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Volume 39 Number 5 Presenting the Pro-Life Message in Southeastern Michigannews Since 1970 July 2010

CANDIDATE SURVEY Lifespan sent the following nine-question survey to each candidate for State Governor, U.S. House of Representatives, Michigan State Senate, Michigan House of Representatives, County Commissioner and various township offices in Wayne, Oakland and Macomb Counties. A separate Judicial Candidate Survey was also mailed to candidates for Appeals, Circuit, District and Probate Court.

1. The 1973 U.S. Supreme Court Roe v. Wade decision allows for abortion for any reason, even as a Inside: method of birth control, even in the late stages of pregnancy. Do you SUPPORT the reversal of this • District Index decision? page 2

2. Do you SUPPORT a law banning partial-birth abortions, except to prevent the death of the mother? • Wayne 3. Some public funds are used for abortions or abortion referral. Do you OPPOSE the use of public County ¨funds for abortion or abortion referral, except to prevent the death of the mother? pages 3-6

4. Human embryonic stem cells and human fetal tissue are used in some medical experimentation • Oakland which has no beneficial effects for the fetus. Would you SUPPORT legislation that would prohibit County the use of embryonic stem cells and fetal tissue in such experiments? pages 7-9

5. Would you SUPPORT a law banning so-called “reproductive cloning”—cloning meant to result • Macomb in the birth of a baby? County pages 10-11 6. Knowing that the removal of stem cells from human embryos results in the death of those embros, would you SUPPORT a law banning so-called “therapeutic cloning” (somatic cell nuclear transfer)? • Election Information 7. Do you OPPOSE laws allowing assisted suicide? and Calendar pages 15 & 19 8. Do you SUPPORT honoring the wishes of patients who want life-saving treatment (including food and water) regardless of their degree of disability, age and “quality of life”? • Judicial Candidate 9. Do you SUPPORT legislation that would protect health care professionals from being forced to Survey distribute medications or provide medical care that violates their moral or religious beliefs? pages 12-14 NOTE: Lifespan is not a political organization and does not endorse candidates for election. We have sur- veyed the candidates as a service to our members. The questionnaires are on file at Lifespan’s Main Office for • Legislative your perusal. If you need further verification on a candidate’s stand on these or other issues, please contact Breakfast the candidate directly. back page GOVERNMENTAL UNIT C SS SH AC CC DC WAYNE COUNTY 11, 1-8 1-23 1 3 16-36 Michigan Legislative Index 13-15 (incl. 32A) Michigan Congressional Allen Park City...... 14 8 14, 16 1 3 16-36 (32A) Belleville City...... 11 7 21 1 3 16-36 (32A) State Senate Brownstown Twp...... 15 7 23 1 3 16-36 (32A) Canton Twp...... 11 7 20, 21 1 3 16-36 (32A) State House of Representatives Dearborn City...... 14, 15 3 11, 15 1 3 16-36 (32A) Court of Appeals Dearborn Heights City...... 11, 15 5 16, 17 1 3 16-36 (32A) City...... 13, 14 1-4 1-12 1 3 16-36 (32A) Circuit Court Ecorse City...... 13 8 14 1 3 16-36 (32A) Flat Rock City...... 15 7 23 1 3 16-36 (32A) District Court Garden City...... 11 6 16 1 3 16-36 (32A) Gibraltar City...... 14 7 23 1 3 16-36 (32A) Grosse Ile Twp...... 14 7 23 1 3 16-36 (32A) Codes for District Numbers: Grosse Pointe City...... 13 2 1 1 3 16-36 (32A) C = Congressional District No. Grosse Pointe Twp...... 13 2 1 1 3 16-36 (32A) Grosse Pointe Farms City...... 13 2 1 1 3 16-36 (32A) SS = State Senate District No. Grosse Pointe Park City...... 13 2 1 1 3 16-36 (32A) Grosse Pointe Woods City...... 13 2 1 1 3 16-36 (32A) SH = State House of Representatives District No. Hamtramck City...... 14 2 5 1 3 16-36 (32A) AC = Appeals Court District No. (11/07/02) Harper Woods City...... 13 2 1 1 3 16-36 (32A) Highland Park City...... 14 2 5 1 3 16-36 (32A) CC = Circuit Court Circuit No. Huron Twp...... 15 7 23 1 3 16-36 (32A) Inkster City...... 15 5 16 1 3 16-36 (32A) DC = District Court No. Lincoln Park City...... 13 8 14 1 3 16-36 (32A) Livonia City...... 11 6 17, 19 1 3 16-36 (32A) To locate your Congressperson, State Senator, State Representa- Melvindale City...... 14 8 14 1 3 16-36 (32A) Northville City...... 11 7 20 1 3 16-36 (32A) tive or appropriate court, use the lists on this page. If your city (also See Oakland Co.) is in more than one district, call your county or city clerk or Northville Twp...... 11 7 20 1 3 16-36 (32A) Plymouth City...... 11 7 20 1 3 16-36 (32A) the Elections Bureau of the Michigan Department of State at Plymouth Twp...... 11 7 20 1 3 16-36 (32A) Redford Twp...... 11 6 17 1 3 16-36 (32A) 517-373-2540 or see the website at: www.michigan.gov River Rouge City...... 13 3 14 1 3 16-36 (32A) Source: A Citizen’s Guide to State Government Riverview City...... 14 8 13 1 3 16-36 (32A) 2009-2010 Rockwood City...... 15 7 23 1 3 16-36 (32A) Romulus City...... 15 8 22 1 3 16-36 (32A) Southgate City...... 14 8 13 1 3 16-36 (32A) Sumpter Twp...... 15 7 23 1 3 16-36 (32A) Taylor City...... 15 8 22 1 3 16-36 (32A) GOVERNMENTAL UNIT C SS SH AC CC DC Trenton City...... 14 7 13 1 3 16-36 (32A) OAKLAND COUNTY 8, 9, 12-15, 26, 27, 29, 2 6 43, 44, 45A, Van Buren Twp...... 11 7 21 1 3 16-36 (32A) 11, 12 26 35, 37-41, 45B, 46-48, Wayne City...... 11 8 20 1 3 16-36 (32A) 43-46, 66 50-52 Addison Twp...... 8 12 48 2 6 43-48, 50-52 Westland City...... 11 6 18 1 3 16-36 (32A) Auburn Hills City...... 9 12 29 2 6 43-48, 50-52 Woodhaven City...... 15 7 23 1 3 16-36 (32A) Berkley City...... 9 13 27 2 6 43-48, 50-52 Wyandotte City...... 13 8 13 1 3 16-36 (32A) Birmingham City...... 9 13 40 2 6 43-48, 50-52 Bloomfield Hills City...... 9 13 40 2 6 43-48, 50-52 Bloomfield Twp...... 9 13 40 2 6 43-48, 50-52 Brandon Twp...... 8 26 46 2 6 43-48, 50-52 Clawson City...... 9 13 41 2 6 43-48, 50-52 Commerce Twp...... 11 15 39 2 6 43-48, 50-52 Farmington City...... 9 14 37 2 6 43-48, 50-52 Farmington Hills City...... 9 14 37 2 6 43-48, 50-52 Ferndale City ...... 12 14 27 2 6 43-48, 50-52 Groveland Twp...... 8 26 46 2 6 43-48, 50-52 GOVERNMENTAL UNIT C SS SH AC CC DC Hazel Park City ...... 12 14 27 2 6 43-48, 50-52 MACOMB COUNTY 10, 12 9-11 24, 25, 28, 2 16 37, 39, Highland Twp...... 11 15 44 2 6 43-48, 50-52 30-33, 40, 41A 36, 42 41B, 42 Holly Twp...... 8 15 46 2 6 43-48, 50-52 Armada Twp...... 10 11 32 2 16 37, 39-42 Huntington Woods City...... 12 14 27 2 6 43-48, 50-52 Bruce Twp...... 10 11 36 2 16 37, 39-42 Independence Twp...... 8 12 44 2 6 43-48, 50-52 Center Line City...... 12 9 28 2 16 37, 39-42 Keego Harbor City ...... 9 12 40 2 6 43-48, 50-52 Chesterfield Twp...... 10 11 32 2 16 37, 39-42 Lake Angelus City...... 9 12 43 2 6 43-48, 50-52 Clinton Twp...... 12 10 31, 33 2 16 37, 39-42 Lathrup Village City...... 12 14 35 2 6 43-48, 50-52 Eastpointe City ...... 12 9 42 2 16 37, 39-42 Lyon Twp...... 11 15 38 2 6 43-48, 50-52 Fraser City ...... 12 9 31, 42 2 16 37, 39-42 Madison Heights City...... 12 13 26 2 6 43-48, 50-52 Harrison Twp...... 10 11 24 2 16 37, 39-42 Milford Twp...... 11 15 66 2 6 43-48, 50-52 Lake Twp...... 12 9 24 2 16 37, 39-42 Northville City...... 11 15 38 2 6 43-48, 50-52 Lenox Twp...... 10 11 32 2 16 37, 39-42 (also see Wayne Co.) Macomb Twp...... 10 11 33 2 16 37, 39-42 Novi City ...... 11 15 38 2 6 43-48, 50-52 Memphis City ...... 10 11 32 2 16 37, 39-42 Novi Twp...... 11 15 38 2 6 43-48, 50-52 (see also St. Clair Co.) Oakland Twp...... 9 12 45 2 6 43-48, 50-52 Mt. Clemens City...... 12 11 31 2 16 37, 39-42 Oak Park City...... 12 14 27, 35 2 6 43-48, 50-52 New Baltimore ...... 10 11 32 2 16 37, 39-42 Orchard Lake Village City...... 9 15 40 2 6 43-48, 50-52 Ray Twp...... 10 11 33 2 16 37, 39-42 Orion Twp...... 8, 9 12 46 2 6 43-48, 50-52 Richmond City...... 10 11 32 2 16 37, 39-42 Oxford Twp...... 8 12 46 2 6 43-48, 50-52 (see also St. Clair Co.) Pleasant Ridge City...... 12 14 27 2 6 43-48, 50-52 Richmond Twp...... 10 11 32 2 16 37, 39-42 Pontiac City...... 9 12 29 2 6 43-48, 50-52 Roseville City...... 12 10 42 2 16 37, 39-42 Rochester City...... 9 12 45 2 6 43-48, 50-52 Shelby Twp...... 10 11 36 2 16 37, 39-42 Rochester Hills City...... 9 12 45 2 6 43-48, 50-52 St. Clair Shores City...... 12 9 24 2 16 37, 39-42 Rose Twp...... 8 15 46 2 6 43-48, 50-52 Sterling Heights City...... 10, 12 10 25, 30 2 16 37, 39-42 Royal Oak City...... 9, 12 13 26 2 6 43-48, 50-52 Utica City...... 10 10 30 2 16 37, 39-42 Royal Oak Twp...... 12 14 35 2 6 43-48, 50-52 Warren City...... 12 9 25, 28 2 16 37, 39-42 Southfield City...... 12 14 35 2 6 43-48, 50-52 Washington Twp...... 10 11 36 2 16 37, 39-42 Southfield Twp...... 9 14 40 2 6 43-48, 50-52 South Lyon City...... 11 15 38 2 6 43-48, 50-52 Springfield Twp...... 8 26 44 2 6 43-48, 50-52 Sylvan Lake City...... 9 12 40 2 6 43-48, 50-52 Troy City...... 9 13 41 2 6 43-48, 50-52 Village of Clarkston City...... 8 12 44 2 6 43-48, 50-52 Walled Lake City...... 11 15 38 2 6 43-48, 50-52 Waterford Twp...... 9, 11 26 43 2 6 43-48, 50-52 West Bloomfield Twp...... 9 12, 15 39, 43 2 6 43-48, 50-52 White Lake Twp...... 11 15 44 2 6 43-48, 50-52 Wixom City...... 11 15 38 2 6 43-48, 50-52

