Involved voters in Michigan's 52nd House District, it's time to do some research on the man who won the election in 2010. Find out if Mark Ouimet's votes on issues of importance to you were what you expected and wanted them to be. I recommend this Project Vote Smart site for easy searching:
http://votesmart.org/candidate/key-votes/89557/mark-ouimet
Would it surprise you to know that Mark Ouimet's score on the Michigan Tea Party Scorecard - Release 3 - Jan 2011 thru Mar 2012 tied for closest to the Tea Party's Ideal House Vote at 77%? Source: http://www.michiganvotes.org/VotingIndex.aspx?ID=736
Note: The Tea Party Scorecard only includes votes on core tea party issues, primarily fiscal responsibility, limited government, and private sector job creation. Unanimous and party-line votes are largely excluded to highlight the differences between members of the same party rather than differences between the parties. "Messy" bills with complex, competing content were also excluded as no clear "correct" vote could be assigned. The Scorecard is administered by the Independent Tea Party Patriots in Clarkston.How many times did Mark Ouimet's vote differ from that of the majority of Republicans in the House based on roll call votes taken from 1/1/2011 to 7/12/2012? 10 times out of 1105 votes. That's less than 1% of the time. Check for yourself at www.michiganvotes.org.
When you see Mark Ouimet, ask him about his voting record. If you took him at his word and got fooled in 2010, you can make a different choice in 2012.
