Endorsements
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Endorsements
August 2026
U.S. House of Representatives, MI-01: Callie Barr
U.S. House of Representatives, MI-07: Ambassador Bridget Brink
U.S. House of Representatives, MI-10: Christina Hines
Governor, State of Michigan: Secretary of State, Jocelyn Benson
Michigan Senate, 2nd District: Representative Erin Byrnes
Michigan Senate, 30th District: Representative Carol Glanville
Michigan Senate, 31st District: Chris Kleinjans
Michigan House, 80th District: Kent County Commissioner Kris Pachla
Michigan House, 82nd District: Representative Kristian Grant
Michigan House, 84th District: Khristian Silvis
November 2026
U.S. House of Representatives, MI-03: U.S. Representative Hillary Scholten
U.S. House of Representatives, MI-08: U.S. Representative Kristen McDonald Rivet
Michigan Senate, 19th District: Representative Julie Rogers
Michigan Senate, 32nd District: Rebecca Amidon
Michigan House, 81st District: Representative Stephen Wooden
Michigan House, 83rd District: Representative John Fitzgerald
Michigan House, 90th District: Courtland Township Trustee Rachel Crowther
MSU Board of Trustees: MSU Trustee, Brianna T. Scott
MSU Board of Trustees: MSU Trustee, Kelly Tebay Zemke
Past Endorsements
*signifies "win"
*East Grand Rapids City Commission, 2nd Ward: Commissioner Chris Wessely
City of Hudsonville Commissioner, 1st Ward: Gabrielle Dunai
City of Kalamazoo Commissioner: Commissioner Keshia Dickason
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National
President of the United States: Vice President Kamala Harris
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U.S. Senate (Michigan): U.S. Rep. Elissa Slotkin*
U.S. House of Representatives, MI-01: Callie Barr
U.S. House of Representatives, MI-03: U.S. Rep. Hillary Scholten*
U.S. House of Representatives, MI-04: Jessica Swartz
U.S. House of Representatives, MI-07: Curtis Hertel
U.S. House of Representatives, MI-08: Sen. Kristen McDonald Rivet*
U.S. House of Representatives, MI-10: Carl Marlinga
State
Michigan Supreme Court: Justice Kyra Harris Bolden*
Michigan Supreme Court: Kimberly Thomas*
Michigan House of Representatives, MI-15: Rep. Erin Byrnes*
Michigan House of Representatives, MI-31: Rep. Reggie Miller*
Michigan House of Representatives, MI-39: Kerry Tapper
Michigan House of Representatives, MI-41: Rep. Julie Rogers*
Michigan House of Representatives, MI-42: Austin Marsman
Michigan House of Representatives, MI-43: Danene Shumaker
Michigan House of Representatives, MI-80: Rep. Phil Skaggs*
Michigan House of Representatives, MI-81: Commissioner Stephen Wooden*
Michigan House of Representatives, MI-82: Rep. Kristian Grant*
Michigan House of Representatives, MI-83: Rep. John Fitzgerald*
Michigan House of Representatives, MI-84: Rep. Carol Glanville*
Michigan House of Representatives, MI-86: Abby Klomparens
County
Kent County 17th Circuit Court: Charissa Huang
Kent County Clerk/Register of Deeds: Scott Urbanowski
Kent County Board of Commissioners, District 7: Sonia Noemi Riley
Kent County Board of Commissioners, District 8: Chris Herweyer
Kent County Board of Commissioners, District 13: Commissioner Michelle McCloud*
Kent County Board of Commissioners, District 16: Commissioner Melissa LaGrand*
Kent County Board of Commissioners, District 18: Steve Faber*
Kent County Board of Commissioners, District 19: Commissioner Kris Pachla*
