Anthony Forlini
Anthony Forlini is a former Republican member of the Michigan House of Representatives, representing District 24 from 2011 to 2017.
Forlini did not seek re-election to the Michigan House of Representatives in 2016 because he was term-limited. Instead, Forlini was a 2016 Republican candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 10th Congressional District of Michigan.[1] Forlini was defeated by Paul Mitchell in the Republican primary.[2]
Forlini previously served as Harrison Township Supervisor from 2004 to 2010.
Biography
Forlini's professional experience includes working as a Certified Financial Planner.
Committee assignments
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Forlini served on the following committees:
| Michigan committee assignments, 2015 |
|---|
| • Families, Children, and Seniors |
| • Financial Services, Chair |
| • Natural Resources |
| • Tourism and Outdoor Recreation |
2013-2014
At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Forlini served on the following committees:
| Michigan committee assignments, 2012 |
|---|
| • Appropriations |
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Forlini served on the following committees:
| Michigan committee assignments, 2011 |
|---|
| • Appropriations |
Issues
Voting record details
- List of all of Pat Somerville’s roll call votes, bills introduced, and floor amendments from MichiganVotes.org (use site’s “advanced search” to narrow by date range, issue category and/or keyword).
Sponsored legislation
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
2016
Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Republican. Incumbent Candice Miller (R) did not seek re-election in 2016. Paul Mitchell (R) defeated Frank Accavitti Jr. (D), Lisa Lane Gioia (L), and Benjamin Nofs (G) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Mitchell defeated Anthony Forlini, Phil Pavlov, Alan Sanborn, and David VanAssche in the Republican primary. The primary elections took place on August 2, 2016.[3][2][4][5]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican |  Paul Mitchell |
63.1% | 215,132 | |
| Democratic | Frank Accavitti Jr. | 32.3% | 110,112 | |
| Libertarian | Lisa Lane Gioia | 3.1% | 10,612 | |
| Green | Benjamin Nofs | 1.5% | 5,127 | |
| Total Votes | 340,983 | |||
| Source: Michigan Secretary of State | ||||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Paul Mitchell |
38% | 30,114 | ||
| Phil Pavlov | 27.7% | 22,018 | ||
| Alan Sanborn | 15.9% | 12,640 | ||
| Anthony Forlini | 9.9% | 7,888 | ||
| David VanAssche | 8.4% | 6,690 | ||
| Total Votes | 79,350 | |||
| Source: Michigan Secretary of State |
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2014
Elections for the Michigan House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election was held on August 5, 2014, and a general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was April 22, 2014. Philip Kurczewski was unopposed in the Democratic primary. Incumbent Anthony Forlini defeated Arzo Smith in the Republican primary. Daryl Smith ran as a U.S. Taxpayers Party candidate. Forlini defeated Kurczewski and Smith in the general election.[6][7][8][9]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Anthony Forlini Incumbent |
58.5% | 16,358 | |
| Democratic | Philip Kurczewski | 39% | 10,893 | |
| U.S. Taxpayers | Daryl Smith | 2.5% | 690 | |
| Total Votes | 27,941 | |||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
|
Anthony Forlini Incumbent |
87.2% | 5,450 |
| Arzo Smith | 12.8% | 800 |
| Total Votes | 6,250 | |
2012
Forlini won re-election in the 2012 election for Michigan House of Representatives District 24. He ran unopposed in the August 7 Republican primary and defeated Philip Kurczewski (D) in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[10]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Anthony Forlini Incumbent |
54.7% | 22,360 | |
| Democratic | Philip Kurczewski | 45.3% | 18,508 | |
| Total Votes | 40,868 | |||
2010
Forlini won election to the District 24 seat in 2010. He defeated Jan Jorgensen in the August 3 Republican primary. He defeated Sarah Roberts (D) in the general election on November 2, 2010.[11][12]
| Michigan House of Representatives, District 24 General election (2010) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Anthony Forlini (R)
|
16,522 | |||
| Sarah Roberts (D) | 15,516 | |||
| Keith Edwards (L) | 919 | |||
Campaign themes
2016
The following issues were listed on Forlini's campaign website. For a full list of campaign themes, click here.
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| —Anthony Forlini's campaign website, http://www.anthonyforlini.com/issues.html | ||
Campaign finance summary
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Scorecards
Tea Party Scorecard
The Independent Tea Party Patriots, a Michigan Tea Party group, grades the votes of this and every other Michigan legislator on “core tea party issues” in a regularly-updated scorecard. 100% is considered an ideal rating.[14]
January 2011 - March 2012
Anthony Forlini received a 73% rating on the January 2011 - March 2012 Tea Party Scorecard.[14]
Endorsements
2014
In 2014, Forlini's endorsements included the following:
- Right to Life of Michigan[15]
Recent news
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See also
- Michigan State Legislature
- Michigan House of Representatives
- House Committees
- Michigan state legislative districts
External links
- Office website
- Official campaign website
- Profile from Open States
- Profile from Vote-USA
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Legislative profile from Project Vote Smart
- Campaign contributions: 2010
- Michigan Votes - Anthony Forlini
- Anthony Forlini on Facebook
Footnotes
- ↑ Macomb Daily Elections, "Forlini in the running for 10th Congressional District seat," February 21, 2016
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Politico, "Michigan House Primaries Results," August 2, 2016
- ↑ Michigan Secretary of State, "2016 Michigan Candidate Listing," accessed April 20, 2016
- ↑ Michigan Secretary of State, "2016 Michigan Candidate Listing," accessed September 6, 2016
- ↑ CNN, "Election Results," accessed November 8, 2016
- ↑ Michigan Secretary of State, "Representative in State Legislature," accessed August 6, 2014
- ↑ Michigan Secretary of State, "Representative in State Legislature," accessed December 5, 2014
- ↑ Michigan Secretary of State, "2014 Official Michigan Primary Candidate Listing," accessed May 27, 2014
- ↑ Michigan Secretary of State, "2014 Official Michigan General Candidate Listing," accessed September 8, 2014
- ↑ Michigan Department of State, "2012 Official Michigan Primary Candidate Listing," accessed June 5, 2012
- ↑ Michigan Secretary of State, "State Representative," accessed March 23, 2014
- ↑ Michigan Secretary of State, "State Representative," accessed March 23, 2014
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 Michigan Votes, "Tea Party Scorecard Jan 2011-Mar 2012," accessed June 22, 2012
- ↑ Right to Life of Michigan, "Elections," accessed June 18, 2014
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Sarah Roberts (D) |
Michigan House of Representatives District 24 2011–2017 |
Succeeded by Steve Marino (R) |
