Dale Zorn

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Dale Zorn
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Republican Party

Prior offices
Michigan House of Representatives District 56
Michigan State Senate District 17
Successor: Jonathan Lindsey
Michigan House of Representatives District 34
Predecessor: Cynthia Neeley
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Dale Zorn (Republican Party) was a member of the Michigan House of Representatives, representing District 34. He assumed office on January 1, 2023. He left office on January 1, 2025.

Zorn (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the Michigan House of Representatives to represent District 34. He did not appear on the ballot for the Republican primary on August 6, 2024.

Biography

Dale Zorn graduated from Ida High School.[1] Zorn's career experience includes owning Zorn’s Service Inc.[1][2] Zorn served on the Monroe County Commission.

Committee assignments

2023-2024

Zorn was assigned to the following committees:

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2021-2022

Zorn was assigned to the following committees:

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2019-2020

Zorn was assigned to the following committees:

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2017 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:

Michigan committee assignments, 2017
• Banking & Financial Institutions
• Energy and Technology
• Local Government, Chair
• Outdoor Recreation and Tourism, Vice chair
• Veterans, Military Affairs and Homeland Security

2015 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Zorn served on the following committees:

2013-2014

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

Michigan committee assignments, 2013
• Commerce, Vice chair
• Energy and Technology
• Health Policy
• Military and Veterans Affairs

2011-2012

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

The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.

Issues

Presidential preference

2012

See also: Endorsements by state officials of presidential candidates in the 2012 election

Dale Zorn endorsed Mitt Romney in the 2012 presidential election.[3]

Elections

2024

See also: Michigan House of Representatives elections, 2024

General election

General election for Michigan House of Representatives District 34

Nancy Jenkins-Arno defeated John E. Dahlgren in the general election for Michigan House of Representatives District 34 on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
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Nancy Jenkins-Arno (R)
 
64.1
 
31,086
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John E. Dahlgren (D)
 
35.9
 
17,436

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 48,522
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 34

John E. Dahlgren advanced from the Democratic primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 34 on August 6, 2024.

Candidate
%
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John E. Dahlgren
 
100.0
 
4,749

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 4,749
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 34

Nancy Jenkins-Arno advanced from the Republican primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 34 on August 6, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
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Nancy Jenkins-Arno
 
100.0
 
8,039

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 8,039
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Endorsements

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2022

State House

See also: Michigan House of Representatives elections, 2022

General election

General election for Michigan House of Representatives District 34

Dale Zorn defeated John E. Dahlgren in the general election for Michigan House of Representatives District 34 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
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Dale Zorn (R)
 
62.3
 
24,146
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John E. Dahlgren (D)
 
37.7
 
14,642

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 38,788
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 34

John E. Dahlgren advanced from the Democratic primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 34 on August 2, 2022.

Candidate
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John E. Dahlgren
 
100.0
 
4,916

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 4,916
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 34

Dale Zorn defeated Ryan Rank and Julie Moore in the Republican primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 34 on August 2, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Dale Zorn
Dale Zorn
 
40.0
 
4,788
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Ryan Rank Candidate Connection
 
39.8
 
4,771
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Julie Moore
 
20.2
 
2,418

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 11,977
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Campaign finance

State Senate

See also: Michigan State Senate elections, 2022

Dale Zorn was not able to file for re-election due to term limits.

2018

See also: Michigan State Senate elections, 2018

General election

General election for Michigan State Senate District 17

Incumbent Dale Zorn defeated Bill LaVoy and Chad McNamara in the general election for Michigan State Senate District 17 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
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Dale Zorn (R)
 
57.8
 
57,771
Image of Bill LaVoy
Bill LaVoy (D) Candidate Connection
 
39.2
 
39,196
Image of Chad McNamara
Chad McNamara (L)
 
2.9
 
2,903

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 99,870
(100.00% precincts reporting)
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Michigan State Senate District 17

Bill LaVoy advanced from the Democratic primary for Michigan State Senate District 17 on August 7, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Bill LaVoy
Bill LaVoy Candidate Connection
 
100.0
 
17,003

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 17,003
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Michigan State Senate District 17

