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Tim Greimel
Tim Greimel is a former Democratic member of the Michigan House of Representatives, representing District 29 from 2012 to 2018. Greimel was elected in a February 28, 2012, special election. He was unable to run for re-election in 2018 to the Michigan House of Representatives because of term limits.
Greimel served as House minority leader from 2012 to 2017.
Greimel was a Democratic candidate for Michigan's 11th Congressional District in the U.S. House. Greimel lost the primary on August 7, 2018.
Biography
Greimel previously served on the Oakland County Commission and the Rochester School Board, including a stint as president of the board. When he served in the state House, his professional experience included practicing employment law. He received his bachelor's, master's, and law degrees from the University of Michigan.[1]
Committee assignments
2017 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:
Michigan committee assignments, 2017 |
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• Commerce and Trade |
• Insurance, Vice chair |
• Judiciary, Vice chair |
2013-2014
At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Greimel served on the following committees:
Michigan committee assignments, 2012 |
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• Government Operations, Minority Vice Chair |
Campaign themes
2018
Greimel’s campaign website stated the following:
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Tim’s Opportunity Blueprint
Tim’s Government Reform Blueprint
Tim’s Equality Blueprint
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—Tim Greimel’s campaign website (2018)[3] |
2016
Greimel's campaign website highlighted the following issues:[4]
“ | As your state Representative, Tim will continue to:
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2012
Greimel's website highlighted the following campaign themes:[5]
Creating Jobs And Improving Our Economy
- Excerpt: "Preserving job-creating tax incentives like the film tax credit."
strengthening Our Neighborhoods
- Excerpt: "Protecting revenue sharing for our local communities to keep police on the streets and firefighters on the job."
investing In Education
- Excerpt: "Fighting to make school funding more equal."
Sponsored legislation
The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.
Elections
2026
See also: Michigan's 10th Congressional District election, 2026
General election
The general election will occur on November 3, 2026.
General election for U.S. House Michigan District 10
The following candidates are running in the general election for U.S. House Michigan District 10 on November 3, 2026.
Candidate | ||
![]() | John James (R) | |
Tripp Adams (D) | ||
![]() | Eric Chung (D) | |
![]() | Tim Greimel (D) | |
![]() | Alex Hawkins (D) | |
Christina Hines (D) | ||
![]() | Brian Steven Jaye (D) | |
![]() | Casey Armitage (R) | |
![]() | Steven Elliott (R) | |
![]() | Robert Lulgjuraj (R) |
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2018
General election
Haley Stevens defeated Lena Epstein, Leonard Schwartz, and Cooper Nye in the general election for U.S. House Michigan District 11 on November 6, 2018.
General election
General election for U.S. House Michigan District 11
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Haley Stevens (D) | 51.8 | 181,912 |
![]() | Lena Epstein (R) | 45.2 | 158,463 | |
![]() | Leonard Schwartz (L) ![]() | 1.7 | 5,799 | |
![]() | Cooper Nye (Independent) ![]() | 1.3 | 4,727 |
Total votes: 350,901 (100.00% precincts reporting) | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Haley Stevens defeated Tim Greimel, Suneel Gupta, Fayrouz Saad, and Nancy Skinner in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Michigan District 11 on August 7, 2018.
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Michigan District 11
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Haley Stevens | 27.0 | 24,309 |
![]() | Tim Greimel | 21.8 | 19,673 | |
![]() | Suneel Gupta | 21.4 | 19,250 | |
![]() | Fayrouz Saad | 19.4 | 17,499 | |
![]() | Nancy Skinner | 10.4 | 9,407 |
Total votes: 90,138 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Dan Haberman (D)
Democratic primary overview
On August 7, Michigan Democrats selected Haley Stevens as their nominee for the seat being vacated by David Trott (R). The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) targeted this suburban Detroit seat in the general election, but it did not endorse a candidate in the primary.[6]
A late July poll showed Stevens, Suneel Gupta, Tim Greimel, and Fayrouz Saad as the leading candidates.[7] All said they would oppose Nancy Pelosi as House Democratic leader if elected.[8]
Stevens was a former Obama administration official who worked on providing subsidies for the automobile industry in the aftermath of the 2008 recession. She was endorsed by Hillary Clinton and the Michigan Teamsters and focused her campaign on the automobile company subsidies and her experience in manufacturing policy.[9]
Gupta, the fundraising leader, was an entrepreneur and the brother of CNN correspondent Sanjay Gupta. He received more than $1.3 million through the second quarter of 2018 and had the support of 314 Action, which backs candidates with scientific backgrounds.
Greimel, the former state House Minority Leader, secured the most endorsements in the field, including nods from former U.S. Sen. Carl Levin (D-Mich.), education groups, and labor unions. The Primary PAC spent more than $100,000 supporting his campaign.
Saad, another former Obama administration official, was aligned with the party's progressive wing. The Bernie Sanders-aligned Justice Democrats and Democracy for America both endorsed her. She emphasized that she would be the first Muslim woman to go to Congress.
