Endorsements

Labor Endorsements

American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Michigan

American Federation of Teachers (AFT) Michigan

Detroit Plumbers Local Union 98

Genesee, Lapeer & Shiawassee Building Trades

International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Michigan

Iron Workers Local 25

Michigan AFL-CIO

Michigan Education Association

Michigan LiUNA

Michigan Nurses Association

Michigan Pipe Trades Association

Michigan Professional Fire Fighters Union

Michigan Teamsters Joint Council 43

Northern Midwest Regional Council of Carpenters

Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Michigan

Sheet Metal Workers' Local 80

Teamsters Local 214

Teamsters Local 299

Teamsters Local 406

UA Local 370

UA Local 85 Plumbers, Steamfitters & HVACR Service Techs

UNITE HERE! Local 24

United Auto Workers

United Food and Commercial Workers Local 876

United Steelworkers District 1

Political Endorsements

James Blanchard

45th Governor of Michigan, Former United States Ambassador to Canada, and Former United States Congressman for Michigan (District 18)

Winnie Brinks

Michigan Senate (District 29) and Majority Leader of the Michigan Senate

John Fitzgerald

Michigan House of Representatives (District 83) and Democratic Floor Leader

Kristen McDonald Rivet

United States Congresswoman for Michigan (District 8)

Amos O'Neal

Michigan House of Representatives (District 94) and Michigan Legislative Black Caucus Chair

Rosemary Bayer

Michigan Senate (District 13)

Sam Singh

Michigan Senate (District 28), former Michigan House Minority Leader

Brenda Carter

Michigan House of Representatives

(District 53)

Sharon MacDonell

Michigan House of Representatives

(District 56) 

Veronica Klinefelt

Michigan State Senate (District 11)

Sue Shink

Michigan State Senator (District 14)

Mark Schauer

Former U.S. Congressman (MI-7), Former Democratic Leader of the State Senate, and Michigan State Representative

Andy Schor​

Mayor of Lansing

Kevin Moore

President of Teamsters Joint Council #43

Angie Smith

Farmington Public School Board Trustee

Edgar Vann II

Senior Pastor and CEO of Second Ebenezer Church

Warren Evans

Wayne County Executive

Jordan Acker

Regent of the University of Michigan

Mark Bernstein

Regent of the University of Michigan

Denise Ilitch

Regent of the University of Michigan

David Coulter

Oakland County Executive

Robert Wittenberg

Oakland County Treasurer

David Woodward

Oakland County Commissioner (District 1) and Board Chair

Marcia Gershenson

Oakland County Commissioner (District 11) and Board Vice Chair

Angela Powell

Oakland County Commissioner (District 9) and Majority Caucus Chair

Linnie Taylor

Oakland County Commissioner (District 18) and Majority Caucus Vice Chair

Gwen Markham

Oakland County Commissioner (District 15)

Penny Luebs

Oakland County Commissioner (District 2)

William Miller

Oakland County Commissioner (District 16)

Yolanda Smith Charles

Oakland County Commissioner (District 17)

James A. Bacarella

Prosecuting Attorney for Iosco County

DJ Hilson

Prosecuting Attorney for Muskegon County

David Leyton

Prosecuting Attorney for Genesee County

Kym Worthy

Prosecuting Attorney for Wayne County

Bridget Dean

Mayor, City of Berkley

Quinn Wright

Madison Heights Councilperson

Shannon Zabaldo

President of the School Board, Plainwell Community Schools

Annie Brown

Mayor of South Haven

Beth Bowen

Delta Township Trustee

Organization Endorsements & Declarations of Support

APIAVote Michigan Action

Arab American Political Action Committee (AAPAC)

Council of Baptist Pastors of Detroit and Vicinity

Emgage Action Michigan

EMILYs List

Her Bold Move

LGBT&A Caucus, Michigan Democratic Party

Michigan Democratic Party Grassroots Caucus

Michigan Jewish Democrats Approved Candidate

MI List

Progressive Democratic Womens Caucus of Muskegon County

Spanish Speaking Democrats

Progressive Women’s Alliance of West Michigan PAC

Teachers Unify to End Gun Violence Action

Wayne County Democratic Black Caucus

Community Endorsements

George Barnes

Owner/Chairman of the Board Heritage Vision Plans, Inc., NAACP Executive Committee Detroit Branch

Nicole Beausoleil

Mother of Madisyn Baldwin, Oxford High School Victim

Daniel Cojanu

Co-founder and Program Director of Canine Advocates

Tracey Cooley

Executive Director of Sparrow Freedom Project

Molly Darnell

Educator and Oxford Survivor

Kenneth Gutman

Christine Lind Hage

Former Director of Rochester Hills Public Library

Derrick McDonald

Pastor of Prospect Missionary Baptist Church, Board Chair of McLaren Oakland Hospital

Dylan Morris

Gun Violence Prevention Advocate, Co-founder of No Future Without Today, and Oxford Survivor

Buck Myre

Father of Tate Myre Oxford High School victim, Founder & President of 42 Strong – The Tate Myre Foundation

Deleah Sharp

Founder and Executive Director of Identify Your Dream Foundation

Steve St. Juliana

Father of Hana St. Juliana Oxford High School victim, Founder of Hana St. Juliana Memorial Fund

Kevin Tolbert

Chair of the 12th Congressional District Democratic Party

Nikki Vinckier

PA-C, Reproductive Rights Advocate, Founder of Take Back Trust

Sheri West

Founder and CEO of LiveGirl

Ahmed "A.G." Ghanim

Grassroots MI Founder

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