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Paul Francis
Paul Francis (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Michigan House of Representatives to represent District 11. He lost in the Democratic primary on August 2, 2022.
Francis completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. Click here to read the survey answers.
Elections
2022
See also: Michigan House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for Michigan House of Representatives District 11
Veronica Paiz defeated Mark T. Foster in the general election for Michigan House of Representatives District 11 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Veronica Paiz (D)  | 66.6 | 23,656 |
| Mark T. Foster (R) | 33.4 | 11,882 | ||
| Total votes: 35,538 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 11
The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 11 on August 2, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Veronica Paiz | 18.9 | 1,844 |
| Ricardo White | 18.1 | 1,768 | ||
 | Alex Manwell | 15.3 | 1,491 | |
| Regina Williams | 14.5 | 1,415 | ||
| Athena L. Thornton | 10.2 | 994 | ||
| Marvin Cotton Jr. | 7.8 | 764 | ||
| David Maynard | 7.2 | 701 | ||
 | Paul Francis | 4.9 | 478 | |
 | Patrick Biange | 3.0 | 296 | |
| Total votes: 9,751 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Joe Fresard (D)
- Lawanda Turner (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 11
Mark T. Foster defeated Christopher Jeffery in the Republican primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 11 on August 2, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Mark T. Foster | 53.2 | 2,526 | |
 | Christopher Jeffery | 46.8 | 2,220 | |
| Total votes: 4,746 | |||
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Campaign finance
2018
See also: Michigan State Senate elections, 2018
General election
General election for Michigan State Senate District 8
Peter Lucido defeated Paul Francis in the general election for Michigan State Senate District 8 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Peter Lucido (R) | 61.8 | 76,172 |
| Paul Francis (D) | 38.2 | 47,154 | |
| Total votes: 123,326 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Michigan State Senate District 8
Paul Francis defeated Patrick Biange and Raymond Filipek in the Democratic primary for Michigan State Senate District 8 on August 7, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Paul Francis | 46.6 | 10,113 |
| Patrick Biange | 30.5 | 6,612 | |
| Raymond Filipek | 23.0 | 4,989 | ||
| Total votes: 21,714 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Michigan State Senate District 8
Peter Lucido defeated Ken Goike in the Republican primary for Michigan State Senate District 8 on August 7, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Peter Lucido | 71.7 | 24,261 |
 | Ken Goike | 28.3 | 9,565 | |
| Total votes: 33,826 | |||
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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 Sarah Roberts (D) did not seek re-election.
Kevin Hertel defeated Renata Polonaise in the Michigan House of Representatives District 18 general election.[1]
| Michigan House of Representatives, District 18 General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Kevin Hertel |
63.31% | 29,247 | |
| Republican | Renata Polonaise | 36.69% | 16,953 | |
| Total Votes | 46,200 | |||
| Source: Michigan Secretary of State | ||||
Kevin Hertel defeated Steven Fleck and Paul Francis in the Michigan House of Representatives District 18 Democratic primary.[2][3]
| Michigan House of Representatives, District 18 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Kevin Hertel |
76.31% | 5,454 | |
| Democratic | Steven Fleck | 7.12% | 509 | |
| Democratic | Paul Francis | 16.57% | 1,184 | |
| Total Votes | 7,147 | |||
Renata Polonaise ran unopposed in the Michigan House of Representatives District 18 Republican primary.[2][3]
| Michigan House of Representatives, District 18 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican | Renata Polonaise (unopposed) | |
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Paul Francis completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Francis' 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 Pro-Choice Women’s right to healthcare The government has no business interfering in women’s healthcare. I will champion state laws to ensure women’s right to control their reproductive healthcare and choose their contraception.
- Common-sense gun laws Background checks, red flag laws, and banning assault weapons sales to anyone under 21 are the most effective gun laws we must pass immediately. We can’t stand by while our children die any longer.
- Raise minimum wage to $15 Michigan’s minimum wage of $9.87 isn’t enough. I’ll fight to raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour. One job should be enough to have the necessities to live.
Repeal tax on senior pensions Michigan’s Republicans showed their true colors when
they voted to tax pensions. I will work to repeal the tax and fight future attempts to increase taxes on our
senior citizen
Support skilled trade education We must bring skilled trade training back to our public schools. In-demand, high-paying jobs, including auto mechanic, electrician, plumber, welders, and carpenters, go unfilled because of the lack of training programs
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2016
Francis' campaign website highlighted the following issues:[4]
Economy
- Excerpt: "We need to transform Michigan, from a one-industry economy, to a diverse high-tech economy and make Michigan the high-tech hub of the Midwest."
Public safety
- Excerpt: "I will ensure that our police departments, fire departments have the tools and personnel they need to keep our community safe. I will work to restore state revenue sharing to customary levels with our cities of Saint Clair Shores and Eastpointe in the 18th District To ensure that our Public Safety departments will be properly funded."
Public education
- Excerpt: "I will work to create a moratorium on all new charter schools and order a full audit of all existing charter schools to account for the spending of public dollars."
Environment
- Excerpt: "Properly managing our natural resources is crucial to the area's economic viability and preserving its beauty to everyone's benefit."
Senior citizens
- Excerpt: "I will work to repeal the tax on pensions and fight any attempts in the future any to increase taxes on our senior citizens."
See also
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Michigan Secretary of State, "2016 official general election results," accessed May 2, 2017
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Michigan Secretary of State, "2016 Michigan Candidate Listing," accessed April 22, 2016
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Michigan Secretary of State, "2016 Michigan Election Results," accessed August 2, 2016
- ↑ Paul Francis, "Home," accessed June 22, 2016
