Wednesday, November 7, 2012
Gretchen Driskell plans to keep campaign promise and restore education funding.
Saline Mayor Gretchen Driskell is now the newly elected state representative for Michigan's 52nd District. With 124 of the 169 precincts counted, Driskell had 17,460 votes and Mark Ouimet had 17,207, according to unofficial results from Washtenaw County. Driskell ran against incumbent Republican Ouimet of Scio Township. Driskell, who has been Saline mayor since 1999, was critical of the Republicans' cuts to revenue sharing payments to municipalities since announcing her campaign in March. "I don't want to cut any more revenues," she said. She said she plans to have a more detailed plan by January but she said her focus will be restoring education funding, a major platform of her campaign. "What really resonated when I went door to door …
Monday, October 15, 2012
The incumbent Republican state representative is running against Saline Mayor Gretchen Driskell in the November election.
Name : Mark Ouimet Age: 63 Place of residence: Scio Township Family: Donna Hrozencik, wife; Mark (Kelli) and Courtney (Troy); 3 grandsons, Trey, Cole and Miles Attended college : Yes College : Northwood University Degree : Bachelor of Business Administration Year of graduation :1971 I began my career as a bank teller in Ann Arbor, I was able to rise to president and chairman of the board. I also served as chancellor and COO of Northwood University. Party affiliation: Republican Running for position: State Representative Chamber/district: 52nd Incumbent: yes, State Representative First elected: 2010 Previous elective offices: State Representative- presently serving first term, Washtenaw County Commissioner- served three 2-year terms and Ann…
Tuesday, June 12, 2012
The loan program would be increased from $5 million to $100 million.
State Rep. Mark Ouimet, R-Scio Twp., says that Michigan’s struggling school districts and municipal governments will be able to receive low-interest emergency loans thanks to legislation that passed the house last week. "Some of our local cities, township, villages and schools have struggled with declining revenues due to the state's economic hardship," Ouimet said. "These important measures provide another tool for stressed municipalities to help deal with a financial emergency that actually could cost taxpayers more in the long run." Ouimet, chairman of the House Local, Intergovernmental and Regional Affairs Committee, shepherded the bills through the committee process, according to a news release issued by his office. House Bills 5566-…
Thursday, February 2, 2012
Saline's longtime mayor said she's forming an exploratory committee to run as a Democratic Party candidate against Mark Ouimet to be State Representative for Michigan District 52.
Saline Mayor Gretchen Driskell confirmed Thursday that she is considering running for the state house in the November election. Driskell, Saline's longest-serving Mayor in her sixth term, said she is forming an exploratory committee to consider running for State Representative for Michigan District 52. The district is represented by Mark Ouimet, R-Scio Twp. Thursday, the Ouimet campaign annpunced it has $111,000 on hand for the 2012 election cycle. If she runs, Driskell will do so as a Democratic Party candidate. There are no other declared Democratic Party candidates. "It's something I am considering. I was approached to run and I am seriously looking at it," said Driskell, who has been critical at times of the policies coming out of …
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