Tommy Brann

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Tommy Brann
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Prior offices
Michigan House of Representatives District 77
Successor: Emily Dievendorf

Elections and appointments
Last election

November 5, 2024

Contact

Tommy Brann (Republican Party) was a member of the Michigan House of Representatives, representing District 77. He assumed office on January 1, 2017. He left office on January 1, 2023.

Brann (Republican Party) ran for election to the Michigan House of Representatives to represent District 83. He lost in the general election on November 5, 2024.

Committee assignments

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2021-2022

Brann was assigned to the following committees:

2019-2020

Brann was assigned to the following committees:

2017 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:

Michigan committee assignments, 2017
Appropriations

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 83

Incumbent John Fitzgerald defeated Tommy Brann in the general election for Michigan House of Representatives District 83 on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of John Fitzgerald
John Fitzgerald (D)
 
53.1
 
20,547
Image of Tommy Brann
Tommy Brann (R)
 
46.9
 
18,134

Total votes: 38,681
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 83

Incumbent John Fitzgerald advanced from the Democratic primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 83 on August 6, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of John Fitzgerald
John Fitzgerald
 
100.0
 
4,918

Total votes: 4,918
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 83

Tommy Brann advanced from the Republican primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 83 on August 6, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Tommy Brann
Tommy Brann
 
100.0
 
4,836

Total votes: 4,836
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Campaign finance

Endorsements

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Pledges

Brann signed the following pledges.

  • U.S. Term Limits

2022

See also: Michigan State Senate elections, 2022

General election

General election for Michigan State Senate District 29

Incumbent Winnie Brinks defeated Tommy Brann in the general election for Michigan State Senate District 29 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Winnie Brinks
Winnie Brinks (D)
 
60.3
 
59,407
Image of Tommy Brann
Tommy Brann (R)
 
39.7
 
39,115

Total votes: 98,522
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Michigan State Senate District 29

Incumbent Winnie Brinks advanced from the Democratic primary for Michigan State Senate District 29 on August 2, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Winnie Brinks
Winnie Brinks
 
100.0
 
22,147

Total votes: 22,147
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Michigan State Senate District 29

Tommy Brann advanced from the Republican primary for Michigan State Senate District 29 on August 2, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Tommy Brann
Tommy Brann
 
100.0
 
20,208

Total votes: 20,208
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Campaign finance

2021

See also: Michigan state legislative special elections, 2021

General election

Special general election for Michigan State Senate District 28

Mark Huizenga defeated Keith Courtade, Alexander Avery, and Theodore Gerrard in the special general election for Michigan State Senate District 28 on November 2, 2021.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Mark Huizenga
Mark Huizenga (R)
 
60.6
 
25,735
Keith Courtade (D)
 
36.9
 
15,683
Image of Alexander Avery
Alexander Avery (L)
 
1.4
 
611
Theodore Gerrard (U.S. Taxpayers Party of Michigan)
 
1.0
 
420
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.1
 
38

Total votes: 42,487
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Democratic primary election

Special Democratic primary for Michigan State Senate District 28

Keith Courtade defeated Gidget Groendyk in the special Democratic primary for Michigan State Senate District 28 on August 3, 2021.

Candidate
%
Votes
Keith Courtade
 
60.9
 
6,412
Gidget Groendyk
 
39.0
 
4,100
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.1
 
10

Total votes: 10,522
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Republican primary election

Special Republican primary for Michigan State Senate District 28

Mark Huizenga defeated Kevin Green and Tommy Brann in the special Republican primary for Michigan State Senate District 28 on August 3, 2021.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Mark Huizenga
Mark Huizenga
 
33.8
 
9,532
Image of Kevin Green
Kevin Green
 
33.2
 
9,356
Image of Tommy Brann
Tommy Brann
 
32.9
 
9,272
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.1
 
20

Total votes: 28,180
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2020

See also: Michigan House of Representatives elections, 2020

General election

General election for Michigan House of Representatives District 77

Incumbent Tommy Brann defeated Bob Smith in the general election for Michigan House of Representatives District 77 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Tommy Brann
Tommy Brann (R)
 
59.9
 
30,215
Image of Bob Smith
Bob Smith (D) Candidate Connection
 
40.1
 
20,195

Total votes: 50,410
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 77

Bob Smith advanced from the Democratic primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 77 on August 4, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Bob Smith
Bob Smith Candidate Connection
 
