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Kathy Wiejaczka for 101st Michigan State House: Meet the Candidates 2018
Friday , 7, September 2018 Candidates, Election 2018, Meet the Candidates 2018 Leave a commentThe 101st State House District is made up of the four counties of Benzie, Leelanau, Manistee, and Mason Counties. The next person to represent the people of this district is Kathy Wiejaczka of Empire. She lives with her husband, Kent, with whom she raised three children. Kathy Wiejaczka is a retired RN with a career […]
Sandy Clarke for 100th State House District: Meet The Candidates 2018
Thursday , 6, September 2018 Candidates, Election 2018, Meet the Candidates 2018 Leave a commentThe 100th Michigan State House District includes the counties of Lake, Newaygo, and Oceana. Sandy Clarke of Webber Township in Lake County is the next person to represent the people of this district. Clarke is an Adjunct Professor of Political Science at West Shore Community College. She earned her Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science and […]
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 […]
Mark Bignell for 33rd Michigan State Senate: Meet the Candidates 2018
Thursday , 30, August 2018 Election 2018, Enbridge Line 5, Meet the Candidates 2018 Leave a commentMichigan’s 33rd State Senate District is made up of the counties of Clare, Gratiot, Isabella, Mecosta, and Montcalm. The next senator to represent that district is Mark Bignell of Greenville. Mark was born in Sheridan, raised in Palo, and graduated from Ionia High School in 1999. He currently works as a truck driver and raises […]