Kerry Bentivolio

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In 2011, Bentivolio announced his candidacy for Michigan's 11th congressional district seat in the U.S. House of Representatives and was considered a long-shot to defeat incumbent Thaddeus McCotter for the Republican nomination. [14] However, Bentivolio's campaign was aided by reports that McCotter failed to qualify for the primary after failing to turn in enough valid petition signatures to qualify for the ballot. [15] McCotter's campaign released a statement on May 25, 2012, conceding that there were not enough valid signatures turned in with his ballot petition. [16] [17] [18]

Although McCotter initially announced he would mount a write-in campaign for the seat, he opted to retire at the end of his term. However, McCotter unexpectedly resigned on July 6, 2012, causing a scramble for the vacant nomination. Bentivolio faced former state senator Nancy Cassis, a write-in candidate, for the district's Republican primary. Cassis and her supporters drew attention to the 2011 film The President Goes to Heaven in which Bentivolio had a prominent role as a doctor tending to a fictional president resembling George W. Bush. [19] [20] In the movie, a fictional president instigates the September 11, 2001 attacks in a plot to justify the invasion of Iraq, but cannot get to heaven until he converts to Islam. [19] [20] Bentivolio pointed out the film was a work of fiction. [20] On August 7, 2012, Bentivolio defeated Cassis and won the district's Republican nomination, pitting him against Democratic nominee Syed Taj, a physician, in the November 6, 2012 election. [21] [22] [23]

In August 2012, news reports stated that Bentivoio had been reprimanded for threatening students at Fowlerville High School. [24] Bentivolio said the allegations were false and politically motivated. [24] On November 1, 2012, five days before the general election, Phillip Bentivolio of Little Rock, Arkansas, the estranged brother of Bentivolio, told the Michigan Information and Research Service (MIRS) that his brother owed him $20,000 for houses they built together in Arkansas 20 years earlier. [25] [26] Phillip also accused his brother of being "mentally imbalanced" and "dishonest". [25] Bentivolio responded by telling MIRS that his brother called for the first time in 20 years and threatened to go to the press if Bentivolio didn't pay him $20,000. [25] [27] He said he became worried about Phillip's mental state and reported him to the Little Rock Police Department, which confirmed that officers visited and checked on Phillip's condition. [27]

On November 6, 2012, Bentivolio lost the special election for the remaining months of McCotter's term in 112th Congress to David Curson, but won the general election and became representative-elect for the 11th Congressional District.

2014 congressional election

Bentivolio faced an August 5, 2014, Republican primary challenge for the Michigan's 11th congressional district seat from lawyer David Trott who announced his bid on September 4, 2013. He was defeated by Trott in the primary, making him the third incumbent defeated in a Republican primary in 2014. He served out the rest of his term. [28] However, Bentivolio mounted what The Hill described as a lackluster write-in campaign for the November 2014 election to continue serving in his seat. [29]

Bentivolio finished the general election behind Trott, Democratic challenger, Bobby McKenzie, and Libertarian candidate John Tatar, and relinquished his seat in January. [30]

A May 20–22 poll of likely Republican primary voters run by Target Insyght and commissioned by MIRS (Michigan Information & Research Service, Inc.) showed Rep. Bentivolio leading Trott 33% to 21%. [31] The poll also showed a significant unfavorability rating for Trott among the Republicans surveyed.

A July 12–13 poll commissioned by the Detroit Free Press and WXYZ-TV indicated that Bentivolio's support had dropped considerably in the face of a strong media barrage from the Trott campaign; Trott led in the poll of likely Republican primary voters 53%–31%, with 16% undecided. [32]

In the Republican primary, Trott defeated Bentivolio by 42,008 votes (66.4%) to 21,254 (33.6%). [3] [33]

After his defeat, Bentivolio announced that he was running a write-in campaign. He alleged that after Trott won the primary, the Trott campaign "kept up the attacks, but they expanded it beyond me. After they won the race, they continued to beat up me, my family members, as well as my staff... I put them on notice: If they didn't stop I'm probably going to end up doing a write-in campaign. And they didn't stop." The Trott campaign has denied this, saying that "nothing like that occurred." Bentivolio does not think he will win, or even "get enough votes to keep [Trott] from getting elected... all I'm concerned about is getting people who want a voice through a protest vote to do a protest vote." [34]