 LIFESPAN NEWS/July 2010 WAYNE COUNTY ✔ Candidate Questionnaire Responses KEY: Y = YES N = NO q = with qualifications/comments (call Lifespan 248-478-8878)

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GOVERNOR 2nd District State Senator Mike Bouchard (R) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y John E. Chouinard (R) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Mike Cox (R) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Hans Christopher Barbe (D) No Response Tom George (R) Y Y Y Y Y —q Y Y Y Tracey Elaine Blair (D) — — Y Y Y Y N Y Y (R) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Olivia Boykins (D) No Response Rick Snyder (R) No Response Ken Daniels (D) No Response Virg Bernero (D) No Response Bert Johnson (D) No Response Andy Dillon (D) No Response Carol L. Kennedy (D) No Response Bettie C. Scott (D) No Response U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Kush Shaqiri (D) No Response Rita Smith (D) No Response 11th Congressional District Steve Smith (D) No Response Thaddeus G. McCotter (R) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Natalie Mosher (D) No Response 3rd District State Senator Doug Mitchell (R) No Response 13th Congressional District Morris Hood (D) No Response John Hauler (R) No Response Mohamed Okdie (D) No Response John W. Broad (D) No Response William Isaac Robinson (D) No Response Vincent T. Brown (D) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y (D) No Response Stephen Hume (D) No Response 4th District State Senator Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick (D) No Response Frederick E. Robinson II (R) No Response Glenn Plummer (D) No Response George Cushingberry, Jr. (D) No Response Michael K. Garrett (D) No Response Carron L. Pinkins (D) No Response 14th Congressional District Virgil Smith (D) No Response Pauline Montie (R) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Don Ukrainec (R) Y Y Y Nq Y Y N Y Y , Jr. (D) No Response 5th District State Senator Bonnie Patrick (R) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Tupac A. Hunter (D) No Response 15th Congressional District Shanelle Jackson (D) No Response Tony Amorose (R) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y James T. Penn, Jr. (D) No Response John J. Lynch (R) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y John Alexander Materyn (R) No Response 6th District State Senator Majed A. Moughni (R) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y John R. Pastor (R) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Rob Steele (R) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Glenn S. Anderson (D) No Response John D. Dingell (D) No Response 7th District State Senator STATE SENATE Patrick J. Colbeck (R) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y 1st District State Senator Abe A. Munfakh (R) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Dakeisha L. Harwick (R) No Response Dan Osterman (R) No Response Dobey Gavin (D) No Response Deborah Whyman (R) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y LaMar Lemmons (D) No Response Kathleen Law (D) No Response Lisa Nuszkowski (D) No Response Mary Waters (D) No Response 8th District State Senator Coleman A. Young (D) No Response Ken Larkin (R) No Response Douglas Reimel (R) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Sherry Dragone (D) No Response Hoon-Yung Hopgood (D) No Response Mike Kell (D) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y N Wayne County continued on page 4 LIFESPAN NEWS/July 2010  WAYNE COUNTY Candidate Questionnaire Responses ✔ KEY: Y = YES N = NO q = with qualifications/comments (call Lifespan 248-478-8878)

