Dick Chrysler
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Michigan's Template:Ushr district | |
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| Preceded by | Bob Carr |
| Succeeded by | Debbie Stabenow |
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| Born | Script error: No such module "person date". Saint Paul, Minnesota, U.S. |
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| Party | Republican |
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Richard R. Chrysler[1] (born April 29, 1942) is an American businessman and former politician who was a U.S. representative from Michigan from 1995 until 1997.
Biography
Chrysler was born in Saint Paul, Minnesota, and graduated from Brighton High School in Brighton, Michigan. He became vice-president of Hurst Performance and the founder and president of Cars and Concepts (which bought out Hurst), and Richard Chrysler Industries (RCI).[2]
In 1986, he campaigned for governor of Michigan as a Republican,[3] but lost a hard-fought primary to Wayne County Executive William Lucas.[4]
Chrysler lost his first campaign for the United States House of Representatives to Bob Carr in 1992, in a race described as "the most expensive Congressional race in Michigan that cycle."[5] After Carr gave up his seat to run for Senate,[5] however, Chrysler was elected in 1994 as a Republican member of the Amway caucus[6] from Michigan's 8th congressional district to the 104th Congress. He served from January 3, 1995, to January 3, 1997.[2][4] While in Congress, he sponsored eight bills and co-sponsored 183 more, including the Defense of Marriage Act.[7] He supported the Contract with America,[8] and proposed replacing the federal income tax and capital gains tax with a 15% sales tax.[9] He was defeated by Democrat Debbie Stabenow in the 1996 election for the 105th Congress.[2]
Following his political career, Chrysler returned to the automotive industry, exploring battery technologies for electric vehicles. "We've been getting ready for four years now," he told Crain's Detroit Business in 1996. "It's time to get going. This market is on the verge of exploding."[10]
Electoral history
- 1996 Race for U.S. House of Representatives - 8th District
- Debbie Stabenow (D), 53.76%
- Dick Chrysler (R) (inc.), 44.14%
- Doug MacDonald (L), 1.45%
- Patricia R. Allen (NL), 0.64%
- 1994 Race for U.S. House of Representatives - 8th District
- Dick Chrysler (R), 51.61%
- Bob Mitchell (D), 44.89%
- Gerald R. Turcotte, Jr. (L), 2.05%
- Susan Ilene McPeak (NL), 1.45%
- 1992 Race for U.S. House of Representatives - 8th District
- Bob Carr (D) (inc.), 47.60%
- Dick Chrysler (R), 46.33%
- Frank McAlpine (I), 4.27%
- Michael E. Marotta, (L), 1.80%
- 1986 Race for Governor (Republican Primary)
- Bill Lucas, 44.50%
- Dick Chrysler, 34.03%
- Colleen Engler, 10.98%
- Dan Murphy, 10.49%
References
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Congressional Digest 1921 - 2002: Vol 1-81 Index. 2002.
{{cite book}}:|work=ignored (help) - ^ a b c Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Biographical Dictionary of the United States Congress: Chrysler, Dick". bioguide.congress.gov. Retrieved 2022-08-11.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Faverman, Gerald; Rustem, William (June 6, 1986). "Fiscal Awareness Service: Richard Chrysler, Candidate for Governor" (PDF). Public Sector Consultants. Retrieved August 10, 2022.
- ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."The Political Graveyard: Index to Politicians: Christin to Chuoke". politicalgraveyard.com. Retrieved 2022-08-11.
- ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Stuart, Maria (30 December 2020). "Celebrating my 30 years of covering Livingston County news – The Livingston Post.com". Retrieved 2022-08-11.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Lauerman, Kerry; Burstein, Rachel. "She Did It Amway". Mother Jones. Retrieved 2022-08-11.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Chrysler, Dick. "Dick Chrysler". www.congress.gov. Retrieved 2022-08-11.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Younge, Gary (1996-10-05). "LABOR AIMS ITS HEADLIGHTS AT MICHIGAN REP. CHRYSLER". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2022-08-11.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."A GUIDE TO THE CONGRESSIONAL RACES: MICHIGAN". Time. 1996-11-04. ISSN 0040-781X. Retrieved 2022-08-11.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."ENTREPRENEUR SET TO ZOOM INTO ELECTRIC-CAR BATTERIES". Crain's Detroit Business. 2006-03-29. Retrieved 2022-08-11.
- Biography at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
- The Political Graveyard
- Appearances on C-SPAN
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