2016 congressional election

Bentivolio originally sought to run for Congress in 2016 as a Republican again, [35] however he abandoned these plans and launched a short lived bid to seek the Libertarian nomination for vice president. [36] Former Massachusetts Governor William Weld would ultimately receive the Libertarian nomination. On July 21, 2016, Bentivolio announced he would seek a re-match with Trott in the 11th District, this time attempting to do so as an independent. [37] Bentivolio submitted more than the minimum 3,000 signatures that are required to gain a spot on the November general election ballot as a non-party affiliated candidate and was placed on the ballot. [37]

2018 congressional election

After David Trott retired, Bentivolio again filed to run in the eleventh district Republican primary. He was challenged by businesswoman and Michigan co-chair of Donald Trump's 2016 presidential campaign Lena Epstein, State Representative Klint Kesto, State Senator Mike Kowall and former State Senator, nominee for US Senate in 2002 and nominee for the ninth district in 2010 Rocky Raczkowski. Throughout the campaign, Bentivolio polled behind most candidates, [38] [39] and on election day Bentivolio finished last in the primary, drawing 9,799 votes, or 11.3%. [40] Epstein won the nomination in a race ultimately won by Democrat Haley Stevens. [41]

2020 congressional election

After the seat was flipped into Democratic hands by Haley Stevens, Bentivolio again filed to run in the Republican primary. He faced four other candidate, plus an official write-in candidate: attorney Eric Esshaki, entrepreneur Carmelita Greco, auto show product specialist and former model Whitney Williams, and businessman Frank Acosta. Bentivolio would finish third in the primary with 18,794 votes, or 21.6%, behind Greco's 22.9% and Esshaki's 31.0%. [42] Esshaki would be defeated by Stevens in the general election. [43]

Political positions

Bentivolio describes himself as a conservative with libertarian ideals on most issues and has been endorsed by the Tea Party Express. He strongly supports the right to bear arms. [44]

He describes freedom of speech as "vital to our society." [45] According to his campaign website, he opposes "any measures to regulate speech on the Internet, or to license and regulate the behavior of Internet service providers." [46]

According to Young Americans for Liberty, he supports a non-interventionist foreign policy. [47]

According to Electful.com, Bentivolio supports criminalization of abortion. [48] Bentivolio's campaign website says that he opposes federal subsidies for abortion providers, foreign aid that "supports abortion in other nations" and requirements that religious institutions provide coverage for abortion as part of federally mandated health plans. Bentivolio's website also notes that he is endorsed by the anti-abortion group Right to Life Michigan. [49]

He seeks to reduce regulation and bureaucracy, cut taxes, cut government spending, and discontinue government investment in some industries. [50]

In response to a request from a concerned citizen in his district, Bentivolio promised to hold a hearing concerning the "chemtrails" conspiracy theory. [51] [52]

In a video published [53] on August 23, 2013, from a town hall meeting in his district, Bentivolio said it would be a "dream come true" [54] to submit a bill with articles of impeachment for President Barack Obama. Bentivolio admitted to not having any outright evidence and instead requesting the advice of "lawyers, [with] PhDs in history" to "Tell me how I can impeach the president of the United States."

During the United States federal government shutdown of 2013, Bentivolio was one of the 144 House Republicans who voted against legislation to end the government shutdown. In explaining his vote, he said that the new health care mandate should be delayed for individuals as it was for businesses. [55] [56]

U.S. House of Representatives

Bentivolio's two-year term began on January 3, 2013.

Legislation

As a Representative, Bentivolio sponsored 13 bills, including: [57]

  • H.R. 746, a bill to grant businesses a 6-month grace period before being subject to any government sanction or penalty, introduced February 15, 2013
  • H.R. 939, a bill to prohibit the transfer of certain military equipment to the Egyptian government unless the Egyptian government combats terrorist groups, promotes religious and political freedoms, enforces access along the Sinai Peninsula, and is fully implementing the Egypt–Israel peace treaty, introduced March 4, 2013
  • H.R. 1831, a bill to require bills and resolutions to contain a provision citing congressional authority, and to bar any vote from occurring if the full text of the bill or resolution has not been released publicly for at least a week, introduced May 6, 2013
  • H.R. 3993, a bill to reduce the pay of members of Congress by 15% during any fiscal year in which the federal government has a budget deficit, introduced February 5, 2014
  • H.R. 5121, a bill to prohibit U.S. Armed Forces from detaining a U.S. citizen or lawful resident alien of the United States who was captured, detained, or arrested in the United States, and to prohibit an authorization for the detention without charge or trial of a citizen or lawful permanent resident of the United States apprehended in the United States, introduced July 16, 2014
  • H.R. 5479, a bill to require the public release of any method used to determine credit scores, introduced September 16, 2014
  • H.R. 5779, a bill to allow for a $10,000 deduction in gross income each taxable year for certain expenses relating to attending a private school, introduced December 2, 2014

