Jon Hoadley

Jon Hoadley
Member of the Michigan House of Representatives
from the 60th district
Assumed office
January 1, 2015
Preceded by Sean McCann
Personal details
Born (1983-08-14) August 14, 1983
Nationality American
Political party Democratic
Residence Kalamazoo, Michigan
Alma mater Michigan State University
Profession Politician
Committees House Appropriations and House Elections
Website www.jonhoadley.com

Jon Hoadley (born August 14, 1983) is a Democratic politician from Michigan currently representing the 60th District—which includes the entire City of Kalamazoo and the majority of Kalamazoo Township—in the Michigan House of Representatives after being elected in November 2014. [1][2][3][4] Hoadley was re-elected in November 2016. [5]

Personal life

Hoadley was born on August 14, 1983 to Michael and Diane Hoadley, and has an older sister, Sara Hoadley Anderson.[1][6] He grew up in South Dakota.[7] After high school, he moved to Michigan and graduated from Michigan State University.[1][6]

Hoadley maintains a number of professional and personal affiliations. Currently, Hoadley serves on the Mothers of Hope board of directors, a local organization supporting women and their families in recovery for addiction related issues. He also serves on the board of the Michigan Democratic Party Justice Caucus and the Kalamazoo County Democratic Party Executive Board. He previously served on the board of directors of CARES, a local HIV/AIDS direct service organization. He also served on the Michigan Democratic Party's Executive Committee and on the board of the state party’s Justice Caucus.[1]

Hoadley is currently a member of the following membership organizations: ACLU of Michigan, UAW Local 1981, Sierra Club of Michigan, Progressive Women's Caucus, League of Women Voters Kalamazoo Area, Metropolitan Kalamazoo Branch of the NAACP, and Black Arts and Cultural Center.

Hoadley is an openly gay man[4] and lives in Kalamazoo—where he has lived since 2009—with his partner, Kris.[1][7]

Professional life

Hoadley has been involved in LGBT and progressive political advocacy since college, and has worked on political campaigns since 2004.[7] He has worked for the Gill Action Fund, managed the campaign opposing South Dakota Amendment C, and served as executive director of the National Stonewall Democrats.[1][3][6] Currently, he serves on the Michigan Advisory Committee to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights.

Prior to his election to the Michigan Legislature, he became president and owner of Badlands Strategies, a progressive public affairs consulting firm. During this time he managed a local campaign to defend Kalamazoo's local non-discrimination ordinance, and assisted with a similar campaign in Royal Oak.[1] He also managed the campaign to elect Justice Bridget Mary McCormack and worked with the Unity Michigan Coalition.[3][6][7]

He was elected to serve the 60th District in the Michigan House of Representatives in November 2014[2][3][4] and re-elected in November 2016.

In his first term in the Michigan House of Representatives, he served on the House Elections Committee and the House Appropriations Committee, where he is the Democratic vice chair of the Judiciary and Agriculture subcommittees and also sits on the Higher Education subcommittee.[1][8]

In his second term in the Michigan House of Representatives, he serves on the Appropriations Committee. He is the Democratic vice chair of the Higher Education and Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development subcommittees. He also serves on the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality Subcommittee.

2014 elections

Hoadley defeated David Buskirk and Pamela Brown Goodacre in the Democratic primary for the 60th District of the Michigan House of Representatives on August 5, 2014. He then went on to defeat Republican Party candidate Mike Perrin in the general election on November 4, 2014.[2][3][4][8]

2014 Michigan House of Representatives, District 60[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jon Hoadley 15,514 70.12%
Republican Mike Perrin 6,611 29.88%
Majority 8,903 40.24%
Total votes 22,125 100
Democratic hold
Democratic Primary – 2014 Michigan House of Representatives, District 60[8]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jon Hoadley 3,276 58.98
Democratic David Buskirk 1,525 27.46
Democratic Pamela Brown Goodacre 753 13.56
Total votes 5,554 100

2016 elections

After being elected to his first term in November 2014, Representative Hoadley was unopposed in the 2016 Democratic Party Primary for the 60th District of the Michigan House of Representatives. He went on to defeat the Republican Party nominee, Kalamazoo College student Alexander Ross, and Libertarian Party nominee, activist Logan Fleckenstein, in the general election on November 8, 2016.

2016 Michigan House of Representatives, District 60
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jon Hoadley 26,570 69.31
Republican Alexander Ross 9,595 25.03
Libertarian Logan Fleckenstein 2,170 5.66
Total votes 38,335 100
Democratic hold

Honors and awards

  • 2015 Progressive Movement Leadership Ally award from the Young Elected Officials Network
  • 2015 Young Democrat of the Year from the Michigan Democratic Party
  • 2015 Friend of Nursing award from the Michigan Nurses Association
  • 2013 OutFront Kalamazoo Advocacy Award
  • 2007 Young People For and People for the American Way Norman Lear Alumni Award
  • 2005 Triangle Foundation Henry Messer Youth Activist Award
  • 2004 Lansing Association for Human Rights PRISM Award

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Biography For Rep. Hoadley". Michigan House Democrats. Retrieved June 30, 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "2014 Live Michigan election results: State House Districts 1-110". MLive. November 4, 2014. Retrieved June 30, 2015.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 Mitchell, Alex (November 4, 2014). "2014 election results: Democrat Jon Hoadley wins easily in 60th District state House race". MLive.com. Retrieved 2015-06-30.
  4. 1 2 3 4 Trager, AJ (November 5, 2014). "Jon Hoadley: Next State House Rep. District 60". Between The Lines. Retrieved 2015-06-30.
  5. ↑ http://www.mlive.com/news/kalamazoo/index.ssf/2016/11/jon_hoadley_david_maturen_othe.html
  6. 1 2 3 4 "Meet Jon". Jon Hoadley for State Representative. Retrieved 2015-06-30.
  7. 1 2 3 4 Mitchell, Alex (September 24, 2013). "Jon Hoadley announces state House bid; will face Buskirk in primary". MLive.com. Retrieved 2015-06-30.
  8. 1 2 3 "Jon Hoadley". ballotpedia.org. Ballotpedia. Retrieved June 30, 2015.
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