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Tom Cochran
Tom Cochran is a former Democratic member of the Michigan House of Representatives, representing District 67 from 2013 to 2018. Cochran was unable to run for re-election in 2018 to the Michigan House of Representatives because of term limits.
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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| • Appropriations |
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Cochran served on the following committees:
| Michigan committee assignments, 2015 |
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| • Health Policy |
| • Insurance, Minority Vice Chair |
| • Transportation and Infrastructure |
2013-2014
At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Cochran served on the following committees:
| Michigan committee assignments, 2012 |
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| • Insurance |
| • Transportation and Infrastructure |
Campaign themes
2012
Cochran's website highlighted the following campaign themes:[1]
Voice your opinion
- Excerpt: "I care about the issues facing Mid-Michigan, and more importantly I care to hear your opinion."
Public Safety
- Excerpt: "Public safety is about caring for citizens within a community and keeping them safe. This is the primary objective and goal for police, emergency medical services (EMS) and firefighters."
Senior & Middle Class Taxes
- Excerpt: "I seek to change the Michigan tax code imposed by our current Republican-led Legislature, which negatively impacts seniors and the hard-working middle class citizens of Michigan."
Elder Care and Rights
- Excerpt: "An estimated 90,000 older and vulnerable adults are victims of abuse, neglect or exploitation each year. It’s an alarming number that needs to be and can be reduced with the right amount of education and awareness."
Jobs
- Excerpt: "Job creation and strengthening Michigan’s economy should be the legislature's top priorities. I believe that by taking advantage of our highly skill workforce and by fostering opportunities in renewable energy, high tech new manufacturing while encouraging small business entrepreneurs we can get people back to work."
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
2018
Tom Cochran was not able to file for re-election due to term limits.
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 Tom Cochran defeated Leon Clark in the Michigan House of Representatives District 67 general election.[2]
| Michigan House of Representatives, District 67 General Election, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Tom Cochran Incumbent |
54.64% | 24,929 | |
| Republican | Leon Clark | 45.36% | 20,698 | |
| Total Votes | 45,627 | |||
| Source: Michigan Secretary of State | ||||
Incumbent Tom Cochran defeated Alec Findlay in the Michigan House of Representatives District 67 Democratic primary.[3][4]
| Michigan House of Representatives, District 67 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Tom Cochran Incumbent |
86.83% | 5,407 | |
| Democratic | Alec Findlay | 13.17% | 820 | |
| Total Votes | 6,227 | |||
Leon Clark defeated Jerry Ketchum in the Michigan House of Representatives District 67 Republican primary.[3][4]
| Michigan House of Representatives, District 67 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Leon Clark |
56.89% | 3,081 | |
| Republican | Jerry Ketchum | 43.11% | 2,335 | |
| Total Votes | 5,416 | |||
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 Tom Cochran was unopposed in the Democratic primary. John Hayhoe was unopposed in the Republican primary. Cochran defeated Hayhoe in the general election.[5][6][7][8]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Democratic | Tom Cochran Incumbent |
54.3% | 16,976 | |
| Republican | John Hayhoe | 45.7% | 14,281 | |
| Total Votes | 31,257 | |||
2012
Cochran won election in the 2012 election for Michigan House of Representatives District 67. He defeated Walt Sorg and Jerry Ketchum in the August 7 Democratic primary and defeated Jeff Oesterle (R) in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[9][10]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Democratic | Tom Cochran |
56.4% | 24,916 | |
| Republican | Jeff Oesterle | 43.6% | 19,275 | |
| Total Votes | 44,191 | |||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
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Tom Cochran |
45.7% | 2,087 |
| Walt Sorg | 36.7% | 1,679 |
| Jerry Ketchum | 17.6% | 803 |
| Total Votes | 4,569 | |
Campaign finance summary
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Scorecards
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2018
In 2018, the Michigan State Legislature was in session from January 10 through December 31.
- Legislators and candidates are scored on their economy policy views.
- Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues.
- Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to agriculture.
- Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to environmental issues.
- Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to environmental issues.
- Legislators are scored on a number of bills selected by the editor of MIRS, a state capitol newsletter.
- Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to conservative issues.
- National Federation of Independent Business in Michigan: 2017-2018 voting record
- Legislators are scored based on their votes on small business issues.
- Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.
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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Personal
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When he served in the state House, Cochran and his wife, Kathy, had three sons.[11]
Recent news
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See also
- Michigan State Legislature
- Michigan House of Representatives
- House Committees
- Michigan state legislative districts
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ "votetomcochran," Official Campaign Website
- ↑ Michigan Secretary of State, "2016 official general election results," accessed May 2, 2017
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Michigan Secretary of State, "2016 Michigan Candidate Listing," accessed April 22, 2016
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 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 6, 2012
- ↑ Associated Press, "Michigan - Summary Vote Results," accessed August 7, 2012
- ↑ Votetomcochran.com, "About Tom," accessed August 6, 2012
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| Preceded by Barbara Byrum (D) |
Michigan House of Representatives District 67 2013–2018 |
Succeeded by Tom Cochran (D) |