Grand Rapids Community College Board of Trustees: Micah Perkins*
Ottawa County Board of Commissioners, District 2: Commissioner Christian Kleinjans*
Ottawa County Board of Commissioners, District 4: Chris Crothers
City/Township
Grand Rapids City Commission, 2nd Ward: Commissioner Milinda Ysasi*
Grand Rapids City Commission, 3rd Ward: Marshall Kilgore*
Grand Rapids Charter Township Supervisor: Justin Sheldon
Grand Rapids Charter Township Clerk: Teri Stapleton
Grand Rapids Charter Township Treasurer: Krystina Orzechowski
Grand Rapids Charter Township Trustee: Lori Kirkhoff
Grand Rapids Charter Township Trustee: Tim Russ
Grand Rapids Charter Township Trustee: Andy Shackelford
Grand Rapids Charter Township Trustee: Jose Teixeria
Plainfield Charter Township Trustee: Anna Zoppa
Wyoming City Council At Large: Robert Kilgo
Grand Rapids Public Schools Board of Ed.: Arick Davis*
Grand Rapids Public Schools Board of Ed.: Jordoun Eatman
Grand Rapids Public Schools Board of Ed.: Amber Kilpatrick*
Grand Rapids Public Schools Board of Ed.: Eleanor Moreno*
Grand Rapids Public Schools Board of Ed.: Ismalis Nunez
Rockford Public Schools Board of Ed.: Andrea Jacobson*
Ready by Five millage renewal*
*East Grand Rapids 3rd Ward Commissioner: Abbie Groff-Blaszak
Kentwood Commissioner-at-Large: Lily Cheng-Schulting
*U.S. House of Representatives, Michigan's 3rd District: Hillary Scholten
*U.S. House of Representatives, Michigan’s 7th District: U.S. Rep. Elissa Slotkin
*Governor, State of Michigan: Gov. Gretchen Whitmer
*Michigan Secretary of State: Sec. of State Jocelyn Benson
*Michigan Attorney General: Att. Gen. Dana Nessel
*Michigan Court of Appeals, 2nd District: Judge Sima Patel
*Michigan Senate, 29th District: Sen. Winnie Brinks
Michigan Senate, 30th District: Rep. David LaGrand
Michigan Senate, 31st District: Kim Nagy
*Michigan House of Representatives, 15th District: Council Member Erin Byrnes
*Michigan House of Representatives, 31st District: Reggie Miller
*Michigan House of Representatives, 41st District: Rep. Julie Rogers
*Michigan House of Representatives, 80th District: Comm'r. Phil Skaggs
*Michigan House of Representatives, 81st District: Rep. Rachel Hood
*Michigan House of Representatives, 82nd District: Kristian Grant
*Michigan House of Representatives, 83rd District: John Fitzgerald
*Michigan House of Representatives, 84th District: Rep. Carol Glanville
*GRCC Board of Trustees: Trustee Kathleen Bruinsma
*Kent County Commissioner, District 13: Comm'r. Michelle McCloud
*Kent County Commissioner, District 16: Comm'r. Melissa LaGrand
*Kent County Commissioner, District 19: EGR Comm'r. Kris Pachla
*Grand Rapids City Commissioner, 3rd Ward: Kelsey Perdue
*EGR Public Schools Board of Education: Janice Yates
Forest Hills Public Schools Board of Education: Justin Sheldon
*Grand Haven Public Schools Board of Education: Marc Eickholt
*Grand Haven Public Schools Board of Education: Nichol Stack
*Grand Rapids Public Schools Board of Education: Sara Melton
Grandville Public Schools Board of Education: Trent Taylor
Grandville Public Schools Board of Education: Cameron Zbikowski
Rockford Public Schools Board of Education: Andrea Jacobson
*Rockford Public Schools Board of Education: Christie Ramsey
*Proposal 2, Support: Promote the Vote
*Proposal 3, Support: Reproductive Freedom for All
