Peter Pettalia
Peter Pettalia was a Republican member of the Michigan House of Representatives, representing District 106 from 2011 to 2016. He died in a motorcycle accident on September 12, 2016.[1]
Pettalia did not seek re-election to the Michigan House of Representatives in 2016 because he was term-limited.
Biography
Pettalia's professional experience included working as the owner of an auto repair business and the operator of a seasonal cabin rental on Grand Lake in Northern Michigan.
Committee assignments
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Pettalia served on the following committees:
| Michigan committee assignments, 2015 |
|---|
| • Energy Policy |
| • Financial Services, Majority Vice Chair |
| • Tourism and Outdoor Recreation |
| • Transportation and Infrastructure, Chair |
2013-2014
At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Pettalia served on the following committees:
| Michigan committee assignments, 2012 |
|---|
| • Energy and Technology |
| • Financial Services |
| • Local Government |
| • Tourism, Chair |
| • Transportation and Infrastructure |
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Pettalia served on the following committees:
| Michigan committee assignments, 2011 |
|---|
| • Banking and Financial Services |
| • Judiciary |
| • Intergovernmental and Regional Affairs, Vice chair |
| • Natural Resources, Tourism, and Outdoor Recreation |
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 Peter Pettalia (R) died on September 12, 2016, in a motorcycle accident.
Sue Allor defeated Robert Kennedy and Dana Carver in the Michigan House of Representatives District 106 general election.[2]
| Michigan House of Representatives, District 106 General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Sue Allor |
61.35% | 29,798 | |
| Democratic | Robert Kennedy | 34.87% | 16,937 | |
| Libertarian | Dana Carver | 3.78% | 1,838 | |
| Total Votes | 48,573 | |||
| Source: Michigan Secretary of State | ||||
Robert Kennedy defeated Erin Kieliszewski in the Michigan House of Representatives District 106 Democratic primary.[3][4]
| Michigan House of Representatives, District 106 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Robert Kennedy |
51.53% | 3,298 | |
| Democratic | Erin Kieliszewski | 48.47% | 3,102 | |
| Total Votes | 6,400 | |||
Sue Allor defeated David Chandler, Jackie Krawczak and Jesse Osmer in the Michigan House of Representatives District 106 Republican primary.[3][4]
| Michigan House of Representatives, District 106 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Sue Allor |
36.94% | 4,182 | |
| Republican | David Chandler | 11.05% | 1,251 | |
| Republican | Jackie Krawczak | 35.08% | 3,971 | |
| Republican | Jesse Osmer | 16.93% | 1,916 | |
| Total Votes | 11,320 | |||
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. Robert Kennedy defeated Rozanne Curley and Scot McKenzie in the Democratic primary. Incumbent Peter Pettalia was unopposed in the Republican primary. Pettalia then defeated Kennedy in the general election.[5][6][7][8][9]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Peter Pettalia Incumbent |
55% | 18,618 | |
| Democratic | Robert Kennedy | 45% | 15,226 | |
| Total Votes | 33,844 | |||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
|
Robert Kennedy |
49% | 3,004 |
| Scot McKenzie | 35.5% | 2,176 |
| Rozanne Curley | 15.4% | 945 |
| Total Votes | 6,125 | |
2012
Pettalia won re-election in the 2012 election for Michigan House of Representatives District 106. He ran unopposed in the August 7 Republican primary and defeated Kenneth Hubbard (D) and John Daniel Longhurst (G) in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[10]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Peter Pettalia Incumbent |
52.2% | 24,522 | |
| Democratic | Kenneth Hubbard | 45.3% | 21,261 | |
| Green | John Longhurst | 2.5% | 1,178 | |
| Total Votes | 46,961 | |||
2010
Pettlia won election to the District 106 seat in 2010. He had no primary opposition. He defeated Casey Viegelahn (D) in the general election on November 2, 2010.[11][12]
| Michigan House of Representatives, District 106 General election (2010) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Peter Pettalia (R)
|
18,096 | |||
| Casey Viegelahn (D) | 11,744 | |||
| Nicholas Hein (L) | 1,498 | |||
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
Peter Pettalia received a 67% rating on the January 2011 - March 2012 Tea Party Scorecard.[13]
Endorsements
2014
In 2014, Pettalia's endorsements included:
- Right to Life of Michigan[14]
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term Peter + Pettalia + Michigan + Legislature
See also
- Michigan State Legislature
- Michigan House of Representatives
- House Committees
- Michigan state legislative districts
External links
- Profile from Open States
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Legislative profile from Project Vote Smart
- Campaign contributions: 2010
Footnotes
- ↑ Detroit News, "Police: State rep wore helmet in fatal motorcycle crash," accessed September 13, 2016
- ↑ 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, "Unofficial General Election Results as of November 5, 2014," accessed November 6, 2014
- ↑ Associated Press, "Michigan - Summary Vote Results," accessed August 7, 2012
- ↑ 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 25, 2012
- ↑ Right to Life of Michigan, "Elections," accessed June 18, 2014
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Andy Neumann (D) |
Michigan House of Representatives District 106 2011 – 2016 |
Succeeded by NA |
