Taryn Jones
Taryn Jones was a 2014 Democratic candidate for District 1 of the Michigan House of Representatives.[1]
Elections
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. Incumbent Brian Banks defeated six other candidates in the Democratic primary; Rebecca Thompson came in second. John Hauler was unopposed in the Republican primary. Banks defeated Hauler in the general election.[2][3][1][4]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | 67.3% | 15,992 | ||
| Republican | John Hauler | 32.7% | 7,782 | |
| Total Votes | 23,774 | |||
2012
Jones ran in the 2012 election for Michigan House of Representatives District 8. She ran against Mia Grillier, Sherry Gay-Dagnogo and David E. Nathan in the Democratic primary on August 7 and was defeated.[5][6]
Campaign themes
2012
- More Detroit police officers
- More government spending on quality public education
- More black men going to college than to prison
- More resources to help families and seniors with mortgage foreclosure
- More quality job creation[7]
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term "Taryn + Jones + Michigan + House"
External links
- Legislative Profile from Project Vote Smart
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Taryn Jones on Twitter
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Michigan Secretary of State, "2014 Official Michigan Primary Candidate Listing," accessed May 27, 2014
- ↑ 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 General Candidate Listing," accessed September 8, 2014
- ↑ Michigan Department of State, "2012 Official Michigan Primary Candidate Listing," accessed June 4, 2012
- ↑ Associated Press, "Michigan - Summary Vote Results," accessed August 7, 2012
- ↑ Campaign Twitter profile, "Profile image," accessed August 7, 2012