*U.S. Senate (Georgia)— JON OSSOFF
*U.S. Senate (Georgia) — RAPHAEL WARNOCK
Mayor of Kentwood, MI — COMMISSIONER EMILY BRIDSON
Kentwood City Commissioner (1st Ward), MI —MEOCHIA THOMPSON
Kentwood City Commissioner (2nd Ward), MI —DANIEL VANDERMOLEN
*Dearborn City Council, MI —COUNCILMEMBER ERIN BYRNES
*U.S. President — JOE BIDEN
*U.S. Senate (Michigan) — SEN. GARY PETERS
U.S. House of Representatives, Michigan’s 2nd District — BRYAN BERGHOEF
U.S. House of Representatives, Michigan's 3rd District — HILLARY SCHOLTEN
U.S. House of Representatives, Michigan's 6th District — REP. JON HOADLEY
U.S. House of Representatives, Michigan’s 7th District —GRETCHEN DRISKELL
*U.S. House of Representatives, Michigan’s 8th District — REP. ELISSA SLOTKIN
*Michigan State Supreme Court — CHIEF JUSTICE BRIDGET MARY MCCORMACK
*Michigan State Supreme Court — ELIZABETH WELCH
*Michigan House of Representatives, 41st District — REPRESENTATIVE PADMA KUPPA
*Michigan House of Representatives, 61st District — COMMISSIONER CHRISTINE MORSE
Michigan House of Representatives, 66th District —COUNCILWOMAN ABIGAIL WHEELER
Michigan House of Representatives, 72nd District — LILY CHENG-SCHULTING
Michigan House of Representatives, 73rd District — BILL SAXTON
*Michigan House of Representatives, 76th District — REPRESENTATIVE RACHEL HOOD
*Kalamazoo County Clerk/Register of Deeds — COMMISSIONER MEREDITH PLACE
Kalamazoo County Commissioner, 6th District — COMMISSIONER JEN ANIANO
Kent County Treasurer —BETH WHITE
Kent County Drain Commissioner — ELAINE ISELY
Kent County Commissioner, 1st District — DEB HAVENS
Kent County Commissioner, 6th District —DANIELLE STOREY
Kent County Commissioner, 7th District —JANE NEWTON
Kent County Commissioner, 8th District —SARAH CHATTERLEY
Kent County Commissioner, 11th District —JUSTIN SHELDON
*Kent County Commissioner, 13th District — MICHELLE MCCLOUD
*Kent County Commissioner, 15th District —MELISSA LAGRAND
*Kent County Commissioner, 18th District – COMMISSIONER STEPHEN WOODEN
*Kent County Commissioner, 19th District – COMMISSIONER PHIL SKAGGS
*Grand Rapids Community College Board of Trustees — DR. BRANDY LOVELADY MITCHELL
*Grand Rapids Community College Board of Trustees —TRUSTEE DANIEL WILLIAMS
Chester Township Trustee — CALLIE MELTON
Chesterfield Township Trustee — MICHELLE MERRIWETHER
Grand Rapids Township Trustee —ELIZABETH HELMINSKI
*Kentwood District Court Judge (62B) — AMANDA STERKENBURG
*Walker City Commissioner, Ward 2 — COMMISSIONER CAROL GLANVILLE
*Mayor of Grand Rapids, MI - MAYOR ROSALYNN BLISS
*Grand Rapids 2nd Ward City Commissioner - MILINDA YSASI
*Mayor of East Grand Rapids, MI - COMMISSIONER KATIE FAVALE
*East Grand Rapids 1st Ward City Commissioner - KRIS PACHLA
*East Grand Rapids 2nd Ward City Commissioner - KAREY HAMRICK
*East Grand Rapids 3rd Ward City Commissioner - JOHN ARENDSHORST
Grand Haven City Council - JAMIE COOPER
*U.S. Senate (Michigan) - SEN. DEBBIE STABENOW
U.S. House of Representatives, Michigan's 2nd District - DR. ROBERT DAVIDSON
U.S. House of Representatives, Michigan's 3rd District - CATHY ALBRO
U.S. House of Representatives, Michigan's 6th District - GEORGE FRANKLIN
* U.S. House of Representatives, Michigan's 8th District - ELISSA SLOTKIN
* U.S. House of Representatives, Michigan's 12th District - REP. DEBBIE DINGELL
*Governor, State of Michigan - GRETCHEN WHITMER
* Michigan Secretary of State - JOCELYN BENSON
