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2018 MPFFU Endorsements The Michigan Professional Fire Fighters Union has endorsed the candidates listed below. These endorsements are based on previous support from the incumbents and how the candidates completed our questionnaire. Please consider voting for these candidates. You can find out what Senate and House District you live in by clicking here. Watch for updates that will contain additional endorsements. Governor 36 Doug Wozniak- R Michigan Senate Gretchen Whitmer 37 Christine Greig 1 Bettie Cook Scott 38 Kelly Breen 2 Adam Hollier Michigan Supreme Court 39 Jennifer Suidan 3 Sylvia Santana Megan Kathleen Cavanagh 40 Dual Endorsement 4 Fred Durhal Elizabeth Clement 40 Mari Manoogian 5 David Knezek 40 Nicole Bedi 6 Bob Kosowski 42 Mona Shand House of Representatives 7 Dayna Polehanki 46 Mindy Denniger 8 Pete Lucido-R 1 Tenisha Yancey 48 Sheryl Kennedy 10 Henry Yanez 3 Wendell Byrd 49 John Cherry 11 Jeremy Moss 6 Terra DeFoe 50 Tim Sneller 13 Mallory McMorrow 7 LaTanya Garrett 51 David Lossing 17 Dale Zorn – R 8 Sherry Gay Dagnogo 52 Donna Lasinski 18 Jeff Irwin 9 Karen Whitsett 53 Yousef Rabhi 23 Curtis Hertel, Jr. 10 Leslie Love 54 Ronnie Peterson 24 Kelly Rossman-McKinney 13 Frank Liberati 55 Rebekah Warren 27 Jim Ananich 14 Cara Clemente 56 Jason Sheppard - R 29 Winnie Brinks 15 Abdullah Hammoud 60 Jon Hoadley 31 Cindy Luczak 16 Bill Johnson 62 Jim Haadsma 32 Ken Horn-R 17 Michelle LaVoy 67 Kara Hope 34 Collene Lamonte 18 Kevin Hertel 68 Sarah Anthony 37 Wayne Schmidt – R 19 Dan Centers 69 Julie Brixie 38 Scott Dianda 20 Matt Koleszar 71 Angela Witwer 21 Kristy Pagan 75 David LaGrand US Senate 22 John Chirkun 76 Rachel Hood Debbie Stabenow 23 Darrin Camilleri 92 Terry Sabo 24 Steve Marino- R 94 Steve Gerhardt – R US Congress 25 Nate Shannon 95 Vanessa Guerra 5 Dan Kildee 26 Jim Ellison 96 Brian Elder 7 Gretchen Driskell 27 Robert Wittenberg 101 Kathy Wiejaczka 8 Elissa Slotkin 28 Patrick Green 108 Bob Romps 9 Andy Levin 31 William Sowerby 109 Sarah Cambensy 11 Tim Greimel 32 Paul R. Manley 110 Ken Summers 12 Debbie Dingell 33 Jeff Yaroch - R 14 Brenda Lawrence 34 Sheldon Neeley 35 Vincent Gregory .

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