Incumbent Dale Zorn advanced from the Republican primary for Michigan State Senate District 17 on August 7, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
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Dale Zorn
 
100.0
 
21,629

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 21,629
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Libertarian primary election

Libertarian primary for Michigan State Senate District 17

Chad McNamara advanced from the Libertarian primary for Michigan State Senate District 17 on August 7, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
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Chad McNamara
 
100.0
 
145

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 145
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2014

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. Doug Spade was unopposed in the Democratic primary. Dale Zorn was unopposed in the Republican primary. Jeff Andring ran as a U.S. Taxpayers Party candidate. Zorn defeated Spade and Andring in the general election.[4][5][6][7]

Michigan State Senate, District 17 General Election, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngDale Zorn 51.1% 38,442
     Democratic Doug Spade 46.2% 34,706
     U.S. Taxpayers Jeff Andring 2.7% 2,039
Total Votes 75,187

Endorsements

In 2014, Zorn's endorsements included the following:

  • Right to Life of Michigan[8]

2012

See also: Michigan House of Representatives elections, 2012

Zorn won re-election in the 2012 election for Michigan House of Representatives District 56. He was unopposed in the August 7 Republican primary and defeated Larry Crider (D) in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[9][10]

Michigan House of Representatives, District 56, General Election, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngDale Zorn Incumbent 57.6% 23,592
     Democratic Larry Crider 42.4% 17,338
Total Votes 40,930

2010

See also: Michigan House of Representatives elections, 2010

Zorn won election to the District 56 seat in 2010. He defeated Bob Wentz in the August 3 Republican primary. He defeated Kate Ebli (D) in the general election on November 2, 2010.[11][12]

Michigan House of Representatives, District 56 General election (2010)
Candidates Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Dale Zorn (R) 15,582
Kate Ebli (D) 13,945

Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Dale Zorn did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.

2022

Dale Zorn did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.

Campaign finance summary

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Dale Zorn campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2022Michigan House of Representatives District 34Won general$15,900 $0
2018Michigan State Senate District 17Won general$233,196 N/A**
2014Michigan State Senate, District 17Won $829,132 N/A**
2012Michigan State House, District 56Won $121,435 N/A**
2010Michigan State House, District 56Won $40,330 N/A**
Grand total$1,239,993 N/A**
Sources: OpenSecrets,  Federal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

Scorecards

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    Footnotes

    1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Michigan House Republicans, "Dale Zorn," accessed May 2, 2023
    2. ↑ LinkedIn, "Dale Zorn," accessed May 2, 2023
    3. ↑ Romney for President, "Mitt Romney Announces Support of Michigan Speaker of The House Jase Bolger and Additional Members of The Michigan Legislature," September 19, 2011 (Archived)
    4. ↑ Michigan Secretary of State, "State Senator," accessed August 6, 2014
    5. ↑ Michigan Secretary of State, "State Senator," accessed December 5, 2014
    6. ↑ Michigan Secretary of State, "2014 Official Michigan Primary Candidate Listing," accessed May 27, 2014
    7. ↑ Michigan Secretary of State, "2014 Official Michigan General Candidate Listing," accessed September 8, 2014
    8. ↑ Right to Life of Michigan, "Elections," accessed June 18, 2014
    9. ↑ Michigan Department of State, "Election Results - Primary Election - August 07, 2012," accessed June 18, 2014
    10. ↑ Michigan Department of State, "Election Results - General Election - November 06, 2012," accessed November 29, 2014
    11. ↑ Michigan Secretary of State, "State Representative," accessed March 23, 2014
    12. ↑ Michigan Secretary of State, "State Representative," accessed March 23, 2014

    Political offices
    Preceded by
    Cynthia Neeley (D)     		Michigan House of Representatives District 34
    2023-2025    		 Succeeded by
    Nancy Jenkins-Arno (R)
    Preceded by
    -     		Michigan State Senate District 17
    2015-2023    		 Succeeded by
    Jonathan Lindsey (R)
    Preceded by
    -     		Michigan House of Representatives District 56
    2011-2015    		 Succeeded by
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