*Michigan State Supreme Court - MEGAN CAVANAGH
Michigan State Supreme Court - SAM BAGENSTOS
*Michigan Attorney General - DANA NESSEL
Michigan Senate, 26th District - GARNET LEWIS
*Michigan Senate, 29th District - REP. WINNIE BRINKS
Michigan Senate, 30th District - JEANETTE SCHIPPER
Michigan Senate, 34th District - POPPY SIAS-HERNANDEZ
* Michigan House of Representatives, 55th District (Ann Arbor) - SEN. REBEKAH WARREN
*Michigan House of Representatives, 60th District (Kalamazoo) - REP. JON HOADLEY
Michigan House of Representatives, 61st District (Kalamazoo) - ALBERTA GRIFFIN
*Michigan House of Representatives, 68th District (Lansing) - SARAH ANTHONY
Michigan House of Representatives, 73rd District - BILL SAXTON
*Michigan House of Representatives, 76th District (Grand Rapids) - RACHEL HOOD
Michigan House of Representatives, 86th District (Lowell) - LAUREN TAYLOR
Michigan House of Representatives, 91st District (Muskegon) - TANYA CABALA
*Michigan State University Board of Trustees - BRIANNA SCOTT
*Michigan State University Board of Trustees - KELLY TEBAY
*Kalamazoo County Board of Commissioners, District 5 - COMMISSIONER JULIE ROGERS
* Kalamazoo County Board of Commissioners, District 11 - MEREDITH PLACE
Kent County 17th Circuit Court Justice - ALIDA BRYANT
* Kent County 17th Circuit Court Justice - JUDGE CHRISTINA ELMORE
Kent County Commissioner, District 1 - DEB HAVENS
*Kent County Commissioner, District 18 - STEPHEN WOODEN
*Kent County Commissioner, District 19 - COMMISSIONER PHIL SKAGGS
G.R. Community College Board of Trustees - CARLOS SANCHEZ
*East Grand Rapids School Board - JANICE YATES
*Proposal 2 - Voters Not Politicians ballot proposal (support)
* Proposal 3 - Promote the Vote ballot proposal (support)
* Ready by Five Early Childhood ballot proposal (support)
Grand Rapids' 2nd Ward City Commissioner - TAMI VANDENBERG
*Kentwood 1st Ward City Commissioner - EMILY BRIDSON
*Dearborn City Council - ERIN BYRNES
*Kalamazoo City Commissioner - VICE MAYOR ERIN KNOTT
US President - SECRETARY HILLARY RODHAM CLINTON
*Michigan House of Representatives, 60th District (Kalamazoo) - JON HOADLEY
Michigan House of Representatives, 61st District (Portage) - JOHN FISHER
Michigan House of Representatives, 66th District (Van Buren) - ANNIE BROWN
*Michigan House of Representatives, 76th District (Grand Rapids) - REP. WINNIE BRINKS
Michigan House of Representatives, 88th District (Ottawa) - KIM NAGY
Michigan House of Representatives, 89th District (Grand Haven) - TIM MEYER
Michigan House of Representatives, 91st District (Muskegon) - COLLENE LAMONTE
Michigan House of Representatives, 101st District (Ludington) - DAN SCRIPPS
Kent Cty. Clerk - Register of Deeds - CHRISTOPHER READER
Kent Cty. Drain Commissioner - RACHEL HOOD
Kent Cty. Commissioner - District 18 - TONY BAKER
*Kent Cty. Commissioner - District 19 - PHIL SKAGGS
*Kalamazoo Cty. Prosecutor - JEFFREY GETTING
Kalamazoo Cty. Clerk - Register of Deeds - JOHN TAYLOR
*Kalamazoo Cty. Commissioner - District 3 - TRACY HALL
*Kalamazoo Cty. Commissioner - District 5 - JULIE ROGERS
Kalamazoo Cty. Commissioner - District 7 - PAT CLARK
Kalamazoo Cty. Commission - District 11 - JASON FOSTER
*Kalamazoo Public Schools Board - LAUREN FREEDMAN
*Oshtemo Township Clerk - DUSTY FARMER
Grand Rapids' 2nd Ward City Commissioner - TAMI VANDENBERG
*GRCC Trustee - KATHLEEN LEY-BRUINSMA
