Marty Knollenberg
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Martin Knollenberg (born September 21, 1963) is a Republican
politician from the U.S. state
of Michigan
. He is a member of the Michigan State House of Representatives
, representing the 41st District which covers the cities of Troy
and Clawson
in Oakland County
. He is the son of former U.S. Congressman
Joe Knollenberg
, who represented Michigan's 9th congressional district
from 1993 until 2009.
Knollenberg was elected to the State House in 2006 and re-elected in 2008 and 2010. He had previously served as an Oakland County Commissioner from 2002 to 2004 and Oakland County Parks and Recreation commissioner from 2004 to 2006.
Knowllenberg has a bachelors degree from Albion College
.
Knollenberg defeated Democratic
college student Eric Gregory in the November general election by a 58-42% margin. Knollenberg was one of few Republicans to garner a greater percentage of votes in his 2006 general election than he or his predecessor did in 2004, overcoming the largely anti-Republican sentiment of the election.
. He faced former-State Representative Bob Gosselin
who was running for his final term after leaving office in 2002 to run for state Senate, and upstart candidate Mike Bosnic.
Bosnic was also a subject of Knollenberg's literature. He was accused by Knollenberg of accepting an illegal $2,500 contribution from the Heroes of Public Education, which was then a new PAC
subject to a smaller campaign contribution limit. Campaign finance reports later revealed that the Secretary of State required Bosnic to repay $2,000 dollars of the donations because it exceeded campaign limits. http://www.mich.gov/sos/
Despite Pappageorge's endorsement of Knollenberg, the August primary was won by Gosselin with 38% of the vote, with Knollenberg garnering 29% and Bosnic 28%.
Republican Party (United States)
The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...
politician from the U.S. state
U.S. state
A U.S. state is any one of the 50 federated states of the United States of America that share sovereignty with the federal government. Because of this shared sovereignty, an American is a citizen both of the federal entity and of his or her state of domicile. Four states use the official title of...
of Michigan
Michigan
Michigan is a U.S. state located in the Great Lakes Region of the United States of America. The name Michigan is the French form of the Ojibwa word mishigamaa, meaning "large water" or "large lake"....
. He is a member of the Michigan State House of Representatives
Michigan State House of Representatives
The Michigan House of Representatives is the lower house of the Michigan Legislature. There are 110 members, each of whom is elected from constituencies having approximately 77,000 to 91,000 residents, based on population figures from the 2000 federal U.S. Census.Members are elected in...
, representing the 41st District which covers the cities of Troy
Troy, Michigan
Troy is a city in Oakland County in the U.S. state of Michigan, and is a suburb of Detroit. The population was 80,980 at the 2010 census, making it the 11th-largest city in Michigan by population, and the largest city in Oakland County...
and Clawson
Clawson, Michigan
Clawson is a city in Oakland County in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is part of the Detroit metropolitan area. As of the 2010 census, its population was 11,825.-Geography:...
in Oakland County
Oakland County, Michigan
-Demographics:As of the 2010 Census, there were 1,202,362 people, 471,115 households, and 315,175 families residing in the county. The population density as of the 2000 census was 1,369 people per square mile . There were 492,006 housing units at an average density of 564 per square mile...
. He is the son of former U.S. Congressman
United States House of Representatives
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Joe Knollenberg
Joe Knollenberg
Joseph "Joe" Knollenberg is a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan. From 1993 to 2009, he was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives, representing ....
, who represented Michigan's 9th congressional district
Michigan's 9th Congressional District
Michigan's 9th congressional district is contained within Oakland County in the southeast areas of the state of Michigan and encompasses most of the county. It is the only congressional district to lie entirely within Oakland County....
from 1993 until 2009.
Knollenberg was elected to the State House in 2006 and re-elected in 2008 and 2010. He had previously served as an Oakland County Commissioner from 2002 to 2004 and Oakland County Parks and Recreation commissioner from 2004 to 2006.
Knowllenberg has a bachelors degree from Albion College
Albion College
Albion College is a private liberal arts college located in Albion, Michigan. Related to the United Methodist Church, it was founded in 1835 and was the first private college in Michigan to have a chapter of Phi Beta Kappa. It has a student population of about 1500.The school's sports teams are...
.
2008 election
Knollenberg was re-elected with 57.46% of the vote for his second-term in November 2008, defeating opponent Evan Ross Treharne (41.98%), a 24-year old school teacher. http://www.mich.gov/sos/2006 election
In the August 2006 primary, Knollenberg faced Clawson School Board Trustee and attorney Mike Bosnic. Knollenberg won by a 53.5-46.5% margin. The contest was labeled by Michigan Information & Research Service (MIRS), a Lansing-insider political publication, as the fourth most interesting primary in Michigan.Knollenberg defeated Democratic
Democratic Party (United States)
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college student Eric Gregory in the November general election by a 58-42% margin. Knollenberg was one of few Republicans to garner a greater percentage of votes in his 2006 general election than he or his predecessor did in 2004, overcoming the largely anti-Republican sentiment of the election.
2004 election
Knollenberg was also a candidate for election in the 2004 Republican primary for the 41st District House seat, being vacated by term-limited representative John PappageorgeJohn Pappageorge
John George Pappageorge is a member of the Michigan State Senate.-Biography:John Pappageorge was born to a Greek family on the east side of Detroit, Michigan....
. He faced former-State Representative Bob Gosselin
Robert Gosselin
Robert Gosselin is a conservative Republican politician in Oakland County, Michigan and is an Oakland County Commissioner.- Biography :...
who was running for his final term after leaving office in 2002 to run for state Senate, and upstart candidate Mike Bosnic.
Bosnic was also a subject of Knollenberg's literature. He was accused by Knollenberg of accepting an illegal $2,500 contribution from the Heroes of Public Education, which was then a new PAC
Political action committee
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subject to a smaller campaign contribution limit. Campaign finance reports later revealed that the Secretary of State required Bosnic to repay $2,000 dollars of the donations because it exceeded campaign limits. http://www.mich.gov/sos/
Despite Pappageorge's endorsement of Knollenberg, the August primary was won by Gosselin with 38% of the vote, with Knollenberg garnering 29% and Bosnic 28%.