Alan Sanborn
Alan Bruce Sanborn (born July 21, 1957)[1] is a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan, serving parts of three terms in both the Michigan House of Representatives and Michigan Senate.
Alan B. Sanborn | |
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Member of the Michigan Senate from the 11th district | |
In office January 1, 2003 – December 31, 2010 | |
Preceded by | Ken DeBeaussaert |
Succeeded by | Jack Brandenburg |
Member of the Michigan Senate from the 12th district | |
In office November 27, 2001 – December 31, 2002 | |
Preceded by | David Jaye |
Succeeded by | Mike Bishop |
Member of the Michigan House of Representatives from the 32nd district | |
In office March 3, 1998 – November 8, 2001 | |
Preceded by | David Jaye |
Succeeded by | Brian Palmer |
Personal details | |
Born | July 21, 1957 |
Political party | Republican |
Parents | Lois and Kenneth Sanborn |
Alma mater | Michigan State University |
Biography
Sanborn is the son of Lois and Kenneth Sanborn. Kenneth Sanborn is a former member of the Michigan House of Representatives, former Circuit Court judge, and one of the attorneys who undertook the successful defense of Milo Radulovich in 1953. The Radulovich case was a major factor in helping to turn public opinion in the United States against McCarthyism.[2][3]
Sanborn was born and raised in Mount Clemens, Michigan.[4] He attended Michigan State University and graduated with a B.S. in social science with a minor in political science.[1] He married Lori McQuiston on August 6, 1982.[1] Sanborn and his ex wife have three children, Adam, Joshua, and Marirose.
Political career
Sanborn worked from 1978 to 1998 as a Macomb County probation officer. In 1996, Sanborn challenged and lost to incumbent David Jaye in the Republican primary for the 32nd District of the Michigan House of Representatives. In a special election in February 1998, Sanborn was elected to the seat after Jaye resigned to run for an open State Senate seat.[5]
In 2001, after Jaye became the first member of the Michigan Legislature to be expelled from office, [6] Sanborn came out on top of a field of thirteen Republican candidates, including Jaye, in a primary special election held September 11, 2001. In the heavily Republican district, Sanborn easily won the general special election on November 6, 2001.
Sanborn was re-elected in 2002, 2004 and 2006, and was named by Lansing-based political newsletter Inside Michigan Politics as "Michigan's Most Conservative Legislator" in 2003, 2004, and 2005. On January 1, 2011, Sanborn's term in the Senate officially came to an end. He then returned to work as a probation officer in Macomb County. [7] His more notable legislative achievements include "Lisa's Law" (which protects probation officers) and a bill allowing visitation rights to grandparents.
Congressional Campaign
In March 2015, 7-term incumbent U.S. Representative Candice Miller shocked political pundits by announcing her intentions to retire at the end of her current term and not seek an 8th term in 2016 in Michigan's 10th congressional district.[8] Sanborn was amongst the first candidates to be mentioned as a possible successor to Miller.[9] He formed an exploratory committee on March 30, 2015, which gave him the ability to raise and spend money for a possible Congressional campaign[10] and formally announced his candidacy on April 21, 2015.[11]
Sanborn finished third in a five-person field, taking 16 percent of the vote, finishing behind winner Paul Mitchell, who took 37 percent of the vote, and state Sen. Phil Pavlov, who took 28 percent.[12]
Electoral History
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Republican | David Jaye (I) | 6,628 | 54.8 | N/A | |
Republican | Alan Sanborn | 3,543 | 29.3 | N/A | |
Republican | Sherri Sassin | 654 | 5.4 | N/A | |
Republican | A. Davis | 441 | 3.6 | N/A | |
