Dian Slavens

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Dian Slavens

Democratic Party

Prior offices

Michigan House of Representatives District 21

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Personal

Profession

Respiratory Therapist

Dian Slavens is a former Democratic member of the Michigan House of Representatives, representing District 21 from 2009 to 2015. Slavens was a 2014 Democratic candidate for District 7 of the Michigan State Senate.^[1]

Biography[edit]

Slavens holds an associate degree in Applied Science and certification as a respiratory therapist from Oakland Community College. Her professional experience includes working as a respiratory therapist.

Issues[edit]

Voting record[edit]

Key votes of 2009-2010[edit]

• Click below to see how this representative voted.
• Super Speedway, Lawmakers voting on whether TO EXTEND A SPECIAL TAX PERK for a super speedway.
• Driver Responsibility Fees, Lawmakers voting on whether TO IMPOSE 'driver responsibility fees.'
• Crony Capitalism, Lawmakers voting on whether TO RESTRICT THE RIGHT of shareholders to sell their own stock.
• Right to Work, Lawmakers voting on an amendment SUPPORTING RIGHT-TO-WORK zones.
• Dept. of State Cost-Saving, Lawmakers voting on whether TO SLOW DOWN PROGRESS ON THE SECRETARY OF STATE'S COST-SAVING CONSOLIDATION PLAN.
• Golf Carts, Lawmakers voting on whether TO SUBSIDIZE the production of electric vehicle batteries.
• Home Court Disadvantage, Lawmakers voting on whether TO GIVE MORE TAXING POWER to local government in Kalamazoo so it can finance a taxpayer-subsidized sports arena.
• Fire Safe Cigarettes, Lawmakers voting on whether TO BAN the sale of cigarettes that are not "fire safe."
• Balancing Act, Lawmakers voting on a budget to CUT REVENUE SHARING PAYMENTS to local governments as a way to balance the state budget without raising taxes.
• Balancing Act 2, Lawmakers voting on a cut of less than 3 percent to K-12 school aid payments so as to balance the state budget without tax increases.
• A Good Tax Gone Bad?, Lawmakers voting on the Michigan Business Tax.
• It’s From the Children, Lawmakers voting on whether to RAID $90 MILLION from the Michigan Higher Education Student Loan Authority.
• Left Behind, Lawmakers voting on whether TO FINANCE "No Worker Left Behind" with a 59.9 percent increase in general fund spending in the 2009 DELEG budget.
• First Class Schools, Lawmakers voting on whether to keep Detroit Public Schools' "first class" status even though the district no longer meets the population standard.
• Politically Correct Capitalism, Lawmakers voting on whether to INCREASE SUBSIDIES for plug-in traction battery packs used in electric cars.
• Politically Correct Capitalism 2, Lawmakers voting on whether to GIVE SUBSIDIES for Michigan film production.
• Politically Correct Capitalism 3, Lawmakers voting on whether to INCREASE ELECTRIC CAR SUBSIDIES for a subsidiary of a Korean battery company.
• Secret Ballot, Lawmakers voting on whether to keep a SECRET BALLOT for union elections.
• Property Taxes Assaulted Again, Lawmakers voting on whether to allow public schools to EXPAND THE USE OF SINKING FUND property tax spending.
• Sneak Attack, Lawmakers voting on whether to allow public schools to EXPAND THE USE OF SINKING FUND property tax spending.
• Grapes of Wrath, Lawmakers voting on whether TO BAN home shipment of beer and wine to Michigan consumers.
• Subsidize Manufacture of Electric Cars, Lawmakers voting on whether to authorize a refundable Michigan Business Tax credit for makers of plug-in traction battery packs used in electric cars.
• Authorize Special Tax Breaks for Ethanol Gas Stations, Lawmakers voting on whether to authorize a non-refundable Michigan Business Tax credit equal to 30 percent of the costs incurred by a gas station to convert existing pumps and tanks, or acquire new ones that deliver E85 ethanol or biodiesel fuel.

