Taylor Harrell
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Taylor Harrell (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Michigan House of Representatives to represent District 2. She lost in the Democratic primary on August 4, 2020.
Harrell completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Harrell earned her bachelor's degree from Bowling Green State University in 2015.[1]
Elections
2020
See also: Michigan House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for Michigan House of Representatives District 2
Incumbent Joseph Tate defeated Mayra Rodriguez and Danetta Simpson in the general election for Michigan House of Representatives District 2 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Joseph Tate (D)  | 74.1 | 28,196 |
| Mayra Rodriguez (R) | 23.8 | 9,043 | ||
| Danetta Simpson (Independent) | 2.1 | 804 | ||
| Total votes: 38,043 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 2
Incumbent Joseph Tate defeated Taylor Harrell in the Democratic primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 2 on August 4, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Joseph Tate | 68.9 | 9,775 |
 | Taylor Harrell | 31.1 | 4,402 | |
| Total votes: 14,177 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 2
Mayra Rodriguez advanced from the Republican primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 2 on August 4, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Mayra Rodriguez | 100.0 | 2,626 | |
| Total votes: 2,626 | |||
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Campaign finance
2018
General election
General election for Detroit Charter Commission (9 seats)
The following candidates ran in the general election for Detroit Charter Commission on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Carol Weaver (Nonpartisan) | 8.3 | 64,681 | |
| ✔ |  | JoAnna Underwood (Nonpartisan) | 7.8 | 61,008 |
| ✔ |  | Quincy Jones (Nonpartisan) | 7.5 | 58,420 |
| ✔ | Nicole Small (Nonpartisan) | 7.3 | 57,150 | |
| ✔ | Tracy Peters (Nonpartisan) | 7.2 | 56,512 | |
| ✔ | Laura Hughes (Nonpartisan) | 7.2 | 56,300 | |
| ✔ | Richard Mack (Nonpartisan) | 6.9 | 54,119 | |
| ✔ | Barbara Anne Wynder (Nonpartisan) | 6.2 | 48,970 | |
| ✔ | Karissa Holmes (Nonpartisan) | 6.2 | 48,794 | |
 | Denzel McCampbell (Nonpartisan) | 5.6 | 43,980 | |
| Byron Osbern (Nonpartisan) | 5.6 | 43,632 | ||
| Graham Davis (Nonpartisan) | 5.5 | 43,028 | ||
| Taylor Harrell (Nonpartisan) | 5.0 | 39,106 | |
 | Michael Griffie (Nonpartisan) | 4.6 | 36,442 | |
| Emily Dabish (Nonpartisan) | 4.5 | 35,609 | ||
| Chase Cantrell (Nonpartisan) | 3.7 | 29,396 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.9 | 6,783 | ||
| Total votes: 783,930 | |||
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Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Taylor Harrell completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Harrell's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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I am a Political Director for a Detroit area non-profit focused on fighting for economic justice for mothers of color. I have spent the early part of my career advocating for equitable resources to be put into underserved neighborhoods and organizing to reshape policies that will unify communities. I am a former Congressional Staffer with experience in overseeing IRS, Medicare, Social Security, and Immigration cases for the residents of Michigan's 14th Congressional District under the leadership of Congresswoman Brenda Lawrence. I also worked as a Legislative Aide and Community Coordinator for State Representative Sherry Gay-Dagnogo. In my community and professions I am known for my passion, energy, and commitment to community and unifying presence. I have dedicated my young adulthood to being of service to others and have traveled across the state to engage Elected Officials and stakeholders on topics related to civic engagement, voter education, equity, and the advancement of black women and girls. I have successfully worked on two Detroit area campaigns which afforded me the opportunity to go door to door in some of the best neighborhoods on Detroit's east side and some of the most challenged in hopes to encourage people to vote, connect them to resources, and to simply let them know what's happening in their communities. These
experiences have shown me that all people are facing similar challenges, and I welcome the opportunity to amplify my advocacy.
- I will work to strengthen our economy and provide more pathways to employment, increasing the minimum wage, and eliminating redlining and non-driving factors used for rate calculations of auto insurance.
- I will fight for restorative justice and reforming the criminal justice system.
- I will fight to increase the income eligibility cap for affordable housing to ensure low-income families have access to affordable housing
We need to invest in skilled trades training; repeal the senior pension tax; provide incentives for businesses that hire Veterans and Detroiters; mandate paid maternity leave; decriminalizing drug use and possession; restoring both earned time credit and good time credit for probationers, prisoners, parolees; supporting programs that focus on rehabilitation; expanding expungement guidelines; creating safeguards for incarcerated pregnant women; increasing the income eligibility cap for affordable housing; end red-lining and eliminate non-driving factors auto insurance companies use for rate calculation.
The election of our first black President. I was 16 years old.
No, experience in the community you are representing is crucial. Knowing the needs and experiences of those people in the community to understand their legislative needs is the foundation of governing.
Our biggest challenges will be access to affordable housing, improving public education, and lack of economic opportunities.
Building relationships with other legislators is key to effective governing. Relationships within your own Caucus and party are just as important as relationships with other legislators across the aisle. One of the greatest things about our election process is that it allows people from all walks of life to get involved. Having legislators with various hands-on experience in education, insurance, small business, tax, and even legal practice is key to ensuring legislation results in effective practice once implemented. Diversity of experience allows for a full spectrum understanding of the present obstacles faced in those areas.
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See also
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on July 20, 2020
Current members of the Michigan House of Representatives
Leadership
Speaker of the House:Matt Hall
Minority Leader:Ranjeev Puri
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Alabas Farhat (D)
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Karen Whitsett (D)
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Regina Weiss (D)
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Natalie Price (D)
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Helena Scott (D)
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Joseph Tate (D)
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Veronica Paiz (D)
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Donavan McKinney (D)
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Kimberly Edwards (D)
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Mai Xiong (D)
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Mike McFall (D)
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Erin Byrnes (D)
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Stephanie Young (D)
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Jason Hoskins (D)
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Noah Arbit (D)
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Kelly Breen (D)
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Jason Morgan (D)
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Ranjeev Puri (D)
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Peter Herzberg (D)
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Dylan Wegela (D)
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Rylee Linting (R)
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Jamie Thompson (R)
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James DeSana (R)
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William Bruck (R)
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Reggie Miller (D)
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Jimmie Wilson (D)
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Morgan Foreman (D)
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Jennifer Wortz (R)
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Steve Carra (R)
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Brad Paquette (R)
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Joey Andrews (D)
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Pauline Wendzel (R)
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Matt Longjohn (D)
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Julie Rogers (D)
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Matt Hall (R)
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Steve Frisbie (R)
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Sarah Lightner (R)
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Kathy Schmaltz (R)
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Carrie Rheingans (D)
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Ron Robinson (R)
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Joseph Aragona (R)
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David Martin (R)
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