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Larry Inman (Michigan)
Larry Inman (Republican Party) was a member of the Michigan House of Representatives, representing District 104. He assumed office on January 1, 2015. He left office on January 1, 2021.
Inman (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the Michigan House of Representatives to represent District 104. He won in the general election on November 6, 2018.
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, Inman served on the following committees:
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| • Appropriations |
Campaign themes
2014
Inman's website highlighted the following campaign themes:[1]
Area Jobs & Small Businesses
- Excerpt: "A combination of attracting new employers, retaining our young people and reducing regulations on businesses is key to allowing Northern Michigan to thrive. Larry will work to create a tax policy that will attract new desirable businesses and support our current small businesses."
Making Roads a Priority
- Excerpt: "Understanding the daily struggle many seniors face on a fixed income and he will oppose the state’s taxation on retirement plans and readdress the taxation on pension plans. Michigan needs to maintain programs for seniors and decrease the burden on the local level through millages."
Farming
- Excerpt: "Agriculture is the second largest industry in Michigan and a vital economic driver to Northern Lower Michigan. Serving on the Farmland Preservation Board, Larry understands how important it is to support our rich history and generational farmers and processors."
Our Veterans
- Excerpt: "As County Commissioner Larry has worked to create and expand a clinic or hospital in Grand Traverse County to ease the burden on our servicemen and women. Larry shows his appreciation as Commander of the Sons of AmVets Post 114, as well as advocating for services and funding on the Veterans’ Affairs Board."
Government Transparency
- Excerpt: "Responsible government spending and transparency has always been important to Larry. He supports televising meetings as he did in Grand Traverse County and will maintain an open door policy to stay connected to the people he represents, returning all calls in a timely manner."
Sponsored legislation
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Elections
2020
Larry Inman was not able to file for re-election due to term limits.
2018
See also: Michigan House of Representatives elections, 2018
General election
General election for Michigan House of Representatives District 104
Incumbent Larry Inman defeated Dan O'Neil in the general election for Michigan House of Representatives District 104 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Larry Inman (R) | 50.4 | 24,071 |
| Dan O'Neil (D) | 49.6 | 23,722 | ||
| Total votes: 47,793 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 104
Dan O'Neil advanced from the Democratic primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 104 on August 7, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Dan O'Neil | 100.0 | 11,678 | |
| Total votes: 11,678 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 104
Incumbent Larry Inman advanced from the Republican primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 104 on August 7, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Larry Inman | 100.0 | 11,769 |
| Total votes: 11,769 | |||
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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 Larry Inman defeated Betsy Coffia and Kelly Clark in the Michigan House of Representatives District 104 general election.[2]
| Michigan House of Representatives, District 104 General Election, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Larry Inman Incumbent |
51.42% | 26,020 | |
| Democratic | Betsy Coffia | 43.21% | 21,864 | |
| Libertarian | Kelly Clark | 5.36% | 2,714 | |
| Total Votes | 50,598 | |||
| Source: Michigan Secretary of State | ||||
Betsy Coffia defeated Megan Crandall in the Michigan House of Representatives District 104 Democratic primary.[3][4]
| Michigan House of Representatives, District 104 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Betsy Coffia |
79.61% | 3,584 | |
| Democratic | Megan Crandall | 20.39% | 918 | |
| Total Votes | 4,502 | |||
Incumbent Larry Inman defeated Jason Gillman in the Michigan House of Representatives District 104 Republican primary.[3][4]
| Michigan House of Representatives, District 104 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Larry Inman Incumbent |
59.05% | 7,410 | |
| Republican | Jason Gillman | 40.95% | 5,139 | |
| Total Votes | 12,549 | |||
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. Betsy Coffia defeated Penny Larcom in the Democratic primary. Eight candidates ran in the Republican primary; Larry Inman won, with Robert Hentschel and Isaiah Wunsch finishing second and third, respectively. Inman then defeated Coffia in the general election.[5][6][7][8][9]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Republican | Larry Inman |
53.2% | 17,394 | |
| Democratic | Betsy Coffia | 46.8% | 15,317 | |
| Total Votes | 32,711 | |||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
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Betsy Coffia |
82.5% | 3,139 |
| Penny Larcom | 17.5% | 667 |
| Total Votes | 3,806 | |
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
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Larry Inman |
21.2% | 2,430 |
| Robert Hentschel | 20% | 2,298 |
| Isaiah Wunsch | 19.2% | 2,205 |
| Jamie Callahan | 14% | 1,606 |
| Beau Vore | 11% | 1,265 |
| Karen Renny | 9.7% | 1,112 |
| Ken Hinton | 2.5% | 288 |
| Matt Lundy | 2.4% | 280 |
| Total Votes | 11,484 | |
Campaign finance summary
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Scorecards
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2020
In 2020, the Michigan State Legislature was in session from January 8 to December 31.
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2019
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In 2019, the Michigan State Legislature was in session from January 9 through December 31.
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2018
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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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Endorsements
2014
In 2014, Inman's endorsements included:
- Right to Life of Michigan[10]
Noteworthy events
Federal prosecutors charge Inman with abuse of office
Federal prosecutors charged Larry Inman in 2019 with allegedly abusing his office. They brought three charges against the legislator: extortion, lying to the FBI, and lying to investigators about texts soliciting contributions.[11]
Inman's lawyer filed a motion to dismiss the charges, but U.S. District Court Judge Robert Jonker denied the motion on October 15. “After review, however, the Court is satisfied those concerns are best addressed through a careful crafting of jury instructions, rather than dismissal of the indictment,” Jonker wrote in an order.[11]
Ballotpedia did not identify comments released by Inman following the judge's ruling. Inman's lawyer, Christopher Cooke, said they were disappointed but that he respected but disagreed with the judge's decision.[11]
On December 10, 2019, presiding U.S. District Court Chief Judge Rober Jonker declared a mistrial on the charges of attempted extortion and soliciting a bribe after the jury could not reach a verdict on these charges.[12]
See also
- Michigan House of Representatives
- Michigan House of Representatives District 104
- Michigan House of Representatives elections, 2014
- Michigan State Legislature
- Larry Inman recall, Michigan House of Representatives (2019)
External links
- Search Google News for this topic
- Legislative Profile from Project Vote Smart
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Profile from Vote-USA
Footnotes
- ↑ inmanforstaterep.com, "The Issues," accessed August 1, 2014
- ↑ 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, "Unofficial General Election Results as of November 5, 2014," accessed November 6, 2014
- ↑ Right to Life of Michigan, "Elections," accessed June 18, 2014
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 Traverse City Record Eagle, "Republican state Rep. Larry Inman heads to trial," October 18, 2019
- ↑ "Detroit Free Press," "Inman not guilty of lying to FBI; hung jury on bribery and extortion," December 10, 2019
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| Preceded by Wayne Schmidt (R) |
Michigan House of Representatives District 104 2015–2020 |
Succeeded by John Roth (R) |