More voting record details[edit]

• List of all of Dian Slavens' roll call votes, bills introduced, and floor amendments from MichiganVotes.org (use site’s “advanced search” to narrow by date range, issue category and/or keyword).
• List of Dian Slavens’s missed roll-call votes

Committee assignments[edit]

2013-2014[edit]

At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Slavens served on the following committees:

2011-2012[edit]

In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Slavens served on the following committees:

2009-2010[edit]

In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Slavens served on the following committees:

Elections[edit]

2014[edit]

See also: Michigan State Senate elections, 2014

Elections for the Michigan State Senate took place in 2014. A primary election was held on August 5, 2014, and a general election took place on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was April 22, 2014. Dian Slavens was unopposed in the Democratic primary. Incumbent Patrick Colbeck defeated Matthew Edwards in the Republican primary. Colbeck defeated Slavens in the general election.^[2][3][4][5]

Michigan State Senate, District 7 General Election, 2014
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Patrick Colbeck Incumbent	52.7%	52,567
	Democratic	Dian Slavens	47.3%	47,110
Total Votes				99,677

Michigan State Senate, District 7 Republican Primary, 2014
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Patrick Colbeck Incumbent	75.1%	14,494
Matthew Edwards	24.9%	4,807
Total Votes		19,301

2012[edit]

See also: Michigan House of Representatives elections, 2012

Slavens won re-election in the 2012 election for Michigan House of Representatives District 21. She defeated Kiz Ahamiojie in the August 7 Democratic primary and defeated Joe Barnabei (R) in the general election which took place on November 6.^[6][7]

Michigan House of Representatives, District 21, General Election, 2012
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Dian Slavens Incumbent	61.6%	26,605
	Republican	Joe Barnabei	38.4%	16,590
Total Votes				43,195

Michigan House of Representatives, District 21 Democratic Primary, 2012
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Dian Slavens Incumbent	91.2%	5,471
Kiz Ahamiojie	8.8%	527
Total Votes		5,998

2010[edit]

See also: Michigan House of Representatives elections, 2010

Slavens won re-election to the District 21 seat in 2010. She had no primary opposition. She defeated Lori Levi in the general election on November 2, 2010.^[8][9]

Michigan House of Representatives, District 21 General election (2010)
Candidates		Votes
Dian Slavens (D)		18,201
Lori Levi (R)		17,320

2008[edit]

See also: Michigan House of Representatives elections, 2008

On November 4, 2008, Dian Slavens ran for District 21 of the Michigan House of Representatives, beating Todd LaJoy and Brian Cronan.^[10]

Dian Slavens raised $140,615 for her campaign.^[11]

Michigan House of Representatives, District 21
Candidates		Votes
Dian Slavens (D)		27,805
Todd LaJoy (R)		24,204
Brian Cronan (NPA)		1,784

Campaign donors[edit]

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Dian Slavens campaign contribution history
Year	Office	Result	Contributions
2012	Michigan State House, District 21		$122,751
2010	Michigan State House, District 21		$438,281
2008	Michigan State House, District 21		$140,615
Grand total raised			$701,647
Source: [[12] Follow the Money]

2012[edit]

Slavens won re-election to the Michigan House of Representatives in 2012. During that election cycle, Slavens raised a total of $122,751.

2010[edit]

Slavens won re-election to the Michigan House of Representatives in 2010. During that election cycle, Slavens raised a total of $438,281.

2008[edit]

Slavens won election to the Michigan House of Representatives in 2008. During that election cycle, Slavens raised a total of $140,615.

Scorecards[edit]

Tea Party Scorecard[edit]

The Independent Tea Party Patriots, a Michigan Tea Party group, grades the votes of this and every other Michigan legislator on “core tea party issues” in a regularly-updated scorecard. 100% is considered an ideal rating.^[13]

January 2011 - March 2012[edit]

Dian Slavens received a 17% rating on the January 2011 - March 2012 Tea Party Scorecard.^[13]

Personal[edit]

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Slavens and her husband, Mark, have three children and one grandson.

Noteworthy events[edit]

Recall effort[edit]

A Republican group started a recall campaign against Slavens and fellow Democratic state Reps. Phil Cavanagh and Tim Bledsoe in the fall of 2011. Early in January 2012, attorney and GOP strategist Stu Sandler said they would be suspending all three recalls.^[14]

Recent news[edit]

This section links to a Google news search for the term Dian + Slavens + Michigan + Legislature

See also[edit]

• Michigan State Legislature
• Michigan House of Representatives
• House Committees
• Michigan state legislative districts

External links[edit]

Suggest a link

• Official campaign website
• Profile from Open States
• Legislative profile from Project Vote Smart
• Biography from Project Vote Smart
• Michigan Votes - Dian Slavens
• Campaign Contributions: 2008
• Campaign Facebook page

Footnotes[edit]

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