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MTA-PAC Endorses Candidates for November General Election
The Michigan Townships Association Political Action Committee (MTA-PAC) has endorsed the following candidates for State Senator or State Representative:
State Representative Endorsements (with district number):
001 R-Gaffney, Edward J.
002 D-Lemmons, Jr., Lamar
003 D-Scott, Bettie Cook
004 D-Young, Coleman A.
005 D-Johnson, Bert
006 D-Cheeks, Marsha G.
007 D-Smith, Virgil
008 D-Cushingberry, Jr., George
009 D-Jackson, Shanelle
010 D-Leland, Gabe
011 D-Hood, III, Morris W.
012 D-Tobocman, Steve
013 D-Farrah, Barbara A.
014 D-Clemente, Ed
015 D-Polidori, Gino H.
016 D-Constan, Bob
017 D-Dillon, Andy
018 D-LeBlanc, Richard
019 R-Pastor, John R.
020 R-Abbo, Mark J.
021 R-LaJoy, Philip J.
022 D-Hopgood, Hoon-Yung
023 D-Law, Kathleen
024 R-Brandenburg, Jack
025 D-Bieda, Steven
026 D-Donigan, Marie
027 D-Meisner, Andy
028 D-Wojno, Lisa
029 D-Jones, Hayes W. (partial term)
029 D-Melton, Tim (full term)
031 D-Miller, Fred
032 R-Acciavatti, Daniel J.
033 R-Meltzer, Kim
034 R-Clack, Brenda
035 D-Condino, Paul
036 R-Palmer, Brian
037 D-Vagnozzi, Aldo
038 R-DeRoche, Craig M.
039 R-Law, David
040 R-Moss, Chuck
041 R-Knollenberg, Marty
042 D-Accavitti, Jr., Frank
043 R-Amos, Fran
044 R-Stakoe, John P.
046 R-Marleau, James
048 D-Hammel, Richard E.
049 D-Gonzales, Lee
050 D-Hammon, Ted
051 R-Robertson, David B.
052 D-Byrnes, Pam
053 D-Warren, Rebekah
054 D- Smith, Alma Wheeler
055 D-Angerer, Kathy
056 R-Manor, John
057 D-Spade, Dudley
058 R-Caswell, Bruce
059 R-Shaffer, Rick
060 D-Jones, Robert B.
062 R-Nofs, Mike
063 R-Wenke, Lorence
064 R-Baxter, Rick
065 R-Mortimer, Leslie
066 R-Ward, Chris
067 R-Vickers, Donald R.
068 D-Bauer, Joan
069 D-Meadows, Mark S.
070 R-Emmons, Judy
071 R-Jones, Rick
072 R-Steil, Jr., Glenn
073 R-Pearce, Tom
074 R-Agema, David
075 R-Doyle, Tim
076 D-Sak, Michael G.
077 R-Green, Kevin J.
078 R-Nitz, Neal
079 R-Proos, John
080 R-Schuitmaker, Tonya
081 R-Pavlov, Phillip J.
082 R-Stahl, John
083 D-Espinoza, John
084 R-Hunt, John
085 R-Ball, Richard J.
086 R-Hildenbrand, Dave
087 R-Calley, Brian N.
088 R-Sheen, Fulton
089 R-Meekhof, Arlan B.
090 R-Huizenga, Bill
091 R-Farhat, David
092 D-Bennett, Doug
093 R-Opsommer, Paul E.
094 R-Horn, Kenneth B. and
D-Blaine, Bob*
095 D-Coulouris, Andy
096 D-Mayes, Jeff
097 R-Moore, Tim
098 R-Moolenaar, John
099 R-Caul, Bill
100 R-Hansen, Goeff
101 R-Palsrok, David
102 R-Booher, Darwin L.
103 D-Sheltrown, Joel A.
104 R-Walker, Howard
105 R-Elsenheimer, Kevin A.
106 D-Gillard, Matt
107 D-McDowell, Gary
109 D-Lindberg, Steven
110 D-Lahti, Michael A.
*(both candidates are acceptable, MTA-PAC could not choose between two qualified candidates)
State Senator Endorsements (with district number)
01 D-Clarke, Hansen
02 D-Scott, Martha G.
03 D-Clark-Coleman, Irma
04 D-Thomas, Buzz
05 D-Hunter, Tupac A.
06 R-Toy, Laura M.
07 R-Patterson, Bruce
08 D-Basham, Raymond Edward
09 D-Olshove, Dennis
10 D-Switalski, Michael
11 R-Sanborn, Alan
12 R-Bishop, Mike
13 R-Pappageorge, John
14 D-Jacobs, Gilda Z.
15 R-Cassis, Nancy
16 R-Brown, Cameron
17 D-Schockman, Bob
18 D-Brater, Liz
19 D-Schauer, Mark
20 R-George, Tom
21 R-Jelinek, Ron
22 R-Garcia, Valde
23 D-Whitmer, Gretchen
24 R-Birkholz, Patricia L.
25 R-Gilbert, Jud
26 D-Cherry, Deborah
27 D-Gleason, John J.
28 R-Jansen, Mark C.
29 R-Hardiman, Bill
31 D-Barcia, Jim
32 R-Kahn, Roger N.
33 R-Cropsey, Alan L.
34 R-Van Woerkom, Gerald
35 R-McManus, Michelle A.
36 R-Stamas, Tony
37 R-Allen, Jason
38 D-Prusi, Mike
MTA-PAC's endorsement is based on candidates' responses to township issues. With over half of Michigan's population residing in townships, MTA believes citizens will benefit from having legislators like these, who understand how local communities and their residents are impacted by legislation.
This page last updated on 8/29/2006.