Vicki Barnett
Vicki Barnett (Democratic Party) was a member of the Michigan House of Representatives, representing District 37. She assumed office in 2009. She left office in 2015.
Barnett (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Michigan State Senate to represent District 6. She lost in the Democratic primary on August 2, 2022.
Barnett served on the Farmington Hills City Council from 1995 to 2003, then as mayor of Farmington Hills until 2007.
Biography
Barnett received her B.S. and M.B.A. from the University of Michigan-Dearborn in 1983 and 1991, respectively. Her professional experience includes working as an investment consultant at LPL Financial in Farmington Hills, and as a licensed accident, life and health insurance agent.
Committee assignments
2013-2014
At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Barnett served on the following committees:
| Michigan committee assignments, 2012 |
|---|
| • Commerce |
| • Tax Policy, Vice chair |
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Barnett served on the following committees:
| Michigan committee assignments, 2011 |
|---|
| • Commerce |
| • Government Operations, Vice chair |
| • Tax Policy |
2009-2010
In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Barnett served on the following committees:
| Michigan committee assignments, 2009 |
|---|
| • Agriculture |
| • Intergovernmental and Regional Affairs |
| • Tax Policy |
| • Urban Policy |
Voting record
Key votes of 2009-2010
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- Super Speedway, Lawmakers voting on whether TO EXTEND A SPECIAL TAX PERK for a super speedway.
- Driver Responsibility Fees, Lawmakers voting on whether TO IMPOSE 'driver responsibility fees.'
- Crony Capitalism, Lawmakers voting on whether TO RESTRICT THE RIGHT of shareholders to sell their own stock.
- Right to Work, Lawmakers voting on an amendment SUPPORTING RIGHT-TO-WORK zones.
- Dept. of State Cost-Saving, Lawmakers voting on whether TO SLOW DOWN PROGRESS ON THE SECRETARY OF STATE'S COST-SAVING CONSOLIDATION PLAN.
- Golf Carts, Lawmakers voting on whether TO SUBSIDIZE the production of electric vehicle batteries.
- Home Court Disadvantage, Lawmakers voting on whether TO GIVE MORE TAXING POWER to local government in Kalamazoo so it can finance a taxpayer-subsidized sports arena.
- Fire Safe Cigarettes, Lawmakers voting on whether TO BAN the sale of cigarettes that are not "fire safe."
- Balancing Act, Lawmakers voting on a budget to CUT REVENUE SHARING PAYMENTS to local governments as a way to balance the state budget without raising taxes.
- Balancing Act 2, Lawmakers voting on a cut of less than 3 percent to K-12 school aid payments so as to balance the state budget without tax increases.
- A Good Tax Gone Bad?, Lawmakers voting on the Michigan Business Tax.
- It’s From the Children, Lawmakers voting on whether to RAID $90 MILLION from the Michigan Higher Education Student Loan Authority.
- Left Behind, Lawmakers voting on whether TO FINANCE "No Worker Left Behind" with a 59.9 percent increase in general fund spending in the 2009 DELEG budget.
- First Class Schools, Lawmakers voting on whether to keep Detroit Public Schools' "first class" status even though the district no longer meets the population standard.
- Politically Correct Capitalism, Lawmakers voting on whether to INCREASE SUBSIDIES for plug-in traction battery packs used in electric cars.
- Politically Correct Capitalism 2, Lawmakers voting on whether to GIVE SUBSIDIES for Michigan film production.
- Politically Correct Capitalism 3, Lawmakers voting on whether to INCREASE ELECTRIC CAR SUBSIDIES for a subsidiary of a Korean battery company.
- Secret Ballot, Lawmakers voting on whether to keep a SECRET BALLOT for union elections.
- Property Taxes Assaulted Again, Lawmakers voting on whether to allow public schools to EXPAND THE USE OF SINKING FUND property tax spending.
- Sneak Attack, Lawmakers voting on whether to allow public schools to EXPAND THE USE OF SINKING FUND property tax spending.
- Grapes of Wrath, Lawmakers voting on whether TO BAN home shipment of beer and wine to Michigan consumers.
- Subsidize Manufacture of Electric Cars, Lawmakers voting on whether to authorize a refundable Michigan Business Tax credit for makers of plug-in traction battery packs used in electric cars.
- Authorize Special Tax Breaks for Ethanol Gas Stations, Lawmakers voting on whether to authorize a non-refundable Michigan Business Tax credit equal to 30 percent of the costs incurred by a gas station to convert existing pumps and tanks, or acquire new ones that deliver E85 ethanol or biodiesel fuel.
More voting record details
- List of all of Vicki Barnett’s roll call votes, bills introduced, and floor amendments from MichiganVotes.org (use site’s “advanced search” to narrow by date range, issue category and/or keyword).
