Tuesday, March 12, 2013
Rep. Mike Rogers is a front-runner for the GOP nomination to the senate seat that is being vacated by Carl Levin.
U.S. Rep. Mike Rogers, the Republican who represents Fenton, is a front-runner for the GOP nomination to the state's next U.S. Senate race, according to a poll released Tuesday. On Saturday, Rogers said he was considering a run for the Senate seat that Democrat Carl Levin recently announced that he would vacate in 2014. "I am giving the Senate race serious consideration," Rogers told the Detroit Free Press. Rogers has served since 2001 as the representative for Michigan's 8th District, which includes Fenton following last year's Congressional redistricting. He also serves as the chairman of the House Intelligence Committee and is a former FBI agent. In the automated survey of 1,170 likely Republican voters conducted Monday, 31.11 percent …
Thursday, November 8, 2012
High volume of absentee ballots, new system causes major delays in reporting election results.
When Cherie Smith volunteered to help count absentee ballots for the city of Fenton on Election Day starting at 8 a.m., she thought she would be done by 2:30 p.m. and at the latest, 5 p.m. Later, however as 6:30 p.m. appeared on the clock and her group had not begun to count Precinct 3, with Precincts 4, 5 and whole lot of other verifications to go, she knew she was in trouble and her prediction was way off. She just didn’t know how much. And 22 hours later when she was finally done just after 6 a.m, she thought, “I have never been so wrong in my life.” Absentee ballots are usually delivered to the precincts at the polling location, the St. John Activity Center, and entered into the machines by election workers during in-person voting …
A total of 72.08 percent of registered voters cast ballots in Fenton Township.
While voters across the country voted Barack Obama to a second term, Fenton Township voters favored Mitt Romney. Romney received 5,280 votes (57.11 percent) of the vote in the Township, while Barack Obama tallied 3,786 (40.95 percent). Fenton Township operations manager Tom Broecker said the official turnout in Fenton Township was around 72.08 percent. However, of the 12,828 registered voters, Broecker estimated 1,500 no longer live in the area, according to the post office, so he said the actual turnout was around 82 percent. The Township received 9,246 votes. There were 3,401 absentee ballots cast. In 2008, there were 9,164 votes, a 76 percent turnout. "We had more voters this time, but the percentages are kind of a moving target," …
Wednesday, November 7, 2012
Unions were disappointed. Canadians were thrilled. All in all, reactions were varied as Michigan voters shot down all six statewide ballot proposals.
Unions were disappointed. Canadians were thrilled. All in all, reactions were varied as Michigan voters shot down all six statewide ballot proposals. (See all statewide election results here.) The six state proposals on the Nov. 6 ballot in Michigan were: How did you vote on these proposals?
Fenton's $8.4 million bond proposal comes up 595 votes short.
The Fenton bond proposal failed again on Tuesday, leaving many school officials and parents disappointed. The $8.4 million bond came up short after a $9.6 million bond failed in May. That bond failed by less than 200 votes. Tuesday's $8.4 million bond fell 595 votes short. There were 4,740 No (53.35 percent) compared to 4,145 Yes votes (46.65 percent). "To me it's very disappointing," Fenton School Board President Lynn Hopper said. "We will go back to drawing board to minimize the affect on students, because that is who it hurt." The new proposal was focused on technology, school buses and increasing safety and security. It dropped all traffic and parking projects from the prior proposal and shortened the bond by two years, making the …
Brown wins 6th District County Commission seat with 71 percent of the vote.
6:00 AM: Nearly all precincts in Genesee County are now reporting. Check the table above for complete unofficial results. 8:23 PM: The polls are closed in Genesee County. Check back on Fenton Patch for results. Genesee County voters will face many decisions today, from casting ballots for president to a number of state proposals. In Genesee, voters also will cast ballots for prosecuting attorney, sheriff, clerk, treasurer, register of deeds and drain commissioner, though some races are uncontested. In addition, Genesee voters will decide on three countywide millages. Polls open at 7 a.m. Tuesday and close at 8 p.m. When you head out, make sure you grab a jacket. According to the National Weather Service, the skies will be mostly sunny all…
The 2006 Fenton graduate is top vote getter among three candidates.
There will be a new face on the Fenton Board of Education soon. Drew Shapiro beat out competitors Dior Rushton and incumbent Sandra Mathews Barnes in the Fenton school board race. He tallied 3,056 votes, while Mathews-Barnes had 2,537 and Rushton had 705. "I feel really great," Shapiro said. "No one really runs a school board campaign like I did. I let people know I was serious and now I'm ready to keep my promises. If I put my name out there, I'm not going to do it halfway." Shapiro will join president Lynn Hopper, vice president Nora Kryza, treasurer Richard Des Jardins and trustees Daniel Carter Brian Horton and Tamara Valley for a four-year term. "Drew will bring a young voice," Hopper said. "He's going to have a learning curve like …
Bond falls 595 votes short.
A Fenton bond issue failed for the second time in seven months Tuesday. The $8.4 million bond came up short after a $9.6 million bond failed in May. That bond failed by less than 200 votes. Tuesday's $8.4 million bond fell 595 votes short. There were 4,740 No (53.35 percent) compared to 4,145 Yes votes (46.65 percent). Many School Officials, Parents were Saddened by Fenton Bond Failure. The new proposal was focused on technology, school buses and increasing safety and security. It dropped all traffic and parking projects from the prior proposal and shortened the bond by two years, making the proposal more than $1 million less this time around. The bond would have cost owners of a $120,000 home an average of $60 a year. The $6.4 million …
Brown defeats Linden Libertarian candidate Jonathan T. Ettinger.
Tony Brown will leave his post as a Fenton Township Trustee to serve the Fenton area as the Genesee County Board of Commissioners sixth district representatives. Brown, of Fenton Township, defeated Linden Libertarian Jonathan T. Ettinger 12,238 to 4,625. Brown has served on the Fenton Township board for eight years. He is also the CEO and president of Community Parent, Inc. and is founder of the Tri-County Debate League. He graduated from Lake Fenton High School in 1989 and works as a manager for an adhesive company. He is married to Sonya Brown and has two children Alex and Corinne. “I like the challenge of going into the county and making positive changes,” Brown has told Fenton Patch. “There are some budgetary woes and I think I can …
Graves defeated Losey for second time in 2012.
Last winter Republican Joe Graves beat Democrat Steven Losey to serve a partial term for Michigan's 51st District House of Representatives. Now Graves will serve a full two-year term. Graves defeated Losey 18,176 (53.32 percent) to 15,729 (46.15), according to unofficial and provided by the Genesee County Clerk's Office. "Thank you to the 51st district for re-electing me as your state representative! I am humbled and honored by your support," Graves posted on Facebook early Wednesday morning. Graves won with 53.10 percent of the vote to Losey's 42.17 percent of the vote in February's Special election for the seat. Graves said fighting crime will continue be a focus area. "Our district is sandwiched between Pontiac and Flint which are high…
cee robin
9:29 am on Tuesday, March 19, 2013
I agree with you about Rogers. Did you know that his campaign manager had been a lobbyist for the Grocery Store industry and Rogers was trying to have ingrediant labeling taken off food...So you wouldn't know if it was made around nuts or whatever? Truthfully, the last thing we or any of us need is another republican in DC, they have brought such havoc with their terrible economic policies ( like… more ›