Nancy Skinner also filed to run, but, as of July 27, she had not reported any fundraising.|after=}}
Republican primary election
Lena Epstein defeated Rocky Raczkowski, Mike Kowall, Klint Kesto, and Kerry Bentivolio in the Republican primary for U.S. House Michigan District 11 on August 7, 2018.
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Michigan District 11
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Lena Epstein | 30.9 | 26,925 |
![]() | Rocky Raczkowski | 25.5 | 22,216 | |
![]() | Mike Kowall | 18.4 | 16,011 | |
![]() | Klint Kesto | 14.0 | 12,213 | |
![]() | Kerry Bentivolio | 11.3 | 9,831 |
Total votes: 87,196 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Kurt Heise (R)
- Kristine Bonds (R)
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Campaign finance
The chart below contains data from financial reports submitted to the Federal Election Commission.
Name | Party | Receipts* | Disbursements** | Cash on hand | Date |
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Tim Greimel | Democratic Party | $1,018,678 | $1,016,016 | $2,662 | As of December 31, 2018 |
Suneel Gupta | Democratic Party | $1,482,709 | $1,478,979 | $3,730 | As of December 31, 2018 |
Fayrouz Saad | Democratic Party | $769,824 | $764,190 | $4,875 | As of September 30, 2018 |
Nancy Skinner | Democratic Party | $0 | $0 | $0 | Data not available*** |
Haley Stevens | Democratic Party | $4,199,607 | $4,184,089 | $15,518 | As of December 31, 2018 |
Kerry Bentivolio | Republican Party | $37,274 | $34,656 | $1,017 | As of December 31, 2018 |
Lena Epstein | Republican Party | $2,723,099 | $2,675,140 | $47,958 | As of December 31, 2018 |
Klint Kesto | Republican Party | $649,799 | $649,799 | $0 | As of October 15, 2018 |
Mike Kowall | Republican Party | $325,931 | $325,931 | $0 | As of September 30, 2018 |
Rocky Raczkowski | Republican Party | $241,810 | $241,910 | $0 | As of December 31, 2018 |
Leonard Schwartz | Libertarian Party | $0 | $0 | $0 | Data not available*** |
Cooper Nye | Independent | $6,877 | $6,877 | $0 | As of November 16, 2018 |
Source: Federal Elections Commission, "Campaign finance data," 2018. This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
* According to the FEC, "Receipts are anything of value (money, goods, services or property) received by a political committee." |
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 Tim Greimel defeated Garren Griffith and Artelia Marie Leak in the Michigan House of Representatives District 29 general election.[34]
Michigan House of Representatives, District 29 General Election, 2016 | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
Democratic | ![]() |
71.25% | 23,097 | |
Republican | Garren Griffith | 25.46% | 8,253 | |
Green | Artelia Marie Leak | 3.29% | 1,068 | |
Total Votes | 32,418 | |||
Source: Michigan Secretary of State |
Incumbent Tim Greimel ran unopposed in the Michigan House of Representatives District 29 Democratic primary.[35][36]
Michigan House of Representatives, District 29 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
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Party | Candidate | |
Democratic | ![]() |
Garren Griffith defeated Peter Trzos in the Michigan House of Representatives District 29 Republican primary.[35][36]
Michigan House of Representatives, District 29 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
Republican | ![]() |
56.74% | 1,098 | |
Republican | Peter Trzos | 43.26% | 837 | |
Total Votes | 1,935 |
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 Tim Greimel was unopposed in the Democratic primary. David Lonier defeated Christina Barr in the Republican primary. Greimel defeated Lonier in the general election.[37][38][39][40]
Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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Democratic | ![]() |
73.7% | 15,042 | |
Republican | David Lonier | 26.3% | 5,380 | |
Total Votes | 20,422 |
Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
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50.2% | 890 |
Christina Barr | 49.8% | 884 |
Total Votes | 1,774 |
2012
General
Greimel won re-election in the 2012 election for Michigan House of Representatives District 29. He ran unopposed in the August 7 Democratic primary and defeated Brian Stebick (R) in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[41]
Special
Greimel defeated Bob Gray (R) in the special election on February 28, 2012. Greimel won by a margin of 7,056-2,114. Both candidates won contested primaries on November 8, 2011.[42][43]
Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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Democratic | ![]() |
76.9% | 7,056 | |
Republican | Bob Gray | 23.1% | 2,114 | |
Total Votes | 9,170 |
2010
Greimel ran for District 29 in 2010. However, Greimel withdrew from the race prior to the primary on August 3, 2010.
Campaign finance summary
Note: The finance data shown here comes from the disclosures required of candidates and parties. Depending on the election or state, this may represent only a portion of all the funds spent on their behalf. Satellite spending groups may or may not have expended funds related to the candidate or politician on whose page you are reading this disclaimer. Campaign finance data from elections may be incomplete. For elections to federal offices, complete data can be found at the FEC website. Click here for more on federal campaign finance law and here for more on state campaign finance law.
