Collene Lamonte Explained

Honorific-Prefix:The Honorable
Collene Lamonte
State House:Michigan
District:91st
Term Start:January 1, 2013
Term End:December 31, 2014
Predecessor:Holly Hughes
Successor:Holly Hughes
Party:Democratic
Spouse:Jeff
Residence:Montague, Michigan
Profession:Teacher
Website:State Rep. Collene Lamonte

Collene Lamonte is a Democratic politician from Michigan who served in the Michigan House of Representatives.

Prior to her election to the legislature, Lamonte was a high school math and science teacher for the Muskegon Public Schools.[1]

In 2014, she lost her re-election bid to Holly Hughes, whom she had defeated in 2012, by only 58 votes.[2] They faced each other again in 2016 with Hughes winning by an increased margin.

In 2018 she ran for the open 34th Senate seat, however she was upset in the Democratic primary by first time candidate Poppy Sias-Hernandez. Coincidentally, her old rival Hughes also lost in the primary for the same seat.

Notes and References

  1. http://091.housedems.com/biography State Rep. Collene Lamonte | Biography
  2. News: 2014 Live Michigan election results: State House Districts 1-110 . MLive . November 4, 2014 . November 28, 2014.