Thomas Stallworth III

Thomas Stallworth III

Democratic Party

Prior offices

Michigan House of Representatives District 7

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Elections and appointments

Last election

November 5, 2024

Education

Bachelor's

Michigan State University

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Thomas Stallworth III is a former Democratic member of the Michigan House of Representatives, representing District 7. He was first elected to the chamber in 2010. Stallworth was a 2014 Democratic candidate for District 5 of the Michigan State Senate.

Biography

Stallworth earned his bachelor's degree in Urban Planning and Development from Michigan State University. His professional experience includes working as a manager with the Detroit Urban League, a civil servant for the City of Detroit under Mayor Coleman A. Young, and an executive at firms such as MichCon and DTE Energy, overseeing their human resources, case management and collections departments.

Committee assignments

2013-2014

At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Stallworth served on the following committees:

Michigan committee assignments, 2012
• Education
• Energy and Technology, Vice chair
• Health Policy

2011-2012

In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Stallworth served on the following committees:

Michigan committee assignments, 2011
• Education
• Health Policy

Issues

Voting record details

• List of all of Thomas Stallworth’s roll call votes, bills introduced, and floor amendments from MichiganVotes.org (use site’s “advanced search” to narrow by date range, issue category and/or keyword).

Elections

2024

See also: Michigan State Board of Regents election, 2024

General election

General election for Michigan State University Board of Trustees (2 seats)

The following candidates ran in the general election for Michigan State University Board of Trustees on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Mike Balow (R)	24.9	2,491,310
✔		Rebecca Bahar-Cook (D)	24.2	2,426,171
		Julie Maday (R)	24.2	2,422,059
		Thomas Stallworth III (D)	22.6	2,262,011
	Submit photo	Grant Baker (L)	1.2	124,752
	Submit photo	Janet Sanger (U.S. Taxpayers Party)	1.1	106,346
		John Anthony La Pietra (G)	1.0	100,669
	Submit photo	John Sanger (U.S. Taxpayers Party)	0.7	73,880

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 10,007,198
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Democratic convention

Democratic convention for Michigan State University Board of Trustees (2 seats)

Rebecca Bahar-Cook and Thomas Stallworth III advanced from the Democratic convention for Michigan State University Board of Trustees on August 24, 2024.

		Candidate
✔		Rebecca Bahar-Cook (D)
✔		Thomas Stallworth III (D)

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Republican convention

Republican convention for Michigan State University Board of Trustees (2 seats)

Mike Balow and Julie Maday advanced from the Republican convention for Michigan State University Board of Trustees on August 24, 2024.

		Candidate
✔		Mike Balow (R)
✔		Julie Maday (R)

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Green convention

Green convention for Michigan State University Board of Trustees (2 seats)

John Anthony La Pietra advanced from the Green convention for Michigan State University Board of Trustees on July 27, 2024.

		Candidate
✔		John Anthony La Pietra (G)

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Libertarian convention

Libertarian convention for Michigan State University Board of Trustees (2 seats)

Grant Baker advanced from the Libertarian convention for Michigan State University Board of Trustees on July 20, 2024.

		Candidate
✔	Submit photo	Grant Baker (L)

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U.S. Taxpayers Party convention

U.S. Taxpayers Party convention for Michigan State University Board of Trustees (2 seats)

Janet Sanger and John Sanger advanced from the U.S. Taxpayers Party convention for Michigan State University Board of Trustees on July 27, 2024.

		Candidate
✔	Submit photo	Janet Sanger (U.S. Taxpayers Party)
✔	Submit photo	John Sanger (U.S. Taxpayers Party)

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Endorsements

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2014

See also: Michigan State Senate elections, 2014

Elections for the Michigan State Senate took place in 2014. A primary election was held on August 5, 2014, and a general election took place on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was April 22, 2014. David Knezek defeated five other candidates in the Democratic primary. Jennifer Rynicki was unopposed in the Republican primary. Knezek defeated Rynicki in the general election. Incumbent Tupac Hunter (D) did not seek re-election due to term limits.

Michigan State Senate, District 5 General Election, 2014

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	David Knezek	81.8%	59,680
	Republican	Jennifer Rynicki	18.2%	13,286
Total Votes				72,966

Michigan State Senate, District 5 Democratic Primary, 2014

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
David Knezek	32.2%	8,470
Shanelle Jackson	24%	6,317
David Nathan	21%	5,526
Thomas Stallworth III	16.3%	4,301
Carrie O'Connor	4.5%	1,189
Frank Tomcsik	1.9%	507
Total Votes		26,310

2012

See also: Michigan House of Representatives elections, 2012

Stallworth won re-election in the 2012 election for Michigan House of Representatives District 7. He defeated Jeanette Williams in the August 7 Democratic primary and defeated Mark Ashley Price (R) in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.

Michigan House of Representatives, District 7, General Election, 2012

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Thomas Stallworth III Incumbent	98%	39,384
	Republican	Mark Ashley Price	2%	813
Total Votes				40,197

Michigan House of Representatives, District 7 Democratic Primary, 2012

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Thomas Stallworth III Incumbent	65%	6,943
Jeanette Williams	35%	3,733
Total Votes		10,676

2010

See also: Michigan House of Representatives elections, 2010

Stallworth defeated incumbent George Cushingberry, Jr. in the August 3 Democratic primary by garnering 1,837 votes. Leslie Love received 1,733, Cushingberry received 1,698 votes, Stephanie Miley received 1,480, and eight other candidates received fewer than 1,000 votes. Stallworth defeated Keith Franklin (R) in the general election on November 2.

Michigan House of Representatives, District 8 General election (2010)
Candidates		Votes
Thomas Stallworth III (D)		22,818
Keith Franklin (R)		597

Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Campaign finance summary

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Thomas Stallworth III campaign contribution history

Year	Office	Status	Contributions	Expenditures
2012	Michigan House, District 7	Won	$32,085	N/A**
2010	Michigan House, District 8	Won	$16,927	N/A**
2006	Michigan House, District 8	Won	$14,653	N/A**
Grand total			$63,665	N/A**
Sources: OpenSecrets,  Federal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

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.

January 2011 - March 2012

Thomas Stallworth III received a 6% rating on the January 2011 - March 2012 Tea Party Scorecard.

Personal

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Stallworth has served as a board member of the Detroit School Board, the Wayne County Child Care Coordinating Council, The Black Child Development Institute, Children’s Aid Society, The Heat and Warmth Fund (THAW), and as Director of the Black Caucus Foundation of Michigan (BCF).

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Footnotes

Political offices
Preceded by Jimmy Womack (D)	Michigan House of Representatives District 7 2013–2014	Succeeded by -
Preceded by -	Michigan House of Representatives District 8 2011–2013	Succeeded by David E. Nathan (D)