100.0
 
6,456

Total votes: 6,456
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 77

Incumbent Tommy Brann advanced from the Republican primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 77 on August 4, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Tommy Brann
Tommy Brann
 
100.0
 
10,576

Total votes: 10,576
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Campaign finance

2018

See also: Michigan House of Representatives elections, 2018

General election

General election for Michigan House of Representatives District 77

Incumbent Tommy Brann defeated Dana Knight, Patty Malowney, and Brandon Hoezee in the general election for Michigan House of Representatives District 77 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Tommy Brann
Tommy Brann (R)
 
59.9
 
22,514
Image of Dana Knight
Dana Knight (D)
 
36.8
 
13,819
Image of Patty Malowney
Patty Malowney (L)
 
2.3
 
866
Image of Brandon Hoezee
Brandon Hoezee (U.S. Taxpayers Party)
 
1.1
 
398

Total votes: 37,597
(100.00% precincts reporting)
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 77

Dana Knight defeated Robert Van Kirk in the Democratic primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 77 on August 7, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Dana Knight
Dana Knight
 
66.4
 
3,943
Robert Van Kirk
 
33.6
 
1,997

Total votes: 5,940
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 77

Incumbent Tommy Brann defeated Jordan Oesch in the Republican primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 77 on August 7, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Tommy Brann
Tommy Brann
 
91.7
 
8,974
Jordan Oesch
 
8.3
 
814

Total votes: 9,788
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Libertarian primary election

Libertarian primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 77

Patty Malowney advanced from the Libertarian primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 77 on August 7, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Patty Malowney
Patty Malowney
 
100.0
 
74

Total votes: 74
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2016

See also: Michigan House of Representatives elections, 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 Hooker (R) did not seek re-election because of term-limits.

Tommy Brann defeated Dana Knight in the Michigan House of Representatives District 77 general election.[1]

Michigan House of Representatives, District 77 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png Tommy Brann 65.80% 27,946
     Democratic Dana Knight 34.20% 14,528
Total Votes 42,474
Source: Michigan Secretary of State


Dana Knight ran unopposed in the Michigan House of Representatives District 77 Democratic primary.[2][3]

Michigan House of Representatives, District 77 Democratic Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Dana Knight  (unopposed)


Tommy Brann defeated Frank Murin in the Michigan House of Representatives District 77 Republican primary.[2][3]

Michigan House of Representatives, District 77 Republican Primary, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png Tommy Brann 89.93% 6,752
     Republican Frank Murin 10.07% 756
Total Votes 7,508

Campaign themes

2024

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2022

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2021

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2020

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2016

Brann's campaign website highlighted the following issues:[4]

It’s your money and I’ll take care of it.

Tommy understands how to manage money and balance a budget. He’s been doing it for over 40 years at his restaurants! He believes that Lansing needs to spend our tax dollars efficiently. Tommy will keep the tax rate low to retain more money in our local economies.

Safe Neighborhoods, Let’s keep them great!

Our neighborhoods offer great homes, schools, and a sense of community. Tommy believes we need to set aside funding for additional law enforcement to respond to emergencies in our community and to problem areas within our state. Proactively increasing our available law enforcement teams will help to root-out crime. Additionally, this will protect our families and homes when emergencies arise.

Our future, Let’s do this together.

We all want the best for our children and we all want a strong future for our community. Tommy wants our children to have the opportunities to open their own businesses and create jobs, in their lifetime. Through Tommy's education pursuits, our children will have the opportunity to learn about Free Enterprise in classroom courses; allowing the next generation to learn about the American dream. Additionally, he believes that mentorship is a key part to giving hope to struggling students, and will work to enhance community programs that are partnering with our schools.[5]

Campaign finance summary


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Tommy Brann campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2024* Michigan House of Representatives District 83Lost general$882,479 $0
2022Michigan State Senate District 29Lost general$216,528 $0
2021Michigan State Senate District 28Lost primary$107,139 $0
2020Michigan House of Representatives District 77Won general$35,160 N/A**
2018Michigan House of Representatives District 77Won general$50,419 N/A**
2016Michigan House of Representatives, District 77Won $142,130 N/A**
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

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Footnotes

Political offices
Preceded by
-
Michigan House of Representatives District 77
2017-2023
Succeeded by
Emily Dievendorf (D)


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