Phil Pavlov
Phil Pavlov is a former Republican member of the Michigan State Senate, representing District 25 from 2011 to 2018. He served as assistant majority floor leader. Pavlov was unable to run for re-election in 2018 to the Michigan State Senate because of term limits.
Pavlov served in the Michigan House of Representatives, representing District 81 from 2005 to 2011.
Pavlov was a 2016 Republican candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 10th Congressional District of Michigan.[1] Pavlov was defeated by Paul Mitchell in the Republican primary.[2]
Biography
Pavlov graduated from St. Clair High School and attended St. Clair Community College, where he studied business administration. When he served in the state Senate, his professional experience included owning and operating Dexter Equipment Company, a business specializing in truck sales and heavy equipment repair.
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, Chair |
• Families, Seniors and Human Services, Vice chair |
• Natural Resources, Vice chair |
• Transportation |
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Pavlov served on the following committees:
Michigan committee assignments, 2015 |
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• Education, Chair |
• Families, Seniors and Human Services, Vice Chair |
• Natural Resources, Vice Chair |
• Transportation |
2013-2014
At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Pavlov served on the following committees:
Michigan committee assignments, 2012 |
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• Education, Chair |
• Natural Resources, Environment and Great Lakes, Vice chair |
• Regulatory Reform |
• Transportation |
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Pavlov served on the following committees:
Michigan committee assignments, 2011 |
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• Education, Chair |
• Natural Resources, Environmental and Great Lakes, Vice chair |
• Regulatory Reform |
• Transportation |
Issues
Presidential preference
2012
Phil Pavlov endorsed Mitt Romney in the 2012 presidential election.[3]
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 State Senate elections, 2018
Phil Pavlov was not able to file for re-election due to term limits.
2016
Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Republican. Incumbent Candice Miller (R) did not seek re-election in 2016. Paul Mitchell (R) defeated Frank Accavitti Jr. (D), Lisa Lane Gioia (L), and Benjamin Nofs (G) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Mitchell defeated Anthony Forlini, Phil Pavlov, Alan Sanborn, and David VanAssche in the Republican primary. The primary elections took place on August 2, 2016.[4][2][5][6]
Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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Republican | ![]() |
63.1% | 215,132 | |
Democratic | Frank Accavitti Jr. | 32.3% | 110,112 | |
Libertarian | Lisa Lane Gioia | 3.1% | 10,612 | |
Green | Benjamin Nofs | 1.5% | 5,127 | |
Total Votes | 340,983 | |||
Source: Michigan Secretary of State |
Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
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38% | 30,114 | ||
Phil Pavlov | 27.7% | 22,018 | ||
Alan Sanborn | 15.9% | 12,640 | ||
Anthony Forlini | 9.9% | 7,888 | ||
David VanAssche | 8.4% | 6,690 | ||
Total Votes | 79,350 | |||
Source: Michigan Secretary of State |
Pavlov was a member of the NRCC's Young Guns Program in 2016. The Young Guns program "supports and mentors challenger and open-seat candidates in races across the country."[7]
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. Terry Brown was unopposed in the Democratic primary. Incumbent Phil Pavlov was unopposed in the Republican primary. Pavlov defeated Brown in the general election.[8][9][10][11]
Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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Republican | ![]() |
55.8% | 46,553 | |
Democratic | Terry Brown | 44.2% | 36,832 | |
Total Votes | 83,385 |
2011
On their third attempt, a group of citizens saw recall language they submitted against Pavlov unanimously approved by the St. Clair County Election Commission on October 24, 2011. The language stated that Pavlov failed to represent his district by voting in support of HB 4214 and HB 4361. The bills respectively addressed the authority of emergency managers and the elimination/reduction of various income tax deductions and credits. The group had to collect 20,466 signatures during a 90-day window within 180 days of the approval of the language.[12]
The group did not collect enough signatures to put a recall election on the November 2011 ballot. Organizers then attempted to put a recall on the August 7, 2012 ballot, but again fell short on the number of signatures required.[13]
2010
- See also: Michigan State Senate elections, 2010
Pavlov won election to the 25th District of the Michigan State Senate in 2010. He defeated John Nugent (D) in the November 2 general election.[14]
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53,342 | |||
John Nugent (D) | 26,393 |
2008
On November 4, 2008, Pavlov ran for District 81 of the Michigan House of Representatives, beating Brent Pencak.[15]
Pavlov raised $43,339 for his campaign.[16]
Michigan House of Representatives, District 81 | ||||
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Candidates | Votes | |||
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30,125 | |||
Brent Pencak (D) | 16,757 |
Campaign themes
2016
The following issues were listed on Pavlov's campaign website. For a full list of campaign themes, click here.
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—Phil Pavlov's campaign website, http://www.philpavlov.com/issues |
Campaign finance summary
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2018
In 2018, the Michigan State Legislature was in session from January 10 through December 31.
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- National Federation of Independent Business in Michigan: 2017-2018 voting record
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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, Pavlov's endorsements included the following:
- Right to Life of Michigan[18]
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term Phil + Pavlov + Michigan + Senate
See also
- Michigan State Legislature
- Michigan State Senate
- Senate Committees
- Michigan state legislative districts
External links
- Campaign website
- Profile from Open States
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Legislative Profile from Project Vote Smart
- Campaign Contributions: 2012, 2010, 2008, 2006, 2004
Footnotes
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
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- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Politico, "Michigan House Primaries Results," August 2, 2016
- ↑ Romney for President, "Mitt Romney Announces Support of Michigan Speaker of The House Jase Bolger and Additional Members of The Michigan Legislature," September 19, 2011 (Archived)
- ↑ Michigan Secretary of State, "2016 Michigan Candidate Listing," accessed April 20, 2016
- ↑ Michigan Secretary of State, "2016 Michigan Candidate Listing," accessed September 6, 2016
- ↑ CNN, "Election Results," accessed November 8, 2016
- ↑ NRCC, "32 Congressional Candidates Announced “On the Radar” as Part of NRCC’s Young Guns Program," November 19, 2015
- ↑ 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
- ↑ The Times Herald, "Petition for state Sen. Phil Pavlov recall gets OK," October 25, 2011
- ↑ The Times Herald, "State Sen. Phil Pavlov recall fails," April 13, 2012
- ↑ Michigan Secretary of State, "Election Results - General Election - November 02, 2010," March 2, 2011
- ↑ Michigan Secretary of State, "Election Results - General Election - November 04, 2008," accessed May 30, 2014
- ↑ Follow the Money, "Pavlov's 2008 campaign contributions," accessed May 30, 2014
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Right to Life of Michigan, "Elections," accessed June 18, 2014
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Preceded by - |
Michigan State Senate District 25 2011–2018 |
Succeeded by Dan Lauwers |
Preceded by - |
Michigan House of Representatives District 81 2005–January 1, 2011 |
Succeeded by Jud Gilbert |