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Ray Franz
Ray Franz (Republican Party) was a member of the Michigan House of Representatives, representing District 101. Franz assumed office on January 1, 2011. Franz left office in 2017.
Franz (Republican Party) ran for election to the Michigan State Senate to represent District 35. Franz lost in the Republican primary on August 7, 2018.
Franz is a former Republican member of the Michigan House of Representatives, representing District 101 from 2010 to 2017. From 2015 to 2017, Franz served as an Associate Speaker Pro Tempore. He did not seek re-election to the Michigan House of Representatives in 2016 because he was term-limited.
Franz was a delegate to the 2016 Republican National Convention from Michigan. Franz was one of 17 delegates from Michigan bound by state party rules to support Ted Cruz at the convention.[1] Cruz suspended his campaign on May 3, 2016. At the time, he had approximately 546 bound delegates. For more on what happened to his delegates, see this page.
Biography
Franz attended the University of Detroit until he was drafted into the U.S. Army. His professional experience includes owning two grocery stores.
Committee assignments
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Franz served on the following committees:
| Michigan committee assignments, 2015 |
|---|
| • Agriculture |
| • Communications and Technology |
| • Insurance |
| • Regulatory Reform, Chair |
2013-2014
At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Franz served on the following committees:
| Michigan committee assignments, 2012 |
|---|
| • Education, Vice chair |
| • Energy and Technology |
| • Local Government |
| • Michigan Competitiveness |
| • Military and Veterans Affairs, Vice chair |
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Franz served on the following committees:
| Michigan committee assignments, 2011 |
|---|
| • Education |
| • Energy and Technology |
| • Military and Veterans Affairs and Homeland Security, Vice chair |
| • Regulatory Reform |
Sponsored legislation
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Elections
2018
See also: Michigan State Senate elections, 2018
General election
General election for Michigan State Senate District 35
Curt VanderWall defeated Mike Taillard and Timothy Coon in the general election for Michigan State Senate District 35 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Curt VanderWall (R) | 63.2 | 73,688 |
 | Mike Taillard (D) | 34.2 | 39,923 | |
| Timothy Coon (L) | 2.6 | 3,031 | ||
| Total votes: 116,642 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Michigan State Senate District 35
Mike Taillard advanced from the Democratic primary for Michigan State Senate District 35 on August 7, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Mike Taillard | 100.0 | 19,768 |
| Total votes: 19,768 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Michigan State Senate District 35
Curt VanderWall defeated Bruce Rendon, Ray Franz, and Cary Urka in the Republican primary for Michigan State Senate District 35 on August 7, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Curt VanderWall | 48.9 | 19,713 |
 | Bruce Rendon | 24.4 | 9,832 | |
 | Ray Franz | 23.4 | 9,424 | |
| Cary Urka | 3.2 | 1,307 | ||
| Total votes: 40,276 | |||
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Libertarian primary election
Libertarian primary for Michigan State Senate District 35
Timothy Coon advanced from the Libertarian primary for Michigan State Senate District 35 on August 7, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Timothy Coon | 100.0 | 167 | |
| Total votes: 167 | |||
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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 Ray Franz (R) did not seek re-election because of term-limits.
