What Michigan political office did Dick Devos run against Nancy Cassis for in 2006?
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Nancy Cassis Nancy Cassis (born January 26, 1944) is an American teacher and psychologist. As a Michigan Senator who initially ran against Dick DeVos, she dropped out of the contest before Michigan's 2006 gubernatorial Republican primary. In the Michigan Senate she served as the Majority Caucus Chairperson and introduced the Michigan Business Tax, which was eventually repealed by conservative governor Rick Snyder.
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Dick DeVos Richard Marvin "Dick" DeVos Jr. (born October 21, 1955) is an American entrepreneur-businessman and author from Michigan. The son of Amway co-founder Richard DeVos, he served as CEO of the consumer goods distribution company from 1993 to 2002. In 2006, DeVos ran for Governor of Michigan, but lost to the then Democratic incumbent Jennifer Granholm. In 2012, "Forbes" magazine listed his father as the 67th richest person in the United States, with a net worth of approximately $5.1 billion.
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Rick Jones (politician) Rick Jones is a Republican politician from Michigan currently serving in the Michigan Senate after having served three terms in the Michigan House of Representatives.
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Gary Owen (politician) Gary M. Owen is a Democratic Michigan politician who served as a member and as Speaker of the Michigan House of Representatives. Upon his election, Owen was appointed to the House Appropriations Committee, the first-ever freshman appointed to that committee in history.
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United States Senate election in Michigan, 2006 The 2006 United States Senate election in Michigan was held on November 7, 2006. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow won re-election to a second term.
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Rosalynn Bliss Rosalynn Bliss (born August 3, 1975) is an American politician, social worker, and mayor of Grand Rapids, Michigan. The first woman to be elected Mayor of Michigan's second-largest city, Bliss took office on January 1, 2016. Bliss has served on the Grand Rapids City Commission since 2006.
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Paul Mitchell (politician) Paul Mitchell (born May 8, 1961) is an American politician from the state of Michigan. A member of the Republican Party, Mitchell is the U.S. Representative for Michigan 's 10 congressional district .
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Ismael Ahmed Ismael Ahmed was the director of the Michigan Department of Human Services from September, 2007 to January 3, 2011. He was appointed by Governor Jennifer M. Granholm in September 2007. As director of the state’s second largest agency, Ahmed oversaw 10,000 employees and managed a $4 billion-plus budget serving 1.5 million medical assistance cases and 1.2 million cash and food assistance cases.
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George Darany George T. Darany (born March 12, 1956) is a retired Democratic politician from Michigan, who served in the Michigan House of Representatives from 2011 to 2017.
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Michigan gubernatorial election, 2014 The Michigan gubernatorial election of 2014 took place on November 4, 2014, to elect the Governor of Michigan, concurrently with the election of Michigan's Class II U.S. Senate seat, as well as other elections to the United States Senate in other states and elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections.
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Gretchen Driskell Gretchen Demarest Driskell (born October 1, 1958) is a former Democratic member of the Michigan House of Representatives representing the 52nd District. Prior to her time in the Michigan Legislature, she was the first female mayor of Saline, Michigan, a position which she held for fourteen years.
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James A. Barcia James Allan (Jim) Barcia (born February 25, 1952) is a Democratic politician from Michigan. He has served successively in the Michigan House of Representatives, the Michigan Senate, the United States House of Representatives and then again the Michigan Senate, from which he was term-limited in January 2011.
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United States Senate election in Michigan, 2012 The 2012 United States Senate election in Michigan was held on November 6, 2012, alongside a presidential election, other elections to the United States Senate in other states, as well as elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow was re-elected to a third term after being unopposed in the Democratic primary. The Republican nominee was former Congressman Pete Hoekstra. Stabenow defeated Hoekstra by a landslide 21% margin and by almost one million votes.
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Kurt Heise Kurt Heise is a Republican politician from Michigan currently serving in the Michigan House of Representatives.
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Michigan Secretary of State election, 2002 The 2002 Michigan Secretary of State election was held on Tuesday, November 5, 2002 to elect the Michigan Secretary of State for a four-year term. Incumbent Republican Candice Miller was term-limited and unable to seek a third term.
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Dan Kildee Daniel Timothy Kildee (born August 11, 1958) is an American politician who has been the U.S. Representative for Michigan's 5th congressional district since 2013. He is a member of the Democratic Party.
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Michigan gubernatorial election, 1982 The 1982 Michigan gubernatorial election was held on November 2, 1982.
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Julie Hamos Julie Hamos (born January 29, 1949) is a former Democratic member of the Illinois House of Representatives, representing the 18th District from 1999 to 2011. Her district included Rogers Park in Chicago and the suburbs of Evanston, Wilmette, Kenilworth, Winnetka and Glencoe.
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Howard Edelson Howard Edelson (born April 25, 1960) is an American political strategist, campaign manager, and regular political media commentator. Edelson is the founding partner of Michigan-based political consulting business, The Edelson Group. He was the campaign manager for former Michigan Governor Jennifer Granholm's successful 2006 re-election campaign. He has led other successful ballot measures in Michigan for affordable energy and tax reform
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Dennis Olshove Dennis Olshove (born January 18, 1950) is a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan. He is a former Democratic member of both houses of the Michigan Legislature and a current member of the Michigan Liquor Control Commission.
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Steve Tobocman Steven Tobocman (born January 27, 1970) is a former politician from the state of Michigan. He was a member of the Michigan House of Representatives until term limits forced him to give up his seat at the end of 2008. A Democrat, he represented the 12th district in Southwest Detroit. Tobocman was elected to be the Democratic Floor Leader for the 2007-2008 legislative session and voiced his support for Rashida Tlaib, as his successor.
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Peggy R. Cook Peggy R. Cook (July 8, 1939 – December 24, 2011) was a politician in Flint, Michigan.