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STATE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 5th District State Representative 1st District State Representative Jermain Lee Jones (R) No Response Charles S. Davis III (R) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Shahab Ahmed (D) No Response Janice DuMouchelle (R) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Abdul Algazali (D) No Response Timothy Bledsoe (D) No Response Terry Catchings (D) No Response Charles F. Kimbrough (D) No Response Carmen Davis (D) No Response Anthony M. Murray (D) No Response Anthony C. Ewell (D) No Response Burgess Foster (D) No Response Abu Mahfuz (D) No Response 2nd District State Representative DeAmo Murphy (D) No Response Damian C. Mitchell (R) No Response John Olumba (D) No Response Scott Benson (D) No Response Vanessa Peake (D) No Response Cheryl Hughley Clark (D) No Response William Phillips (D) No Response Lisa L. Howze (D) No Response Akm Rahman (D) No Response Rose L. Jones (D) No Response LaTrello Sephers (D) No Response Davin Lankford-Parnell (D) No Response Sigmunt J. Szczepkowski (D) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Travis Reece (D) No Response Robert A. Zwolak (D) No Response Gregory Robinson (D) No Response Anthony M. Watts (D) No Response Donnie K. Whitley (D) No Response 6th District State Representative Robert O. Midgett (R) No Response Renard Berry, Sr. (D) No Response 3rd District State Representative Marvin D. Crawford (D) No Response Daniel J. Lamar (R) No Response Fred Durhal, Jr. (D) No Response Carol Banks (D) No Response Cynthia A. Johnson (D) No Response Kenneth Tyrone Jackson (D) No Response C. Kofi-Akin Kenyatta (D) No Response Isaiah Lawson (D) No Response Denise Rose Young (D) No Response Alberta Tinsley Talabi (D) No Response Liscious Williams III (D) No Response Kirk Young (D) No Response 7th District State Representative Debra A. Duren (R) No Response 4th District State Representative LaShon Scott (D) No Response Lillian L. Smith (R) No Response Al Williams (D) No Response Marcelus Brice (D) No Response Jimmy Womack (D) No Response Willie E. Burton (D) No Response Wanda Renee Canty (D) No Response 8th District State Representative James Cole Jr. (D) No Response Keith Franklin (R) No Response Eddie L. Edwards (D) No Response DeRone Buffington (D) No Response Jeffrey M. Hartt (D) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Willie J. Cambell (D) No Response Frazier H. Kimpson (D) —q Y Y N Y N Y Y — George C. Cushingberry (D) No Response Chester L. Logan (D) No Response Herman L. Davis (D) No Response Gwendolyn Mingo (D) No Response Tamika Louise Gaines (D) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Mary Sheffield (D) No Response Barbara Jean Johnson (D) No Response Maureen L. Stapleton (D) No Response Thamar Johnson (D) No Response Edgar Vann (D) No Response Leslie Love (D) No Response Daniel L. Martin (D) No Response Stephanie Miley (D) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y — N Thomas F. Stallworth III (D) No Response L. Towns Tesfamariam (D) No Response Gilbert O. Thompson (D) No Response

 LIFESPAN NEWS/July 2010 WAYNE COUNTY ✔ Candidate Questionnaire Responses KEY: Y = YES N = NO q = with qualifications/comments (call Lifespan 248-478-8878)

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9th District State Representative 15th District State Representative Richard Zeile (R) No Response Suzanne Sareini (R) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Danyelle Coleman (D) No Response George T. Darany (D) No Response Davis Reggie (D) No Response Stephen S. Dobkowski, Jr. (D) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Shanelle Jackson (D) No Response Alex Shami (D) No Response Choka U. Johnson (D) No Response Linda A. Tafelski (D) No Response Daniel McFarland (D) No Response Audrey E. Smith (D) No Response 16th District State Representative Michael C. Terrell (D) No Response Michael E. Mullins (R) No Response Mary B. Thomas (D) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Bob Constan (D) No Response Michael A. Greene (D) No Response 10th District State Representative Jasmine Ford (R) No Response 17th District State Representative Mia Grillier (D) No Response Mike Adams (R) No Response Khalid Irvin (D) No Response Phil Cavanagh (D) No Response Quentin Mallory (D) No Response Frank A. Tomcsik (D) No Response Stacy Pugh (D) No Response Harvey Santana (D) No Response David Stephen (D) No Response 18th District State Representative Floyd S. Collins (R) No Response Angela Stotts-McClary (D) No Response Richard LeBlanc (D) No Response Sean C. Thomas (D) No Response Angy Webb (D) No Response 19th District State Representative John J. Walsh (R) Y Y Y Yq Y — Y Y Y 11th District State Representative Joseph W. Larkin (D) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Leonard Mier (R) No Response Lynnette Bowens (D) No Response Deborah E. Davis (D) No Response 20th District State Representative David E. Nathan (D) No Response Steve Booher, Jr. (R) No Response Tonya Renay Wells (D) Y Y N Y Y Y Y N Y Kurt Heise (R) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Joan Wadsworth (D) No Response 12th District State Representative Darrin Daigle (R) No Response 21st District State Representative Jim Czachorowski (D) No Response Lori Levi (R) Y Y Y Y Y Y Yq Y Y (D) No Response Shannon Price (R) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Dian Slavens (D) No Response 13th District State Representative Bradford L. Glass (R) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y 22nd District State Representative Cynthia J. Kallgren (R) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Donald E. Lingerfelt (R) No Response Matthew L. Schafer (R) No Response Darrell McNeill (R) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Julius Vida, Jr. (R) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Douglas A. Geiss (D) No Response Andrew J. Kandrevas (D) No Response 23rd District State Representative 14th District State Representative Matthew McCormick (R) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Patrick D. O’Connell (R) No Response Daniel J. McIntyre (R) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Paul Clemente (D) No Response Pat Somerville (R) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Brittany Guerriero (D) No Response Deb Kennedy (D) No Response Frank Liberati (D) No Response Rebecca Sarazin (D) No Response Frank Vaslo (D) No Response

Wayne County continued on page 6

LIFESPAN NEWS/July 2010  WAYNE COUNTY ✔ Candidate Questionnaire Responses KEY: Y = YES N = NO q = with qualifications/comments (call Lifespan 248-478-8878)

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WAYNE COUNTY SHERIFF 7th District County Commissioner Shelly L. Milton (R) — Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Zahkiya Finn (D) No Response Taras P. Nykoriak (R) No Response Burton Leland (D) No Response Daniel Dean, Sr. (D) No Response Rosalyn Lynem (D) No Response Walter L. Epps (D) No Response Monique Baker McCormick (D) No Response Luke Granberry, Jr. (D) No Response Benny N. Napoleon (D) No Response 8th District County Commissioner Danny Smith (D) No Response Alisha Bell (D) No Response James Penn (D) No Response WAYNE COUNTY EXECUTIVE Mario Nesr Fundarski (R) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y 9th District County Commissioner Robert A. Ficano (D) No Response Mark Cochran (R) No Response Michael Todd (D) No Response WAYNE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS Diane Webb (D) No Response 1st District County Commissioner 10th District County Commissioner Robert Sheehy (R) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Laura Cox (R) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Tim Killeen (D) No Response George J. Hartman (R) No Response Timothy John Olszewski (R) No Response 2nd District County Commissioner Dale Foster (D) No Response 11th District County Commissioner Terrance Hood (D) No Response Kevin M. McNamara (D) No Response Jean Lipps (D) No Response Bernard Parker (D) No Response 12th District County Commissioner William George Tinsley (D) No Response Michael W. Case (R) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Daniel T. Watson (D) No Response David James (R) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Joan Gebhardt (D) No Response

3rd District County Commissioner Moe Blackwell (D) No Response 13th District County Commissioner Tom Jankowski (D) No Response J. Scott Saionz (R) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Ken Scott (D) No Response Gary Woronchak (D) No Response Martha G. Scott (D) No Response 14th District County Commissioner C. B. Clark (R) — Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y 4th District County Commissioner Joseph Palamara (D) No Response Jai-Lee Dearing (D) No Response Clinton Griffin, Jr. (D) No Response Paul B. Hardy (D) No Response 15th District County Commissioner Jewel Ware (D) No Response Jackie Jones (R) No Response Freddie Williams (D) No Response Raymond E. Basham (D) No Response Edward G. Mulka (D) No Response 5th District County Commissioner Redford Twp Trustee Keith M. Steffke (R) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Candy R. Escobedo (D) No Response Tyrone A. Carter (D) No Response R. Miles Handy II (D) No Response Gary Allen Roquemore (D) No Response John Keenan (D) No Response Ilona Varga (D) No Response Maureen Okasinski (D) No Response George C. Stanley (D) No Response 6th District County Commissioner Kelly D. Watson (D) No Response Irma Clark-Coleman (D) No Response Willie McLeod (D) No Response Redford Twp Park Commission John C. Gubachy (D) No Response Rev. David Murray (D) No Response Bradley Lado (D) No Response Keith D. Williams (D) No Response ✩ ✩ ✩ ✩  LIFESPAN NEWS/July 2010 OAKLAND COUNTY ✔ Candidate Questionnaire Responses KEY: Y = YES N = NO q = with qualifications/comments (call Lifespan 248-478-8878)