Committee assignments

Personal life

Bentivolio's wife Karen is a registered nurse. They have resided in Milford, Michigan since 1982 and live on a small farm raising reindeer trained to pull Santa's sleigh in various parades and special holiday events within Michigan. They also maintain a small flock of chickens, a 25-hive apiary of honeybees, and a 115-vine vineyard. Bentivolio is an avid sportsman and bass fisherman. He is a novice golfer and enjoys clay pigeon shooting. [58] He is a Roman Catholic. [59]

Filmography

Kerry Bentivolio
Kerry Bentivolio, official portrait, 113th Congress.jpg
Member of the U.S.HouseofRepresentatives
from Michigan's 11th district
In office
January 3, 2013 –January 3, 2015
Film
YearTitleRole
1978 The Betsy Extra
1989 84C MoPic' Viet Cong Soldier
2011Lucy's LawReporter
2011The President Goes to HeavenChief Physician

Electoral history

2010

Michigan state Senate 15th District Election 2010, Republican Primary [60]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Mike Kowall 16,816 53.2 N/A
Republican Kerry Bentivolio4,97115.7N/A
Republican Paul Graves3,55411.3N/A
Republican Alan Stephens2,8819.1N/A
Republican Steven Valentini2,0456.5N/A
Republican John Cyrus Mohyi1,3184.2N/A
Majority11,84537.5-6.5
Turnout 31,585+11.1%

2012

Michigan's 11th Congressional District Special election, 2012 – Republican Primary [61]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Kerry Bentivolio 10,280 41.7 N/A
Republican Nancy Cassis8,80335.7N/A
Republican Carolyn Kavanagh2,65310.8N/A
Republican Nancy Crider1,2084.9N/A
Republican Steve King1,7157.0N/A
Majority1,4776.3N/A
Turnout 24,659N/A
Michigan's 11th Congressional District election, 2012 – Republican Primary [62]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Kerry Bentivolio42,47065.5N/A
Republican Nancy Cassis (write-in)21,43633.5N/A
Republican Other Write-in21,436nilN/A
Majority21,03432.8-67.2
Turnout 64,081-2.4
Michigan's 11th Congressional District Special election, 2012 [63]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic David Curson 159,258 48.4 N/A
Republican Kerry Bentivolio151,73646.1N/A
Libertarian John J. Tatar11,6063.5N/A
Constitution Marc J. Sosnowski6,5292.0N/A
Majority7,5222.1N/A
Turnout 329,137N/A
Democratic gain from Republican Swing
Michigan's 11th Congressional District election, 2012 [64]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Kerry Bentivolio 181,788 50.8 -8.5
Democratic Syed Taj158,87944.4+5.9
Libertarian John J. Tatar9,6372.7nil
Green Stephen Paul Duke4,5691.3+1.3
Natural Law Daniel Johnson3,2510.9+0.9
Independent Total Write-In15nil
Majority22,9096.4%-14.4
Turnout 358,139+50.8
Republican hold Swing

2014

Michigan's 11th Congressional District election, 2014 – Republican Primary [65]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican David Trott 42,00866.4N/A
Republican Kerry Bentivolio (I)21,25433.6-32.7
Majority20,75432.80.0
Turnout 63,262-1.3
Michigan's 11th Congressional District election, 2014 [66]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican David Trott 140,435 55.9 +5.1
Democratic Bobby McKenzie101,68140.5-3.9
Libertarian John J. Tatar7,7113.1+0.4
Republican Kerry Bentivolio (I) (write-in)1,4110.6-50.2
Majority38,75415.4%+9.0
Turnout 251,238-29.8
Republican hold Swing

2016

Michigan's 11th Congressional District election, 2016 [67]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican David Trott 200,226 52.9 {{{change}}}
Democratic Anil Kumar152.01940.2
Independent Kerry Bentivolio16,5434.4
Libertarian Jonathan Ray Osment9,5162.5
Turnout 378,304{{{change}}}
Republican hold Swing

2018

Republican primary results, Michigan's 11th Congressional district, 2018
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Lena Epstein 26,843 30.9
Republican Rocky Raczkowski 22,14025.5
Republican Mike Kowall 15,98418.4
Republican Klint Kesto 12,16414.0
Republican Kerry Bentivolio9,79911.3
Total votes86,930 100

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