Sheldon Neeley

Sheldon Neeley (Democratic Party) was a member of the Michigan House of Representatives, representing District 34. He assumed office on January 1, 2015. He left office on November 11, 2019.

Neeley (Democratic Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Michigan's 8th Congressional District. He did not appear on the ballot for the Democratic primary on August 6, 2024.

Committee assignments

2019-2020

Neeley was assigned to the following committees:

Ways and Means Committee

2017 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:

Michigan committee assignments, 2017
• Health Policy
• Michigan Competitiveness
• Tax Policy

2015 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Neeley served on the following committees:

Michigan committee assignments, 2015
• Health Policy
• Local Government
• Transportation and Infrastructure

Elections

2024

Michigan's 8th Congressional District election, 2024 (August 6 Democratic primary)

Michigan's 8th Congressional District election, 2024 (August 6 Republican primary)

General election

General election for U.S. House Michigan District 8

The following candidates ran in the general election for U.S. House Michigan District 8 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Kristen McDonald Rivet (D)	51.3	217,490
		Paul Junge (R)	44.6	189,317
		Kathy Goodwin (Working Class Party)	2.0	8,492
		Steve Barcelo (L)	1.1	4,768
	Submit photo	James Little (U.S. Taxpayers Party)	0.6	2,681
		Jim Casha (G)	0.4	1,602

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 424,350
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Michigan District 8

Kristen McDonald Rivet defeated Matt Collier and Pamela Pugh in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Michigan District 8 on August 6, 2024.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Kristen McDonald Rivet	53.3	43,393
	Matt Collier	26.4	21,482
	Pamela Pugh	20.3	16,525

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 81,400
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Michigan District 8

Paul Junge defeated Mary Draves and Anthony Hudson in the Republican primary for U.S. House Michigan District 8 on August 6, 2024.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Paul Junge	74.8	43,204
	Mary Draves	15.0	8,688
	Anthony Hudson	10.1	5,851

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 57,743
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Nikki Snyder (R)
Martin Blank (R)

Green convention

Green convention for U.S. House Michigan District 8

Jim Casha advanced from the Green convention for U.S. House Michigan District 8 on July 27, 2024.

		Candidate
✔		Jim Casha (G)

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Libertarian convention

Libertarian convention for U.S. House Michigan District 8

Steve Barcelo advanced from the Libertarian convention for U.S. House Michigan District 8 on July 20, 2024.

		Candidate
✔		Steve Barcelo (L)

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.
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U.S. Taxpayers Party convention

U.S. Taxpayers Party convention for U.S. House Michigan District 8

James Little advanced from the U.S. Taxpayers Party convention for U.S. House Michigan District 8 on July 27, 2024.

		Candidate
✔	Submit photo	James Little (U.S. Taxpayers Party)

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Working Class Party convention

Working Class Party convention for U.S. House Michigan District 8

Kathy Goodwin advanced from the Working Class Party convention for U.S. House Michigan District 8 on June 23, 2024.

		Candidate
✔		Kathy Goodwin (Working Class Party)

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.
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Endorsements

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