Pam Byrnes
| Pam Byrnes | |
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| Member of the Michigan House of Representatives from the 52nd district |
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| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 2005 |
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| Preceded by | Gene DeRossett |
| Succeeded by | Mark Ouimet |
| Personal details | |
| Born | June 25, 1947 |
| Nationality | American |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Kent Brown |
| Profession | Attorney |
| Website | http://pambyrnes.com/ |
Pam Byrnes (born June 25, 1947) is the former Democratic State Representative in the Michigan State House of Representatives, representing the 52nd District which covers parts of Washtenaw County.[1]
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[edit] 2004 election
Byrnes was elected to the State House in 2004, beating Republican Joe Yekulis by over 5000 votes.[2] She competed with Yekulis for the section of western Washtenaw County that he had represented on the County Commission for the past decade.
[edit] 2006 election
Byrnes was the lone Democrat running for State Representative in the district. She faced Republican Shannon Brown in the general election, and she was reelected by over 11000 votes.[3]
[edit] 2008 election
Byrnes ran for re-election to the State House for the final time in November 2008, due to Michigan term limits. Byrnes' Republican opponent was Eric Lielbriedis, of Saline. She was reelected with over 62% of the vote, and a margin of over 16000 votes.[4]
[edit] Seeking election to State Senate in 2010
On December 13, 2009, Pam Byrnes announced her candidacy for State Senate in Michigan's 18th district. The announcement was made at the Ypsilanti Freighthouse in Ypsilanti's Depot Town.[5] Five days before the election, an article in a Michigan newspaper revealed that a right-wing Political Action Committee funded by Republican leaders including Richard (Dick) DeVos made two independent expenditures promoting Pam Byrnes and one independent expenditure criticizing her opponent. The Great Lakes Education Project PAC promotes the privatization of schools and lobbies for "choice" in public education.[6]
Byrnes lost the Democratic primary to Rebekah Warren, 55-41%.
[edit] References
- ^ "State Representative Pam Byrnes". Michigan House Democrats. http://052.housedems.com/. Retrieved 2010-07-30.
- ^ "Official Election Results". Washtenaw County. 2004-11-16. http://electionresults.ewashtenaw.org/nov2004/Canvass-Cst3012.html. Retrieved 2010-07-30.
- ^ "Official Election Results". Washtenaw County. http://electionresults.ewashtenaw.org/nov2006/canvassreport11.html.
- ^ "Official Election Results". Washtenaw County. http://electionresults.ewashtenaw.org/nov2008/canvassreport7.html.
- ^ "State Rep. Pam Byrnes to run for state senate". AnnArbor.com. 2009-12-10. http://www.annarbor.com/news/state-rep-pam-byrnes-to-run-for-state-senate/. Retrieved 2010-07-30.
- ^ "Stanton, Ryan J. "Group questions why right-wing Republican group is behind ads supporting Democrat Pam Byrnes" ''annarbor.com'' July 27, 2010". AnnArbor.com LLC. 2010-07-15. http://www.annarbor.com/news/group-questions-why-right-wing-republican-group-is-behind-ads-supporting-democrat-pam-byrnes/. Retrieved 2010-07-30.
[edit] External links
- Pam Byrnes for State Senate, Official Campaign Site
- The Honorable Pam G. Byrnes, Official Michigan House Site
- Michigan House Democrats, Michigan House Democratic Site
- Michigan Democratic Party
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