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Tag: 6th district

6th District Follies (State Convention)

By pauldpeterson, Section News
Posted on Tue Feb 26, 2013 at 07:39:16 AM EST
Tags: corruption, 6th District, convention, state, establishment, liberty (all tags)

Promoted for the lesson value ~

Last Friday's 6th District Convention was almost uneventful, and while Liberty Coalition forces were moving in on 6th District management around the edges, the core positions, such as Treasurer, Chair, and Secretary went to establishment moderates. But the corrupt practices came to the fore, and were almost missed. It started when this writer had to make a motion to have the results of the elections be released to us; they started by NOT giving vote totals on the Chair race. (Read on and let your anger mobilize you...)

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Fred Upton's Smear Campaign

By Conservative First, Section News
Posted on Mon Aug 13, 2012 at 01:32:47 AM EST
Tags: Fred Upton, Jack Hoogendyk, 6th district (all tags)

This article reviews the 2012 Republican primary in the 6th Congressional district between Fred Upton and Jack Hoogendyk.

THE CANDIDATES

Fred Upton is an heir of the Whirlpool fortune, with a net worth somewhere around $16 million. He attended University of Michigan and received a degree in journalism. He then became a staffer for Republican Congressman David Stockman, who represented the heavily Republican "Hillsdale to Holland" 4th district. In 1981, President Reagan appointed Stockman director of the Office of Management and Budget, and Upton followed him to Washington. Following a falling-out with Reagan, Stockman left OMB in 1985 on bad terms, while Upton stayed as a staffer. Upton describes himself as a "Reagan Republican" based on this time in Washington.

Stockman was succeeded in Congress by staunch conservative Mark Siljander. In 1986, Upton ran in the primary against Siljander. Upton received campaign assistance from ultra-liberal democrat Congressman Howard Wolpe of the neighboring 3rd district. President Reagan endorsed Siljander, but Upton nonetheless won the primary 55-45 by distorting a mailing from Siljander to Christians in the district.

In 1992, redistricting carved up Wolpe's district, leaving Upton to represent the now-6th district, which has largely held its present form of Kalamazoo, St. Jospeh, Cass, Berrien, Van Buren, and part of Allegan Counties since then. Following the 1994 election, Upton co-founded the Republican Main Street Partnership, a group of Republicans in Congress dedicated to moving the party to the left.

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A Message To Our Legislators - Beware False Choices

Upton/Hoogendyk Debate

By Conservative First, Section News
Posted on Mon Jun 11, 2012 at 12:26:15 AM EST
Tags: Jack Hoogendyk, Fred Upton, 6th district (all tags)

Jack Hoogendyk and Fred Upton met in their first debate (of two campaigns) tonight at Schneider Hall at Western Michigan University. The debate lasted for one hour. The format, in between opening and closing statements, was question/90 second answer/90 second response/60 second response.

Congressman Fred Upton and Jack Hoogendyk debate, with live video
Fred Upton and Jack Hoogendyk spar over voting records during first debate

Both candidates performed well, with no major mistakes on either side. Jack aggressively challenged Fred Upton's voting record. Fred mostly ignored these challenges, and only once (question 6) challenged Jack's record. Upton significantly distorted electoral history in question 11.

A summary follows, along with my commentary in brackets.

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Politicizing The Green Debate

By Congressman Fred Upton, Section News
Posted on Thu Jul 07, 2011 at 04:57:46 PM EST
Tags: Fred Upton, 6th District, Energy, Environment, EPA, Congress (all tags)

Promoted! ;o)

There's a troubling irony in today's vigorous debate about environmental policy. Some of the most vocal groups clamoring for a cleaner planet are also the ones stalling progress toward that same goal.

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