Edward W. McBroom (born May 30, 1981) is a Republican member of the

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, representing the 38th district since 2019. The district is twelve of Michigan's fifteen

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counties: Alger, Baraga,

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, Dickinson, Gogebic, Houghton,

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, Marquette,

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, Ontonagon, and Schoolcraft. He is a former member of the

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, first elected in

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and re-elected to a second term in

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and a third term in

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. His House district consisted of Dickinson, Delta, and Menominee counties.

Early life, education, and business career

McGroom was born on May 30, 1981.Legislator Details: Ed McBroom
''Michigan Legislative Biographies'',

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. He graduated from Norway High School in 1999 before attending

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, from which he graduated in 2005 after studying

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and social studies education. He is a

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who also has been a

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. He lives in Vulcan, Michigan, in the state's Upper Peninsula.Tim Alberta
The Senator Who Decided to Tell the Truth
''The Atlantic'' (June 30, 2021).

Political career

McBroom was formerly a member of the Waucedah Township Zoning Board of Appeals. From January 2011 to 2016, McBroom was a member of the

; he was not eligible to seek reelection due to

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. In 2015, McBroom was the chairman of the special House committee that considered disciplinary proceedings against state Representatives Cindy Gamrat and Todd Courser.Rep. Gamrat Expelled, Courser Resigns After Affair Cover-Up

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(CBS News)/Associated Press (September 11, 2015). McBroom, along with a majority of the special committee, recommended the expulsion of both members. Gamrat was expelled, while Courser resigned after it became clear that the chamber had the votes to expel him. McBroom was elected to the

in November 2018, with 54.4% of the vote, defeating Democratic nominee Scott Dianda.Jonathan Oosting
'Those Yoopers stick together,' as successor hires ex-senator
''Detroit News'' (February 15, 2019). He took office in January 2019. McBroom succeeded term-limited incumbent Republican Tom Casperson. Immediately upon taking office, he hired Casperson as his constituent relations and legislative aide. Casperson died in 2020.

2020 presidential election

In the 2020 presidential election,

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defeated

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, and won Michigan by more than 150,000 votes. Trump sought to subvert the election results and remain in power, in part by falsely claiming that he won Michigan.Allan Smith
This state senator eviscerated Trump's voter fraud claims. Now, he's back on the Trump train.
NBC News (March 20, 2024). Trump's claims were rejected by multiple courts as well as the

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. As chair of the Senate Oversight Committee, McBroom led an exhaustive investigation into the 2020 election in Michigan. In June 2021, after an eight-month investigation, his committee issued a final report debunking Trump's claim of a "stolen" election. Regarding the

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, McBroom told the

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, "They were wrong. And other people followed them when they shouldn't have." However, McBroom refused to comply with a subpoena issued by the

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, saying that he had no relevant information and viewed the subpoena as an infringement of Michigan's sovereignty.Ben Orner
Michigan senator who led election investigation refused Jan. 6 subpoena
''Mlive'' (June 17, 2022). The Michigan committee's report was, however, entered into the January 6 Committee's formal record. Trump disparaged McBroom for failing to support his false election claims. Nevertheless, McBroom endorsed Trump's 2024 campaign for president.

Energy and environment

McBroom has called for rolling back environmental regulations. In 2022, McBroom introduced a resolution opposing proposals to designate four areas within the

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(the Ehlco area, Trap Hills, Norwich Plains, and Sturgeon River Gorge) as protected federal wilderness areas. An opponent of federal protections for the

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, McBroom denounced a 2022 decision by federal judge who determined that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service had violated the

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by removing protections for wolf populations in the

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and parts of the West without adequate grounds. McBroom also opposed the Menominee Indian Tribe's proposal to add some lands on the decommissioned Sawyer Air Force Base, near the

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, to the

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, saying that he believed that listing on the register could halt the Back Forty Mine project, which McBroom supports. In 2023, McBroom signed a letter in support of the proposal to build the Enbridge Line 5 oil pipeline tunnel under the

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. The same year, McBroom voted against a clean-energy and

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bill that created a requirement for electricity utilities to achieve a portfolio of 100% non-carbon-emitting energy by 2040 (with a requirement to achieve 50% by 2030–2034 and 80% by 2035). The bill passed the state Senate on a 20–18 party-line vote.

Other issues

In 2023, McBroom voted against legislation to expand the Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Act to protect against discrimination in housing, employment, and public accommodations on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity; in a floor speech against the bill, McBroom contended that it would "create impossible-to-resolve conflicts for churches, individuals, employers and employees." In 2020, McBroom sponsored legislation that allowed most one-time DUI offenders to obtain

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of their criminal record from a judge. The bill passed both chambers by wide margins; in January 2021, Governor

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ed the legislation.David Eggert
Whitmer vetoes bill to let 1-time DUI offenders clear record
Associated Press (January 5, 2021).

Personal life

McBroom is married and has children. He is a

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. He plays the

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and directs the Norway City Band.

References

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