Bill Caul (born September 2, 1942) is a United States politician, who was a member of the Michigan House of Representatives from 2004 to 2010, representing the 99th District,[1] as a member of the Republican Party.

Bill Caul
Member of the Michigan House of Representatives
from the 99th district
In office
January 1, 2005 – December 31, 2010
Preceded bySandra Caul
Succeeded byKevin Cotter
Personal details
Political partyRepublican
SpouseSandra Caul
Residence(s)Mount Pleasant, Michigan

Caul, formerly a teacher in the Mount Pleasant Public Schools, ran for the seat formerly occupied by his wife, Sandra Caul, after she was forced out by term limits. In November 2004, Caul defeated Democrat Sharon Tilmann, a former mayor of Mount Pleasant and city commissioner.

Caul was a member of the Michigan House of Representatives State Appropriation Committee. Caul won his final term in 2008, defeating Central Michigan University professor Nancy White, the Democratic nominee, and Libertarian Party nominee Devon Smith.[2] Caul's 54 percent of the vote was the lowest percentage of the vote carried by a Republican candidate in the 99th district since his wife's re-election in 2000.

He was term limited in 2010, and was succeeded by Kevin Cotter.[3]

Electoral history edit

Michigan's 99th state House of Representatives District General Election, 2004[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Bill Caul 21,486 56.8
Democratic Sharon Tillman 16,352 43.2
Republican hold
Michigan's 99th state House of Representatives District General Election, 2006[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Bill Caul (I) 17,198 57.7
Democratic Loren Partlo 12,632 42.3
Republican hold
Michigan's 99th state House of Representatives District General Election, 2008[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Bill Caul (I) 22,486 54.4
Democratic Nancy J. White 17,578 42.6
Libertarian Devon K. Smith 1,244 3.0
Republican hold

References edit

  1. ^ "Bio". Michigan House Republicans. Archived from the original on 31 October 2010. Retrieved 16 November 2010.
  2. ^ Joe Martinez (November 8, 2008). "Caul re-elected for last term, early counts say". Central Michigan Life. Retrieved June 18, 2016.
  3. ^ "Cotter wins state representative race; looks forward to ‘getting work done’ in Lansing" Archived 2011-10-01 at the Wayback Machine. Central Michigan Life, November 3, 2010.
  4. ^ "2004 Michigan Election Results 99th District Representative in State Legislature 2 Year Term (1) Position". Michigan Secretary of State. February 22, 2016. Retrieved June 18, 2016.
  5. ^ "2006 Michigan Election Results 99th District Representative in State Legislature 2 Year Term (1) Position". Michigan Secretary of State. February 22, 2016. Retrieved June 18, 2016.
  6. ^ "2008 Michigan Election Results 99th District Representative in State Legislature 2 Year Term (1) Position". Michigan Secretary of State. February 22, 2016. Retrieved June 18, 2016.

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