member of the Michigan State Senate, representing District 7 from 2011 to 2018. Colbeck previously served as majority caucus chair.
Colbeck was unable to run for re-election in 2018 to the Michigan State Senate because of term limits.
Colbeck was a delegate to the 2016 Republican National Convention from Michigan. Colbeck was one of 17 delegates from Michigan bound by state party rules to support Ted Cruz at the convention.[1] Cruz suspended his campaign on May 3, 2016. At the time, he had approximately 546 bound delegates. For more on what happened to his delegates, see this page.
Biography
Colbeck earned his B.S. and M.S. in aerospace engineering from the University of Michigan. He also studied at the University of Alabama in Huntsville, at Michigan State University, and at the International Space University in Strasbourg, France. He worked in the aerospace, defense, pharmaceutical, healthcare, telecommunications, automotive, information technology and financial services fields. He also worked as an independent management consultant and president of Perspective Shifts, LLC. In 2007, Patrick formed Tek Made Easy, a web hosting services company.
Committee assignments
2017 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:
| Michigan committee assignments, 2017 |
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| • Education |
| • Elections and Government Reform, Vice chair |
| • Judiciary |
| • Veterans, Military Affairs and Homeland Security |
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Colbeck served on the following committees:
| Michigan committee assignments, 2015 |
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| • Education |
| • Elections and Government Reform, Minority Vice Chair |
| • Judiciary |
| • Veterans, Military Affairs and Homeland Security |
2013-2014
At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Colbeck served on the following committees:
| Michigan committee assignments, 2012 |
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| • Appropriations |
| • Education |
| • Reforms, Restructuring and Reinventing, Vice chair |
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Colbeck served on the following committees:
| Michigan committee assignments, 2011 |
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| • Appropriation |
| • Education |
| • Reforms, Restructuring and Reinventing, Vice chair |
Campaign themes
2014
Colbeck's website highlighted the following campaign themes:[2]
- Become #1 Job Growth State in Nation
- Implement Effective Healthcare Solutions
- Cut Spending and Lower Taxes
- Promote Educational Excellence
- Respect Our Constitution
- Adopt Real Transparency
- Promote Honesty and Integrity
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
2018
See also: Michigan gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2018
General election
General election for Governor of Michigan
The following candidates ran in the general election for Governor of Michigan on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Gretchen Whitmer (D) | 53.3 | 2,266,193 |
 | Bill Schuette (R)  | 43.7 | 1,859,534 | |
 | Bill Gelineau (L) | 1.3 | 56,606 | |
 | Todd Schleiger (U.S. Taxpayers Party) | 0.7 | 29,219 | |
 | Jennifer Kurland (G) | 0.7 | 28,799 | |
 | Keith Butkovich (Natural Law Party) | 0.2 | 10,202 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.0 | 32 | ||
| Total votes: 4,250,585 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Richard Sills (Independent)
- Ryan Henry Cox (Independent)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Governor of Michigan
Gretchen Whitmer defeated Abdul El-Sayed and Shri Thanedar in the Democratic primary for Governor of Michigan on August 7, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Gretchen Whitmer | 52.0 | 588,436 |
 | Abdul El-Sayed | 30.2 | 342,179 | |
 | Shri Thanedar | 17.7 | 200,645 | |
| Total votes: 1,131,260 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Kentiel White (D)
- Bill Cobbs (D)
- Justin Giroux (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Governor of Michigan
Bill Schuette defeated Brian Calley, Patrick Colbeck, and Jim Hines in the Republican primary for Governor of Michigan on August 7, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Bill Schuette | 50.7 | 501,959 |
 | Brian Calley | 25.2 | 249,185 | |
 | Patrick Colbeck | 13.1 | 129,646 | |
 | Jim Hines | 11.0 | 108,735 | |
| Total votes: 989,525 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Evan Space (R)
Green primary election
Green primary for Governor of Michigan
Jennifer Kurland advanced from the Green primary for Governor of Michigan on August 7, 2018.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | | Jennifer Kurland |
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Dwain Reynolds (G)
Libertarian primary election
Libertarian primary for Governor of Michigan
Bill Gelineau defeated John Tatar in the Libertarian primary for Governor of Michigan on August 7, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Bill Gelineau | 57.8 | 4,034 |
| John Tatar | 42.2 | 2,941 | ||
| Total votes: 6,975 | |||
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2014
- See also: Michigan State Senate elections, 2014
Elections for the Michigan State Senate took place in 2014. A primary election was held on August 5, 2014, and a general election took place on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was April 22, 2014. Dian Slavens was unopposed in the Democratic primary. Incumbent Patrick Colbeck defeated Matthew Edwards in the Republican primary. Colbeck defeated Slavens in the general election.[3][4][5][6]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Republican |  Patrick Colbeck Incumbent |
52.7% | 52,567 | |
| Democratic | Dian Slavens | 47.3% | 47,110 | |
| Total Votes | 99,677 | |||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
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Patrick Colbeck Incumbent |
75.1% | 14,494 |
| Matthew Edwards | 24.9% | 4,807 |
| Total Votes | 19,301 | |
2011
Recall language targeting Colbeck for his support of the Emergency financial manager law was approved by the Wayne County Clerks office in mid-August 2011. Petitioners had 180 days to gather 27,300 signatures in order to trigger a recall election.[7] Recall organizer Mary Kelley said, "Our wording is simple. People don't want an unelected bureaucrat running their cities or schools."[8]
The effort failed to collect enough signatures to put the recall on the November 2011 ballot.
