Phillip Potvin
Republican | Michigan
Candidate Profile
Evaluation In Progress
BIOGRAPHY
Name
Phillip Potvin
Party
Republican
Election Year
2012
Election
General
Race
State Rep., Dist. 102
Incumbent
Yes
Links
EDUCATION
Albion College, Albion,MI, BA, 1968
Central Michigan University, Mt. Pleasant, MI, MBA, 1977
WORK & MILITARY
Army MI National Guard, 2nd LT, 2
AFFILIATIONS
Cadillac Area Chamber of Commerce, Treasurer, member, Cadillac Industrial Fund
President, board member, Cadillac Area Industrial Group, Member
National Concrete Masonry Association, Chairman, executive board member, Michigan Ready Mixed Concrete Association
President, exective board, Diocese of Gaylord Foundation, Treasurer
Ducks Unlimited, State board, District Chairman, NRA
POLITICAL OFFICES HELD
State Rep, 2011-present
POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT
(Candidate did not provide)
Race
Previous Races
SCORECARDS
CONSERVATIVE ORGANIZATIONS
2014
|75%
LIBERAL ORGANIZATIONS
ENDORSEMENTS
OTHER (3)
Michigan Right to Life
Citizens for Traditional Values
National Rifle Association
SELECTED CONTRIBUTIONS
CONSERVATIVE
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (7)
Bill Schuette
Bruce Rendon
Darwin Booher
Joseph Graves
Ray Franz
RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (11)
Associated Builders and Contractors
Bolger Restore Michigan Fund
Common Sense Leadership Fund
Darwin Booher
Genetski for a Conservative Majority
LIBERAL
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (0)
RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (2)
Christina O'Brien
Michigan Association of School Administrators
OTHER INFORMATION
QUESTIONNAIRE
OTHER IMPORTANT ISSUES
1. Free enterprise and the right to private property turn mankind's natural self interest into the fairest and most productive economic system there is, and is the key to national prosperity.
Strongly Agree
2. Government should enforce laws designed to protect the border and to prevent illegal entry of persons into the country.
Strongly Agree
3. Because evolution is widely accepted, students should not be taught about intelligent design.
Strongly Disagree
4. Free market competition for education dollars, rather than a government monopoly, would create a better education for all students.
Strongly Agree
5. It is the government’s responsibility to be sure everyone has health care and a livable income.
Strongly Disagree
6. States should require voters to show photo identification and prove citizenship in order to register to vote or to cast a vote.
Strongly Agree
7. Human life begins at conception and deserves legal protection at every stage until natural death.
Strongly Agree
8. Marriage is a union of one man and one woman. No government has the authority to alter this definition.
Strongly Agree
9. Judeo-Christian values established a framework of morality which permitted our system of limited government.
Strongly Agree
10. Pure democracy is the best form of government to ensure the safety and equitable treatment of all citizens.
Strongly Agree
11. Who has the primary responsibility to be sure children are properly educated?
Parents, schools and teachers working together.
12. Should abortion be allowed under extenuating circumstances? If so, what circumstances?
No
13. What in the nature of mankind caused America’s Founders to carefully define, separate, and limit powers within the Constitution?
Greed
14. Based on the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution, please arrange the following entities, starting with the highest source of authority, and continue the list in descending order of authority, skipping any that do not apply: Academia, Congress, Constitution, God, Industry, Media, Professional Sports, Supreme Court, Voters.
God, constitution, voters, congress, supreme court, the rest are at the bottom of the list
15. Please list, up to six in number, the endorsements (groups or individuals) you would most like to promote.
Right to Life, NRA, Farm Bureau, Michigan Townships Association, Small Business Association of Michigan, Association of Builders and Contractors
16. Please list your educational, military and vocational history, and any church and civic leadership positions held, and political positions held or sought.
Cadillac High School, BA degree Albion College, MBA degree Central Michigan University. 2nd LT Michigan National Guard Retired, Lifetime Member of the MNGA. President/CEO Western Concrete Products Company, Chairman of the Board National Concrete Masonry Association, President Michigan Ready Mixed Concrete Association, President Michigan Masonry Association, Past President Cadillac Industrial Fund, Treasurer Cadillac Area Chamber of Commerce, Chairman St. Ann Cadillac Finance Committee, Lector, Lay distributor, Lay Leader of Sunday Celebrations In The Absence of a Priest, Diocese of Gaylord Foundation. Member of Osceola County Farm Bureau, NRA, Right to Life,Wood Badge Scoutmaster Boy Scouts of America, Ducks Unlimited. Wexford County DPW
17. What charitable, educational, religious, or political organizations have you been affiliated with as a member, contributor, or volunteer?
St. Ann Catholic Church,Roman Catholic Diocese of Gaylord,Cadillac Area Ministerial Association, several local chambers of commerce Michigan Republican Party, Boys Scouts of America, Ducks Unlimited, Trout Unlimited, Hope Network, Salvation Army