- List of Vicki Barnett’s missed roll-call votes
Elections
2022
See also: Michigan State Senate elections, 2022
General election
General election for Michigan State Senate District 6
Mary Cavanagh defeated Ken Crider and Kimberly Givens in the general election for Michigan State Senate District 6 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Mary Cavanagh (D) | 68.0 | 74,122 | |
| Ken Crider (R) | 28.9 | 31,463 | ||
| Kimberly Givens (Working Class Party) | 3.1 | 3,396 | ||
| Total votes: 108,981 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Michigan State Senate District 6
Mary Cavanagh defeated Vicki Barnett, Darryl Brown, and incumbent Betty Jean Alexander in the Democratic primary for Michigan State Senate District 6 on August 2, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Mary Cavanagh | 43.9 | 14,908 | |
| Vicki Barnett | 35.8 | 12,158 | ||
| Darryl Brown | 20.2 | 6,865 | ||
| Betty Jean Alexander (Write-in) | 0.0 | 8 | ||
| Total votes: 33,939 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Michigan State Senate District 6
Ken Crider advanced from the Republican primary for Michigan State Senate District 6 on August 2, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Ken Crider | 100.0 | 12,588 | |
| Total votes: 12,588 | ||||
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Working Class Party convention
Working Class Party convention for Michigan State Senate District 6
Kimberly Givens advanced from the Working Class Party convention for Michigan State Senate District 6 on June 26, 2022.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | Kimberly Givens (Working Class Party) | |
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Campaign finance
2014
- See also: Michigan State Senate elections, 2014
Elections for the Michigan State Senate took place in 2014. A primary election was held on August 5, 2014, and a general election took place on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was April 22, 2014. Incumbent Vincent Gregory defeated Vicki Barnett and Ellen Lipton in the Democratic primary. Boris Tuman was unopposed in the Republican primary. Gregory defeated Tuman in the general election.[1][2][3][4]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic |  Vincent Gregory Incumbent |
73.3% | 70,862 | |
| Republican | Boris Tuman | 23.6% | 22,846 | |
| Libertarian | James Young | 3.1% | 2,994 | |
| Total Votes | 96,702 | |||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
|
Vincent Gregory Incumbent |
34.7% | 10,286 |
| Vicki Barnett | 34.3% | 10,168 |
| Ellen Lipton | 31% | 9,204 |
| Total Votes | 29,658 | |
2012
Barnett won re-election in the 2012 election for Michigan House of Representatives District 37. She ran unopposed in the August 7 Democratic primary and defeated Bruce Lilley (R) in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[5][6]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Vicki Barnett Incumbent |
61.7% | 29,554 | |
| Republican | Bruce Lilley | 38.3% | 18,354 | |
| Total Votes | 47,908 | |||
2010
Barnett won re-election to the District 37 seat in 2010. She had no primary opposition. She defeated Christopher Atallah in the general election on November 2, 2010.[7][8]
| Michigan House of Representatives, District 37 General election (2010) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Vicki Barnett (D)
|
20,750 | |||
| Christopher Atallah (R) | 12,633 | |||
2008
On November 4, 2008, Barnett ran for District 37 of the Michigan House of Representatives, beating Paul Welday.[9]
Barnett raised $134,155 for her campaign.[10]
| Michigan House of Representatives, District 37 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Vicki Barnett (D)
|
28,575 | |||
| Paul Welday (R) | 18,954 | |||
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Vicki Barnett did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
2012
Barnett's website highlighted the following campaign themes:[11]
- Excerpt: "Revitalizing our Economy by attracting new businesses in emerging industries to Michigan"
- Excerpt: "Ensuring all Michigan Students have access to a world class education"
- Excerpt: "Ensuring local communities ability to provide essential services, such as police and fire protection"
Campaign finance summary
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Scorecards
Tea Party Scorecard
The Independent Tea Party Patriots, a Michigan Tea Party group, grades the votes of this and every other Michigan legislator on “core tea party issues” in a regularly-updated scorecard. 100% is considered an ideal rating.[12]
January 2011 - March 2012
Vicki Barnett received a 12% rating on the January 2011 - March 2012 Tea Party Scorecard.[12]
Personal
Note: Please contact us if the personal information below requires an update.
Barnett married her husband, attorney Mark Steckloff, in 1982; they have two children.
See also
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Michigan Secretary of State, "State Senator," accessed August 6, 2014
- ↑ Michigan Secretary of State, "State Senator," 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, "Election Results - Primary Election - August 07, 2012," accessed June 18, 2014
- ↑ Michigan Department of State, "Election Results - General Election - November 06, 2012," accessed November 29, 2014
- ↑ Michigan Secretary of State, "State Representative," accessed March 23, 2014
- ↑ Michigan Secretary of State, "State Representative," accessed March 23, 2014
- ↑ Michigan Secretary of State, "Election Results - General Election - November 04, 2008," accessed May 30, 2014
- ↑ Follow the Money, "Barnett, Vicki," accessed May 30, 2014
- ↑ electvickibarnett, Official Campaign Website, accessed January 3, 2015
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 Michigan Votes, "Tea Party Scorecard Jan 2011-Mar 2012," accessed June 22, 2012
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by - |
Michigan House of Representatives District 37 2009–2014 |
Succeeded by Christine Greig (D) |
