Sherry Berecz
Sherry Berecz was a 2016 Democratic candidate for District 23 of the Michigan House of Representatives.
Campaign themes
2016
Berecz's campaign website highlighted the following issues:[1]
Government waste
- Excerpt: "Sherry knows that putting families first and special interest in the back seat is the key to a successful state. Sherry will go to Lansing and fight every day for the working families of the 23rd district."
Education funding
- Excerpt: "Sherry will put fair funding of our schools front and center in Lansing. Money for the kids of Woodhaven and Trenton should be the same as we spend on the kids of Detroit and West Bloomfield."
Roads
- Excerpt: "Bad roads are destroying Michigan. People are tired of excuses, political grandstanding and partisan fighting. Sherry pledges to work with anybody and everybody until the road funding issue is resolved once and for all."
Revenue sharing
- Excerpt: "Sherry will work to increase the amount of state funding our communities receive so that our firefighters, police officers, and trash collectors will not have to fight for their jobs."
Child daycare and maternity leave
- Excerpt: "As a single mother, Sherry knows the just how hard raising one’s children can be, and Sherry will fight to ensure having a family continues to be a beautiful thing and not a burden."
Elections
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 Pat Somerville (R) did not seek re-election because of term-limits.
Darrin Camilleri defeated Bob Howey in the Michigan House of Representatives District 23 general election.[2]
Michigan House of Representatives, District 23 General Election, 2016 | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
Democratic | 50.34% | 24,100 | ||
Republican | Bob Howey | 49.66% | 23,777 | |
Total Votes | 47,877 | |||
Source: Michigan Secretary of State |
Darrin Camilleri defeated Sherry Berecz, Elayne Petrucci and Steven Rzeppa in the Michigan House of Representatives District 23 Democratic primary.[3][4]
Michigan House of Representatives, District 23 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
Democratic | 35.69% | 2,623 | ||
Democratic | Sherry Berecz | 33.42% | 2,456 | |
Democratic | Elayne Petrucci | 5.10% | 375 | |
Democratic | Steven Rzeppa | 25.79% | 1,895 | |
Total Votes | 7,349 |
Bob Howey defeated Michael Frazier and Mike Taylor in the Michigan House of Representatives District 23 Republican primary.[3][4]
Michigan House of Representatives, District 23 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
Republican | 76.61% | 3,150 | ||
Republican | Michael Frazier | 9.29% | 382 | |
Republican | Mike Taylor | 14.11% | 580 | |
Total Votes | 4,112 |
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See also
- Michigan House of Representatives
- Michigan House of Representatives District 23
- Michigan House of Representatives elections, 2016
- Michigan State Legislature
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Sherry Berecz, "Sherry on the Issues," accessed June 23, 2016
- ↑ Michigan Secretary of State, "2016 official general election results," accessed May 2, 2017
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Michigan Secretary of State, "2016 Michigan Candidate Listing," accessed April 22, 2016
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Michigan Secretary of State, "2016 Michigan Election Results," accessed August 2, 2016