Jack Hoogendyk | |
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| Member of theMichigan House of Representatives from the61st district | |
| In office January 1, 2003 – December 31, 2008 | |
| Preceded by | Tom George |
| Succeeded by | Larry DeShazor |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1955-07-31)July 31, 1955 (age 70) Kalamazoo, Michigan, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Erin |
Jacob "Jack" Hoogendyk (/ˈhoʊɡəndaɪk/HOH-gən-dyke;[1] born 31 July 1955) is an American businessman andRepublicanpolitician, a former member of theMichigan House of Representatives and 2012 candidate for theU.S. House of Representatives in Michigan.
Hoogendyk was born inKalamazoo, Michigan. He is ofDutch ancestry. He worked as a manager with aFortune 500 company. He joined Alternatives of Kalamazoo, Pregnancy Care Center as executive director in April 1996. In 2000, Hoogendyk was elected to theKalamazoo CountyBoard of Commissioners. Prior to that, he was on the Portage Zoning Board of Appeals and the Kalamazoo County Public Health Advisory Board.
After redistricting, Jack ran forMichigan's 61st House District in 2002 and defeated Democrat James Houston 57%-43%.[2] In 2004, he won re-election to a second term with 55% of the vote.[3] In 2006, he won re-election to a third term with just 51% of the vote.[4]
Hoogendyk was first elected to the Michigan House of Representatives in 2002 representing the 61st district, which includes the cities ofPortage andParchment, and the townships ofAlamo,Kalamazoo,Oshtemo,Prairie Ronde andTexas.
Hoogendyk is well known for hisconservative views on taxes, government spending, family issues,abortion, andaffirmative action.[citation needed] Hoogendyk has proposed making English the official language of the State of Michigan. He was twice rated the most conservative member of the Michigan House of Representatives.
In 2006 Hoogendyk was one of a small group of conservatives to lead the fight against legislation to mandate that the state Department of Education administer to all sixth grade girls the vaccineGardasil as a potential prevention against the risk ofHuman papillomavirus.[5] Following the defeat of this legislation, no other state has implemented similar legislation.
In 2004 he announced his intent to seek the Republican nomination forGovernor of Michigan but eventually dropped out of the race to endorse Republican rivalDick DeVos.
In 2008, theterm-limited Hoogendyk announced that he was running in the Republican primary to contest DemocratCarl Levin's seat in theU.S. Senate.[6] He was the only Republican on the August 5 primary ballot.[7] Levin won re-election, defeating Hoogendyk 63%-34%.[8]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Democratic | Carl Levin (inc.) | 3,038,386 | 62.7 | +2.1 | |
| Republican | Jack Hoogendyk | 1,641,070 | 33.8 | −4.1 | |
| Libertarian | Scotty Boman | 76,347 | 1.6 | n/a | |
| Green | Harley Mikkelson | 43,440 | 0.9 | +0.1 | |
| U.S. Taxpayers | Michael Nikitin | 30,827 | 0.6 | n/a | |
| Natural Law | Doug Dern | 18,550 | 0.4 | +0.1 | |
| Majority | 1,397,316 | ||||
| Turnout | 4,848,620 | ||||
| Democratichold | Swing | ||||
In March 2010, Hoogendyk announced on his website that he would enter the Republican primary inMichigan's 6th congressional district against incumbent Republican U.S. CongressmanFred Upton. Upton defeated him 57%-43%, winning every county in the district.[10][11]
In 2011, Hoogendyk met with theClub for Growth, a fiscally conservative501(c)4 organization, about running against Upton in 2012.[11] Upton has received criticism for not being conservative enough fromRush Limbaugh,Glenn Beck,FreedomWorks, Right to Life of Michigan, and the Southwest MichiganTea Party Patriots.[12] He announced his candidacy on January 17, 2012.[13] He was not able to unseat Upton and ultimately lost the primary with 33% of the vote. The election was held on August 7, 2012. Had Hoogendyk won the Republican primary, he would have faced DemocratMike O'Brien in the general election.[14] Upton was ultimately re-elected.
Hoogendyk is aBaptist. He has been married to his wife Erin since April 4, 1976, has five children and as of June 2012 had eleven grandchildren. He moved toWausau, Wisconsin in June 2013 to become the Executive Director of Hope Life Center.[15]
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| Preceded by | Republican nominee forU.S. Senator fromMichigan (Class 2) 2008 | Succeeded by |