John Olumba
No Party Affiliation · MI
John Olumba is a Detroit attorney who served in the Michigan House of Representatives from 2011 to 2014. His priorities are lowering property taxes and the cost of living, and protecting residents' health, including stopping hazardous waste dumping in Wayne County.
Where John Olumba stands, based on their records
Supports
Healthcare Affordability (1 record), Social Programs and Welfare (1 record)
Mixed record
Government Spending Reduction (1 support · 3 oppose)
Track record
Track record — Healthcare Affordability
Healthcare Affordability · 1 support
Voted yes on expanding Medicaid to low-income adults up to 138 percent of the federal poverty level (House Bill 4714, Healthy Michigan). It passed the House 76-31.
June 13, 2013Supports Healthcare Affordability
Source: michiganvotes.org
Track record — Government Spending Reduction
Government Spending Reduction · 1 support · 3 oppose
Voted yes on creating a state-appointed financial oversight commission for Detroit as part of the city's bankruptcy settlement (House Bill 5566). It passed the House 103-7.
May 22, 2014Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: michiganvotes.org
Sponsored House Bill 5572, part of the Detroit bankruptcy settlement package, letting the state use rainy-day fund money for a $195 million Detroit grant. The House passed it 75-35.
May 22, 2014Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: michiganvotes.org
Voted yes on expanding Medicaid to low-income adults up to 138 percent of the federal poverty level (House Bill 4714, Healthy Michigan). It passed the House 76-31.
June 13, 2013Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: michiganvotes.org
Introduced a proposed state constitutional amendment requiring the Legislature to create and fund a state African-American university. It was sent to committee and did not advance.
June 14, 2012Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: michiganvotes.org
Track record — Social Programs and Welfare
Social Programs and Welfare · 1 support
Voted yes on expanding Medicaid to low-income adults up to 138 percent of the federal poverty level (House Bill 4714, Healthy Michigan). It passed the House 76-31.
June 13, 2013Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: michiganvotes.org
Track record — General
General · 15 records
Gave a farewell speech on the House floor with remarks about Chaldean and Asian business owners and transgender people that community groups called offensive. He had not apologized as of December 19, 2014.
December 11, 2014
Source: arabamericannews.com
Was absent or arrived late for all but one of eight House sessions after the House returned on August 27, 2014, Gongwer reported. Two of the absences were excused.
September 24, 2014
Source: gongwer.com
Introduced House Bill 5626 to require doctors to give patients information on perinatal hospice care when a prenatal test finds a life-limiting condition. It was sent to committee.
June 4, 2014
Source: michiganvotes.org
Introduced House Bill 4492 to stop local governments from banning or tightly restricting jitneys, which are private shared-ride vans on set routes. It was sent to committee.
March 21, 2013
Source: michiganvotes.org
Offered a House resolution urging the Speaker to recognize his new Independent Urban Democracy Caucus with the same privileges as the two party caucuses.
February 19, 2013
Source: michiganvotes.org
Voted no on the replacement emergency manager law (Senate Bill 865), passed after voters repealed the 2011 law. It passed the House 63-46.
December 12, 2012
Source: michiganvotes.org
Voted no on the right-to-work law for public employees (House Bill 4003), which barred requiring government workers to pay union fees. It passed the House 58-51.
December 11, 2012
Source: michiganvotes.org
Voted no on the private-sector right-to-work law (Senate Bill 116), which barred employers from requiring workers to pay union fees. It passed the House 58-52.
December 11, 2012
Source: michiganvotes.org
Introduced House Bill 5778 to raise the state business income tax rate from 6 percent to 15 percent, with the lower rate kept for manufacturers that add jobs. It was sent to committee.
July 18, 2012
Source: michiganvotes.org
Introduced House Bill 5751 to bar businesses holding state contracts over $50,000 from giving campaign contributions to candidates during the contract. It was sent to committee.
June 14, 2012
Source: michiganvotes.org
Introduced House Bill 5745 to put city water and sewer systems under the oversight of the state Public Service Commission. It was sent to committee.
June 14, 2012
Source: michiganvotes.org
Offered a House resolution asking the Michigan Attorney General to investigate the Wayne County Executive's office over a severance payment scandal. It was sent to committee.
October 11, 2011
Source: michiganvotes.org
Sponsored House Bill 4716, which changed Michigan's rules for deficit borrowing by financially failing cities, including refinancing city loans. It passed both chambers unanimously and Gov. Rick Snyder signed it (Public Act 143 of 2011).
September 21, 2011
Source: michiganvotes.org
Voted no on the 2011 business tax overhaul (House Bill 4361), which replaced the Michigan Business Tax with a 6 percent corporate income tax. It passed the House 56-53.
April 28, 2011
Source: michiganvotes.org
Voted no on the 2011 emergency manager law (House Bill 4214), which gave state-appointed managers of failing cities and school districts power to cancel union contracts. It passed the House 62-47.
February 23, 2011
Source: michiganvotes.org
Past race John Olumba ran in:
- County Executive - 4 Year Term (1) Position · November 3, 2026 · Wayne County, Michigan