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Mike Nofs

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Mike Nofs
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Republican Party

Prior offices
Calhoun County Board of Commissioners
Michigan House of Representatives
Michigan State Senate District 19
Successor: John Bizon

Education

Associate

Kellogg Community College, 1974

Bachelor's

Spring Arbor University, 1991

Personal
Religion
Christian: Catholic
Profession
Law enforcement
Contact

Personal website

Michael "Mike" Nofs (b. November 19, 1953) is a former Republican member of the Michigan State Senate, representing District 19 from 2009 to 2018. He was elected to the chamber on November 4, 2009, when he won a special election to replace Mark Schauer (D), who resigned after being elected to Congress.

Nofs was unable to run for re-election in 2018 to the Michigan State Senate because of term limits.

Nofs served in the Michigan House of Representatives from 2003 to 2008. Nofs was also chair of the Calhoun County Board of Commissioners from 1993 to 1995 and 2001 to 2002. He served as commissioner of the Calhoun County Board of Commissioners, 4th District, from 1993 to 2002.

Biography

Nofs earned his A.A. in criminal justice from Kellogg Community College and his B.A. in management in human resources from Spring Arbor University. He worked as a post commander and trooper for the Michigan State Police in Battle Creek; deputy with the Calhoun County Sheriff's Department; officer and patrolman with the Marshall City Police Department; and a cadet with the Battle Creek City Police Department.

Committee assignments

2017 legislative session

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

Michigan committee assignments, 2017
• Appropriations
• Banking & Financial Institutions
• Energy and Technology, Chair

2015 legislative session

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

2013-2014

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

Michigan committee assignments, 2012
• Banking & Financial Institution, Vice chair
• Economic Development
• Energy and Technology, Chair
• Families, Seniors and Human Services

2011-2012

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

2009-2010

In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Nofs served on the following committees:

Issues

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.
  • 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.
  • Mandate Beer Keg Buyer’s Tags, Lawmakers voting on whether TO MANDATE beer keg buyer's tags.
  • Remonumentation of State Border, Lawmakers voting on whether to appropriate funds up to $500,000 for remonumentation of the Michigan-Indiana border.
  • Fire Safe Cigarettes, Lawmakers voting on whether TO BAN the sale of cigarettes that are not "fire safe."
  • Commission on Spanish-Speaking Affairs, Lawmakers voting on whether TO EXPAND DUTIES of and rename government's Commission on Spanish-Speaking Affairs.
  • 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.
  • Don’t Blame Canada, Lawmakers voting on whether TO BAN Canadian trash from Michigan landfills.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Presidential Privileges, Lawmakers voting on whether to require state workers to either work on President's Day or take the day off as an unpaid holiday.

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

Mike Nofs was not able to file for re-election due to term limits.

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. Greg Grieves was unopposed in the Democratic primary. Incumbent Mike Nofs was unopposed in the Republican primary. Nofs defeated Grieves in the general election.[1][2][3][4]

Michigan State Senate, District 19 General Election, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngMike Nofs Incumbent 61.6% 44,798
     Democratic Greg Grieves 38.4% 27,951
Total Votes 72,749

2010

See also: Michigan State Senate elections, 2010

Nofs won re-election to the 19th District seat in 2010. He had no primary opposition. He defeated Brenda Abbey (D) in the November 2 general election.

Michigan State Senate, District 19 General election (2010)
Candidates Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Michael Nofs (R) 46,543
Brenda Abbey (D) 26,657

2006

See also: Michigan House of Representatives elections, 2006

On November 7, 2006, Nofs won re-election for the Michigan House of Representatives election for the 62nd District.[5]

Michigan House - 62nd District
Candidates Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Michael Nofs (R) 15,639
Lynne Haley (D) 13,533

Campaign finance summary

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Mike Nofs campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2014Michigan State Senate, District 19Won $282,327 N/A**
2010Michigan State Senate, District 19Won $435,008 N/A**
2006Michigan State House, District 62Won $127,709 N/A**
2004Michigan State House, District 62Won $153,783 N/A**
2002Michigan State House, District 62Won $254,387 N/A**
Grand total$1,253,214 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.

Scorecards

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2018

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

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Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to environmental issues.
Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to environmental issues.
Legislators are scored on a number of bills selected by the editor of MIRS, a state capitol newsletter.
Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to conservative issues.
Legislators are scored based on their votes on small business issues.
Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.


2017


2016


2015


2014


2013


2012


2011

Endorsements

2014

In 2014, Nofs' endorsements included the following:

  • Right to Life of Michigan[6]

Personal

Note: Please contact us if the personal information below requires an update.
When he served in the state Senate, Nofs had five children.[7]

Recent news

This section links to a Google news search for the term Mike + Nofs + Michigan + Senate

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See also

External links

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Michigan Secretary of State, "State Senator," accessed August 6, 2014
  2. ↑ Michigan Secretary of State, "State Senator," accessed December 5, 2014
  3. ↑ Michigan Secretary of State, "2014 Official Michigan Primary Candidate Listing," accessed May 27, 2014
  4. ↑ Michigan Secretary of State, "2014 Official Michigan General Candidate Listing," accessed September 8, 2014
  5. ↑ Follow the Money, "Nofs, Michael," accessed May 30, 2014
  6. ↑ Right to Life of Michigan, "Elections," accessed June 18, 2014
  7. ↑ Project Vote Smart, "Mike Nofs' Biography," accessed May 30, 2014
Political offices
Preceded by
Mark Schauer 		Michigan State Senate District 19
2009–2018 		Succeeded by
John Bizon
Preceded by
-- 		Michigan House of Representatives
2003–2008 		Succeeded by
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