Wednesday, November 7, 2012
Rep. Bill Rogers won the general election Tuesday, according to unofficial poll results.
Rep. Bill Rogers (R-Brighton) will retain his office as the 42nd District State Representative after defeating Democratic opponent Shanda Willis Tuesday night, according to unofficial results from the Livingston County Clerk's Office. Rogers, who was first elected to the office in 2008, received 31,428 votes, with all 46 precincts reporting. Willis received 16,453 votes while Libertarian candidate James Lewis received 1,828 votes. Rogers said while he was not personally thrilled overall on election night, he is happy both himself and Rep. Cindy Denby (R-Hartland) will be back for another term to continue what they started. "It still is all about jobs. We have to make sure we can get people back to work. I still look at my particular …
Tuesday, September 18, 2012
James Lewis is running for the 42nd House seat under the Libertarian party.
After being invited, then subsequently uninvited to an all-candidates forum for 42nd district state representative, Libertarian candidate James Lewis is planning a protest outside the debate at Cleary University's Johnson Center on Sept. 25. Lewis' campaign Facebook page says the protest will be held to inform people that there are more than two candidates in the race, and that a third choice has been silenced by organizers and sponsors through their exclusion of Lewis from the debate. "My voice silenced today could be your voice silenced tomorrow," Lewis said. "It has to be known that I'm a legitimate candidate, I'm on the ballot, and if you have an open, public debate, I have the right to be there as anybody else." The forum is being …
Wednesday, August 8, 2012
Rep. Bill Rogers won the Republican Primary Tuesday, according to unofficial poll results.
Rep. Bill Rogers (R-Brighton) defeated GOP opponent Dale Rogers in the Republican Primary on Tuesday and will go on to face Shanda Willis (D) and James Lewis II (Libertarian) in November. Rogers, who was first elected to the office in 2008, received 8,575 votes, with all precincts reporting. Dale Rogers, a Novi High School teacher and Hamburg Township resident, received 3,112 votes. "I'm happy it's over with," Rogers said. "It's one step down and another one to go. We'll be working just as hard. And I have to say Dale was a class act. He came to the breakfast this morning and we shook hands." Dale Rogers criticized Bill Rogers for his support of using school aid money for colleges and universities, instead of K-12 education. Rogers said …
William Jones
10:05 am on Tuesday, September 18, 2012
I heard Lewis speak recently and I think he's no joke. Haven't seen Rogers or whoever the Democrat is this election. Where is Bill anyway? Sort of missing in action. But I think that's his magic trick. My name is Rogers so elect me and watch me disappear. I support a guy who is out here talking to people. Seems Rogers and buddies at the debate just assume we will vote for who they tell us to. … more ›