David Agema

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David Agema
Member of the MichiganHouseofRepresentatives
from the 74th district
In office
January 1, 2007 –December 31, 2012

In 2013, he faced calls to resign from the Republican National Committee by only 11 members of Chairman Priebus's executive committee after he posted extracts from an article allegedly written by a doctor entitled "Everyone Should Know These Statistics On Homosexuals" which said that homosexuals lived a "filthy lifestyle", were responsible for 50 percent of U.S. murders in certain cities and that many are pedophiles. Agema was rebuked by RNC chairman Reince Priebus, who drew a distinction between Republican policies on gay rights and the language used in Agema's post, adding "all human beings deserve to be treated with dignity and respect." [3] The Republican platform opposes gay marriage.

Later that year, Agema was condemned by Michigan Governor Rick Snyder after saying that homosexuals were in favor of healthcare reform because "some are dying between 30 and 44 years old." [4] Agema posted several statistics on his web page from newer biased sources confirming earlier death.

In addition to his comments about homosexuals, Agema quoted an article written by another in response to Obama's statement that Muslims have a rich fabric in the history of the United States, "Have you ever seen a Muslim do anything that contributes positively to the American way of life?". This was in reference to the lack of historical record of Obama's statement. Muslim Republicans took offense to this and cited contribution from their families and friends. Additionally, his bill to ban foreign law and Sharia Law (ALAC) (passed by several other states) was seen as an attempt to engender paranoia against Muslims. [5] Agema's comments on Muslims, "styled as an open missive to President Obama", led to the resignation in 2015 of a Maine private-academy lacrosse coach who had re-posted them on Facebook. [6]

On December 31, 2014, Agema reposted an article printed by former Congressman and retired Army lieutenant colonel Allen West in his news letter. West stated he had personally observed some of this and that it would seem racists but needed to be addressed. The article was written pseudonymously and ran in the white nationalist magazine American Renaissance , and included sentences by a public defender concerning certain felons with multiple convictions he had to defend stating certain "[B]lacks are different by almost any measure to all other people. They cannot reason as well (referring to these felons). They cannot communicate as well. They cannot control their impulses as well. They are a threat to all who cross their paths, black and non-black alike." [7] Chairman Reince Priebus subsequently called on him to resign his RNC position. [8] He did not resign.

Electoral history

2012 MIGOP State Convention – Republican National Committeeman (May 19, 2012) [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Dave Agema1,46769.07
Republican Saul Anuzis 63930.08
Republican Gerald LaRouche180.85
Total votes2,124 100.00
2010 General Election – 74th District State Representative (November 2, 2010) [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Dave Agema28,84678.97
Democratic Leon Chase6,90818.91
Libertarian R. J. Stevens7732.12
Total votes36,527 100.00
2008 General Election – 74th District State Representative (November 4, 2008) [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Dave Agema36,20770.25
Democratic Leon Chase13,42126.04
Libertarian Tracy McLaughlin1,9113.71
Total votes51,539 100.00
2006 General Election – 74th District State Representative (November 7, 2006) [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Dave Agema30,49570.13
Democratic Steven Kauffman12,10927.85
Libertarian Tracy McLaughlin8802.02
Total votes43,484 100.00
2006 Republican Primary – 74th District State Representative (August 8, 2006) [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Dave Agema4,33336.92
Republican Rich VanderKlok1,90616.24
Republican Jose Gomez1,81915.50
Republican Janis DeVree1,56713.35
Republican Joe Sierawski5504.69
Republican Brian VanLente4123.51
Republican Joanne Brownlee3873.30
Republican Cornelius VanderKam3653.11
Republican Dawn Sloboda2492.12
Republican Kyle Braddell1471.25
Total votes11,735 100.00

Personal life

He has been married for more than forty five years to his wife Barb. They have three children and ten grandchildren. [1]

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January 2007 – December 2012		Succeeded by
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Preceded by Republican National Committeeman from Michigan
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