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Michigan, State Representative, District 4

Michigan House of Representatives District 4
Current incumbentIsaac Robinson Democratic Party
Population62,706
Gender52.8% Female, 47.2% Male
Race86.9% Black, 9.2% White, 2.3% Two or More Races, 0.3% Other, 0.9% Asian, 0.3% Native American
Ethnicity98.9% Non-Hispanic, 1.1% Hispanic

Michigan's fourth state house district is held by Democratic Representative Isaac Robinson.

As of the 2010 census, a total of 62,706 civilians reside within Michigan's fourth state house district. Michigan state representatives represent an average of 89,851 residents. After the 2000 Census, each member represented 90,349 residents.

About the office

Members of the Michigan House of Representatives serve two-year terms with term limits. Michigan legislators assume office the at noon on first day of January.

Qualifications

Section 7 of Article 4 of the Michigan Constitution states, "Each senator and representative must be a citizen of the United States, at least 21 years of age, and an elector of the district he represents. The removal of his domicile from the district shall be deemed a vacation of the office. No person who has been convicted of subversion or who has within the preceding 20 years been convicted of a felony involving a breach of public trust shall be eligible for either house of the legislature."

Salaries

State legislators
SalaryPer diem
$71,685/year$10,800/year expense allowance for session and interim. Set by the compensation commission.

Term limits

The Michigan legislature is one of 15 state legislatures with term limits. Voters enacted the Michigan Term Limits Act in 1992. That initiative said that Michigan representatives are subject to term limits of no more than three two-year terms, or a total of six years.

The first year that the term limits enacted in 1992 impacted the ability of incumbents to run for office was in 2002.

Vacancies

Whenever a vacancy occurs in the house, it is up to the Governor to call for a special election. A special election must be held during the next scheduled general election. If the vacancy happened after the statewide primary, leaders of the respective party organizations within the Senate district can submit a list of nominees to be voted on by party leadership. A vote must be held no later than 21 days after the vacancy.

Elections

2020

Elections for the office of Michigan House of Representatives will take place in 2020. The general election will be held on November 3, 2020. A primary is scheduled for August 4, 2020. The filing deadline is April 21, 2020.

2018

General election
General election for Michigan House of Representatives District 4

Isaac Robinson (D) defeated Howard Weathington (R) in the general election for Michigan House of Representatives District 4 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

Isaac Robinson (D)
94.6
20,209

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Howard Weathington (R)
5.4
1,159

Total votes: 21,368
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 4

The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 4 on August 7, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

Isaac Robinson (D)
21.2
2,381

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Saad Almasmari (D)
15.7
1,765

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Michele Oberholtzer (D)
15.6
1,750

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Rico Razo (D)
9.9
1,115

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Syed Rob (D)
8.5
953

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Myya Jones (D)
7.8
877

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Diane McMillan (D)
5.9
657

Jeffrey Nolish (D)
5.0
560

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Matt Friedrichs (D)
2.9
324

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Christopher Collins (D)
2.6
297

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Ernest Little (D)
2.1
236

MD Rabbi Alam (D)
1.4
162

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Derek Boston (D)
0.6
71

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Justin Jessop (D)
0.6
68

Total votes: 11,216
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 4

Howard Weathington advanced from the Republican primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 4 on August 7, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

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Howard Weathington (R)
100
269

Total votes: 269

2016

Elections for the Michigan House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election was held on August 2, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was April 19, 2016.

Incumbent Rose Mary Robinson defeated Matt Schonert and Dan Finn in the Michigan House of Representatives District 4 general election.

Michigan House of Representatives, District 4 General Election, 2016

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Rose Mary Robinson Incumbent 91.93% 24,970
Republican Matt Schonert 5.14% 1,397
Green Dan Finn 2.93% 796
Total Votes 27,163
Source: Michigan Secretary of State

The following candidates ran in the Michigan House of Representatives District 4 Democratic primary.

Michigan House of Representatives, District 4 Democratic Primary, 2016

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Rose Mary Robinson Incumbent 57.95% 3,249
Democratic Charles Bell 6.46% 362
Democratic Mohammed Hassan 5.69% 319
Democratic Quincy Jones 20.96% 1,175
Democratic Jumar Motley 2.82% 158
Democratic Tracy Russell 4.76% 267
Democratic Abraham Shaw 1.37% 77
Total Votes 5,607

Matt Schonert ran unopposed in the Michigan House of Representatives District 4 Republican primary.

Michigan House of Representatives, District 4 Republican Primary, 2016

Party Candidate
Republican Green check mark transparent.png Matt Schonert (unopposed)

2014

Elections for the Michigan House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election was held on August 5, 2014, and a general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was April 22, 2014. Incumbent Rose Mary Robinson defeated Mohammed Hassan in the Democratic primary. Edith Floyd was unopposed in the Republican primary. Robinson defeated Floyd in the general election.

Michigan House of Representatives, District 4 General Election, 2014

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngRose Mary Robinson Incumbent 94.7% 15,609
Republican Edith Floyd 5.3% 869
Total Votes 16,478

Michigan House of Representatives, District 4 Democratic Primary, 2014

Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngRose Mary Robinson Incumbent 83% 4,655
Mohammed Hassan 17% 951
Total Votes 5,606

2012

Elections for the office of Michigan House of Representatives consisted of a primary election on August 7, 2012 and a general election on November 6, 2012. The signature-filing deadline for major party candidates wishing to run in this election was May 15, 2012. The deadline for independent candidates was July 19, 2012. The deadline for write-in candidates was July 27, 2012. Rose Mary Robinson (D) defeated Ron Michalski (R) in the general election. Robinson defeated ten others in the Democratic primary. Michalski was unopposed in the Republican primary.

Michigan House of Representatives, District 4, General Election, 2012

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngRose Mary Robinson 95.3% 27,512
Republican Ron Michalski 4.7% 1,356
Total Votes 28,868

Michigan House of Representatives, District 4 Democratic Primary, 2012

Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngRose Mary Robinson 24.6% 1,993
Adam Hollier 20.5% 1,663
Carol Banks 15.7% 1,272
Mohammed Hassan 13.6% 1,100
Marcelus Brice 7.8% 632
Ernest Little 7% 567
Robert Zwolak 5.2% 422
Mervin White 1.7% 135
Jonathan Wright 1.5% 119
Beverly Tran 1.3% 106
Paris Canty 1.2% 95
Total Votes 8,104

Campaign contributions

From 2002 to 2016, candidates for Michigan House of Representatives District 4 raised a total of $649,210. Candidates who raised money in contributions earned $8,218 on average. All figures come from Follow the Money.

Campaign contributions, Michigan House of Representatives District 4

Year Amount Candidates Average
2016 $62,520 9 $6,947
2014 $12,348 3 $4,116
2012 $108,639 12 $9,053
2010 $154,531 14 $11,038
2008 $49,090 5 $9,818
2006 $104,945 17 $6,173
2004 $50,330 6 $8,388
2002 $60,054 7 $8,579
2000 $46,753 6 $7,792
Total $649,210 79 $8,218