Jase Bolger

Quick Facts

Full Name	Jase Bolger
Occupation	Politician
Date Of Birth	Feb 2, 1971(1971-02-02)
Age	53
Birthplace	Grand Rapids
Country	United States
Birth City	Michigan
Horoscope	Aquarius

Jase Bolger Biography

Jase Bolger is one of the most popular and richest Politician who was born on February 2, 1971 in Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States. He was Michigan’s representative in the 63rd legislative District, which includes parts of the east Kalamazoo County city of Galesburg and the townships of Brady, Charleston, Climax, Comstock, Kalamazoo, Pavilion, Richland, Ross and Wakeshma and the southern/central Calhoun County city of Marshall Village of Athens, Burlington, Homer, Tekonsha and the townships of Athens, Burlington, Clarendon, Eckford, Emmett, Fredonia, Homer, Leroy, Marengo, Marshall, Newton and Tekonsha.

Michigan experienced a dramatic decrease in the number of workers that began in 2008 and continued until 2011, resulting in the loss of 800,000 job. In 2009 the unemployment rate in Michigan reached an all-time high of 14.2 percent. In the same time, Michigan saw its population shrink. It was in 2011 that Bolger collaborated with Republicans in the house to approve pension, tax and education reforms, and employers have reacted positively to the new policies. Since the reforms were approved in 2011 and more than 300,000 new jobs were created in Michigan. In Bolger’s term as Speaker from 2011 until the year 2014 Michigan enjoyed the 5th most job growth rate across the country. Additionally, Michigan’s unemployment rate fell from 6.7 percent to 6.7 percent.

In each subsequent year the Michigan legislature has passed, and the governor has signed a balanced budget. In each of the past three years, Michigan has seen a surplus that has also helped replenish the state’s Rainy Day Fund, which in 2011 had $2.2 million in reserves and now is projected to surpass $700 million in reserves for the 2014-15 fiscal year budget.

After four years of Republican reforms led by Bolger, Governor Rick Snyder and former Senate Majority Leader Randy Richardville, Michigan saw significant economic improvement with more than 300,000 jobs added to state’s economy, which aided the state’s poverty rate decrease. While Bolger was Speaker, Michigan’s poverty rate declined each year since 2011, from a high of 17.5% down to 16.2% in 2014.

Between 2008 and October 31, 2010, under the leadership of a Democrat majority Michigan House of Representatives along with Democratic governor Jennifer Granholm, Michigan’s poverty rate increased from 14.4 percent in 2008 to 17.5 percent in the year 2011. In his first term as speaker, Bolger stated it was the aim of Republican leadership to combat the state’s rising poverty rate by generating more jobs. Particularly, Bolger stated “it has to be about creating jobs.

Jase Bolger Net Worth

Jase Bolger is one of the richest Politician from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Jase Bolger 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

James “Jase” Bolger (born February 2nd 1971) was the 71st Speaker in the Michigan House of Representatives from January 12, 2011 until the close of the 2014’s session. Bolger is part of the Republican Party, and represented Michigan’s 63rd district in the House from 2009 until 2014. After his term was capped out, he started an advisory firm, Tusker Strategies.

Bolger became the first public official elected in 2004 . He was the Calhoun County Commissioner. He was later elected to the same position in 2006. One of his top priorities as Commissioner was to cut down the cost of spending in the county, that he believed was essential for the future of the county. While he was county commissioner, Bolger worked alongside his Democratic majority to get the consolidation of the three 911 Calhoun County dispatchers. Consolidation of Battle Creek, Albion and Marshall centers into one center in Marshall which has resulted into improved service and a net savings in the amount of $1.5 million for the local tax payers.

Bolger was first elected as a State Representative in November 2008, when he defeated Democratic nominee Phyllis Smith by a 13-point margin. He was subsequently reelected in 2010 and 2012 and served as Speaker until 2014. In 2012, Democrats campaigned heavily trying to defeat Bolger, spending nearly $1 million on mail, television and radio attack ads; however, Bolger won re- election to his third and final term.

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In 2012, Michigan became the nation’s 24th right-to-work state. Prior to passage, Speaker Bolger was the sole legislative leader who supported right- to-work when other Michigan Republicans were lukewarm on the idea. The day Bolger was elected Speaker of the Michigan House of Representatives he stated that fellow Republicans should join him in reviewing the potential for right- to-work legislation. During Bolger’s term as Speaker, right-to-work legislation was introduced and passed by the House on December 6, 2012. The legislation was eventually signed by Governor Rick Snyder on December 11,

2012. Nearly six years after passage, workers in Michigan earn 8.06% less than the states that border Michigan and kept collective bargaining.

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Bolger worked with Senate Majority Leader Randy Richardville and Governor Snyder to pass tax reform in the state. The tax overhaul was the largest in 17 years, and included eliminating the Michigan Business Tax, reforming the personal income and pension tax systems. The changes in corporate tax structure have resulted in Michigan improving its corporate tax business environment from an all-time low ranking of 49th up to seventh-best in the country. Under the new tax changes, Michigan has become a top state for venture capital projects with 312 new projects in 2013. The state ranks fifth in new project development, and 10th for projects per capita.