PERSONAL
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Lifelong Michigan resident
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Gaylord resident since 1995
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Married. (Brenda) Two children, five grandchildren
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Owner of the Snowman Cam
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Avid outdoorsman
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Christian Constitutional Conservative
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Member Evangelical Free Church in Gaylord
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Lifetime member of the NRA
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Member of Right to Life
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Member of Farm Bureau
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Member Chamber of Commerce
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Pro 2nd Amendment
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CPL holder
PROFESSIONAL
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Current State Representative for the 105th District of Michigan​​
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Currently serving as State Representative for the counties of Otsego, Crawford, Roscommon, and Missaukee and also parts of Kalkaska, Oscoda, and Antrim counties.​
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44+ year small business owner in real estate and property management
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Past Chairman Otsego County Board of Commissioners​
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Past President Michigan Association of Counties​
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Past Member Board of Directors National Association of Counties in Washington D.C.​
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Rotarian
GOALS
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Reduce taxes, fees and regulations
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Protect our way of life in Northern Michigan
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Encourage managed growth
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Protect our natural resources
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Encourage businesses and industry to create living wage jobs in the area
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Continue to be a strong voice for Northern Michigan
Education​
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Graduate Liberty University – Advanced Bible Study and Biblical Counseling.
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Graduate County Leadership Institute Washington D.C.
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Endorsements
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Glen Catt - Previous Owner of Glen's Market
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Bill Wishart - Mayor of Gaylord
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John Jenkins - Previous Mayor of Gaylord
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Joe Messenger - Owner of Gaylord Funeral Home
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Rich Gillespie - Builder, Realtor, and former Charlevoix County Commissioner
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Steve Bond - Sales Manager at Feeny Chrysler
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Right to Life - RTL.org
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Farm Bureau (Agripac)
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Gwendolyn Ford - Owner of Wink Salon
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Courtney & Mike Willits - Owners of Cutting Edge Computers
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Josh Powell - Paramedic
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Jennifer Mitchell - Service Adviser
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Bob & Rhonda Elam - Owners of BJ's Event Center
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Kevin Johnson - Owner of Johnson Oil Company
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Jim & Jennifer Akans – Weekly Choice Newspaper
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Nick Florian – President, Otsego Lake Association
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Ed & Cathy Hunt – Integrity Construction
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Mary Sanders – Hayes Township Supervisor/Accessor
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Michelle Noirot – Bagley Township Supervisor
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Celeste Szymanski – Bagley Township Trustee
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Pearl Lake – Retired Medical Field
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Natalie Cottle - Nurse
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Jerry & Sue Beattie – Owner of Sled Shed​
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Matt and Holly Barresi – Gaylord Airport Manager
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Stan & Melissa Ponstein – Kent County Commissioner
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Dan & Tami Hunt – Lawn Care Specialist
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Jon & Dina Sumner – Windfield Farm Rusty Rooster
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Chris & Sheila Zeiter – Plumbing and Heating
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Suzy DeFeyter – Otsego County Clerk
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Dona Wishart – Director Commission on Aging
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Bill Wishart – Gaylord City Councilman
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Matt Nowicki – Otsego County Sheriff
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Rachel Frisch – Otsego County Administrator
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Connie Hayes – Retired Nurse
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Sue Cook – 1Senior Home Care Inc.
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Luke Datema – Owner of Datema Media
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Jenni Caverson – Exec Services
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Jason Caverson – Wade Trim
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Gary Wnuk – Alcona County Commissioner
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Jerimiah Ford – Forest Management
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Gwendolyn Ford – Owner Wink Salon and Spa
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Ron LeBourdias – VFW Post Commander
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Ellie Panci – Victims’ Rights Advocate Prosecutor’s Office
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Terra Deming – HR Director Munson/OMH Hospital
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Loretta Lee – Retired OMH
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Paul Beachnau – Director Gaylord Tourism Bureau
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Mark Lambries – Retired Spartan Foods.
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Vicky Glasser – Home Healthcare
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Bruce & Barb Brown – Alpine Chocolat Haus
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Doug Johnson – Mid-North Printing/County Commissioner
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Sheldon & Sue Smith – Retired Voice Over Artist and Attorney
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Lori Moser – Retired Air Force
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Jim Grisso – Former Editor Gaylord Herald Times
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Ron Fisk – F & F Excavating
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Russ Smith – Retired Wholesale Salt Distribution
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Paul Hartmann – Retired and Chairs Planning Commission
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Thom & Victoria LeFevre – Retired Phone Company Lineman
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Danny Watson – Retired Autoworker​​
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Tom Stillings – Political Consultant​
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Paul Slough - Attorney
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Bill Whyte - Real Estate Broker
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Paul Liss - County Commissioner
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Sheila Zeiter - Manufacturing
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Jim Lappan - Lappan's of Gaylord
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Larry Edwards - Past Owner of Bearded Dogg Restaurant
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Eric Clink - Builder
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Cherie Hogan - Retired Auto Sales
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Marcus Wegmeyer - Insurance
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David Delaney - Attorney
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Bob Marsh - Telecom
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Mark Warren - Owner of Dependable Concrete
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Karl Scheiterlein - Retired Railroad
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Larry Beckett - Retired
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Karin Beyer - Community Liaison ​