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Woodrow Stanley
Woodrow Stanley is a former Democratic member of the Michigan House of Representatives, representing District 34 from 2008 to 2015. Stanley did not seek re-election in 2014.
In 1983, Stanley was appointed to the Flint City Council representing the 2nd Ward, being re-elected until his election to the office of Mayor of the City of Flint defeating the incumbent Matthew S. Collier. Stanley was elected to three terms as Mayor defeating (in order) future mayor Don Williamson (1995) and City Councilor Scott Kincaid (1999).[1] He was recalled in 2002 due to the city's shaky financial condition and a state appointed Financial Manager was appointed after he left office. In 2004, Stanley was elected to the Genesee County Board of Commissioners.[2] In his second term as Commissioner, Stanley was selected to be chairman of the Board of Commissioners.[3]
Stanley died on February 16, 2022.[4]
Biography
Stanley attended and graduated from Mott Community College, then earned his bachelor's degree in political science from the University of Michigan-Flint. At the University of Michigan-Flint, he has done additional course work towards a Master of Public Administration degree.
Committee assignments
2013-2014
At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Stanley served on the following committees:
| Michigan committee assignments, 2012 |
|---|
| • Financial Services |
| • Local Government |
| • Regulatory Reform |
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Stanley served on the following committees:
| Michigan committee assignments, 2011 |
|---|
| • Banking and Financial Services |
| • Intergovernmental and Regional Affairs, Vice chair |
| • Redistricting and Elections |
2009-2010
In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Stanley served on the following committees:
| Michigan committee assignments, 2009 |
|---|
| • Regulatory Reform |
| • New Economy and Quality of Life |
| • Tourism, Outdoor Recreation and Natural Resources |
| • Urban Policy |
| • Public Employee Health Care Reform |
Issues
Voting record
Key votes of 2009-2010
- Click below to see how this representative voted.
- 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 Woodrow Stanley’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 Woodrow Stanley’s missed roll-call votes
Elections
2013
Stanley ran in a special election for Michigan State Senate District 27. The seat was vacant following John Gleason's (D) election as Genesee County Clerk on November 6, 2012. Stanley lost against Jim Ananich in the Democratic primary on March 12. The special election took place on May 7.[5][6][7][8][9]
| Michigan State Senate, District 27 Democratic Primary, 2013 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Jim Ananich |
51.4% | 8,472 |
| Chris Del Morone | 1.4% | 231 |
| Ted Henry | 8.5% | 1,409 |
| Woodrow Stanley | 37.8% | 6,237 |
| Lawrence Woods | 0.9% | 148 |
| Total Votes | 16,497 | |
2012
Stanley won re-election in the 2012 election for Michigan House of Representatives District 34. He ran unopposed in the August 7 Democratic primary and defeated Bruce Rogers (R) in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[10][11]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Woodrow Stanley Incumbent |
86.9% | 28,816 | |
| Republican | Bruce Rogers | 13.1% | 4,336 | |
| Total Votes | 33,152 | |||
2010
Stanley won re-election to the District 34 seat in 2010. He defeated Lacy Wilhelm in the August 3 Democratic primary. He defeated Bruce Rogers (R) in the general election on November 2, 2010.[12][13]
| Michigan House of Representatives, District 34 General election (2010) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Woodrow Stanley (D)
|
13,416 | |||
| Bruce Rogers (R) | 2,719 | |||
2008
On November 4, 2008, Stanley ran for District 34 of the Michigan House of Representatives, beating Adam Ford.[14]
Stanley raised $43,810 for his campaign.[15]
| Michigan House of Representatives, District 34 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Woodrow Stanley (D)
|
26,867 | |||
| Adam Ford (R) | 4,973 | |||
Campaign finance summary
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Scorecards
Tea Party Scorecard
The Independent Tea Party Patriots, a Michigan Tea Party group, grades the votes of this and every other Michigan legislator on “core tea party issues” in a regularly-updated scorecard. 100% is considered an ideal rating.[16]
January 2011 - March 2012
Woodrow Stanley received a 12% rating on the January 2011 - March 2012 Tea Party Scorecard.[16]
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term Woodrow + Stanley + Michigan + Legislature
See also
- Michigan State Legislature
- Michigan House of Representatives
- House Committees
- Michigan state legislative districts
External links
- Profile from Open States
- Legislative profile from Project Vote Smart
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Michigan Votes - Woodrow Stanley
- Campaign Contributions: 2008
- Woodrow Stanley on Facebook
Footnotes
- ↑ blog.mlive.com, "Two white candidates make history," August 9, 2007
- ↑ mlive.com, "Woodrow Stanley, headed for state House, thanks county commission for giving his political career new life," December 16, 2008 (dead link)
- ↑ blog.mlive.com, "Woodrow Stanley heads county board," January 3, 2008
- ↑ Governor Gretchen Whitmer, "Governor Whitmer Lowers Flags in Honor of Former State Representative Woodrow Stanley," February 22, 2022
- ↑ San Francisco Chronicle, "Special election needed to fill state senate seat," November 9, 2012 (Archived)
- ↑ WKZO, "Special Michigan Senate election scheduled," January 10, 2013
- ↑ MLive, "Seven candidates run for Flint-area state Senate seat vacated by John Gleason," January 18, 2013
- ↑ MINBCnews.com, "Rep. Jim Ananich moves forward to special election for state senate," March 12, 2013
- ↑ miboecfr.nictusa.com, "Official primary election results," accessed November 18, 2013
- ↑ Michigan Department of State, "Election Results - Primary Election - August 07, 2012," accessed June 18, 2014
- ↑ Michigan Department of State, "Election Results - General Election - November 06, 2012," accessed November 29, 2014
- ↑ Michigan Secretary of State, "State Representative," accessed March 23, 2014
- ↑ Michigan Secretary of State, "State Representative," accessed March 23, 2014
- ↑ Michigan Secretary of State, "Election Results - General Election - November 04, 2008," accessed May 30, 2014
- ↑ Follow the Money, "Stanley, Woodrow," accessed May 30, 2014
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 Michigan Votes, "Tea Party Scorecard Jan 2011-Mar 2012," accessed June 22, 2012
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by - |
Michigan House of Representatives District 34 2009–2015 |
Succeeded by Sheldon Neeley (D) |