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GOVERNOR 14th District State Senator Mike Bouchard (R) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y James M. Hardin (R) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Mike Cox (R) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Michael A. Peters (R) No Response Tom George (R) Y Y Y Y Y — Y Y Y Robert A. Vaughan (R) Y Y Y Y Y Y N Y Y Pete Hoekstra (R) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y David Coulter (D) No Response Rick Snyder (R) No Response Jenifer Marlene Franklin (D) No Response Virg Bernero (D) No Response (D) No Response Andy Dillon (D) No Response Anthony S. McDonald (D) No Response Derhun Daniel Sanders (D) No Response Howard Worthy (D) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 8th Congressional District 15th District State Senator Mike Rogers (R) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Kerry Bentivolio (R) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Kande Ngalamulume (D) No Response Paul Graves (R) No Response (R) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y 9th Congressional District John Cyrus Mohyi (R) Y Y Y Y ? Y Y Y Y Anna Janek (R) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Alan Stephens (R) No Response Richard D. Kuhn (R) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Steven Valentini (R) No Response Rocky Raczkowski (R) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Tom Crawford (D) No Response Paul Welday (R) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Pam Jackson (D) No Response (D) No Response Christopher P. Maloney (D) No Response

11th Congressional District 26th District State Senator Thaddeus G. McCotter (R) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Fran Amos (R) No Response Natalie Mosher (D) No Response Michael Matheny (R) No Response David B. Robertson (R) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Tim Terpening (R) No Response 12th Congressional District Katherine Houston (D) No Response Don Volaric (R) No Response Jim Slezak (D) No Response (D) No Response Paula Zelenko (D) No Response Michael Switalski (D) No Response STATE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES STATE SENATE 26th District State Representative 12th District State Senator Ken Rosen (R) No Response John Garfield (R) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y William A. Shaw (R) No Response Lois Golden (R) No Response Frank Houston (D) No Response (R) Y Y Y Yq Y Y Y Y Y Bob Klotz (D) No Response Copper S. Rizzo (R) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Kevin K. McLogan (D) No Response Kim Russell (R) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Jim Townsend (D) No Response Gene Taliercio (R) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Ted Golden (D) No Response 27th District State Representative Casandra E. Ulbrich (D) No Response Michelangelo Fortuna III (R) No Response Ivan King (R) No Response 13th District State Senator Ellen Cogen Lipton (D) No Response Roi Chinn (R) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y David R. Kniffen (R) No Response 29th District State Representative John Pappageorge (R) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Bret D. Allen (R) No Response Aaron Bailey (D) No Response Tim Melton (D) No Response

Oakland County continued on page 8 LIFESPAN NEWS/July 2010  OAKLAND COUNTY ✔ Candidate Questionnaire Responses KEY: Y = YES N = NO q = with qualifications/comments (call Lifespan 248-478-8878) CANDIDATE 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 CANDIDATE 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

35th District State Representative OAKLAND COUNTY COMMISSIONERS Michael Weienger (R) No Response 1st District County Commissioner Eric Coleman (D) No Response Tony Albensi (R) No Response Rudy Hobbs (D) No Response Joe Bunting (R) No Response Beth Nuccio (R) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y 37th District State Representative James R. Porritt, Jr. (R) No Response Christopher Atallah (R) No Response Steve Porter (R) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Vicki Barnett (D) No Response Andrew Potter (R) No Response John Roshek, Jr. (R) No Response 38th District State Representative Ken Christie (D) No Response Kenneth J. Quisenberry (D) No Response Hugh Crawford (R) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Jeffrey T. Gedeon (D) No Response 2nd District County Commissioner 39th District State Representative Bill Bullard, Jr. (R) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Albert Clawson (R) No Response Matt Snitgen (R) No Response Lois Shulman (R) No Response Mark Venie (D) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y N Karl Sipfle (R) No Response Lisa Brown (D) No Response 3rd District County Commissioner Michael J. Gingell (R) No Response 40th District State Representative John Bingham, Jr. (D) No Response Chuck Moss (R) No Response Julie Candler (D) No Response 4th District County Commissioner Gary Crandall (R) No Response Tom Middleton (R) No Response 41st District State Representative Phillip Reid (D) No Response (R) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Ed Spillers (D) — Y Y N Y N Y Y N 5th District County Commissioner James F. McCarthy (R) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y 43rd District State Representative John A. Scott (R) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Neil Billington (R) N Y Y N Y Y Y Y Y Gail Haines (R) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y 6th District County Commissioner Regina Strong (D) No Response Jim Runestad (R) No Response Michael D. Smith (D) No Response 44th District State Representative Rick Gutowski (R) No Response 7th District County Commissioner Eileen Kowall (R) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Christine A. Long (R) No Response Phil Fabrizio (D) No Response Chris DuBois (D) No Response 45th District State Representative 8th District County Commissioner Tom McMillan (R) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Jeff Potter (R) No Response Mary Ward (D) No Response Michele Berry (D) No Response 46th District State Representative 9th District County Commissioner Bradford C. Jacobsen (R) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Jeffrey Bowdell (R) No Response Daniel Myslakowski (R) No Response Kim T. Capello (R) No Response Gary Warner (R) N Y Y — Y — N Y Y Kathy Crawford (R) No Response David Jay Lillis (D) No Response Karen B. Zyczynski (D) No Response

66th District State Representative 10th District County Commissioner Bill Rogers (R) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Stuart Foster (R) No Response James R. Delcamp (D) No Response Mattie McKinney Hatchett (D) No Response

 LIFESPAN NEWS/July 2010 OAKLAND COUNTY ✔ Candidate Questionnaire Responses KEY: Y = YES N = NO q = with qualifications/comments (call Lifespan 248-478-8878)

CANDIDATE 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 CANDIDATE 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

11th District County Commissioner 22nd District County Commissioner Ron W. Harmon (R) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Ezra Drissman (R) No Response Bob Kittle (R) No Response Helaine M. Zack (D) No Response Angela N. River (R) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Tim Greimel (D) No Response 23rd District County Commissioner Charles Ehrenreich (R) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y 12th District County Commissioner Sandra Hunt (D) No Response Sue Ann Douglas (R) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Ronald R. James (D) No Response Jeff Matis (R) No Response Nancy L. Quarles (D) No Response Elizabeth Sadowski (D) No Response John E. Reeves (D) No Response Tim Wirkus (D) No Response 13th District County Commissioner Robert Gosselin (R) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y 24th District County Commissioner John E. Levin (D) — — — — — — Y Y Y Antoine Delaforterie (R) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Gary R. McGillivray (D) No Response 14th District County Commissioner Bill Dwyer (R) No Response 25th District County Commissioner Steven Schwartz (D) No Response Richard Parisi (R) No Response Craig Covey (D) No Response 15th District County Commissioner Tomiko Gumbleton (D) No Response Al Zaparackas (R) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Ruel E. McPherson (D) No Response Jim Nash (D) No Response Bloomfield Twp Trustee 16th District County Commissioner Brian E. Kepes (R) No Response Shelley Goodman Taub (R) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Yq Kathy Hagopian (D) No Response Brandon Twp Trustee J. Andrew O’Connor (D) No Response Dana M. DePalma (R) No Response Cheryl L. Gault (R) No Response 17th District County Commissioner Anne Marie Blake (R) No Response Milford Twp Clerk Marcia Gershenson (D) No Response Holly Brandt (R) No Response Garrett Steele (R) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y 18th District County Commissioner Mark J. Ellis (R) No Response Royal Oak Twp Trustee Dave Woodward (D) No Response David W. Ford, Jr. (D) No Response 19th District County Commissioner Royal Oak Twp Park Commission Mike Bosnic (R) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Sandy L. Collins III (D) No Response LaRhona Graham (D) No Response Paul Garfield (R) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Helen M. Rollins (D) No Response Tim Burns (D) No Response