2010
- See also: Michigan State Senate elections, 2010
Colbeck won election to the 7th District of the Michigan State Senate in 2010. He defeated Democrat Kathleen Law, Libertarian Marlin Brandys, and Independents Michael Kheibari and John Stewart in the November 2 general election.[9]
| Michigan State Senate, District 7 General election (2010) | ||||
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| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Patrick Colbeck (R)
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40,122 | |||
| Kathleen Law (D) | 2,895 | |||
| John Stewart (I) | 2,895 | |||
| Marlin Brandys (L) | 2,895 | |||
| Michael Kheibari (I) | 2,895 | |||
Campaign finance summary
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Scorecards
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2018
In 2018, the Michigan State Legislature was in session from January 10 through December 31.
- Legislators and candidates are scored on their economy policy views.
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- Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to agriculture.
- Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to environmental issues.
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- Legislators are scored on a number of bills selected by the editor of MIRS, a state capitol newsletter.
- Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to conservative issues.
- National Federation of Independent Business in Michigan: 2017-2018 voting record
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- Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.
2017
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In 2017, the Michigan State Legislature was in session from January 11 through December 31.
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2016
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In 2016, the Michigan State Legislature was in session from January 13 through December 31.
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2015
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In 2015, the Michigan State Legislature was in session from January 14 through December 17.
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2014
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In 2014, the Michigan State Legislature was in session from January 8 through December 31.
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2013
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In 2013, the Michigan State Legislature was in session from January 9 to December 31.
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2012
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In 2012, the Michigan State Legislature was in session from January 11 to December 27.
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2011
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In 2011, the Michigan State Legislature was in session from January 12 to December 28.
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Endorsements
2014
In 2014, Colbeck's endorsements included the following:
- Right to Life of Michigan[10]
2016 Republican National Convention
- See also: Republican National Convention, 2016
Colbeck was a delegate to the 2016 Republican National Convention from Michigan.
Delegate rules
Delegates from Michigan to the Republican National Convention were elected at district conventions and at the state convention in April 2016. Michigan delegates were allowed to list their preferred candidate on their presidential preference form. 2016 Michigan GOP bylaws stipulate that delegates to the national convention were bound on the first ballot. Delegates bound to a particular candidate became unbound if that candidate publicly withdrew from the race, suspended his or her campaign, endorsed another candidate, or sought the nomination of a different party for any office.
Michigan primary results
- See also: Presidential election in Michigan, 2016
| Michigan Republican Primary, 2016 | ||||
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | Delegates | |
| Jeb Bush | 0.8% | 10,685 | 0 | |
| Ben Carson | 1.6% | 21,349 | 0 | |
| Chris Christie | 0.2% | 3,116 | 0 | |
| Ted Cruz | 24.7% | 326,617 | 17 | |
| Carly Fiorina | 0.1% | 1,415 | 0 | |
| Lindsey Graham | 0% | 438 | 0 | |
| Mike Huckabee | 0.2% | 2,603 | 0 | |
| John Kasich | 24.3% | 321,115 | 17 | |
| George Pataki | 0% | 591 | 0 | |
| Rand Paul | 0.3% | 3,774 | 0 | |
| Marco Rubio | 9.3% | 123,587 | 0 | |
| Rick Santorum | 0.1% | 1,722 | 0 | |
| Donald Trump |
36.5% | 483,753 | 25 | |
| Other | 1.7% | 22,824 | 0 | |
| Totals | 1,323,589 | 59 | ||
| Source: CNN and Michigan Secretary of State | ||||
Delegate allocation
Michigan had 59 delegates at the 2016 Republican National Convention. Of this total, 42 were district-level delegates (three for each of the state's 14 congressional districts). District delegates were allocated proportionally in accordance with the statewide vote; a candidate had to win at least 15% of the statewide vote in order to be eligible to receive any district delegates.[11][12]
Of the remaining 17 delegates, 14 served at large. At-large delegates were allocated proportionally in accordance with the statewide vote; a candidate had to win at least 15% of the statewide vote in order to be eligible to receive any of the state's at-large delegates. In addition, three national party leaders (identified on the chart below as RNC delegates) served as bound delegates to the Republican National Convention.[11][12]
Personal
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When he served in the state Senate, Colbeck was married.
See also
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- Governor of Michigan
- Michigan gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2018
- Michigan gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2018 (August 7 Republican primary)
- Michigan State Legislature
- Michigan State Senate
- Senate Committees
- Michigan state legislative districts
External links
- Search Google News for this topic
- Profile from Open States
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Legislative Profile from Project Vote Smart
- Campaign Contributions: 2012 2010
Footnotes
- ↑ MLive.com, "See who Michigan Republicans are sending to support Donald Trump at the national convention," April 10, 2016
- ↑ colbeckformisenate.com, "My Priorities," accessed June 18, 2014
- ↑ Michigan Secretary of State, "State Senator," accessed August 6, 2014
- ↑ Michigan Secretary of State, "State Senator," 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
- ↑ Northville Patch, "The Recall Process," September 15, 2011
- ↑ Northville Patch, "Colbeck Recall Petition Approved But Will It Yield Results?" September 15, 2011
- ↑ Michigan Secretary of State, "Election Results - General Election - November 02, 2010," March 2, 2011
- ↑ Right to Life of Michigan, "Elections," accessed June 18, 2014
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 Republican National Committee, "2016 Presidential Nominating Process," accessed October 6, 2015
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 CNN.com, "Republican National Convention roll call vote," accessed July 20, 2016
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| Preceded by -- |
Michigan State Senate District 7 2011 - 2018 |
Succeeded by Dayna Polehanki (D) |
