If you are seeking the endorsement of AFSCME Council 25’s 50,000 active and retired members and their families across the State, please complete the AFSCME Council 25 questionnaire HERE. All candidates seeking AFSCME’s endorsement must return a questionnaire. If you have any questions, you can contact Steven Rzeppa, Political Director, via email at [email protected].
The AFSCME Council 25 Executive Board and Officers ratified the recommendations of the Area PEOPLE Committees and issued the following endorsements of candidates at the Federal, State, and Local levels.
“The Republican leadership in Lansing and D.C. has fought tooth and nail to make life harder for every day working people and rig the rules in favor of big businesses and CEOs” said Council 25 President Lawrence A. Roehrig. “Our endorsed candidates have bold visions so that anyone who works hard isn’t forced to choose between groceries or prescriptions, where children from every zip code can get a quality Public Education with Vocational Training, and where our Seniors don’t have to worry about constant attacks on their pensions and healthcare and can retire with dignity and respect and the pension checks and healthcare they earned.”
Lorna Davison, a longtime Wayne County employee and the elected statewide PEOPLE Chairperson shared Roehrig’s excitement. “These candidates sent in questionnaires and came before committees of AFSCME members across the state. They got to know our members and understand the issues we fight for every day. They showed that they understand the struggles that we face on the job and in our communities. We’re excited to help send these candidates to Lansing and Washington D.C. so we can fight together for good jobs and strong communities.”
Below is the list of endorsed candidates:
President and Vice President | United States | Joe Biden and Kamala Harris |
US Senate | MI | Gary Peters |
Congress | 1 | Dana Ferguson |
Congress | 2 | No endorsement at this time |
Congress | 3 | Hillary Scholten |
Congress | 4 | No endorsement at this time |
Congress | 5 | Dan Kildee |
Congress | 6 | Jon Hoadley |
Congress | 7 | Gretchen Driskell |
Congress | 8 | Elissa Slotkin |
Congress | 9 | Andy Levin |
Congress | 10 | Kimberly Bizon |
Congress | 11 | Haley Stevens |
Congress | 12 | Debbie Dingell |
Congress | 13 | Rashida Tlaib |
Congress | 14 | Brenda Lawrence |
Justice | MI Supreme Court | Bridget Mary McCormack |
Justice | MI Supreme Court | Elizabeth Welch |
Trustee | Michigan State | Brian Mossallam |
Trustee | Michigan State | Rema Reynolds-Vassar |
Regent | U of M | Mark Bernstein |
Regent | U of M | Shauna Ryder Diggs |
Governor | Wayne State | Eva Garza Dewaelsche |
Governor | Wayne State | Shirley Stancato |
Member | State Board of Education | Ellen Cogen Lipton |
Member | State Board of Education | Jason Strayhorn |
State House | 1 | Teneisha Yancey |
State House | 2 | Joe Tate |
State House | 3 | No endorsement at this time |
State House | 4 | Abraham Aiyash |
State House | 5 | Cynthia Johnson |
State House | 6 | Tyrone Carter |
State House | 7 | Helena Scott |
State House | 8 | Stephanie Young |
State House | 9 | No endorsement at this time |
State House | 10 | Mary Cavanagh |
State House | 11 | Jewell Jones |
State House | 12 | Alex Garza |
State House | 13 | Tullio Liberati |
State House | 14 | Cara Clemente |
State House | 15 | Abdullah Hammoud |
State House | 16 | Kevin Coleman |
State House | 17 | Christopher Slat |
State House | 18 | Kevin Hertel |
State House | 19 | Laurie Pohutsky |
State House | 20 | Matt Koleszar |
State House | 21 | Ranjeev Puri |
State House | 22 | Richard Steenland |
State House | 23 | Darrin Camilleri |
State House | 24 | Michelle Woodman |
State House | 25 | Nate Shannon |
State House | 26 | Jim Ellison |
State House | 27 | Regina Weiss |
State House | 28 | Lori Stone |
State House | 29 | Brenda Carter |