20th District County Commissioner Springfield Twp Park Commission Anne A. Loncar (D) No Response David W. Potts (R) No Response E. Lynne Risdon (R) No Response David L. Wisz (R) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Waterford Twp Trustee Daniel J. K. Murray (D) Y Y Y N Y N Y Y Y Anthony Bartolotta (R) No Response Paul E. Deni (D) No Response 21st District County Commissioner Donna F. Kelley (D) No Response John Paul Torres (D) No Response Mordechai Klainberg (R) No Response Janet Jackson (D) No Response ✩ ✩ ✩ ✩

LIFESPAN NEWS/July 2010  MACOMB COUNTY ✔ Candidate Questionnaire Responses KEY: Y = YES N = NO q = with qualifications/comments (call Lifespan 248-478-8878)

CANDIDATE 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 CANDIDATE 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

GOVERNOR 28th District State Representative Mike Bouchard (R) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Marc Goodson (R) Y Y Y Y Y Y N Y Y Mike Cox (R) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Lesia Liss (D) No Response Tom George (R) Y Y Y Y Y — Y Y Y Syed Rob (D) No Response Pete Hoekstra (R) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Rick Snyder (R) No Response Virg Bernero (D) No Response 30th District State Representative David Bocek (R) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Andy Dillon (D) No Response Jeff Farrington (R) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y N Michael Shallal (R) Y Y Y Y Y — Y Y Y U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Grant E. Hughes (D) No Response 10th Congressional District Ken Lampar (D) No Response Candice S. Miller (R) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Henry Yanez (D) No Response 31st District State Representative Lynn Evans (R) No Response John B. Horton (R) No Response 12th Congressional District Leo J. Melise (R) No Response Don Volaric (R) No Response Dan Tollis (R) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Sander Levin (D) No Response Marilyn Lane (D) No Response Michael Switalski (D) No Response Jim Shamaly (D) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y

STATE SENATE 32nd District State Representative 9th District State Senator Galen Johnson (R) No Response Michael Ennis (R) No Response Andrea LaFontaine (R) No Response John P. Vostoris (R) No Response David J. Novak (R) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Frank Accavitta, Jr. (D) No Response Michael Shmina (R) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Steven Bieda (D) No Response Jennifer Haase (D) No Response

10th District State Senator 33rd District State Representative Tory Rocca (R) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Giuseppe A. Biondo (R) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Paul Gieleghem (D) No Response Gina Bucci (R) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Carl J. Marlinga (D) No Response Frank Cusumano (R) No Response Ken Goike (R) No Response 11th District State Senator James A. Santilli, Jr. (R) No Response Jack Brandenburg (R) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Pete Vitale (R) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Leon Drolet (R) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Andrew Prasiloski (D) No Response Kim Meltzer (R) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Colleen Saputo (R) No Response 36th District State Representative Jim Ayres (D) No Response Pete Lund (R) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Jonathan Garstka (D) No Response Sebastian Previti (R) N Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Brian Senia (R) No Response STATE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Robert Murphy (D) N Y/N Y Y Y Y Y Y N James C. Winnie (D) No Response 24th District State Representative Anthony G. Forlini (R) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Jan Jorgensen (R) No Response 42nd District State Representative Stuart K. Jason (R) No Response Sarah Roberts (D) No Response Harold L. Haugh (D) No Response 25th District State Representative Sean Clark (R) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y N Jon M. Switalski (D) No Response

10 LIFESPAN NEWS/July 2010 MACOMB COUNTY ✔ Candidate Questionnaire Responses KEY: Y = YES N = NO q = with qualifications/comments (call Lifespan 248-478-8878)

CANDIDATE 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 CANDIDATE 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

MACOMB COUNTY EXECUTIVE 8th District County Commissioner Simon Haddad (R) No Response Kathy D. Vosburg (R) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Randell J. Shafer (R) No Response Brian Brdak (D) Y Y Y N Y N Y Y N Mark A. Hackel (D) No Response Kurt S. Kramer (D) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y

MACOMB COUNTY COMMISSIONERS 9th District County Commissioner 1st District County Commissioner Christina C. Maciejewski (R) No Response Chuck Anglin (R) No Response Dana C. Peterson (D) N Y Y N Y Y Y Y N Daniel Buchholtz (R) No Response Fred Miller (D) No Response Andrey Duzyl (D) No Response Toni Moceri (D) No Response Nathan Vinson (D) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y 10th District County Commissioner Phillip Dinsmore (R) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Jack A. Doerr (R) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y 2nd District County Commissioner Roland R. Fraschetti (R) No Response Steven Klusek (R) No Response Richard A. Lorant (R) No Response Marvin E. Sauger (D) No Response Michael A. Boyle (D) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Roxanne R. Canestrelli (D) No Response 3rd District County Commissioner William A. Crouchman (D) No Response Arzo F. Smith (R) Y Y Y Y Y Y N Y Y Phillip A. DiMaria (D) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y 11th District County Commissioner Joan Flynn (D) No Response Ronald L Campbell Jr. (R) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Thomas Young (R) No Response 4th District County Commissioner Jan Haggerty (D) No Response Kathy Tocco (D) No Response Ronald S. Albers (R) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Justin M. Riberas (R) No Response David Flynn (D) No Response 12th District County Commissioner John Spica (D) No Response James M. Perna (R) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Mark Snay (R) No Response 5th District County Commissioner Bob Smith (D) No Response Mauric Abouna (R) No Response Ray Gralewski (R) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Yq 13th District County Commissioner Donna Magliulo (R) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y James Korona (R) No Response Robert Mijac (D) No Response Renee Michaels (R) No Response Joe Sabatini (R) No Response Vladimir Vushaj (R) No Response 6th District County Commissioner Jeffery Sprys (D) No Response James Louis Carabelli (R) No Response Carey Torrice (D) No Response Fran Gillett (R) No Response Jerry I. Khami (R) No Response ✩ ✩ ✩ ✩ Ryan J. Pettypool (R) No Response Theresa Toia (R) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y N Michael C. Bouie (D) No Response Dominic J. LaRosa (D) No Response

7th District County Commissioner Don Brown (R) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Joseph Fortuna (R) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y

LIFESPAN NEWS/July 2010 11 JUDICIAL CANDIDATE SURVEY Lifespan sent the following three-question survey to each candidate for judicial office in Wayne, Oakland and Macomb Coun- ties, including Appeals Court, Circuit Court, District Court and Probate Court. Candidates were also asked to state, in 50 words or less, their judicial philosophy as it relates to matters of statutory interpretation. Statements provided by judicial candidates are on file at Lifespan’s Main Office. Please call for further information.

The following questions are intended to delve into your judicial philosophy. These questions are not directed at any particular case that you may have previously ruled upon, are about to rule upon or may rule upon in the future.

1. Which of the following groups of Supreme Court Justices possess a judicial philosophy that is closest to your own? Please circle your selection. A B C D A. Justice Antonin Scalia and Justice Clarence Thomas B. Justice Anthony M. Kennedy and retired Justice Sandra Day O’Connor C. Justice David Souter and Justice John Paul Stevens D. Justice Ruth Bader Binsberg and Justice Stephen Breyer

2. Which book most closely captures your judicial philosophy? Please circle your selection. A B C D A. A Matter of Interpretation, by Antonin Scalia B. Rights from Wrongs, by Alan Dershowitz C. Active Liberty, by Stephen Breyer D. Feminist Legal Theory: Readings in Law and Gender, edited by Katharine T. Bartlett and Roseanne Kennedy

3. Which statement most closely captures your judicial philosophy as it relates to matters of Constitutional interpretation? Please circle your selection. A B C D A. Our State and Federal Constitutions should be interpreted by ascertaining the original meaning of the words that make up these documents.

B. Our State and Federal Constitutions should be interpreted by ascertaining the current meaning of the words that make up these documents.

C. Our State and Federal Constitutions provide general outlines of societal goals. The interpretation of our Constitutions can change over time to reflect the changing views of society. Constitutional interpretation should not be so stringent as to preclude the flexibility needed in a changing society.

D. A judge ought not commit to methods of constitutional interpretation before a case is heard. A judge should consider the arguments of the litigants and select a method of constitutional interpretation that produces a fair and equitable result in each case before the court.

