Tom Casperson

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Tom Casperson
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Republican Party

Prior offices
Michigan House of Representatives
Michigan State Senate District 38
Successor: Ed McBroom
Elections and appointments
Last election

August 2, 2016

Education

High school

Escanaba High School, 1977

Personal
Religion
Assembly of God
Contact

Personal website

Tom Casperson (b. July 20, 1959) was a former Republican member of the Michigan State Senate, representing District 38 from 2011 to 2018. He was unable to run for re-election in 2018 to the Michigan State Senate because of term limits. Casperson also served in the Michigan House of Representatives, representing District 108 from 2003 to 2009. He died on November 29, 2020, from lung cancer.[1]

Casperson was a 2016 Republican candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 1st Congressional District of Michigan.[2] Casperson was defeated by Jack Bergman in the Republican primary.[3]

Biography

Casperson worked for his family business, Casperson and Son Trucking, for 27 years.

Committee assignments

2017 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:

Michigan committee assignments, 2017
• Families, Seniors and Human Services
• Finance
• Natural Resources, Chair
• Transportation, Chair

2015 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Casperson served on the following committees:

2013-2014

At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Casperson served on the following committees:

Michigan committee assignments, 2012
• Natural Resources, Environment and Great Lakes, Chair
• Outdoor Recreation and Tourism
• Reforms, Restructuring and Reinventing
• Transportation, Chair

2011-2012

In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Casperson served on the following committees:

The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.


Elections

2018

See also: Michigan State Senate elections, 2018

Tom Casperson was not able to file for re-election due to term limits.

2016

See also: Michigan's 1st Congressional District election, 2016

Michigan's 1st Congressional District was a battleground district in 2016. Incumbent Dan Benishek (R), who began serving in Congress in 2010, left his seat open by choosing not to seek re-election in 2016. Jack Bergman (R), a retired USMC general, defeated Michigan Democratic Party leader Lon Johnson (D), Diane Bostow (L), and Ellis Boal (G) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Bergman defeated Tom Casperson, a state senator, and Jason Allen, a former state senator in the Republican primary. On the Democratic side, Johnson defeated former Kalkaska County Sheriff Jerry Cannon to win the nomination. The primary elections took place on August 2, 2016.[4][5][6][7][8][9][10][3][11][12]

U.S. House, Michigan District 1 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngJack Bergman 54.9% 197,777
     Democratic Lon Johnson 40.1% 144,334
     Libertarian Diane Bostow 3.7% 13,386
     Green Ellis Boal 1.3% 4,774
Total Votes 360,271
Source: Michigan Secretary of State


U.S. House, Michigan District 1 Democratic Primary, 2016
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngLon Johnson 71.6% 31,677
Jerry Cannon 28.4% 12,539
Total Votes 44,216
Source: Michigan Secretary of State


U.S. House, Michigan District 1 Republican Primary, 2016
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngJack Bergman 38.6% 33,632
Tom Casperson 31.9% 27,813
Jason Allen 29.4% 25,607
Total Votes 87,052
Source: Michigan Secretary of State

Casperson was a member of the NRCC's Young Guns Program in 2016. The Young Guns program "supports and mentors challenger and open-seat candidates in races across the country."[13]

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. Christopher Germain defeated Chris LaMarche in the Democratic primary. Incumbent Tom Casperson was unopposed in the Republican primary. Casperson defeated Germain in the general election.[14][15][16][17]

Michigan State Senate, District 38 General Election, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngTom Casperson Incumbent 61.8% 50,690
     Democratic Christopher Germain 38.2% 31,277
Total Votes 81,967
Michigan State Senate, District 38 Democratic Primary, 2014
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngChristopher Germain 50.7% 5,446
Chris LaMarche 49.3% 5,300
Total Votes 10,746

2010

See also: Michigan State Senate elections, 2010

Casperson won election to the 38th District of the Michigan State Senate in 2010. He defeated Democrat Michael Lahti in the November 2 general election.[18]

Michigan State Senate, District 38 General election (2010)
Candidates Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Tom Casperson (R) 49,868
Michael Lahti (D) 39,320

Campaign finance summary

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Tom Casperson campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2014Michigan State Senate, District 38Won $331,993 N/A**
2010Michigan State Senate, District 38Won $504,350 N/A**
2006Michigan State House, District 108Won $131,100 N/A**
2004Michigan State House, District 108Won $115,517 N/A**
2002Michigan State House, District 108Won $98,843 N/A**
Grand total$1,181,803 N/A**
Sources: OpenSecrets,  Federal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

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2018

In 2018, the Michigan State Legislature was in session from January 10 through December 31.

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2017


2016


2015


2014


2013


2012


2011

Endorsements

2014

In 2014, Casperson's endorsements included the following:

  • Right to Life of Michigan[19]

Personal

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When he served in the state Senate, Casperson and his wife, Diane, had four children.

Recent news

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External links

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Detroit Free Press, "Former state Sen. Tom Casperson dies at 61," November 29, 2020
  2. ↑ Up Matters, "It's official: Casperson to run for U.S. House of Representatives," November 9, 2015
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Politico, "Michigan House Primaries Results," August 2, 2016
  4. ↑ Interlochen Public Radio, "U.S. Rep. Dan Benishek says he's running again in 2016," March 24, 2015
  5. ↑ Detroit Free Press, "Benishek abruptly announces retirement at end of term," September 15, 2015
  6. ↑ WMUK, "Michigan Democratic Party Leader Could Run for Congress," June 22, 2015
  7. ↑ Facebook, "Mobile Uploads," August 23, 2015
  8. ↑ Up Matters, "It's official: Casperson to run for U.S. House of Representatives," November 9, 2015
  9. ↑ MLive, "Former Sen. Jason Allen to run for Michigan's 1st congressional district," January 14, 2016
  10. ↑ WBKB-TV, "USMC retiree announces candidacy for MI 1st Congressional District seat," March 3, 2016
  11. ↑ Michigan Secretary of State, "2016 Michigan Candidate Listing," accessed September 6, 2016
  12. ↑ CNN, "Election Results," accessed November 8, 2016
  13. ↑ NRCC, "32 Congressional Candidates Announced “On the Radar” as Part of NRCC’s Young Guns Program," November 19, 2015
  14. ↑ Michigan Secretary of State, "State Senator," accessed August 6, 2014
  15. ↑ Michigan Secretary of State, "State Senator," accessed December 5, 2014
  16. ↑ Michigan Secretary of State, "2014 Official Michigan Primary Candidate Listing," accessed May 27, 2014
  17. ↑ Michigan Secretary of State, "2014 Official Michigan General Candidate Listing," accessed September 8, 2014
  18. ↑ Michigan Secretary of State, "Election Results - General Election - November 02, 2010," March 2, 2011
  19. ↑ Right to Life of Michigan, "Elections," accessed June 18, 2014
Political offices
Preceded by
- 		Michigan State Senate District 38
2011–2018 		Succeeded by
Ed McBroom (R)
Preceded by
- 		Michigan House of Representatives District 108
2003–2009 		Succeeded by
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