State House | 30 | Michael Chehab |
State House | 31 | Bill Sowerby |
State House | 32 | Justin Boucher |
State House | 33 | Olu Jabari |
State House | 34 | Cynthia Neeley |
State House | 35 | Kyra Harris Bolden |
State House | 36 | Robert Murphy |
State House | 37 | Samantha Steckloff |
State House | 38 | Kelly Breen |
State House | 39 | Julia Pulver |
State House | 40 | Mari Manoogian |
State House | 41 | Padma Kuppa |
State House | 42 | Donnie Bettes |
State House | 43 | Nicole Breadon |
State House | 44 | Denise Forrest |
State House | 45 | Barb Anness |
State House | 46 | Jody Lamacchia |
State House | 47 | Adam Smiddy |
State House | 48 | Sheryl Kennedy |
State House | 49 | John Cherry |
State House | 50 | Tim Sneller |
State House | 51 | No endorsement at this time |
State House | 52 | Donna Lasinski |
State House | 53 | Yousef Rabhi |
State House | 54 | Ronnie Peterson |
State House | 55 | Felicia Brabec |
State House | 56 | Keith Kitchens |
State House | 57 | Will Garcia |
State House | 58 | No endorsement at this time |
State House | 59 | Amy East |
State House | 60 | Julie Rogers |
State House | 61 | Christine Morse |
State House | 62 | Jim Haadsma |
State House | 63 | No endorsement at this time |
State House | 64 | Sandra Hofman-Kingston |
State House | 65 | Nancy Smith |
State House | 66 | Abigail Wheeler |
State House | 67 | Kara Hope |
State House | 68 | Sarah Anthony |
State House | 69 | Julie Brixie |
State House | 70 | Karen Garvey |
State House | 71 | Angela Witwer |
State House | 72 | Lily Cheng-Shulting |
State House | 73 | Bill Saxton |
State House | 74 | No endorsement at this time |
State House | 75 | David LaGrand |
State House | 76 | Rachel Hood |
State House | 77 | Bob Smith |
State House | 78 | Dan Vanden Heede |
State House | 79 | Chokwe Pitchford |
State House | 80 | Erik Almquist |
State House | 81 | Debbie Bourgois |
State House | 82 | No endorsement at this time |
State House | 83 | Stephanie Armstrong-Helton |
State House | 84 | No endorsement at this time |
State House | 85 | No endorsement at this time |
State House | 86 | No endorsement at this time |
State House | 87 | Jay Molette |
State House | 88 | No endorsement at this time |
State House | 89 | Anita Brown |
State House | 90 | No endorsement at this time |
State House | 91 | Brian Hosticka |
State House | 92 | Terry Sabo |
State House | 93 | Muhammad Rais |
State House | 94 | Demond Tibbs |
State House | 95 | Amos O'Neal |
State House | 96 | Brian Elder |
State House | 97 | No endorsement at this time |
State House | 98 | Sarah Schulz |
State House | 99 | John Zang |
State House | 100 | No endorsement at this time |
State House | 101 | Beth McGill-Rizer |
State House | 102 | No endorsement at this time |
State House | 103 | No endorsement at this time |
State House | 104 | Dan O'Neil |
State House | 105 | Jonathan Burke |
State House | 106 | No endorsement at this time |
State House | 107 | Jim Page |
State House | 108 | Renee Richer |
State House | 109 | Sara Cambensy |
State House | 110 | Janet Metsa |
Executive | Oakland | Dave Coulter |
Prosecutor | Oakland | Karen McDonald |
Treasurer | Oakland | Robert Wittenberg |
Sheriff | Oakland | Vincent Gregory |
Oakland County Commission | 2 | James Williams |
Oakland County Commission | 5 | Kristen Nelson |
Oakland County Commission | 9 | Gwen Markham |
Oakland County Commission | 10 | Angela Powell |
Oakland County Commission | 11 | Tim Burns |
Oakland County Commission | 13 | Marcia Gershenson |
Oakland County Commission | 16 | Penny Luebs |
Oakland County Commission | 18 | Charlie Cavell |
Circuit Court | Oakland | Kameisha Gant |
Circuit Court | Oakland | Lorie Savin |
District Court | 43rd | Brian Hartwell |
District Court | 45th | Jaimie Powell Horowitz |
School Board | Birmingham | Nash Salami |
School Board | Royal Oak | Tim Ciechorski |