4. In 50 words or less, on the reverse side of this questionnaire, please describe your judicial philosophy as it relates to matters of statutory interpretation.

NOTE: Lifespan is not a political organization and does not endorse candidates for election. We have surveyed the candidates as a service to our members. The questionnaires are on file at Lifespan’s Main Office for your perusal. If you need further verification on a candidate’s stand on these or other issues, please contact the candidate directly.

12 LIFESPAN NEWS/July 2010 JUDICIAL CANDIDATES WAYNE COUNTY ✔ JUDICIAL Candidate Questionnaire Responses KEY: V additional statement provided (call Lifespan 248-478-8878)

JUDICIAL CANDIDATE 1 2 3 4V JUDICIAL CANDIDATE 1 2 3 4V

COURT OF APPEALS 30th District Court 1st District Brigette Officer No Response Cynthia Diane Stephens No Response Kurtis T. Wilder No Response 33rd District Court Gene Ferguson Jr. No Response CIRCUIT COURT Jennifer Coleman Hesson No Response Gordon C. Mobley No Response 3rd Circuit Court Edward J. Nykiel — — A * Margie R. Braxton No Response James A. Callahan No Response

Eric William Cholack No Response 34th District Court Brian A. Oakley No Response James R. Chylinski No Response Gershwin Allen Drain No Response Wanda Evans No Response 35th District Court Patricia Susan Fresard No Response Michael J. Gerou No Response David Alan Groner No Response Cynthia Gray Hathaway No Response 36th District Court Michael Hathaway No Response Lydia Nance Adams No Response Muriel Diane Hughes No Response Deborah Geraldine Bledsoe Ford No Response Timothy M. Kenny A A A * Izetta F. Bright No Response Kathleen Macdonald No Response Ella Bully-Cummings No Response Sheila Gibson Manning No Response Ruth C. Carter No Response Bruce U. Morrow No Response Katherine L. Hansen No Response John A. Murphy No Response Paula G. Humphries No Response Lita Helene Popke No Response Thomasine Jefferson No Response Mark Slavens No Response Leonia J. Lloyd No Response Jeanne Stempien No Response Miriam Martin-Clark No Response Brian R. Sullivan Aq Aq A * Bill McConico No Response Susan L. Hubbard No Response B. Pennie Millender No Response Gary Jones No Response Cylenthia LaToye Miller No Response John J. Sullivan No Response Rohn H. Mitchell No Response Linda V. Parker No Response Wendy M. Readous No Response Noceeba Southern No Response DISTRICT COURT 17th District Court PROBATE COURT Karen Khalil No Response Milton L. Mack Jr. No Response Cathie B. Maher No Response 19th District Court ✩ ✩ ✩ ✩ William C. Hultgren No Response

24th District Court Richard Page No Response

25th District Court David Zelenak No Response

LIFESPAN NEWS/July 2010 13 JUDICIAL CANDIDATES JUDICIAL CANDIDATES OAKLAND COUNTY MACOMB COUNTY ✔ JUDICIAL Candidate Questionnaire Responses KEY: V additional statement provided (call Lifespan 248-478-8878)

JUDICIAL CANDIDATE 1 2 3 4V JUDICIAL CANDIDATE 1 2 3 4V

APPEALS COURT APPEALS COURT 2nd District 2nd District Pat Donofrio No Response Pat Donofrio No Response

CIRCUIT COURT CIRCUIT COURT 6th Circuit Court 16th Circuit Court Rae Lee Chabot No Response Richard L. Caretti No Response Cheryl A. Matthews No Response Mary A. Chrzanowski No Response Colleen A. O’Brien No Response Michael E. Servitto No Response Daniel Patrick O’Brien No Response Kathy Viviano No Response Joan E. Young No Response DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT COURT 37th District 43rd District Court Dawnn Marie Gruenburg No Response Joseph Longo No Response Matthew P. Sabaugh No Response

46th District Court 39th District Debra Nance No Response John S. McPhee No Response William Richards No Response Catherine B. Steenland No Response 47th District Court Marla Parker No Response 41stA District Thomas J. Gagne No Response 48th District Court Stephen S. Sierawski No Response Marc Barron No Response Gina U. Brand No Response 41stB District Carrie Lynn Fuca No Response 50th District Court Sheila Miller No Response Preston G. Thomas No Response 42nd District 52nd District Court - 1st Division William Hackel III No Response Dennis N. Powers No Response ✩ ✩ ✩ ✩ 52nd District Court - 2nd Division Kelley Kostin No Response 52nd District Court - 3rd Division Nancy Tolwin Carniak No Response 52nd District Court - 4th Division Kirsten Nielsen Hartig No Response Michael A. Martone No Response David A. Pietroski No Response PROBATE COURT J. Martin Brennan No Response Dana Margaret Hathaway No Response Barbara B. Murphy No Response Pezzetti Elizabeth No Response Kathleen Ryan A A A * Jamie Marie Verdi No Response ✩ ✩ ✩ ✩ 14 LIFESPAN NEWS/July 2010 ballot for the first state election in which he or she wishes LIFESPAN Candidate Survey to participate.) Right to Life - LIFESPAN, Inc. is a non-profit edu- cational and legislative organization. The first informs Requesting an Absentee Voter Ballot and motivates people to do something. The second Your request for an absentee voter ballot must be in speaks to changing laws. Lifespan can take sides and writing and can be submitted to your city or township urge passage of legislation which is called lobbying. clerk. (For assistance in obtaining the address of your city or Lifespan is not “political.” Lifespan does not have a township clerk, see http://www.Michigan.gov/vote) Your political action committee (PAC) to elect or to defeat request must include one of the six statutory reasons stated candidates. However, we can publish candidate sur- above and your signature. You must request an absentee veys. This has been clearly permitted on a number voter ballot by mailing the online application, a letter, a of occasions by the U.S. Supreme Court. We can also postcard, or a pre-printed application form obtained from list office holders and tell you how they have voted your local clerk’s office. Requests to have an absentee voter on various issues. Such reporting, as we do it, is not ballot mailed to you must be received by your clerk no “political.” Because this comes under Freedom of the later than 2 p.m. the Saturday before the election. Press, such information can be passed out through Once your request is received by the local clerk, your churches, without jeopardizing their tax status (again signature on the request will be checked against your voter by a decision of the U.S. Supreme Court). According registration record before a ballot is issued. You must be a to legal terminology, this corporation can engage in registered voter to receive an absentee ballot. Requests for “issue advocacy.” absentee voter ballots are processed immediately. Absentee The responses to the survey questions are depen- voter ballots may be issued to you at your home address or dent on the honesty and integrity of the individual any address outside of your city or township of residence. candidates. Lifespan is not responsible for any can- After receiving your absentee voter ballot, you have until didate’s responses that differ from his or her public 8 p.m. on election day to complete the ballot and return stance on the issues. Any questions on discrepancies it to the clerk’s office. Your ballot will not be counted un- should be directed to the candidate. less your signature is on the return envelope and matches your signature on file. If you received assistance voting the Are you registered? ballot, then the signature of the person who helped you must also be on the return envelope. Only you, a family You may register at a number of state and local govern- member or person residing in your household, a mail car- ment offices, including all Secretary of State branch offices. rier, or election official is authorized to deliver your signed For more information, call your county, city or township absentee voter ballot to your clerk’s office. clerk, or contact the Michigan Department of State, Bureau If an emergency, such as a sudden illness or family of Elections: 517-373-2540 or www.michigan.gov/sos, click death prevents you from reaching the polls on election on “Elections in Michigan.” You may also download a day, you may request an emergency absentee voter bal- voter registration application at: www.michigan.gov/docu- lot. 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LIFESPAN NEWS/July 2010 15 Book sale success detroit What a wonderful time we had at our fourth annual Used Book Sale. Thanks to all those who donated and bought P. O. Box 24774 books. Thanks to all the beautiful volunteers who helped Detroit, MI 48224-1906 sort, transport, set up and clean up. Without angels like Phone 313-640-8534 • Fax (same as phone) you, our sale would not be possible. Thanks for all those Office Hours: MW 10-2; TThF Closed who volunteered during the sale. It was a privilege to get Mary Cascos, Office Manager to know you. I was so impressed and inspired by the love and dedication you have to the pro-life cause. God will Democracy is not a spectator sport bless you for all your hard work because it was for Him The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil and His “little ones.” Thanks to St. James Church and their is for good men to do nothing. (Edmund Burke) staff for putting up with us all week and hosting our sale. Surveys show that very few young people vote, I would like to especially thank Doug Ritter who helped and many do not know who their senators and rep- me set up again this year and my husband, George, who resentatives are, how they are elected or what their stood by my side during the whole sale. May God continue duties are. Democracy is not a spectator sport…if to bless you for all you do for His “little ones.” we do not participate in the process, we will get a government shaped by others who do not share our values and morality. If our democracy appears Summer garage sales Summer is a time to visit garage sales. If you happen to sullied or tainted, we need only look at our own ac- notice some gently-used baby items, why not buy them and tions or inactions as citizens because, in the end, it donate them to your local pregnancy center and possibly is we as individuals who are collectively the United let the seller know that if she has any unsold items at the States of America. (Ernest Ohlhoff) end of the sale she may want to donate them herself. Have Please make sure that your children and crisis pregnancy centers’ phone numbers handy so you grandchildren are registered voters and that can hand them out. You may also be able to barter a little they take an active part in the upcoming and let the seller know that you would be willing to buy elections. Continue to pray for our government whatever is left over for a reduced price. Phone numbers of officials, learn from history, study the issues pregnancy centers on the east side of Detroit are: Pregnancy of the day and exercise your most precious Aid 313-882-1000 and Imago Dei at 313-372 8803. freedom…VOTE! wee care A Program of Right to Life - LIFESPAN Educational Fund 29200 Vassar St., Ste. 545 Livonia, MI 48152-2193 Phone 248-478-8884 • Fax 248-478-8854 Office Hours: By appointment Wee Care is hectic as always! There is no “summer vacation” in our office! Thought you might enjoy pictures of some special events. Geri Guzik and guests at elegant tea for Wee Care Chapter News

