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Timothy Beson
Timothy Beson (Republican Party) (also known as Timmy) is a member of the Michigan House of Representatives, representing District 96. He assumed office on January 1, 2021. His current term ends on January 1, 2027.
Beson (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the Michigan House of Representatives to represent District 96. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Biography
Timothy Beson was born in Bay City, Michigan. Beson graduated from John Glenn High School in 1992.[1] He earned a bachelor's degree in business management from Saginaw Valley State University.[2] Beson's career experience includes owning Beson's Market.[1][2]
Committee assignments
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2023-2024
Beson was assigned to the following committees:
2021-2022
Beson was assigned to the following committees:
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
2024
See also: Michigan House of Representatives elections, 2024
General election
General election for Michigan House of Representatives District 96
Incumbent Timothy Beson defeated Rudy Howard in the general election for Michigan House of Representatives District 96 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Timothy Beson (R) | 60.3 | 31,135 |
 | Rudy Howard (D)  | 39.7 | 20,474 | |
| Total votes: 51,609 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 96
Rudy Howard advanced from the Democratic primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 96 on August 6, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Rudy Howard | 100.0 | 8,704 |
| Total votes: 8,704 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 96
Incumbent Timothy Beson defeated Chaz Fowler in the Republican primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 96 on August 6, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Timothy Beson | 84.4 | 7,263 |
 | Chaz Fowler | 15.6 | 1,346 | |
| Total votes: 8,609 | |||
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Campaign finance
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Beson in this election.
2022
See also: Michigan House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for Michigan House of Representatives District 96
Incumbent Timothy Beson defeated Kim Coonan in the general election for Michigan House of Representatives District 96 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Timothy Beson (R) | 55.3 | 23,373 |
 | Kim Coonan (D) | 44.7 | 18,881 | |
| Total votes: 42,254 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 96
Kim Coonan advanced from the Democratic primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 96 on August 2, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Kim Coonan | 100.0 | 8,362 |
| Total votes: 8,362 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 96
Incumbent Timothy Beson advanced from the Republican primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 96 on August 2, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Timothy Beson | 100.0 | 9,443 |
| Total votes: 9,443 | |||
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Campaign finance
2020
See also: Michigan House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for Michigan House of Representatives District 96
Timothy Beson defeated incumbent Brian Elder in the general election for Michigan House of Representatives District 96 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Timothy Beson (R) | 54.6 | 25,655 |
 | Brian Elder (D) | 45.4 | 21,328 | |
| Total votes: 46,983 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 96
Incumbent Brian Elder advanced from the Democratic primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 96 on August 4, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Brian Elder | 100.0 | 11,462 |
| Total votes: 11,462 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 96
Timothy Beson defeated Martin Blank and Allen Bauer in the Republican primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 96 on August 4, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Timothy Beson | 50.1 | 3,431 |
| Martin Blank | 31.3 | 2,148 | ||
| Allen Bauer | 18.6 | 1,276 | ||
| Total votes: 6,855 | |||
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Campaign finance
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2022
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2020
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Campaign finance summary
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Scorecards
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2024
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In 2024, the Michigan State Legislature was in session from January 10 to December 23.
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2023
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In 2023, the Michigan State Legislature was in session from January 11 to November 14.
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2022
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In 2022, the Michigan State Legislature was in session from January 12 to December 28.
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2021
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In 2021, the Michigan State Legislature was in session from January 13 to December 31.
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Candidate Michigan House of Representatives District 96 |
Officeholder Michigan House of Representatives District 96 |
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Footnotes
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| Preceded by Brian Elder (D) |
Michigan House of Representatives District 96 2021-Present |
Succeeded by - |
