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Kristen Brown for 99th Michigan State House: Meet the Candidates 2018
Wednesday , 5, September 2018 Candidates, Election 2018, Meet the Candidates 2018 Leave a commentMichigan’s 99th State House District consists of Isabella County and a unique horseshoe pattern of townships of the western, northern, and southern borders of Midland County. The Democratic Party candidate for this district in the 2018 election is Kristen Brown of Mount Pleasant. She is a lifelong resident of the region where she raises two […]
Sarah Schulz for 98th Michigan State House: Meet the Candidates 2018
Wednesday , 5, September 2018 Candidates, Election 2018, Meet the Candidates 2018 Leave a commentThe 98th State House District in Michigan Is made up of townships in Bay and Midland Counties stretching north to M 61 and south to Midland. The next representative of the district is a Michigan native who will work for the people rather than enforcing a political agenda that only benefits anti-democracy interests. That new […]
Scott Dianda for 38th Michigan State Senate: Meet the Candidates 2018
Tuesday , 4, September 2018 Candidates, Election 2018, Meet the Candidates 2018 Leave a commentScott Dianda currently represents the people of the 110th State House District. For the 2018 election, he is running for Michigan’s 38th State Senate seat. The State Senate District includes the western Upper Peninsula counties of Alger, Baraga, Delta, Dickenson, Gogebic, Houghton, Iron, Keweenaw, Marquette, Menominee, and Schoolcraft. Scott Dianda has lived in the Upper […]
Celia Young-Wenkel for 97th Michigan State House: Meet the Candidates 2018
Tuesday , 4, September 2018 Candidates, Election 2018, Meet the Candidates 2018 Leave a commentThe 97th Michigan State House District is made up of Arenac, Clare, Gladwin and the eastern townships of Osceola Counties. Celia Young-Wenkel of Standish is the Democratic candidate running for this seat in the state legislature. Celia Young-Wenkel is a survivor of assault and domestic violence. She finished high school while married and went on […]
Jim Page for 37th Michigan State Senate: Meet the Candidates 2018
Sunday , 2, September 2018 Candidates, Election 2018, Meet the Candidates 2018 Leave a commentMichigan’s 37th State Senate District includes the counties of Antrim, Charlevoix, Cheboygan, Chippewa, Emmet, Grand Traverse, Luce, and Mackinac. It spans the Mackinac Bridge and has shoreline on both Lakes Michigan and Huron. It’s the district where Enbridge Line 5 lies in the Straits of Mackinac. The next Senator from this district is Jim Page […]
Joe Weir for 36th Michigan State Senate: Meet the Candidates 2018
Saturday , 1, September 2018 Candidates, Election 2018, Meet the Candidates 2018 3 CommentsMichigan’s 36th State Senate District stretches along the northeastern shore of the Lower Peninsula with the counties of Alcona, Alpena, Arenac, Gladwin, Iosco,Midland, Montmorency, Oscoda, Otsego, and Presque Isle. The Democratic Party candidate for this district is Joe Weir of Midland. Weir is originally from Minnesota. After receiving his degree in Chemical Engineering he moved […]
Mike Taillard for 35th Michigan State Senate: Meet the Candidates 2018
Friday , 31, August 2018 Candidates, Election 2018, Meet the Candidates 2018 Leave a commentThe 35th State Senate District in Michigan includes a whopping 12 counties in Northern Michigan: Benzie, Crawford, Kalkaska, Lake, Leelanau, Manistee, Mason, Missaukee, Ogemaw, Osceola, Roscommon and Wexford. The next State Senator to represent the district is Mike Taillard. A resident of Beulah where he raises his 4 children with his wife, Ashley. Mike Taillard […]
Poppy Sias-Hernandez for 34th Michigan State Senate: Meet the Candidates 2018
Saturday , 25, August 2018 Candidates, Elections, Environment, Flint Water, Meet the Candidates 2018, Michigan Women, Nestlé Leave a commentThe 34th State Senate District includes the counties of Muskegon, Oceana, and Newaygo Counties. The next senator to represent the people of that district is Poppy Sias-Hernandez. Poppy lives in Muskegon with her husband and two children. Poppy Sias-Hernandez attended The College of Marin, earned a Bachelor’s Degree from the University of California Berkley and […]
Dan Kildee for Michigan’s U.S. House District 5: Meet the Candidates 2018
Thursday , 23, August 2018 Candidates, Election 2018, Flint Water, Meet the Candidates 2018 Leave a commentDan Kildee represents the people of Michigan’s 5th Congressional District – a job he has done well since 2013. The Flint native continues to fight for the people of his district. On November 6 he needs your vote to continue that fight. Kildee is a Flint native. He attended Flint Northern High School and earned […]
Write-in Matt Morgan for Michigan’s U.S. House District 1 on August 7: Meet the Candidates 2018
Friday , 3, August 2018 Candidates, Election 2018, Upper Peninsula Leave a commentMatt Morgan – don’t forget that name – because if you live in Michigan’s 1st House District, he’s going to be your next Congressman in Washington D.C. But first you have to write in his name on August 7, 2018 when you go to the polls and vote in the Michigan Primary. Matt’s petitions signatures […]