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Randy Richardville
Randy Richardville (b. August 15, 1959) is a former Republican member of the Michigan State Senate, representing District 17 from 2007 to 2014. He served as Majority Leader for the final four years of his tenure. Richardville did not seek re-election in 2014.
Richardville served in the Michigan House of Representatives from 1998 to 2004, during which time he served as Majority Leader.
Biography
Richardville earned his bachelor's degree from Albion College and his master's degree from Aquinas College. His professional experience includes working as an Economic Development Director for the City of Monroe from 2004 to 2007.
Committee assignments
2013-2014
At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Richardville served on the following committees:
| Michigan committee assignments, 2012 |
|---|
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Richardville served on the following committees:
| Michigan committee assignments, 2011 |
|---|
| • Government Operations, Chair |
2009-2010
In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Richardville served on the following committees:
| Michigan committee assignments, 2009 |
|---|
| • Banking & Financial Institution, Chair |
| • Economic Development, Vice chair |
| • Energy and Technology |
| • Homeland Security & Emerging Technologies |
Issues
Vote record
2009-2010
- Super Speedway, Lawmakers voting on whether TO EXTEND A SPECIAL TAX PERK for a super speedway.
- Driver Responsibility Fees, Lawmakers voting on whether TO IMPOSE 'driver responsibility fees.'
- Crony Capitalism, Lawmakers voting on whether TO RESTRICT THE RIGHT of shareholders to sell their own stock.
- Golf Carts, Lawmakers voting on whether TO SUBSIDIZE the production of electric vehicle batteries.
- Home Court Disadvantage, Lawmakers voting on whether TO GIVE MORE TAXING POWER to local government in Kalamazoo so it can finance a taxpayer-subsidized sports arena.
- Mandate Beer Keg Buyer’s Tags, Lawmakers voting on whether TO MANDATE beer keg buyer's tags.
- Remonumentation of State Border, Lawmakers voting on whether to appropriate funds up to $500,000 for remonumentation of the Michigan-Indiana border.
- Fire Safe Cigarettes, Lawmakers voting on whether TO BAN the sale of cigarettes that are not "fire safe."
- Commission on Spanish-Speaking Affairs, Lawmakers voting on whether TO EXPAND DUTIES of and rename government's Commission on Spanish-Speaking Affairs.
- Balancing Act, Lawmakers voting on a budget to CUT REVENUE SHARING PAYMENTS to local governments as a way to balance the state budget without raising taxes.
- Balancing Act 2, Lawmakers voting on a cut of less than 3 percent to K-12 school aid payments so as to balance the state budget without tax increases.
- A Good Tax Gone Bad?, Lawmakers voting on the Michigan Business Tax.
- It’s From the Children, Lawmakers voting on whether to RAID $90 MILLION from the Michigan Higher Education Student Loan Authority.
- Don’t Blame Canada, Lawmakers voting on whether TO BAN Canadian trash from Michigan landfills.
- Left Behind, Lawmakers voting on whether TO FINANCE "No Worker Left Behind" with a 59.9 percent increase in general fund spending in the 2009 DELEG budget.
- Politically Correct Capitalism, Lawmakers voting on whether to INCREASE SUBSIDIES for plug-in traction battery packs used in electric cars.
- Politically Correct Capitalism 2, Lawmakers voting on whether to GIVE SUBSIDIES for Michigan film production.
- Politically Correct Capitalism 3, Lawmakers voting on whether to INCREASE ELECTRIC CAR SUBSIDIES for a subsidiary of a Korean battery company.
- Grapes of Wrath, Lawmakers voting on whether TO BAN home shipment of beer and wine to Michigan consumers.
- Subsidize Manufacture of Electric Cars, Lawmakers voting on whether to authorize a refundable Michigan Business Tax credit for makers of plug-in traction battery packs used in electric cars.
- Authorize Special Tax Breaks for Ethanol Gas Stations, Lawmakers voting on whether to authorize a non-refundable Michigan Business Tax credit equal to 30 percent of the costs incurred by a gas station to convert existing pumps and tanks, or acquire new ones that deliver E85 ethanol or biodiesel fuel.
- Presidential Privileges, Lawmakers voting on whether to require state workers to either work on President's Day or take the day off as an unpaid holiday.
