Theo Petzold

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Theo Petzold

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Libertarian Party

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Last election

November 8, 2022

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Theo Petzold (Libertarian Party) ran for election to the Michigan State Senate to represent District 30. He lost in the general election on November 8, 2022.

Petzold completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. Click here to read the survey answers.

Elections

2022

See also: Michigan State Senate elections, 2022

General election

General election for Michigan State Senate District 30

Incumbent Mark Huizenga defeated David LaGrand and Theo Petzold in the general election for Michigan State Senate District 30 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Mark Huizenga (R)	49.2	63,754
		David LaGrand (D)	48.9	63,363
	Submit photo	Theo Petzold (L)	1.9	2,516

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 129,633
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Michigan State Senate District 30

David LaGrand advanced from the Democratic primary for Michigan State Senate District 30 on August 2, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		David LaGrand	100.0	21,002

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 21,002
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Michigan State Senate District 30

Incumbent Mark Huizenga defeated Keith Hinkle in the Republican primary for Michigan State Senate District 30 on August 2, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Mark Huizenga	77.1	30,784
		Keith Hinkle	22.9	9,136

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 39,920
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Libertarian convention

Libertarian convention for Michigan State Senate District 30

Theo Petzold advanced from the Libertarian convention for Michigan State Senate District 30 on July 10, 2022.

		Candidate
✔	Submit photo	Theo Petzold (L)

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Campaign themes

2022

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Theo Petzold completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Petzold's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.

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Who are you? Tell us about yourself.

I am a Christian Libertarian that believes that our rights and liberty are being trampled on at an increasing rate and that neither major party is concerned with protecting our rights but are more than happy to pay lip service.

Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

• FUND CHILDREN NOT BUREAUCRATS
• FREEDOM FROM THE STATE FOR ALL, ALWAYS
• DEFENDING OUR RIGHT TO SELF-DEFENSE

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

The issue I feel the strongest about and believe most people can agree with is funding the education of children and not lining the pockets of administrators. I believe nothing stifles the imagination and energy of teachers and students more than the heavy handed oversight our government has placed on the classroom. Children, parents, and teachers should be enabled to freely educate in the manner that works for them because we are all individuals with different values and different ways of learning. The average school receives $16,000 per student and yet more than half of our students are below their grade in proficiency of reading and math. I propose we provide each child $16,000 to find a teacher and measure their success with core tests at grade level to continue to receive funding . Five students can group together and pay a teacher $80,000 for a small class with dedicated instruction. A stay at home mom can teach her three children for $48,000 and make more money than a minimum wage job she might otherwise be forced to find.

The Declaration of Independence states

that we are endowed by our Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness and that whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it.

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Current members of the Michigan State Senate

Senators

District 1

Erika Geiss (D)

District 2

Sylvia Santana (D)

District 3

Stephanie Chang (D)

District 4

Darrin Camilleri (D)

District 5

Dayna Polehanki (D)

District 6

Mary Cavanagh (D)

District 7

Jeremy Moss (D)

District 8

Mallory McMorrow (D)

District 9

Michael Webber (R)

District 10

Paul Wojno (D)

District 11

Veronica Klinefelt (D)

District 12

Kevin Hertel (D)

District 13

Rosemary Bayer (D)

District 14

Sue Shink (D)

District 15

Jeff Irwin (D)

District 16

Joseph Bellino (R)

District 17

Jonathan Lindsey (R)

District 18

Thomas Albert (R)

District 19

Sean McCann (D)

District 20

Aric Nesbitt (R)

District 21

Sarah Anthony (D)

District 22

Lana Theis (R)

District 23

Jim Runestad (R)

District 24

Ruth Johnson (R)

District 25

Dan Lauwers (R)

District 26

Kevin Daley (R)

District 27

John Cherry (D)

District 28

Sam Singh (D)

District 29

Winnie Brinks (D)

District 30

Mark Huizenga (R)

District 31

Roger Victory (R)

District 32

Jon Bumstead (R)

District 33

Rick Outman (R)

District 34

Roger Hauck (R)

District 35

Vacant

District 36

Michele Hoitenga (R)

District 37

John Damoose (R)

District 38

Ed McBroom (R)

Democratic Party (19)

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