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Summary

Senator Tom A. Casperson

Full Name: Tom A. Casperson
Office: State Senate (MI) - District 38, Republican
First Elected: 11/02/2010
Next Election: 2014
Gender: Male
Family: Wife: Diane; 4 Children: Ashley, Tom, Hillary, Dane
Birth Date: 07/20/1959
Birth Place: Escanaba, MI
Home City: Escanaba, MI
Religion: Assembly of God

Recent Key Votes

HB 5372 - School Aid Budget
Legislation (Yea)

June 5, 2012 - Appropriates $10.96 billion from the State School Aid Fund and $282.4 million from the General Fund to the public school system for fiscal year ...

HB 5365 - 2012-2013 Budget
Legislation (Yea)

May 31, 2012

SB 1072 - Personal Property Taxes: Credit for Loss of Personal Property
Legislation (Nay)

May 10, 2012 - Establishes the personal property tax reimbursement fund within the Michigan State Treasury (Sec. 3). Requires local taxing units eligible for reimbursement to ...

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Recent Public Statements

Casperson Praises Mccain's Choice of Governor Sarah Palin as Running Mate

Sept. 6, 2008 - CASPERSON PRAISES MCCAIN'S CHOICE OF GOVERNOR SARAH PALIN AS RUNNING MATE A governor who hunts and fishes was chosen by Senator John McCain as his ...

Representative Tom Casperson Thanks His Supporters

Aug. 5, 2008 - Representative Tom Casperson thanks his supporters "I want to thank all of you for supporting me in the primary election. Many of you have spent ...

Michigan Jobs to Dry Up

May 22, 2008 - MICHIGAN JOBS TO DRY UP House Republicans this week fought to protect Michigan's Great Lakes through the implementation of an environmental impact assessment tool that ...

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Recent Interest Group Ratings

Span Name Rating
2011 Independent Tea Party Patriots Positions 45%
2011 Americans for Prosperity - Michigan Positions 74%
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Campaign Finances

Election Cycle 2012
Total Income $0.00
Total Spent $0.00
Cash On Hand $12,759.05
Debt $22,569.74
Source OpenSecrets.org
Updated 12/31/2012
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Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)

Tom Casperson refused to tell citizens where he stands on any of the issues addressed in the 2010 Political Courage Test, despite repeated requests from Vote Smart, national media, and prominent political leaders.

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View Tom A. Casperson's Michigan State Legislative Election 2006 National Political Awareness Test
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Contact Information

Capitol Email
SenTCasperson@senate.michigan.gov

Capitol Webmail
http://www.senate.michigan.gov/ima_form.asp?name=comment38&form_path=e:/webforms/rep

Capitol Website
http://www.misenategop.com/senators/Casperson.asp?District=38

Capitol
705 Farnum Building
Post Office Box 30036
Lansing, MI 48909-7536
Phone: 517-373-7840
Fax: 517-373-3932

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