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King gets 1,200 signatures for special election; Running as a Republican
Topic Started: Jul 20 2012, 06:49 PM (569 Views)
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King is running as a Republican because he said the district is a Republican district. “No one could win as a Democrat,” he said. King, who has run as a Democrat in a previous race for state representative, describes himself as a “Bill Milliken moderate who was willing to work with people.”

http://www.hometownlife.com/article/20120720/NEWS10/120720014/Five-Republicans-one-Democrat-file-special-election-McCotter-s-seat?odyssey=nav|head
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Five Republicans, including a former school board member in Livonia, and one Democrat have filed to run in a special election Sept. 5 to fill the unexpired term of former U.S. Rep. Thaddeus McCotter.

Former state Sen. Nancy Cassis, former Livonia school board member Steve King, Carolyn Kavanagh of Livonia and Kenneth Crider of Livonia filed Friday to run on the Republican ballot in the 11th Congressional District.

Republican Kerry Bentivolio of Milford also filed petitions with 1,075 signatures July 16. Totals included Cassis, 2,000 signatures; Crider, 1,100; King, 1,200; and Kavanagh, 1,276.
On Thursday, Democrat David Curson of Belleville filed petitions with 2,000 signatures.
Democratic and Republican candidates had until 4 p.m. Friday to file. The signatures will be reviewed by the Secretary of State’s office to ensure the paperwork is filled out properly and all petitions are originals, according to Gisgie Gendreau, spokeswoman for the Secretary of State’s office.


“We will do that before the state Board of Canvassers meets on Monday,” Gendreau said. That board meets at 2 p.m. to certify the list of candidates.

The candidates have until 4 p.m. Monday to withdraw. Candidates without party affiliation have until Aug. 7 to file. Minor parties that hold a caucus to nominate candidates face a deadline of Aug. 8.


Residents in the current 11th District will be voting in a special election Wednesday, Sept. 5, and again Nov. 6 to fill the unexpired term. All of Livonia is included in both the former 11th District and the redistricted 11th District.

State election officials estimate the cost of the special election to local communities will be $650,000. Livonia’s cost is estimated at $50,000. Redford’s cost is expected to be $30,000.


McCotter resigned July 6, ending his term six months early after what he called a “nightmarish month and a half” in apparent reference to his duplicated signatures on petitions turned into the Secretary of State that resulted in an investigation by state Attorney General Bill Schuette. The duplicate signatures were invalidated, so he fell short of the minimum signatures required to run.


On July 13, Lt. Gov. Brian Calley, acting in Gov. Rick Snyder’s absence, called for a special election in the 11th Congressional District to fill the vacancy created by McCotter’s resignation.

In the Aug. 7 primary election, voters in the redrawn 11th District will decide between a Republican candidate listed on the ballot (Bentivolio), two write-in Republican candidates (Cassis and Drexel Morton of Canton) and two Democrats (Dr. Syed Taj of Canton and Bill Roberts of Redford). The top finishers from each party will square off in the general election Nov. 6. The election winner will begin a two-year term Jan. 3.

Cassis released a statement Friday after she filed her petitions for the special election.

“I deeply regret the cost, confusion and extra burden on the local clerks which will occur due to the special election the governor has called,” Cassis said. “But we cannot allow this seat to be represented by a Democrat who supports Obamacare, or a Republican who believes President Bush and Vice President Cheney were responsible for the 9/11 terrorist attack on America.”

The Democrat she referenced is Taj, who believes that the Affordable Health Care Act “does not go far enough,” and the Republican is Bentivolio, who appeared in The President Goes to Heaven, a film released last year that pokes fun at a fictional character based on former President George W. Bush.

Bentivolio said in a recent interview that he appeared in the film to investigate the state’s film subsidies and “do a little acting.”

King said Friday he decided to run because he wants to serve. “If I am lucky enough, I will serve those 45 days and I will work harder than anybody in those 45 days,” he said.

King said he would work in the district to help constituents. “I want to bring the service back to public service,” he said.

King was in the process of collecting signatures to run a write-in campaign for the two-year term that begins Jan. 3, but decided to end that campaign when he fell short of the 3,000 signatures he needed.

Instead, King collected 1,200 signatures to declare his candidacy in the special election.

King is running as a Republican because he said the district is a Republican district. “No one could win as a Democrat,” he said. King, who has run as a Democrat in a previous race for state representative, describes himself as a “Bill Milliken moderate who was willing to work with people.”

The Observer was unable to reach Crider on Friday as a phone number listed for him was disconnected. A message was left for Curson on Friday for comment.
Kavanagh, daughter of 16th District Judge Sean Kavanagh, could not be reached late Friday afternoon.

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Jul 20 2012, 06:49 PM
King is running as a Republican because he said the district is a Republican district. “No one could win as a Democrat,” he said. King, who has run as a Democrat in a previous race for state representative, describes himself as a “Bill Milliken moderate who was willing to work with people.”

http://www.hometownlife.com/article/20120720/NEWS10/120720014/Five-Republicans-one-Democrat-file-special-election-McCotter-s-seat?odyssey=nav|head
Some people will say anything to get elected. ^o)
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I guess this means he will not be running for the school board ! We need a good candidate people. This forum can be a large enough Grass Roots effort to propel someone into office. For the sake of everyone, let's not let some like those of the past get back on.

Does anyone know the deadline to file for running?
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