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16 LIFESPAN NEWS/July 2010 Email addresses oakland/macomb It has never been more important for us to be able to reach you quickly with breaking news regarding pro-life 1637 W. Big Beaver Rd., Suite G, Troy, MI 48084-3540 issues than it is today. The election is nearing, a Supreme Phone 248-816-1546 • Fax 248-816-9066 Court Justice will be approved, or not. We also have e-mail: [email protected] access to information that you will never see in main Office Hours: M, T, Th, F 8-4; W 9-3 stream media—for instance, did you know that a Planned Irene Tharp, Director; Diane Trombley, Ofc. Mgr. Parenthood report out of Shanghai (yes, they have Planned Lynn Gura, Tanya Wrenn, Ofc. Staff Parenthood there too!) admits that abortion appears to VOTE! increase the risk of miscarriage by 15%!? You won’t see With all of the discouraging pro-life news that we that on CNN, but we can get you the link to the report hear, almost on a daily basis, it would be very easy to say, via your email address. If you haven’t shared your email “Why vote—it doesn’t make a difference anyway.” That address with us yet, please do. Our email server protects is the best way to assure that we will NEVER achieve you from phishing or spam and our information is vital. our goal of respect, dignity and protection for all human Please email us your email address today! life. A quote attributed to Edmund Burke (1729-1797), an Irish-born statesman and member of the British House Embryonic stem cell research of Commons, says, All that is required for evil to triumph is and our state universities for good men to do nothing. Please, don’t be one who does A search of the internet that includes the names of our nothing. We can triumph over the continued lack of respect large state universities and the words embryonic stem cell given to human life. We can do it with our votes. And research quickly reveals that they are all engaged in research remember, in some respects, the primary election is even that uses living human embryos as research material. more important than the general election because it is in Embryonic stem cell research requires the destruction of the primary election that the candidates who will run in the human embryo and, to date, has yielded NO cures or November are chosen. One way to be sure that the vote treatments for human disease. you cast will be a pro-life vote is to be sure that pro-life candidates are in position to benefit from that vote.

members to make up a team or come alone—no one is a wayne west/downriver stranger in a pro-life crowd. We’ve added bumper bowling for children. The prizes for most money collected, high 14600 Farmington Rd., Ste. 108, Livonia, MI 48154-5431 game and high series are great! Everyone has a good time. Phone 734-422-6230 • Fax 734-422-8116 FREE PIZZA FOR ALL LIFESPAN BOWLERS. Call for e-mail: [email protected] complete details and pledge sheets. Office Hours: M-Th 10-4; F Closed Legislative Breakfast Patricia Holscher, Director; Laurie Masiarak, Ofc. Mgr. Our chapter is again responsible for the Legislative July 4th Independence Day Breakfast. We willingly accept this challenge because everyone can use up-to-date information about current pro- Who were these fifty-six men who gambled their future life issues especially in an election year. Our guest speakers and their lives to come to this country to escape religious will make us aware of important legislation occurring both persecution? They were young; eighteen were still in statewide and federally. Call now for your reservation to their thirties; three were in their twenties. Ben Franklin have breakfast with invited U.S. and Michigan legislators. was the only really old man. Most of the group owned Come, meet some of the men and women who make the substantial properties in England; they had the most to laws which affect our lives. lose. Stephen Hopkins, second oldest, was past 60 and had palsy. He handed the parchment over saying, “My hand 2011 Entertainment Book presale trembles, but my heart does not.” Not one of the fifty-six Order and pay for a 2011 Entertainment Book now for men ever recanted. Many lost their homes; their children only $25, and receive a FREE 2010 Book which can be used were scattered, but they pledged their lives, fortunes and until November 1, 2010. Limited quantities available. their sacred honor.” We, at Lifespan, wish you a prayerful, peaceful and happy Fourth of July! Life Chain Sunday, October 3, from 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. — LIFESPAN Reminder: 28th annual “Bowling for LIFE!” will be happy to help you get started whether personally Join other pro-lifers on Friday, July 30, at Woodland or with your church supporting a Life Chain. The longer Lanes, 33775 Plymouth Rd., Livonia. Starting times are the chain, the greater impact it will have on those passing between 6:30 and 9:30 p.m. BOWL 3 GAMES FREE with by. It’s free. It’s easy. It’s effective. It has saved babies! your sponsored pledge sheet and help Lifespan finance Call the office for signs as only official Life Chain signs their educational programs. Get your family or church should be used.

