15 Facts About Rick Outman

Rick Outman was born on December 15,1963 and is a Republican politician from the US state of Michigan.

Rick Outman was a member of the Michigan House of Representatives, representing the 70th district, from 2011 to 2017.

Rick Outman received a bachelor's degree from Grand Valley State University.

Rick Outman is the owner and operator of Outman Excavating, a third-generation family business.

Rick Outman formerly was a member of the US Army and Army National Guard, and a substitute teacher.

Rick Outman unsuccessfully sought the Republican nomination for Michigan House of Representatives in the 70th district in 2008.

Rick Outman was defeated in the primary election, coming in fourth place among six candidates.

Rick Outman was elected to two additional terms in the state House, in 2012 and 2014.

In 2012, Rick Outman voted in favor of a "right-to-work law" that barred labor unions from collecting fees from workers represented under collective bargaining agreements.

In 2014, Rick Outman voted against a compromise bill to increase Michigan's minimum wage to $9.25 an hour by 2018.

Rick Outman was ineligible to run for reelection to the House in 2016 due to term limits, and was hired as a legislative staffer by Republican state Senator Judy Emmons at the end of 2016.

In 2018, Rick Outman won election to fill her state Senate seat.

The district is solidly Republican; Rick Outman won the August 2018 Republican primary election with 72 percent of the vote, and won the 2018 general election by a margin of about 20 percentage points.

Rick Outman cosponsored, with Senator Marshall Bullock, bipartisan legislation to ban minors from using electronic cigarettes.

Rick Outman is seeking reelection in 2022 in the new district.