Alan Sanborn

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Alan Sanborn
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Republican Party

Prior offices
Michigan State Senate District 11
Elections and appointments
Last election

August 2, 2016

Contact

Personal website

Alan Sanborn was a candidate to the U.S. House, representing Michigan's 10th Congressional District in 2016.[1] Sanborn was defeated by Paul Mitchell in the Republican primary.[2]

Sanborn was a Republican member of the Michigan State Senate from 2003 to January 1, 2011. He served as assistant president pro tempore starting in starting in 2003.

Before serving in the Michigan Senate, Sanborn served in the Michigan House of Representatives from 1998 to 2002.

Sanborn graduated from Michigan State in 1979 double majoring in Social and Political Sciences. Sanborn worked as a Juvenile Probation Officer after graduation for nearly 20 years before becoming an elected official.

Committee assignments

Sanborn served on these committees:

District 11

Sanborn represented Michigan Senate District 11. District 11 includes the Northeast Detroit suburbs of Memphis, Mount Clemens, New Baltimore, and Richmond near the US/Canada border[4].

Elections

2016

See also: Michigan's 10th Congressional District election, 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.[5][2][6][7]

U.S. House, Michigan District 10 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngPaul 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


U.S. House, Michigan District 10 Republican Primary, 2016
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngPaul 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

2010

Sanborn did not run for re-election due to Michigan's term limits.

2006

On November 7, 2006, Sanborn ran for District 11 of the Michigan State Senate, beating Kenneth Jenkins and Lauren Zemens.[8]

Sanborn raised $105,068 for his campaign.[9]

Michigan State Senate, District 11
Candidates Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Alan Sanborn (R) 65,543
Kenneth Jenkins (D) 42,279
Lauren Zemens (R) 2,903

Campaign themes

2016

The following issues were listed on Sanborn's campaign website. For a full list of campaign themes, click here.

“
  • Cut Government Spending: Senator Sanborn has never voted for a tax increase. He was the first candidate in the 10th Congressional race to renew the Americans for Tax Reform ‘No Tax’ Pledge, a pledge he kept during his 13 years in our state capitol.
  • Strong National Defense: The Obama Administration has cut our military strength more than any other in our great nation’s history. Reduced funding on Obama’s watch has forced all of our service branches to postpone the reset of critical military equipment, including battlefield ready protective armament, combat vehicles, logistical weapons systems, defense and attack aircraft, carriers, ships and submarines—all of this while our service men and women are in, or ready to go into, harm’s way on command.
  • Pro-Life: As a Michigan House Member and later as a Michigan Senator, Alan Sanborn voted 100% of the time to protect the sanctity of life and for the right to life. Sanborn is a champion of these causes.
  • Pro-Second Amendment: For over a decade while serving in the Michigan House and Senate, Alan Sanborn was awarded an A+ voting record rating by the National Rifle Association. He was also continuously voted Michigan’s Most Conservative Senator during his time there.
  • Eliminate Social Security Fraud: According to the Center for Immigration Studies, “Legal immigrant households account for three-quarters of all immigrant households accessing one or more welfare programs.” That leaves a huge chunk of our money going away to illegal immigrants. 49% of all illegal immigrants are drawing some sort of American government assistance, and 76% of illegal immigrants with children are getting government aid. In Congress, Alan Sanborn will prioritize the needs of U.S. citizens by working toward the much-needed revisions in our Social Security system. Those legitimately deserving benefits shall not be denied.

[10]

”
—Alan Sanborn's campaign website, http://sanbornforcongress.com/issues/

Campaign finance summary

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Personal

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Alan is married to Lori Sanborn. They have three children and reside in Richmond, Michigan.

External links

Footnotes

  1. ↑ The Detroit News, "Former state Sen. Sanborn forms exploratory panel," March 30, 2015
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Politico, "Michigan House Primaries Results," August 2, 2016
  3. ↑ "Michigan Senate" List of Standing Committees
  4. ↑ "Michigan Senate" Map of Senate Districts
  5. ↑ Michigan Secretary of State, "2016 Michigan Candidate Listing," accessed April 20, 2016
  6. ↑ Michigan Secretary of State, "2016 Michigan Candidate Listing," accessed September 6, 2016
  7. ↑ CNN, "Election Results," accessed November 8, 2016
  8. ↑ Michigan Secretary of State, "Election Results - General Election - November 07, 2006," accessed May 30, 2014
  9. ↑ Follow the Money's report on Sanborn's 2008 campaign contributions
  10. ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
Political offices
Preceded by
- 		Michigan State Senate District 11
2003–January 1, 2011 		Succeeded by
Jack Brandenburg


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