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Thursday, September 6, 2012

Bentivolio Wins Special Primary Election to Fill McCotter's Seat

Milford Republican will face Democrat David Curson on Nov. 6 in race to fill remainder of Thaddeus McCotter's term.

Kerry Bentivolio is now 2-for-2 in primary elections for a seat representing Michigan's 11th Congressional District. Bentivolio, of Milford, already the Republican nominee in the Nov. 6 race for the next full two-year term, won a special primary election today in a race to fill the remainder for former Rep. Thaddeus McCotter's seat. McCotter, a Livonia Republican, left his seat in July, citing a "nightmarish" month and a half before his resignation, which included a voter fraud scandal that prevented McCotter's name from appearing on the Nov. 6 ballot. Michigan's 11th District will include the city of Bloomfield Hills beginning in January, so city voters did not cast ballots Wednesday, and will not decide who fills the remainder of …

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11th District Candidate Profile: Kerry Bentivolio (in Bloomfield-Bloomfield Hills Patch), McCotter Resigns, Citing Toll 'Nightmarish Month and a Half' Have Taken on Him, Family (in Plymouth-Canton Patch), UPDATED: Charges to Be Filed Against 4 of Thaddeus McCotter's Former Staffers in Election Fraud Case, and 4 more ›

Monday, July 11, 2011

Mike Kowall To Run for Congress

Kowall says he's forming a committee, will seek Thaddeus McCotter's 11th Congressional seat.

The Oakland Press is reporting that state Senator Mike Kowall from Whilte Lake will be running for Congress in 2012. According to the report, Kowall, a Republican, is forming a committee and plans to run for the seat vacated by Thaddeus McCotter's (R-Livonia) presidential run. Kowall just recently won his state Senate seat in November, vacating his former position as White Lake Township Supervisor. His election win prompted controversy as the township board appointed a new supervisor, Greg Baroni, after weeks of debate. The state Senate term is a 4-year term. According to the Oakland Press article, Kowall won't have to give up his seat in order to run and he said he plans to run the campaign and continue with all of his state Senate duties…

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Board Welcomes New Supervisor (in White Lake-Highland Patch)

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