Scorecards
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2018
In 2018, the Michigan State Legislature was in session from January 10 through December 31.
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- National Federation of Independent Business in Michigan: 2017-2018 voting record
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2017
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In 2017, the Michigan State Legislature was in session from January 11 through December 31.
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2016
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In 2016, the Michigan State Legislature was in session from January 13 through December 31.
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2015
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In 2015, the Michigan State Legislature was in session from January 14 through December 17.
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2014
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In 2014, the Michigan State Legislature was in session from January 8 through December 31.
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2013
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In 2013, the Michigan State Legislature was in session from January 9 to December 31.
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2012
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In 2012, the Michigan State Legislature was in session from January 11 to December 27.
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See also
2026 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Tim Greimel for Congress, "Meet Tim," accessed May 28, 2018
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Tim Greimel for Congress, "Priorities," accessed June 15, 2018
- ↑ Tim Greimel, "Issues," accessed October 17, 2016
- ↑ "timgreimel," Official Campaign Website
- ↑ DCCC, "House Democrats Playing Offense," January 30, 2017
- ↑ Detroit Free Press, "Here's who seems to be leading in run for Trott's U.S. House seat," August 1, 2018
- ↑ Detroit News, "Dems in 11th District congressional primary ready to boot Pelosi," July 31, 2018
- ↑ Haley Stevens for Congress, "Meet Haley," accessed May 28, 2018
- ↑ Michigan Live, "Hillary Clinton endorses Haley Stevens in 11th District Congressional race," August 6, 2018
- ↑ YouTube, "Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez endorses Fayrouz Saad & Rashida Tlaib," July 30, 2018
- ↑ Haley Stevens for Congress, "Press Release: 'David Bonior Endorses Haley Stevens for Congress in MI-11,'” March 6, 2018
- ↑ Detroit News, "El-Sayed splits with Duggan," February 22, 2018
- ↑ Twitter, "Justice Democrats on November 20, 2017"
- ↑ Haley Stevens for Congress, "Mark Schauer Endorses Haley Stevens for Congress in MI-11," November 2, 2017
- ↑ The Detroit Free Press, "Stevens, Slotkin offer Dems best chance to flip red seats," July 27, 2018
- ↑ Detroit News, "For Congress, from Metro Detroit," July 12, 2018
- ↑ American Federation of Government Employees, "Largest federal employee union says Greimel has the experience to serve," July 12, 2018
- ↑ The Times of India, "Indian American group endorses Suneel Gupta for US Congress," July 10, 2018
- ↑ Detroit News, "Political Insider: Epstein fundraiser canceled over her Trump support," June 28, 2018
- ↑ Michigan AFL-CIO, "Michigan AFL-CIO Endorses Candidates for 2018 Election," June 18, 2018
- ↑ AFSCME, "AFSCME Council 25 Issues First Round of Legislative Endorsements," June 6, 2018
- ↑ 23.0 23.1 23.2 23.3 Medium, "Rep. Greimel receives backing from 4 major labor unions," April 6, 2018
- ↑ Haley Stevens for Congress, "Press Release: 'WUFPAC Endorses Haley Stevens for Congress,'” March 29, 2018
- ↑ 25.0 25.1 Medium, "American Federation of Teachers Michigan (AFT MI) Endorses Rep. Tim Greimel," March 27, 2018
- ↑ Detroit Free Press, "NOW endorses state Rep. Tim Greimel for Trott's Congress seat," March 6, 2018
- ↑ Twitter, "Fayrouz Saad on January 25, 2018"
- ↑ 28.0 28.1 28.2 Twitter, "Tim Greimel on November 9, 2017"
- ↑ Twitter, "Haley Stevens on September 13, 2017"
- ↑ Roll Call, "314 Action Looks to Play in Democratic Primaries," February 21, 2018
- ↑ Common Defense, "COMMON DEFENSE ENDORSES 5 CANDIDATES FOR CONGRESS," accessed May 28, 2018
- ↑ Justice Democrats, "Fayrouz Saad," accessed May 28, 2018
- ↑ AAPI Victory Fund, "Suneel Gupta (MI-11)" accessed May 28, 2018
- ↑ Michigan Secretary of State, "2016 official general election results," accessed May 2, 2017
- ↑ 35.0 35.1 Michigan Secretary of State, "2016 Michigan Candidate Listing," accessed April 22, 2016
- ↑ 36.0 36.1 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, "2012 Official Michigan Primary Candidate Listing," accessed June 5, 2012
- ↑ Michigan Department of State, "2011 Unofficial Michigan Special Primary Election Results," accessed November 16, 2011
- ↑ Michigan Secretary of State, 29th District, Unofficial election results," accessed February 29, 2012
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Preceded by Tim Melton (D) |
Michigan House of Representatives District 29 2012–2018 |
Succeeded by Brenda Carter (D) |