Jordan Haskins
Jordan D. Haskins was a2014Republican candidate forDistrict 95 of theMichigan House of Representatives.[1]
Elections
2014
Elections for theMichigan House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election was held on August 5, 2014, and a general election was held onNovember 4, 2014. Thesignature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was April 22, 2014.Vanessa Guerra defeatedNorman Braddock in the Democratic primary.Jordan Haskins was unopposed in the Republican primary, but suspended his campaign almost a month prior following reports ofhis criminal history. Haskins returned to campaigning shortly after the primary, citing the passage of the withdrawal deadline and Guerra's primary victory. Guerra defeated Haskins in the general election.[2][3][4][1][5]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic |  Vanessa Guerra | 76.2% | 17,371 | |
| Republican | Jordan Haskins | 23.8% | 5,412 | |
| Write-in | Paul Lyons | 0% | 2 | |
| Total Votes | 22,785 | |||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| Vanessa Guerra | 58.4% | 4,085 |
| Norman Braddock | 41.6% | 2,912 |
| Total Votes | 6,997 | |
Noteworthy events
Criminal record
Until October 23, 2014, Haskins was on parole after serving time on charges of malicious destruction of property, breaking and entering, and unlawful use of a motor vehicle. The charges stemmed from two 2010 break-ins at the Saginaw County Mosquito Control, where he allegedly disconnected spark plugs on several vehicles in order to fulfill a fetish known as "cranking," where one derives sexual pleasure from hearing an engine idling, and similar incidents at a city lot and a private business in Saginaw. Haskins toldThe Saginaw News that his mental and emotional states were "messed-up" at the time, which he called "a whole phase... where I was young and stupid," and that his prison stint helped him to mature.[6]
Haskins announced on July 10, 2014, that he would suspend his campaign, citing the alleged use of his criminal record against other candidates. Because the deadline to withdraw already passed, he remained a candidate in the Republican primary.[7] Two days after the primary, Haskins announced that he would return to campaigning due toVanessa Guerra winning the Democratic primary as well as the inability to formally remove his name from the ballot.[2]
Recent news
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See also
- Michigan House of Representatives
- Michigan House of Representatives District 95
- Michigan House of Representatives elections, 2014
- Michigan State Legislature
External links
Footnotes
- ↑1.01.1Michigan Secretary of State, "2014 Official Michigan Primary Candidate Listing," accessed May 27, 2014
- ↑2.02.1MLive, "Jordan Haskins 'jumping back in' State House race after quitting amid publicity of his criminal past," August 7, 2014
- ↑Michigan Secretary of State, "Representative in State Legislature," accessed August 6, 2014
- ↑Michigan Secretary of State, "Representative in State Legislature," accessed December 5, 2014
- ↑Michigan Secretary of State, "2014 Official Michigan General Candidate Listing," accessed September 8, 2014
- ↑MLive, "Felony convictions linked to sexual fetish 'haunt me,' Saginaw state House candidate says," June 27, 2014
- ↑MLive, "State House candidate quits Saginaw race after felonies tied to sexual fetish surface," July 10, 2014
