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Vincent Gregory
Vincent Gregory (Democratic Party) was a member of the Michigan State Senate, representing District 11. Gregory left office in 2018.
Gregory (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Michigan House of Representatives to represent District 35. Gregory lost in the Democratic primary on August 7, 2018.
Gregory was also a Democratic member of the Michigan State Senate, representing District 11 from 2011 to 2018. Gregory previously served as Senate minority whip.
Gregory was unable to run for re-election in 2018 to the Michigan State Senate because of term limits. Gregory served in the Michigan House of Representatives, representing District 35 from 2009 to 2011.
Gregory died on October 21, 2022, from pancreatic cancer.[1]
Biography
Gregory earned his B.S. in criminal justice from Madonna University in 2006. When he served in the state Senate, Gregory was retired. He worked in the Wayne County Sheriff's Department from 1973 to 2003. Gregory served in the United States Marine Corps from 1968 to 1970, including serving one year in Vietnam.
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 |
| • Oversight |
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Gregory served on the following committees:
| Michigan committee assignments, 2015 |
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| • Appropriations, Minority Vice Chair |
2013-2014
At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Gregory served on the following committees:
| Michigan committee assignments, 2013 |
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| • Appropriations |
| • Families, Seniors and Human Services, Vice chair |
| • Veterans, Military Affairs and Homeland Security, Vice chair |
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Gregory served on the following committees:
| Michigan committee assignments, 2011 |
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| • Appropriation |
| • Families, Seniors and Human Services, Vice chair |
| • Veterans, Military Affairs and Homeland Security, Vice chair |
2009-2010
In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Gregory served on the following committees:
| Michigan committee assignments, 2009 |
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| • Appropriations |
| • Intergovernmental and Regional Affairs |
Issues
Voting record
Key votes of 2009-2010
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- Super Speedway, Lawmakers voting on whether TO EXTEND A SPECIAL TAX PERK for a super speedway.
- Driver Responsibility Fees, Lawmakers voting on whether TO IMPOSE 'driver responsibility fees.'
- Crony Capitalism, Lawmakers voting on whether TO RESTRICT THE RIGHT of shareholders to sell their own stock.
- Right to Work, Lawmakers voting on an amendment SUPPORTING RIGHT-TO-WORK zones.
- Dept. of State Cost-Saving, Lawmakers voting on whether TO SLOW DOWN PROGRESS ON THE SECRETARY OF STATE'S COST-SAVING CONSOLIDATION PLAN.
- Golf Carts, Lawmakers voting on whether TO SUBSIDIZE the production of electric vehicle batteries.
- Home Court Disadvantage, Lawmakers voting on whether TO GIVE MORE TAXING POWER to local government in Kalamazoo so it can finance a taxpayer-subsidized sports arena.
- Fire Safe Cigarettes, Lawmakers voting on whether TO BAN the sale of cigarettes that are not "fire safe."
- Balancing Act, Lawmakers voting on a budget to CUT REVENUE SHARING PAYMENTS to local governments as a way to balance the state budget without raising taxes.
- Balancing Act 2, Lawmakers voting on a cut of less than 3 percent to K-12 school aid payments so as to balance the state budget without tax increases.
- A Good Tax Gone Bad?, Lawmakers voting on the Michigan Business Tax.
- It’s From the Children, Lawmakers voting on whether to RAID $90 MILLION from the Michigan Higher Education Student Loan Authority.
- Left Behind, Lawmakers voting on whether TO FINANCE "No Worker Left Behind" with a 59.9 percent increase in general fund spending in the 2009 DELEG budget.
- First Class Schools, Lawmakers voting on whether to keep Detroit Public Schools' "first class" status even though the district no longer meets the population standard.
- Politically Correct Capitalism, Lawmakers voting on whether to INCREASE SUBSIDIES for plug-in traction battery packs used in electric cars.
- Politically Correct Capitalism 2, Lawmakers voting on whether to GIVE SUBSIDIES for Michigan film production.
- Politically Correct Capitalism 3, Lawmakers voting on whether to INCREASE ELECTRIC CAR SUBSIDIES for a subsidiary of a Korean battery company.
- Secret Ballot, Lawmakers voting on whether to keep a SECRET BALLOT for union elections.
- Property Taxes Assaulted Again, Lawmakers voting on whether to allow public schools to EXPAND THE USE OF SINKING FUND property tax spending.
- Sneak Attack, Lawmakers voting on whether to allow public schools to EXPAND THE USE OF SINKING FUND property tax spending.
- Grapes of Wrath, Lawmakers voting on whether TO BAN home shipment of beer and wine to Michigan consumers.
- Subsidize Manufacture of Electric Cars, Lawmakers voting on whether to authorize a refundable Michigan Business Tax credit for makers of plug-in traction battery packs used in electric cars.
