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Jeffrey Rubley II
Jeffrey Rubley II (Green Party) ran for election to the Michigan House of Representatives to represent District 56. He lost in the general election on November 3, 2020.
Rubley completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. Click here to read the survey answers.
Elections
2020
See also: Michigan House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for Michigan House of Representatives District 56
TC Clements defeated Keith Kitchens and Jeffrey Rubley II in the general election for Michigan House of Representatives District 56 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | TC Clements (R)  | 64.2 | 31,325 |
| Keith Kitchens (D) | 33.8 | 16,478 | ||
 | Jeffrey Rubley II (G) | 2.0 | 993 | |
| Total votes: 48,796 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 56
Keith Kitchens defeated Ernie Whiteside in the Democratic primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 56 on August 4, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Keith Kitchens | 51.6 | 3,505 | |
 | Ernie Whiteside | 48.4 | 3,291 | |
| Total votes: 6,796 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 56
TC Clements defeated Austin Blaine in the Republican primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 56 on August 4, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | TC Clements | 72.8 | 7,927 |
| Austin Blaine | 27.2 | 2,962 | ||
| Total votes: 10,889 | |||
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Green convention
Green convention for Michigan House of Representatives District 56
Jeffrey Rubley II advanced from the Green convention for Michigan House of Representatives District 56 on June 20, 2020.
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| ✔ | | Jeffrey Rubley II (G) |
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Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Jeffrey Rubley II completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Rubley's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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- Educational Justice: Currently our public schools are underfunded and understaffed across the board. Public schools are being dismantled through underfunding. At the same time, we currently have the most diverse body of students in public education EVER in the history of our country! More diverse as far as skin color, language barriers, sexuality, socioeconomic status, etc. At the same time, more of our students are living in poverty than ever. In this current environment in public education, our students in Michigan need counselors, psychologists, social workers, school nurses and wrap around services more than ever. Every student in our state should have access to high quality wi-fi and a functional device such as a Chromebook. We also ne
- Social Justice: In the area of Social Justice I also believe the answer is in our Michigan public schools. Our state needs to pass legislation that hold state funds if districts do not include a board approved curriculum at the local level regarding privilege, tolerance, and systemic racism. Schools also need specific state funding for diversity groups so minority students of color, LGBTQ+ have the support they need.
- Environmental Justice: Finally, in the area of Environmental Justice , we desperately need to pass legislation that helps slow or better yet reverse global warming in our state. We need to write and pass legislation that incentivizes the reduction of the use of fossil fuels and move toward the use of sustainable/ Earth friendly methods of creating energy. We need to pass legislation that protects the waters of Michigan's Great Lakes so generations from now, Michiganders can still enjoy clean water and healthy biodiversity in our Great Lakes.
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See also
2020 Elections
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