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Phil Potvin
Phillip "Phil" Potvin is a former Republican member of the Michigan House of Representatives, representing District 102 from 2010 to 2017.
Potvin did not seek re-election to the Michigan House of Representatives in 2016 because he was term-limited.
Biography
Potvin graduated from the Michigan Military Academy, and earned his bachelor's degree from Albion College and his master's degree in business administration from Central Michigan University. Now retired, his professional experience includes working as the Chief Executive Officer of Western Concrete. Potvin has served in the Michigan National Guard.
Committee assignments
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Potvin served on the following committees:
| Michigan committee assignments, 2015 |
|---|
| • Appropriations |
2013-2014
At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Potvin served on the following committees:
| Michigan committee assignments, 2012 |
|---|
| • Appropriations |
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Potvin served on the following committees:
| Michigan committee assignments, 2011 |
|---|
| • Appropriations |
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 Phil Potvin (R) did not seek re-election because of term-limits.
Michele Hoitenga defeated Douglas Gabert in the Michigan House of Representatives District 102 general election.[1]
| Michigan House of Representatives, District 102 General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Michele Hoitenga |
69.05% | 24,761 | |
| Democratic | Douglas Gabert | 30.95% | 11,099 | |
| Total Votes | 35,860 | |||
| Source: Michigan Secretary of State | ||||
Douglas Gabert ran unopposed in the Michigan House of Representatives District 102 Democratic primary.[2][3]
| Michigan House of Representatives, District 102 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | Douglas Gabert (unopposed) | |
Michele Hoitenga defeated Jason Briscoe, Ormand Hook and Morris Langworthy, Jr. in the Michigan House of Representatives District 102 Republican primary.[2][3]
| Michigan House of Representatives, District 102 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Michele Hoitenga |
34.12% | 3,865 | |
| Republican | Jason Briscoe | 18.62% | 2,110 | |
| Republican | Ormand Hook | 19.53% | 2,212 | |
| Republican | Morris Langworthy, Jr. | 27.73% | 3,142 | |
| Total Votes | 11,329 | |||
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. John Ruggles was unopposed in the Democratic primary. Incumbent Phil Potvin defeated James Higgs in the Republican primary. Potvin then defeated Ruggles in the general election.[4][5][6][7][8]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Phil Potvin Incumbent |
60.1% | 14,717 | |
| Democratic | John Ruggles | 39.9% | 9,761 | |
| Total Votes | 24,478 | |||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
|
Phil Potvin Incumbent |
67.1% | 5,242 |
| James Higgs | 32.9% | 2,567 |
| Total Votes | 7,809 | |
2012
Potvin won re-election in the 2012 election for Michigan House of Representatives District 102. He ran unopposed in the August 7 Republican primary and defeated Brendan Maturen (D) in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[9]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Phillip Potvin Incumbent |
54.8% | 19,281 | |
| Democratic | Brendan Maturen | 45.2% | 15,916 | |
| Total Votes | 35,197 | |||
2010
Potvin won election to the District 102 seat in 2010. He defeated Linda Howard, Morris Langworthy, Jr., Jeremy Mishler and Ryan Steig in the August 3 Republican primary. He defeated Jodi Gabert (D) in the general election on November 2, 2010.[10][11]
| Michigan House of Representatives, District 102 General election (2010) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Phillip Potvin (R)
|
18,825 | |||
| Jodi Gabert (D) | 8,472 | |||
| Roy Kissinger (I) | 1,340 | |||
| Thomas Hren (L) | 540 | |||
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.[12]
January 2011 - March 2012
Phil Potvin received a 71% rating on the January 2011 - March 2012 Tea Party Scorecard.[12]
Endorsements
2014
In 2014, Potvin's endorsements included the following:[13]
- Right to Life of Michigan[14]
- Michigan Chamber of Commerce
- Michigan Farm Bureau
- National Rifle Association A Rating
- Michigan Township Association
- Michigan Manufacturing Association
- Congressman Dave Camp
- State Representative Darwin Booher
- State Senator Michelle McManus
- Honorable Bill Schuette
- Honorable Ed Giese
- Sheriff Gary Finstrom
- Sheriff Jim Thompson
- Ret. Sheriff John Sonntag
- Michigan Apple Growers Association
- Michigan Corn Growers Association
- Michigan Independent Insurance Agents
- Michigan Milk Producers Association
Personal
Note: Please contact us if the personal information below requires an update.
Potvin and his wife, Jan, have four children.
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term Phil + Potvin + 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
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
- ↑ 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
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 Michigan Votes, "Tea Party Scorecard Jan 2011-Mar 2012," accessed June 25, 2012
- ↑ philpotvin.com, "Endorsements," accessed August 1, 2014
- ↑ Right to Life of Michigan, "Elections," accessed June 18, 2014
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Darwin Booher (R) |
Michigan House of Representatives District 102 2011 – 2017 |
Succeeded by Michele Hoitenga (R) |