Elections
2012
In January 2012, local tea party leaders publicly called for a recall of Richardville due to his stated opposition to right-to-work legislation.[1]
In early May 2012, petition language against Richardville was rejected in a 3-0 vote by officials in Monroe County because it was unclear. The petition's sponsor, Jeff Andring, had the option to appeal the decision or to reword the petition.[2]
Andring filed a second petition, which was again rejected 3-0 by the Elections Commission on May 22. The commission said the wording was not clear enough, while Andring called the decision “politically motivated.”[3]
On June 12, 2012, petition language against Richardville was approved. One of the reasons for recall listed on the petition was Richardville's support for a new bridge between Detroit and Windsor, Ontario.[4] It is unclear how many signatures were collected - the recall did not go to a vote.
2011
On July 6, 2011, the Monroe County Elections Commission unanimously approved recall language against Richardville. Targeting him for his vote to tax retirees' pensions, the language consists of one sentence: “While serving in the Michigan Senate on May 12, 2011, Sen. Richardville voted yes on Michigan House Bill 4361 (S-5) as amended.” The petition was the second attempt by Ernest A. Whiteside to begin the recall process against Richardville. Recall proponents had 180 days to gather 22,246 valid signatures in order to schedule a recall election.[5]
The efforts failed to collect enough signatures to place the recall on the November 2011 ballot.
2010
- See also: Michigan State Senate elections, 2010
Richardville won re-election to the 17th District seat in 2010. He defeated Al Bain in the primary. He then defeated Democrat John Spencer and Libertarian Ronald Muszynski in the November 2 general election.[6][7]
| Michigan State Senate, District 17 General election (2010) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
 Randy Richardville (R)
|
51,657 | |||
| John Spencer (D) | 32,980 | |||
| Ronald Muszynski (R) | 2,415 | |||
2006
- See also: Michigan State Senate elections, 2006
On November 7, 2006, Richardville ran for District 17 of the Michigan State Senate, beating Bob Schockman.[8]
Richardville raised $545,468 for his campaign.[9]
| Michigan State Senate, District 17 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Randy Richardville (R)
|
52,113 | |||
| Bob Schockman (D) | 45,445 | |||
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.[10]
January 2011 - March 2012
Randy Richardville received a 64% rating on the January 2011 - March 2012 Tea Party Scorecard.[10]
Endorsements
Presidential preference
2012
Randy Richardville endorsed Mitt Romney in the 2012 presidential election.[11]
Personal
Note: Please contact us if the personal information below requires an update.
Richardville is divorced and has two children.
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term Randy + Richardville + Michigan + Senate
See also
- Michigan State Legislature
- Michigan State Senate
- Senate Committees
- Michigan state legislative districts
External links
- Profile from Open States
- Project Vote Smart summary
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Campaign Contributions: 2012, 2010, 2008, 2006, 2002, 2000, 1998, 1996
- Voting record from Michigan Votes
- Senator Richardville's podcasts and commentary on iTunes
- Michigan Senate Republicans Facebook
Footnotes
- ↑ Michigan Capitol Confidential, "Some Tea Partiers Gunning For Republican Senate Majority Leader," January 20, 2012
- ↑ Toledo Blade, "Monroe County panel rejects recall petition against Richardville," May 2, 2012
- ↑ MLive, "Sen. Randy Richardville recall petition language rejected again; petitioner to try again," May 22, 2012
- ↑ My FOX Detroit, "Recall language targeting Richardville approved," June 12, 2012
- ↑ Monroe News, "Richardville recall petition okayed," July 7, 2011 (Archived)
- ↑ Michigan Secretary of State, "Election Results - Primary Election - August 03, 2010," accessed November 29, 2014
- ↑ Michigan Department of State, "Election Results - General Election - November 02, 2010," accessed November 29, 2014
- ↑ Michigan Secretary of State, "Election Results - General Election - November 07, 2006," accessed May 30, 2014
- ↑ Follow the Money, "Richardville, Randy," accessed May 30, 2014
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 Michigan Votes, "Tea Party Scorecard Jan 2011-Mar 2012," accessed June 22, 2012
- ↑ Mitt Romney for President, "Mitt Romney Announces Support of Michigan Congressman Fred Upton, Congressman Tim Walberg and Additional Michigan Leaders," February 8, 2012
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by - |
Michigan State Senate District 17 2007–2015 |
Succeeded by Dale Zorn (R) |
| Preceded by - |
Michigan House of Representatives 1998–2004 |
Succeeded by - |
