Leadership: Policy Committee Chairman Political Highlights: Ingham County Commission, 1975-78; Mich. House, 1979-91; Mich. Senate, 1991-94; sought Democratic nomination for governor, 1994; Democratic nominee for lieutenant governor, 1994; U.S. House of Representatives, 1997-2001 Born: April 29, 1950; Clare, Mich. Residence: Lansing Religion: United Methodist Family: Divorced; two children Education: Michigan State U., B.A. 1972; Michigan State U., M.S.W. 1975 Elected: 2000 Committee Assignments: Agriculture, Nutrition & Forestry; Budget; Energy & Natural Resources (National Parks; Public Lands, Forests and Mining); Finance (Health Care - Ranking Member; International Trade, Customs & Global Competitiveness); Joint Taxation Social Media:
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District Rating: Safe Democrat House Seniority: 13th ranked Senate Democrat Twitter: 91,145 followers
Election History
Margin of Victory (% pts.)
House Race
Senate Race
1996 Election Results
Candidate
Debbie Stabenow (D) Dick Chrysler (R) Doug MacDonald (LIBERT) Patricia Allen (NL)
Votes
141,086 115,836 3,811 1,679
%
53.8% 44.1% 1.5% 0.6%
1998 Election Results
Candidate
Debbie Stabenow (D) Susan Munsell (R) John Mangopoulos (REF) Ben Steele (LIBERT) Patricia Allen (NL)
Votes
125,169 84,254 4,654 2,750 1,213
%
57.4% 38.6% 2.1% 1.3% 0.6%
2000 Election Results
Candidate
Debbie Stabenow (D) Spencer Abraham (R) Matthew Abel (GREEN) Michael Corliss (LIBERT) Mark Forton (REF) John Mangopoulos (USTAX) William Quarton (NL)