Supervisor | Waterford | John Paul Torres |
Treasurer | Waterford | Eric Lindemier |
Clerk | Macomb | Fred Miller |
Prosecutor | Macomb | Mary A. Chrzanowski |
Sheriff | Macomb | Anthony Wickersham |
Treasurer | Macomb | Lorie Barnwell |
Public Works Commissioner | Macomb | Toni Moceri |
Macomb County Commission | 2 | Mai Xiong |
Macomb County Commission | 3 | Veronica Klinefelt |
Macomb County Commission | 4 | Joseph Romano |
Macomb County Commission | 5 | Robert Mijac |
Macomb County Commission | 6 | Ken Reid |
Macomb County Commission | 10 | Robert Leonetti |
Macomb County Commission | 11 | Harold Haugh |
Macomb County Commission | 12 | Julie Matuzak |
Macomb County Commission | 13 | Joanne Recchia |
Supervisor | Clinton Township | Jason Davidson |
Treasurer | Clinton Township | Paul Gielgehem |
Trustee Trustee Trustee | Clinton Township Clintondale Schools Clintondale Schools | Mike Keys Lois Murray Kary Davidson |
Supervisor | Chesterfield Township | Mark Palimino |
Trustee | Chesterfield Township | Linda Hartman |
Trustee | Chesterfield Township | Michelle Merriweather |
Trustee | Harrison Township | Rhonda Warner |
Trustee | Macomb Community College | Maria Mijac |
Prosecutor | Wayne | Kym Worthy |
Wayne County Commission | 8 | David Knezek |
Wayne County Commission | 9 | Nancy Darga |
Wayne County Commission | 10 | Melissa Daub |
Circuit Court | Wayne | Edward Joseph |
Circuit Court | Wayne | Nicholas Hathaway |
Circuit Court | Wayne | Chandra Baker |
District Court | 28th | Elizabeth Mullins |
District Court | 32A | Rebekah Coleman |
Supervisor | Canton Township | Anne Marie Graham Hudak |
Clerk | Canton Township | Michael Siegrist |
Treasurer | Canton Township | Dian Slavens |
Trustee | Canton Township | Sommer Foster |
Trustee | Canton Township | Steven Sneideman |
Trustee | Canton Township | Tania Ganguly |
Trustee | Canton Township | Kate Borinski |
Treasurer | Dearborn Heights | Robert Constan |
School Board | Dearborn Heights | Latanya Gater |
School Board | Detroit | Sherry Gay-Dagnogo |
Prosecutor | Washtenaw County | Eli Savit |
Circuit Court | Washtenaw County | Nick Roumel |
District Court | 14B | Erane Washington |
City Council Ward 1 | Ann Arbor | Lisa Disch |
City Council Ward 3 | Ann Arbor | Travis Radina |
City Council Ward 4 | Ann Arbor | Jen Eyer |
City Council Ward 5 | Ann Arbor | Erica Briggs |
Township Trustee | Ypsilanti Township | Jimmie Wilson Jr. |
Trustee | Frenchtown Township | Denise Brooks |
Supervisor | Bedford Township | Stephanie Zarb |
Supervisor | Green Oak Township | Gayle Steele |
Ingham County Commission | District 9 | Erin Graham |
Sheriff | Eaton County | Tom Reich |
Treasurer | Eaton County | Bob Robinson |
Drain Commissioner | Eaton County | Brandon Dyer |
Calhoun County Commission Trustee | District 3 Kellogg Community College | Jake Smith Jon Byrd |
Clerk | Kalamazoo County | Meredith Place |
Kalamazoo County Commission | 6 | Jen Aniano |
Kalamazoo County Commission | 7 | Anthony Bates |
Prosecutor | Genesee County | David Leyton |
Sheriff | Genesee County | Chris Swanson |
Clerk | Genesee County | John Gleason |
Treasurer | Genesee County | Deborah Cherry |
Drain Commissioner | Genesee County | Jeff Wright |
Surveyor | Genesee County | Kim Carlson |
Circuit Court | 7th | Chris Christenson |
District Court | 67-2 | Dawn Weier |
District Court | 67-5 | Tabitha Marsh |
Genesee County Commission | 1 | Bryant Nolden |
Genesee County Commission | 2 | Charles Winfrey |
Genesee County Commission | 3 | Ellen Ellenburg |
Genesee County Commission | 4 | Dominique Clemons |
Genesee County Commission | 5 | Mark Young |
Genesee County Commission | 6 | No endorsement at this time |
Genesee County Commission | 7 | Martin Cousineau |
Genesee County Commission | 8 | Debra Newman |
Genesee County Commission | 9 | Gary Peppin |
District Court | 60th (Muskegon) | Matthew Kacel |