HD107 Incumbent Gary McDowell (D-Rudyard)

by: matt

Fri Aug 26, 2005 at 01:00:00 AM EDT

Campaign Website

Biography:

Gary McDowell has dedicated his professional and public career to improving the quality of life in the Upper Peninsula and throughout Michigan. As State Representative for the 107th House District, Gary McDowell will continue working on behalf of others to better our state.

Rep. McDowell has served for over 20 years since 1981 as the Treasurer for McDowell Hay, Inc., a 1,000-acre hay farming and distribution company in Rudyard, which he owns with his brothers. He also is a retired United Parcel Service driver, where he worked for 33 years (1970-2003).

Rep. McDowell has an extensive and diverse history of government service. He served on the Chippewa County Board of Commissioners for 22 years (1981-2002) and served as Board Chairman for the last four of those years (1998-2002). He was elected to the Michigan House of Representatives in November 2004.

In addition, he has served as a Chippewa County Economic Development Corporation Board Member for 17 years (1987-2004) as well as a Chippewa County War Memorial Hospital Trustee for 16 years (1988-Present). Rep. McDowell also has served on the: Emergency 911 Central Dispatch Board, Chippewa County Recycling Committee Member, the UP Planning and Development Agency Member, and as a Rudyard Township Volunteer Firefighter and EMT.

Gary was raised in Rudyard, MI on the family farm, and is the oldest of 10 children. He is a 1970 graduate of Rudyard High School and attended Lake Superior State College. Gary and his wife, Carrie, have three daughters- Alivia, 21; Emily, 15; and Rochelle, 14.

Gary is also a member of several community organizations, including: Rudyard Lions Club, Sault Area Chamber of Commerce, Sault Elks Club, Drummond Island Sportsman Club, Tri-County Wildlife Club, Eastern UP Wildlife Coalition, Rudyard First United Presbyterian Church and the Chippewa County Farm Bureau. (Dem Caucus)

HD107 District Profile

by: matt

Fri Aug 26, 2005 at 01:00:00 AM EDT

HD107 Former Candidate Michael Jay Duggan (R-Petoskey)

by: matt

Tue Feb 07, 2006 at 22:39:26 PM EST

Campaign website

Biography:

  * Married for twelve years with two children
  * Conservative businessman in the financial industry for eleven years
  * Masters Degree in Public Policy
  * Adjunct Faculty, teaching American Government at North Central Michigan College
  * Family of Christ Church
  * Kiwanis, Member
  * NRA, Member
  * Ducks Unlimited, Member
  * Harbor Springs Outdoor Club, Member
  * Friendship Centers, Former Board Member
  * Chamber of Commerce, Former Board of Directors
  * Leadership Little Traverse, Graduate
  * MSU Extension, 4H Equestrian Program
  * Emmet-Charlevoix County Right to Life, Member
  * Volunteer, Junior Achievement

  Family Biography

My wife, Cherie, and I have been married twelve years and reside in Petoskey. A Petoskey native, Cherie is foremost a mom to our two children, Jonathan and Hannah, and works with the Northern Michigan Hospital Foundation as a Planned Giving Officer. She values her volunteer work at the Community Free Clinic and helping many non-profits obtain grant funding for their worthwhile projects. In her spare time, Cherie enjoys reading and the family horse, Sadie.

Jonathan, age 12, is in the 6th grade and spends most of his time outside with his neighbor friends, the "Greenwood Gang."  He enjoys building, skiing, shooting, playing football, the saxophone, video games, and caring for animals of all kinds!

Hannah, age 10, is in 4th grade and is usually found playing with the "Greenwood Gang" friends or her Christmas puppy, Rascal; working on her 4H scrapbook; or dreaming about showing Sadie in the county fair.

Together, our family enjoys all that Michigan has to offer whether it be snow shoeing, swimming, camping, horseback riding or traveling together.

(Source: campaign website)

Analysis

by: matt

Fri Aug 26, 2005 at 01:00:00 AM EDT