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Marletta Seats
Marletta Seats (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Michigan House of Representatives to represent District 79. Seats lost in the Democratic primary on August 7, 2018.
Seats was a 2016 Democratic candidate for District 79 of the Michigan House of Representatives.
Campaign themes
2016
Seats' campaign website highlighted the following issues:[1]
| “ | Giving a Great Education to Every Child
Education unlocks the future for our children, making it possible to reach their goals and have a great life. Helping our kids means making sure each one of them attends a school that has the resources needed to provide them with a world-class education. It also means giving making sure that every child who wants to attend college can afford to do so. Marletta knows that the soaring cost of tuition is pricing too many kids out of a promising future, and she’ll fight to make a college education attainable for everyone. Supporting Small Business Southwest Michigan needs more good jobs. Too many of our young people have to leave the state just to start a career, and there are still too many people seeking good-paying jobs to replace ones they lost in the recession. Small businesses are struggling to expand and create jobs, while big corporations are getting state tax breaks while sending our jobs to other parts of the country or overseas. Marletta will fight for local businesses so that they get the resources they need to thrive and create new jobs here in our community. Keeping Government Accountable You work hard for every dollar you earn, so you deserve to know how your tax dollars are being spent. Unfortunately, Lansing politicians are using our tax dollars to give handouts to corporate friends and special interests while our roads crumble, our water and sewer systems decay and hardworking people struggle to find good jobs. Marletta will fight for government reforms that will make our state’s government more transparent, and ensure that government officials are held accountable to the people who put them in office. Living Wages for Families No one works harder than the people of Southwest Michigan, but too many of us are putting in more hours than ever but still struggling to get by from paycheck to paycheck. Marletta will always be on the side of our families and entrepreneurs when she’s in Lansing, and she’ll fight for higher wages and more opportunities so that our families can prosper.[2] |
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Elections
2018
See also: Michigan House of Representatives elections, 2018
General election
General election for Michigan House of Representatives District 79
Pauline Wendzel defeated Joey Andrews in the general election for Michigan House of Representatives District 79 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Pauline Wendzel (R) | 55.7 | 19,411 |
 | Joey Andrews (D) | 44.3 | 15,451 | |
| Total votes: 34,862 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 79
Joey Andrews defeated Marletta Seats in the Democratic primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 79 on August 7, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Joey Andrews | 57.0 | 3,485 |
| Marletta Seats | 43.0 | 2,628 | ||
| Total votes: 6,113 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 79
Pauline Wendzel defeated Maria Moen, Troy Rolling, Bruce Gorenflo, and JoAnn DeMeulenaere in the Republican primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 79 on August 7, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Pauline Wendzel | 46.2 | 5,041 |
| Maria Moen | 22.1 | 2,406 | ||
 | Troy Rolling | 16.8 | 1,828 | |
| Bruce Gorenflo | 11.3 | 1,236 | ||
| JoAnn DeMeulenaere | 3.7 | 400 | ||
| Total votes: 10,911 | |||
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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 Al Pscholka (R) did not seek re-election because of term-limits.
Kim LaSata defeated Marletta Seats and Carl Oehling in the Michigan House of Representatives District 79 general election.[3]
| Michigan House of Representatives, District 79 General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Kim LaSata |
58.78% | 23,657 | |
| Democratic | Marletta Seats | 38.42% | 15,461 | |
| U.S. Taxpayers | Carl Oehling | 2.81% | 1,129 | |
| Total Votes | 40,247 | |||
| Source: Michigan Secretary of State | ||||
Marletta Seats ran unopposed in the Michigan House of Representatives District 79 Democratic primary.[4][5]
| Michigan House of Representatives, District 79 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | Marletta Seats (unopposed) | |
Kim LaSata defeated Ryan Arnt, Mary Brown and Troy Rolling in the Michigan House of Representatives District 79 Republican primary.[4][5]
| Michigan House of Representatives, District 79 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Kim LaSata |
54.17% | 3,622 | |
| Republican | Ryan Arnt | 30.06% | 2,010 | |
| Republican | Mary Brown | 5.17% | 346 | |
| Republican | Troy Rolling | 10.59% | 708 | |
| Total Votes | 6,686 | |||
See also
- Michigan House of Representatives elections, 2018
- Michigan House of Representatives
- Michigan House of Representatives District 79
- Michigan House of Representatives elections, 2016
- Michigan State Legislature
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Marletta Seats, "The issues," accessed October 18, 2016
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Michigan Secretary of State, "2016 official general election results," accessed May 2, 2017
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Michigan Secretary of State, "2016 Michigan Candidate Listing," accessed April 22, 2016
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Michigan Secretary of State, "2016 Michigan Election Results," accessed August 2, 2016