LIFESPAN NEWS/July 2010 17 From the President’s Desk ABORTION ABORTION PRAY PRAY HURTS ABORTION ADOPTION: KILLS TO END TO END WOMEN KILLS THE LOVING CHILDREN ABORTION ABORTION CHILDREN OPTION Dear Friends, ABORTION KILLS Well, here we are once more at election time. As everyone CHILDREN knows by now, if you didn’t before, President Obama is the most pro-abortion, pro-death President since the inception of the pro-life movement. ELECTIONS HAVE CONSEQUENCES! This issue brings to you our candidate survey issue. I LIFE CHAIN would like to address some history and why we have this Sunday, October 3, 2010 issue. Lifespan decided many years ago that we would 2:30 - 3:30 p.m. not have a 501c5 organization which, by law, would then allow us to endorse candidates for public office. Other Hundreds of thousands of participants across the United organizations were involved with this, and we wanted States will silently stand in peaceful, prayerful witness to to concentrate on organization of grass roots, education, their commitment to love and protect the unborn and their and outreach programs. Having a PAC is expensive, mothers on National Life Chain Sunday. LIFE CHAIN time-consuming and labor intensive. It is a waste of time challenges the community to be aware and to care. Will to duplicate other organizations’ efforts. Spending our YOU stand with us? Gather family, friends, neighbors, members’ money on duplicating some pro-life activities fellow church members to join LIFE CHAIN! is both divisive and a waste of pro-life resources. But, we Signs will be provided with the following messages: Abortion Kills Children, Adoption is the Loving Option, did want to educate our members as to the ideology and Abortion Hurts Women, Pray to End Abortion and Life, philosophy of the candidates. the First Inalienable Right. The Lifespan Board believes the best way to do this is to question, through a written survey, all the candidates of LIFE CHAIN was held along these routes in 2009 the two largest parties and allow our members to decide for ✩ M-24/Lapeer and Indianwood, Auburn Hills ✩ Main St. and Five Points, downtown Belleville themselves who they think is the best person for the job. ✩ Woodward Ave., from 11-12 Mile Rds., Berkley/Royal Oak We also encourage you to look at other parties because ✩ 14 Mile Rd. at Rochester Rd., Clawson some of the people running for office in other parties are ✩ Commerce Rd., west of Union Lake Rd., Commerce ✩ Michigan Ave., west of Schaefer, in front of City Hall, Dearborn very pro-life. We just are not able to survey the entire slate ✩ Schaefer Rd. at Warren Ave., Dearborn of candidates—it would be too costly and the newsletter ✩ Telegraph Rd., btwn Oxford and Princeton, Dearborn would be huge. ✩ Telegraph Rd., at Ford Rd., north to Hass St., Dearborn Heights ✩ Gratiot Ave., at Six Mile Rd., Detroit As you can see there are many “no responses.” Every ✩ Halsted Rd., just north of 12 Mile Rd., Farmington Hills candidate is sent a survey; it is up to those running for office ✩ 12 Mile, btwn Orchard Lake & Farmington, Farmington Hills to get it back to us by the deadline date. If you feel that a ✩ Woodward Ave., btwn 8-9 Mile Rds., Ferndale ✩ 25022 Gibraltar Rd., Flat Rock certain candidate may be pro-life and has not responded, ✩ 14 Mile Rd., west of Utica Rd., Fraser call their office and ask why they did not respond and ✩ M-59 at Milford Rd., Highland what their views are on the questions published in our ✩ Farmington Rd., btwn. Lyndon and I-96, Livonia ✩ Middlebelt, Jamison to 6 Mile Rd., Livonia survey (pages 1 and 12 of this newsletter). ✩ Plymouth Rd., btwn. Farmington and Merriman Rds., Livonia Another problematic area is with the judicial candidates. ✩ 620 General Motors Rd., btwn. S. Milford Rd. & Main St., Milford This can be a very difficult questionnaire for some of those ✩ Gratiot Ave., from 15 to 16 Mile Rds., Mt. Clemens ✩ Goddard and Wayne Rds.., Romulus running for judicial office. Some candidates have higher ✩ Ryan and 18 Mile Rds., Sterling Heights aspirations for judgeship and are concerned that what is ✩ Hall and Van Dyke Rds., Utica written down could come back to influence a vote for an ✩ Pontiac Trail and Maple Rd., Walled Lake ✩ Ryan and 11 Mile Rds., Warren appointed position in the future. We have been asked to ✩ 26 Mile Rd., between Van Dyke and Mound Rds., Washington survey potential judges and have asked the advice from ✩ Airport Rd. and M-59, Waterford lawyers and judges as to the content of the questionnaire. ✩ Elizabeth Lake Rd., west of Telegraph Rd., Waterford ✩ Michigan Ave., btwn 3rd and 4th Sts., Wayne The responses can only be submitted as received—we ✩ Intersection at Wayne and Warren Rds., Westland have done our job, it is again up to the voter to deal with UP NORTH answers or no answers. ✩ U.S. 23 at Newman St., East Tawas ✩ St. Pius X Church, M-55, Hale ✩ St. Anne Church, U.S. 23, Harrisville I hope this answers some of your questions. Please feel ✩ M-33 at Peters Rd., Klacking Creek ✩ U.S. 23, Furtaw Field, Oscoda free to call the offices if you have any more concerns. I pray for this country and for this election that all who Lifespan invites churches and organizations to host vote will vote for LIFE! Remember to be concerned about Chains on their own property in order to bring this event the poor, or any other serious concerns in this country you closer to all who wish to participate. We will provide the must first have LIFE. pre-printed signs, bulletin announcements, guidelines and anything else necessary to help you have your own LIFE CHAIN. If your church is interested in hosting LIFE Diane Fagelman, President CHAIN at your own location, please call 248-478-8878. 18 LIFESPAN NEWS/July 2010 Donations have been made— Election Calendar JULY 31, until 2 p.m. - Electors who wish to receive an In celebration of the 60th wedding anniversary of: absentee voter ballot for the August primary by mail must Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Taillard submit absentee voter ballot application Given by: Mr. and Mrs. George Borovsky AUGUST 2, until 4:00 p.m. - Electors qualified to obtain an absentee voter ballot for August primary may vote in In loving memory of: person in clerk’s office Dan Ryan Ken Joyner TUESDAY, AUGUST 3 - PRIMARY ELECTION Fyles Craig Emergency absentee voting for August primary until 4:00 Given by: Nancy and Lorenzo LoPiccolo Family p.m. (See page 15.)

Donations may be made in memory of loved ones who OCTOBER 4 - Registration deadline for General Election have died; a memorial card will be sent by Lifespan in your name to the family of the deceased. Donations may also OCTOBER 30, until 2 p.m. - Electors who wish to receive be made to honor someone special, and near and dear to an absentee voter ballot for the November general election you, for a particular occasion, or just because… by mail must submit absentee voter ballot application You can live on after death by helping those whose lives are threatened by abortion, euthanasia or infanticide. NOVEMBER 1, until 4:00 p.m. - Electors qualified to obtain A bequest in your will to Right to Life - LIFESPAN will be an absentee voter ballot for November general election used to save the lives of many through our efforts. Send may vote in person in clerk’s office donations to your local Lifespan office. TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 2 - GENERAL ELECTION Emergency absentee voting for November general election until 4:00 p.m. (See page 15.)

Crisis hotline numbers If you, or someone you know, is experiencing a crisis SAVE THE DATE! pregnancy, help is available. Call a Lifespan office, pages YOU WON’T WANT TO MISS THIS EVENT! 16, 17. Bethany Christian Services also has a 24-hour hotline number 800-BETHANY. Sheltering homes are available Saturday, September 18, 2010 to women in crisis pregnancies, call Abigayle Ministries 586-326-0459. For post-abortion counseling, call Project Educational Center for Life and Michigan Rachel 888-722-4355; Rachel’s Vineyard Retreats: 1-877- Nurses for Life are sponsoring a conference on HOPE-4-ME (1-877-467-3463); or Abortion Recovery end of life issues. InterNational, Inc.: 1-866-4-MY-RECOVERY or see www. Our guest speaker, Fr. Tad Pacholczyk, PhD, abortion recovery.org. For those with life-limiting illnesses, will discuss ethical health care decisions at the call Angela Hospice 734-464-7810; Cranbrook Hospice 248- 334-6700, or Hospice of Michigan 888-HOM-5656. Project end of life. Life, Archdiocese of Detroit, offers pastoral guidance to Watch for further updates in the next Lifespan persons considering abortion or assisted suicide; for this News or check the website www.mnfl.org. counseling assistance, call 800-281-2102.

Right to Life - LIFESPAN Membership Form Right to Life - LIFESPAN believes that human life has value in all stages of development from conception until natural death, and is committed to speaking on behalf of those who cannot speak for themselves — the unborn, the aged, the incapacitated. Won’t you please help in our struggle to preserve respect for human life? A contribution brings you the monthly newsletter as well as educational materials and special mailings. ______Annual Membership $ 25.00 ______Angel in the Waters Special Membership ______Other ______Student/Senior Member $ 15.00 $40 or more; (call a Lifespan office for details)

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Right to Life - LIFESPAN Legislative Breakfast Saturday u September 25, 2010 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon u Registration 8:15 a.m. Burton Manor 27777 Schoolcraft u Livonia, Michigan (south side of I-96 service drive, between Inkster and Middlebelt)

Guest Speaker: Dr. Charmaine Yoest President & CEO of Americans United for Life

Reservations are required by Friday, September 17 $20 per person ($10.00 students 21 or younger)

Make checks payable to: Right to Life - LIFESPAN and mail to: 29200 Vassar St., Ste. 545, Livonia, MI 48152-2193 For more information, call 248-478-8878 or 734-422-6230