- Authorize Special Tax Breaks for Ethanol Gas Stations, Lawmakers voting on whether to authorize a non-refundable Michigan Business Tax credit equal to 30 percent of the costs incurred by a gas station to convert existing pumps and tanks, or acquire new ones that deliver E85 ethanol or biodiesel fuel.
More voting record details
- List of all of Vincent Gregory’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).
- List of Vincent Gregory’s missed roll-call votes
Sponsored legislation
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Elections
2018
See also: Michigan House of Representatives elections, 2018
General election
General election for Michigan House of Representatives District 35
Kyra Harris Bolden defeated Theodore Alfonsetti III in the general election for Michigan House of Representatives District 35 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Kyra Harris Bolden (D) | 85.5 | 40,606 |
| Theodore Alfonsetti III (R) | 14.5 | 6,912 | ||
| Total votes: 47,518 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 35
The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 35 on August 7, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Kyra Harris Bolden | 45.3 | 10,061 |
| Katie Reiter | 23.5 | 5,203 | ||
 | Vincent Gregory | 22.4 | 4,980 | |
| Michael Poole | 3.7 | 819 | ||
 | Alex Meyers | 2.6 | 577 | |
| Lisa Cece | 2.5 | 547 | ||
| Total votes: 22,187 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 35
Theodore Alfonsetti III advanced from the Republican primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 35 on August 7, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Theodore Alfonsetti III | 100.0 | 2,846 | |
| Total votes: 2,846 | |||
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2014
State Senate
- 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. Incumbent Vincent Gregory defeated Vicki Barnett and Ellen Lipton in the Democratic primary. Boris Tuman was unopposed in the Republican primary. Gregory defeated Tuman in the general election.[2][3][4][5]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Democratic |  Vincent Gregory Incumbent |
73.3% | 70,862 | |
| Republican | Boris Tuman | 23.6% | 22,846 | |
| Libertarian | James Young | 3.1% | 2,994 | |
| Total Votes | 96,702 | |||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
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Vincent Gregory Incumbent |
34.7% | 10,286 |
| Vicki Barnett | 34.3% | 10,168 |
| Ellen Lipton | 31% | 9,204 |
| Total Votes | 29,658 | |
U.S. House
Despite announcing that he would seek election to the 14th District, Gregory announced on April 1, 2014, that he would instead run for re-election to his state senate seat.[6]
2010
Gregory won election to the 14th District of the Michigan State Senate in 2010. He defeated Republican Michael Peters and Green Party candidate Karen Shelley in the November 2 general election.[7]
| Michigan State Senate, District 14 General election (2010) | ||||
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| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Vincent Gregory (D)
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62,863 | |||
| Michael Peters (R) | 31,944 | |||
| Karen Shelley (G) | 2,415 | |||
2008
On November 4, 2008, Gregory ran for District 35 of the Michigan House of Representatives, beating Katie Koppin and Franklin Harden.[8]
Gregory raised $34,585 for his campaign.[9]
| Michigan House of Representatives, District 35 | ||||
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| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Vincent Gregory (D)
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41,017 | |||
| Katie Koppin (R) | 4,936 | |||
| Franklin Harden (G) | 894 | |||
Campaign finance summary
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2018
In 2018, the Michigan State Legislature was in session from January 10 through December 31.
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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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2011
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In 2011, the Michigan State Legislature was in session from January 12 to December 28.
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Personal
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Gregory married his wife, Yvonne, in 1978. When he served in the state Senate, they had six adult children and five grandchildren.
See also
- Michigan House of Representatives elections, 2018
- Michigan State Legislature
- Michigan State Senate
- Senate Committees
- Michigan state legislative districts
- Michigan's 14th Congressional District elections, 2014
External links
- Search Google News for this topic
- Profile from Open States
- Legislative Profile from Project Vote Smart
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Michigan Votes - Vincent Gregory
- Campaign Contributions: 2012, 2010, 2008
- Campaign Facebook group
Footnotes
- ↑ The Oakland Press, "Vincent Gregory, former member of state House and Senate, dies at 74," October 26, 2022
- ↑ Michigan Secretary of State, "State Senator," accessed August 6, 2014
- ↑ Michigan Secretary of State, "State Senator," 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
- ↑ Lansing State Journal, "Michigan's 4th, 8th and 14th District seats: Who's in and who's out of the running," accessed April 2, 2014
- ↑ Michigan Secretary of State, "Election Results - General Election - November 02, 2010," March 2, 2011
- ↑ Michigan Secretary of State, "Election Results - General Election - November 04, 2008," accessed May 30, 2014
- ↑ Follow the Money, "Gregory's 2008 campaign contributions," accessed May 30, 2014
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Jack Brandenburg (R) |
Michigan State Senate District 11 2015-2018 |
Succeeded by Jeremy Moss (D) |
| Preceded by - |
Michigan State Senate District 14 2011–2015 |
Succeeded by David Robertson (R) |
| Preceded by - |
Michigan House of Representatives District 35 2009–2010 |
Succeeded by Rudy Hobbs |
