Jack Hoogendyk
Jack Hoogendyk | |
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| Member of theMichigan House of Representatives from the61stdistrict | |
| In office January 1, 2003 – December 31, 2008 | |
| Preceded by | Tom George |
| Succeeded by | Larry DeShazor |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 31, 1955 Kalamazoo, Michigan,U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Erin |
Jacob "Jack" Hoogendyk(/ˈhoʊɡəndaɪk/HOH-gən-dyke;[1]born 31 July 1955) is an American businessman andRepublicanpolitician,a former member of theMichigan House of Representativesand 2012 candidate for theU.S. House of Representativesin Michigan.
Early life, education, and business career
[edit]Hoogendyk was born inKalamazoo, Michigan.He is ofDutchancestry. He worked as a manager with aFortune 500company. He joined Alternatives of Kalamazoo, Pregnancy Care Center as executive director in April 1996. In 2000, Hoogendyk was elected to theKalamazoo CountyBoard of Commissioners.Prior to that, he was on the Portage Zoning Board of Appeals and the Kalamazoo County Public Health Advisory Board.
Michigan House of Representatives
[edit]Elections
[edit]After redistricting, Jack ran forMichigan's 61st House Districtin 2002 and defeated Democrat James Houston 57%-43%.[2]In 2004, he won re-election to a second term with 55% of the vote.[3]In 2006, he won re-election to a third term with just 51% of the vote.[4]
Tenure
[edit]Hoogendyk was first elected to the Michigan House of Representatives in 2002 representing the 61st district, which includes the cities ofPortageandParchment,and the townships ofAlamo,Kalamazoo,Oshtemo,Prairie RondeandTexas.
Hoogendyk is well known for hisconservativeviews on taxes, government spending, family issues,abortion,andaffirmative action.[citation needed]Hoogendyk has proposed making English the official language of the State of Michigan. He was twice rated the most conservative member of the Michigan House of Representatives.
In 2006 Hoogendyk was one of a small group of conservatives to lead the fight against legislation to mandate that the state Department of Education administer to all sixth grade girls the vaccineGardasilas a potential prevention against the risk ofHuman papillomavirus.[5]Following the defeat of this legislation, no other state has implemented similar legislation.
Campaigns for higher office
[edit]2006 gubernatorial election
[edit]In 2004 he announced his intent to seek the Republican nomination forGovernor of Michiganbut eventually dropped out of the race to endorse Republican rivalDick DeVos.
2008 U.S. Senate election
[edit]In 2008, theterm-limitedHoogendyk announced that he was running in the Republican primary to contest DemocratCarl Levin's seat in theU.S. Senate.[6]He was the only Republican on the August 5 primary ballot.[7]Levin won re-election, defeating Hoogendyk 63%-34%.[8]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Carl Levin(inc.) | 3,038,386 | 62.7 | +2.1 | |
| Republican | Jack Hoogendyk | 1,641,070 | 33.8 | −4.1 | |
| Libertarian | Scotty Boman | 76,347 | 1.6 | n/a | |
| Green | Harley Mikkelson | 43,440 | 0.9 | +0.1 | |
| U.S. Taxpayers | Michael Nikitin | 30,827 | 0.6 | n/a | |
| Natural Law | Doug Dern | 18,550 | 0.4 | +0.1 | |
| Majority | 1,397,316 | ||||
| Turnout | 4,848,620 | ||||
| Democratichold | Swing | ||||
2010 congressional election
[edit]In March 2010, Hoogendyk announced on his website that he would enter the Republican primary inMichigan's 6th congressional districtagainst incumbent Republican U.S. CongressmanFred Upton.Upton defeated him 57%-43%, winning every county in the district.[10][11]
2012 congressional election
[edit]In 2011, Hoogendyk met with theClub for Growth,a fiscally conservative501(c)4organization, about running against Upton in 2012.[11]Upton has received criticism for not being conservative enough fromRush Limbaugh,Glenn Beck,FreedomWorks,Right to Life of Michigan, and the Southwest MichiganTea Party Patriots.[12]He announced his candidacy on January 17, 2012.[13]He was not able to unseat Upton and ultimately lost the primary with 33% of the vote. The election was held on August 7, 2012. Had Hoogendyk won the Republican primary, he would have faced DemocratMike O'Brienin the general election.[14]Upton was ultimately re-elected.
Personal life
[edit]Hoogendyk is aBaptist.He has been married to his wife Erin since April 4, 1976, has five children and as of June 2012 had eleven grandchildren. He moved toWausau, Wisconsinin June 2013 to become the Executive Director of Hope Life Center.[15]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^"Jack Hoogendyk for US Senate".Archivedfrom the original on 2021-12-13.Retrieved14 December2019.
- ^"MI State House 061 Race - Nov 05, 2002".Our Campaigns.RetrievedFebruary 21,2012.
- ^"MI State House 061 Race - Nov 02, 2004".Our Campaigns.RetrievedFebruary 21,2012.
- ^"MI State House 061 Race - Nov 07, 2006".Our Campaigns.RetrievedFebruary 21,2012.
- ^"2006 Senate Bill 1416: Mandate HPV vaccine for sixth grade girls (House Roll Call 1393)".Michigan Votes.RetrievedFebruary 21,2012.
- ^Gray, Kathleen (2008-01-21)."2 in GOP poised to challenge Levin".Detroit Free Press.Retrieved2008-03-16.
- ^"2008 Official Michigan Primary Candidate Listing".Miboecfr.nictusa.Retrieved2010-04-29.
- ^"MI US Senate Race - Nov 04, 2008".Our Campaigns.RetrievedFebruary 21,2012.
- ^Staff (November 5, 2008)."United States Senate election in Michigan, 2008".The Washington Post.Archived fromthe originalon November 5, 2008.
- ^"MI District 06 - R Primary Race - Aug 03, 2010".Our Campaigns.RetrievedFebruary 21,2012.
- ^abToeplitz, Shira (November 2, 2011)."Club for Growth Encouraging Upton Primary Challenger".Roll Call.Retrieved3 November2011.
- ^Samuelsohn, Darren; DoBias, Matt (January 11, 2012)."Fred Upton still faces arrows from the right".Politico.RetrievedFebruary 21,2012.
- ^Devereaux, Brad (January 17, 2012)."Jack Hoogendyk announces bid for Congress at Kalamazoo event".Mlive.RetrievedFebruary 21,2012.
- ^Coeman, Zak (23 April 2012)."Democrat Campaigns for House".Western Herald.Archived fromthe originalon 11 May 2012.Retrieved4 June2012.
- ^"Former Michigan State Rep. Jack Hoogendyk plans to maintain local presence despite move to Wisconsin".
External links
[edit]- Financial information (federal office)at theFederal Election Commission
- ProfileatVote Smart
- Hoogendyk's Voting Recordby Michigan Votes, a project of the Mackinac Center
- Jack Hoogendyk for US Congress