Curt VanderWall defeated Dan Scripps in the Michigan House of Representatives District 101 general election.[2]
| Michigan House of Representatives, District 101 General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Curt VanderWall |
54.01% | 27,852 | |
| Democratic | Dan Scripps | 45.99% | 23,719 | |
| Total Votes | 51,571 | |||
| Source: Michigan Secretary of State | ||||
Dan Scripps ran unopposed in the Michigan House of Representatives District 101 Democratic primary.[3][4]
| Michigan House of Representatives, District 101 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | Dan Scripps (unopposed) | |
Curt VanderWall defeated Cary Urka and Mark Walter in the Michigan House of Representatives District 101 Republican primary.[3][4]
| Michigan House of Representatives, District 101 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Curt VanderWall |
58.58% | 7,100 | |
| Republican | Cary Urka | 14.24% | 1,726 | |
| Republican | Mark Walter | 27.18% | 3,295 | |
| Total Votes | 12,121 | |||
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. Tom Stobie was unopposed in the Democratic primary. Incumbent Ray Franz was unopposed in the Republican primary. Franz then defeated Stobie in the general election.[5][6][7][8][9]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Ray Franz Incumbent |
50.4% | 18,639 | |
| Democratic | Tom Stobie | 49.6% | 18,319 | |
| Total Votes | 36,958 | |||
2012
Franz won re-election in the 2012 election for Michigan House of Representatives District 101. He ran unopposed in the August 7 Republican primary and defeated Allen O'Shea (D) in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[10]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Ray Franz Incumbent |
51% | 25,198 | |
| Democratic | Allen O'Shea | 49% | 24,175 | |
| Total Votes | 49,373 | |||
2010
Franz won election to the District 101 seat in 2010. He defeated John Arens in the August 3 Republican primary. He defeated Daniel Collins Scripps (D) in the general election on November 2, 2010.[11][12]
| Michigan House of Representatives, District 101 General election (2010) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Ray Franz(R)
|
19,386 | |||
| Daniel Collins Scripps (D) | 18,495 | |||
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
Ray Franz received an 87% rating on the January 2011 - March 2012 Tea Party Scorecard.[13]
Endorsements
2014
In 2014, Franz's endorsements included:
- Right to Life of Michigan[14]
2016 Republican National Convention
- See also: Republican National Convention, 2016
Franz was a delegate to the 2016 Republican National Convention from Michigan.
Delegate rules
Delegates from Michigan to the Republican National Convention were elected at district conventions and at the state convention in April 2016. Michigan delegates were allowed to list their preferred candidate on their presidential preference form. 2016 Michigan GOP bylaws stipulate that delegates to the national convention were bound on the first ballot. Delegates bound to a particular candidate became unbound if that candidate publicly withdrew from the race, suspended his or her campaign, endorsed another candidate, or sought the nomination of a different party for any office.
Michigan primary results
- See also: Presidential election in Michigan, 2016
| Michigan Republican Primary, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | Delegates | |
| Jeb Bush | 0.8% | 10,685 | 0 | |
| Ben Carson | 1.6% | 21,349 | 0 | |
| Chris Christie | 0.2% | 3,116 | 0 | |
| Ted Cruz | 24.7% | 326,617 | 17 | |
| Carly Fiorina | 0.1% | 1,415 | 0 | |
| Lindsey Graham | 0% | 438 | 0 | |
| Mike Huckabee | 0.2% | 2,603 | 0 | |
| John Kasich | 24.3% | 321,115 | 17 | |
| George Pataki | 0% | 591 | 0 | |
| Rand Paul | 0.3% | 3,774 | 0 | |
| Marco Rubio | 9.3% | 123,587 | 0 | |
| Rick Santorum | 0.1% | 1,722 | 0 | |
| Donald Trump |
36.5% | 483,753 | 25 | |
| Other | 1.7% | 22,824 | 0 | |
| Totals | 1,323,589 | 59 | ||
| Source: CNN and Michigan Secretary of State | ||||
Delegate allocation
Michigan had 59 delegates at the 2016 Republican National Convention. Of this total, 42 were district-level delegates (three for each of the state's 14 congressional districts). District delegates were allocated proportionally in accordance with the statewide vote; a candidate had to win at least 15% of the statewide vote in order to be eligible to receive any district delegates.[15][16]
Of the remaining 17 delegates, 14 served at large. At-large delegates were allocated proportionally in accordance with the statewide vote; a candidate had to win at least 15% of the statewide vote in order to be eligible to receive any of the state's at-large delegates. In addition, three national party leaders (identified on the chart below as RNC delegates) served as bound delegates to the Republican National Convention.[15][16]
Personal
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Franz has two children.
See also
- Michigan State Senate elections, 2018
- Michigan State Legislature
- Michigan House of Representatives
- House Committees
- Michigan state legislative districts
External links
- Search Google News for this topic
- 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
- ↑ MLive.com, "See who Michigan Republicans are sending to support Donald Trump at the national convention," April 10, 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
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 Republican National Committee, "2016 Presidential Nominating Process," accessed October 6, 2015
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 CNN.com, "Republican National Convention roll call vote," accessed July 20, 2016
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Daniel Collins Scripps (D) |
Michigan House of Representatives District 101 2011 – 2017 |
Succeeded by Curt VanderWall (R |
