Tag: michigan
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All candidates for Michigan House of Representatives District 20 complete Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey
Both of the candidates running in the November 8, 2022, general election for Michigan House of Representatives District 20 —Noah Arbit (D) and Albert Mansour (R) — completed Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey. These survey responses allow voters to hear directly from candidates about what motivates them to run for office. Eighty-eight of the country’s 99…
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All candidates for Michigan House of Representatives District 79 complete Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey
Both of the candidates running in the November 8, 2022, general election for Michigan House of Representatives District 79 —Kimberly Kennedy-Barrington (D) and Angela Rigas (R) — completed Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey. These survey responses allow voters to hear directly from candidates about what motivates them to run for office. Eighty-eight of the country’s 99…
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All candidates for Michigan House of Representatives District 65 complete Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey
Both of the candidates running in the November 8, 2022, general election for Michigan House of Representatives District 65 —Mark Lingeman (D) and Jaime Greene (R) — completed Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey. These survey responses allow voters to hear directly from candidates about what motivates them to run for office. Eighty-eight of the country’s 99…
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All candidates for Michigan House of Representatives District 86 complete Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey
Both of the candidates running in the November 8, 2022, general election for Michigan House of Representatives District 86 —Larry Jackson (D) and Nancy De Boer (R) — completed Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey. These survey responses allow voters to hear directly from candidates about what motivates them to run for office. Eighty-eight of the country’s…
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Incumbent Kildee, Junge, Canny, and Goodwin running for Michigan’s 8th Congressional District
Incumbent Dan Kildee (D), Paul Junge (R), David Canny (L), and Kathy Goodwin (Working Class Party) are running in the general election for Michigan’s 8th Congressional District on November 8, 2022. Bloomberg Government’s Emily Wilkins said, “Kildee, first elected a decade ago, is one of a handful of lawmakers who became GOP targets thanks to redistricting.…
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These 10 Michigan donors gave over $29.9 million
In Michigan politics, state-level candidates and political action committees have received $229.5 million in total donations between Jan. 1, 2021, and Aug. 22, 2022. The 10 largest donors gave more than $29.9 million, or 13 percent of all contributions. These are the top 10 individual donors to Michigan state-level candidates and political action committees (PACs)…
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Abortion rights initiative certified for the Michigan ballot
On Sept. 8, 2022, the Michigan Supreme Court ruled in a 5-2 decision that an initiative to create a state constitutional right to reproductive freedom, defined to include abortion, contraceptives, and other pregnancy-related matters,must be added to the November ballot. The initiative was officially certified by the Board of State Canvassers on Sept. 9 and…
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Voting policy amendment certified for the Nov. ballot in Michigan
On Sep. 9, 2022, the Michigan Board of State Canvassers certified a citizen-initiated measure to amend voting policies for the election on Nov. 8. The initiative will appear on the ballot as Proposal 2. The certification came after the Michigan Supreme Court rejected a challenge to Proposal 2. Attorneys for the Defend Your Vote group,…
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All candidates for Michigan 2nd District Court of Appeals complete Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey
Both of the candidates running in the November 8, 2022, general election for Michigan’s 2nd Court of Appeals— incumbent Sima Patel and Michael D. Warren — completed Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey. These survey responses allow voters to hear directly from candidates about what motivates them to run for office. The Michigan Court of Appeals is…
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Six abortion-related measures are on the ballot in 2022—the most on record for a single year
In 2022, there are six ballot measures addressing abortion—the most on record. Measures have been certified for the ballot in California, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Montana, and Vermont. Votes on these ballot measures follow Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, which held that the U.S. Constitution does not confer a right to abortion. Voters in California,…