2012 Michigan State AFL-CIO Endorsements

Michigan State AFL-CIO 2012 General Election Endorsed Candidates for Michigan House of Representatives

Labor 2012

District

State House Candidate

District

State House Candidate

District

State House Candidate

1

Brian Banks

38

Chuck Tindall

75

Brandon Dillon

2

Alberta Tinsley-Talabi

39

Pam Jackson

76

Winnie Brinks

3

John Olumba

40

Dorian Coston

77

Scott Barton

4

Rose Mary C. Robinson

41

Mary Kerwin

78

Jack Arbanas

5

Fred Durhal Jr.

42

Shanda Willis

79

Jim Hahn

6

Rashida Tlaib

43

Neil Billington

80

Stuart Peet

7

Tom Stallworth III

44

Tom Crawford

81

Patrick Phelan

8

David Nathan

45

Joanna VanRaaphorst

82

John Nugent

9

Harvey Santana

46

Daniel Sargent

83

Carol Campbell

10

Phil Cavanagh

47

Shawn Lowe-Desai

84

Terry Brown

11

David Knezek

48

Pam Faris

85

Paul Ray

12

Doug Geiss

49

Jim Ananich

86

Brian Bosak

13

Andrew Kandrevas

50

Charles Smiley

87

Sherry Anderson

14

Paul Clemente

51

Steve Losey

88

No Recommendation

15

George Darany

52

Gretchen Driskell

89

Don Bergman

16

Robert Kosowski

53

Jeff Irwin

90

No Recommendation

17

Bill LaVoy

54

David Rutledge

91

Collene LaMonte

18

Sarah Roberts

55

Adam Zemke

92

Marcia Hovey-Wright

19

Richard Tannous

56

Larry Crider

93

Paul Silva

20

Tim Roraback

57

Jim Berryman

94

Judith Lincoln

21

Dian Slavens

58

Amaryllis Thomas

95

Stacy Erwin-Oakes

22

Harold Haugh

59

Mike Moroz

96

Charlie Brunner

23

Tom Boritzki

60

Sean McCann

97

Chris Breznau

24

Phillip Kurczewski

61

Michael E. Martin

98

Joan Brausch

25

Henry Yanez

62

Kate Segal

99

Adam Lawrence

26

Jim Townsend

63

Bill Farmer

100

Ida De Haas

27

Ellen Cogen-Lipton

64

Barb Shelton

101

Allen O’Shea

28

Jon Switalski

65

Bonnie Johnson

102

Brendan Maturen

29

Tim Greimel

66

Richard Rajkovich

103

Lon Johnson

30

Joseph Bogdan

67

Tom Cochran

104

Betsy Coffia

31

Marilyn Lane

68

Andy Schor

105

William Wieske

32

Sheri Smith

69

Sam Singh

106

Kenneth Hubbard

33

Martha O'Kray

70

Mike Huckleberry

107

Suzanne Shumway

34

Woodrow Stanley

71

Theresa Abed

108

Sharon Gray

35

Rudy Hobbs

72

Scott Urbanowski

109

John Kivela

36

Robert Murphy

73

Scott Schuiling

110

Scott Dianda

37

Vicki Barnett

74

Richard Erdman

 

 

 

Michigan State AFL-CIO 2012 Special Election Endorsed Candidate for

U.S. Congress

District 

U.S. Congressional Special Election Candidate 

11

David Curson

(Will serve from November - January)

 

Michigan State AFL-CIO 2012 General Election Endorsed Candidates for

U.S. Congress

District

U.S.

Congressional Candidate

District

U.S.

Congressional Candidate

1

Gary McDowell

8

Lance Enderle

2

No Recommendation

9

Sander Levin

3

Steve Pestka

10

Referred to MI AFL-CIO Executive Council

4

Debra Freidell Wirth

11

Syed Taj

5

Dan Kildee

12

John Dingell

6

Mike O'Brien

13

John Conyers Jr.

7

Referred to MI AFL-CIO Executive Council

14

Gary Peters

 

Michigan State AFL-CIO 2012 General Election Endorsed Candidates for

State Education Boards

Board

Candidates

State Board of Education

Lupe Ramos-Montigny

Michelle Fecteau

University of Michigan

Board of Regents

Mark Bernstein

Shauna Ryder Diggs

Wayne State University

Sandra Hughes O’Brien

Kim Trent

Michigan State University

Joel Ferguson

Brian Mosallam

 

Michigan State AFL-CIO 2012 General Election Endorsed Candidates for

State Supreme Court

Candidate for Michigan Supreme Court

Shelia Johnson

Connie Marie Kelley

Bridget Mary McCormack

 "Before you give your ballot back, vote Kelley, Johnson, and McCormack!" 

 

Michigan State AFL-CIO 2012 General Election Endorsed Ballot Proposals

Ballot Placement

Proposal Description

Vote

1

“Stand Up For Democracy”

NO

2

“Protect Working Families”

Protect Working Families

YES!

3

“Michigan Energy, Michigan Jobs”

*see below

4

“Citizens For Quality Healthcare”

YES

5

“Michigan Alliance for Prosperity” (2/3 approval)

NO

6

“The People Should Decide” (Bridge)

NO

 

*Ballot Proposal 3 has been referred to the MI AFL-CIO Executive Council for decision.