Republican | Paul Paraventi | 432 | 3.6 | N/A | |
Republican | Morton Kripke | 402 | 3.3 | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Republican | Alan Sanborn | 2,204 | 31.7 | N/A | |
Republican | Kirby Holmes Jr. | 2,087 | 30.0 | N/A | |
Republican | Reinhold K. Retzler | 1,081 | 15.5 | N/A | |
Republican | Gail P. Hicks | 833 | 11.9 | N/A | |
Republican | Marianne K. Weiss | 290 | 4.2 | N/A | |
Republican | Paul G. Paraventi | 156 | 2.2 | N/A | |
Republican | Maria Stella Castronova | 150 | 2.2 | N/A | |
Republican | Mary Ann Piacenza | 90 | 1.3 | N/A | |
Republican | Pamela Skerkowski-Planitz | 61 | 0.9 | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Republican | Alan Sanborn | 4,811 | 71.3 | +13.0 | |
Democratic | Jim Kramer | 1,940 | 28.7 | -9.2 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Republican | Alan Sanborn (I) | 5,127 | 51.6 | N/A | |
Republican | Kirby Holmes Jr. | 2,913 | 29.3 | N/A | |
Republican | Gail P. Hicks | 1,892 | 19.0 | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Republican | Alan Sanborn (I) | 24,700 | 73.8 | +2.5 | |
Democratic | Aristidis Andreopoulos | 7,593 | 22.7 | -6.0 | |
Libertarian | Bob Van Oast | 1,169 | 3.5 | +3.5 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Alan Sanborn (I) | 32,162 | 66.6 | -7.2 | |
Democratic | Greg Moore | 14,852 | 30.7 | +8.0 | |
Libertarian | Bob Van Oast | 1,286 | 2.7 | -0.8 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Alan Sanborn | 14,369 | 46.4 | N/A | |
Republican | Sue Rocca | 8,054 | 26.0 | N/A | |
Republican | David Jaye | 5,716 | 18.5 | N/A | |
Republican | Steve Thomas | 1,472 | 4.8 | N/A | |
Republican | Alvin H. Kukuk | 505 | 1.6 | N/A | |
Republican | Michael Dorman | 191 | 0.6 | N/A | |
Republican | John Bryan | 152 | 0.5 | N/A | |
Republican | Robert P. Murphy | 119 | 0.4 | N/A | |
Republican | Joseph P. Chirco | 94 | 0.3 | N/A | |
Republican | John M. Peterson | 86 | 0.3 | N/A | |
Republican | Tracy Denise | 74 | 0.2 | N/A | |
Republican | Judy Landino | 69 | 0.2 | N/A | |
Republican | Ahmad Sam Esman | 45 | 0.1 | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Republican | Alan Sanborn | 22,202 | 69.1 | +7.2 | |
Democratic | Carl Territo | 9,927 | 30.9 | -4.9 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Republican | Alan Sanborn | 14,926 | 96.0 | N/A | |
Republican | Ahmad Sam Esman | 614 | 4.0 | -N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Republican | Alan Sanborn | 55,589 | 67.9 | +21.2 | |
Democratic | Jim Ayres | 26,365 | 32.1 | -18.6 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Republican | Alan Sanborn (i) | 55,589 | 59.2 | -8.2 | |
Democratic | Kenneth Jenkins | 26,365 | 38.2 | +6.1 | |
Libertarian | Lauren Zemens | 2,903 | 2.6 | +2.6 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Republican | Paul Mitchell | 30,114 | 38.0 | N/A | |
Republican | Phil Pavlov | 22,019 | 27.8 | N/A | |
Republican | Alan Sanborn | 12,639 | 15.9 | N/A | |
Republican | Tony Forlini | 7,885 | 9.9 | N/A | |
Republican | David VanAssche | 6,689 | 8.4 | N/A | |
Majority | 8,095 | 10.2 | -89.8 | ||
Turnout | 79,346 | +43.6 |
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- Steven Shephard (March 6, 2015). "GOP House member Candice Miller to retire". Politico. Retrieved May 31, 2015.
- Melissa Nann Burke (March 10, 2015). "Brandenburg, Sanborn exploring runs for Miller's seat". Detroit News. Retrieved May 31, 2015.
- Melissa Nann Burke (March 30, 2015). "Former state Sen. Sanborn forms exploratory panel". Detroit News. Retrieved May 31, 2015.
- "Alan Sanborn throws his hat into Congressional ring". Macomb Daily. April 21, 2015. Retrieved May 31, 2015.
- Todd Spangler (August 3, 2016). "Conyers, Mitchell, Bergman win congressional primaries". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved August 5, 2016.
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