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Citizens for Traditional Values “CTV Has a 30-Year History of Preserving, Protecting and Promoting Traditional Values 2018 Michigan Voter Guide Wayne County a publication of Michigan Family Forum STATEWIDE RACES Governor Right To LifePlanned ParenthoodUnited Auto MIWorkers ChamberCitizens of Commerce for TraditionalSierra Club ValuesMichiganAmerican Farm Bureau Federation of Teachers (R) Bill Schuette YES YES YES YES billschuette.com (D) Gretchen Whitmer YES YES YES YES gretchenwhitmer.com Attorney General (R) Tom Leonard YES YES YES YES leonardforag.com (D) Dana Nessel YES YES YES YES www.dana2018.com See “Endorsing Organizations” page for a description of endorsements. STATEWIDE RACES Secretary of State Right To LifePlanned ParenthoodUnited Auto MIWorkers ChamberCitizens of Commerce for TraditionalSierra Club ValuesMichiganAmerican Farm Bureau Federation of Teachers (R) Mary Treder-Lang YES YES YES YES marytrederlangforsos.com (D) Jocelyn Benson YES YES YES YES votebenson.com US Senator (R) John James YES YES YES johnjamesforsenate.com (D) Debbie Stabenow (Incumbent) debbiestabenow.com YES YES YES YES YES See “Endorsing Organizations” page for a description of endorsements. STATEWIDE RACES MI Supreme Court Right To LifePlanned ParenthoodUnited Auto MIWorkers ChamberCitizens of Commerce for TraditionalSierra Club ValuesMichiganAmerican Farm Bureau Federation of Teachers Elizabeth Clement (Incumbent) clementforjustice.com YES YES YES Nominated by Republican Party Kurtis Wilder (Incumbent) wilderforjustice.com YES YES YES Nominated by Republican Party Megan Cavanagh www.cavanaghforsupremecourt.com YES YES YES Nominated by Democratic Party Sam Bagenstos www.bagenstosforjustice.com YES YES YES Nominated by Democratic Party See “Endorsing Organizations” page for a description of endorsements. UNITED STATES HOUSE District, Party, Name Right To LifePlanned ParenthoodUnited Auto MIWorkers ChamberCitizens of Commerce for TraditionalSierra Club ValuesMichiganAmerican Farm Bureau FederationCandidate Webpage of Teachers 11 (R) Lena Epstein YES YES YES lenaforcongress.com (D) Haley Stevens YES YES YES YES haleystevensforcongress.com 12 (R) Jeff Jones YES jeffjones4congress.com/meet-jeff (D) Debbie Dingell (Incumbent) YES YES YES YES debbiedingellforcongress.com 13 (R) No Candidate (D) Rashida Tlaib YES YES YES www.rashidaforcongress.com 14 (R) Marc S. Herschfus N/A (D) Brenda Lawrence (Incumbent) YES YES YES YES brendalawrence.com See “Endorsing Organizations” page for a description of endorsements. MICHIGAN SENATE District, Party, Name Right To LifePlanned ParenthoodUnited Auto MIWorkers ChamberCitizens of Commerce for TraditionalSierra Club ValuesMichiganAmerican Farm Bureau FederationCandidate Webpage of Teachers 1 (R) Pauline Montie N/A (D) Stephanie Chang YES YES YES YES www.stephaniechang.com 2 (R) Lisa Papas YES www.lisapapas.com (D) Adam Hollier YES YES YES YES www.adamhollier.com 3 (R) Kathy Stecker N/A (D) Sylvia Santana YES YES YES YES votesantana.com 4 (R) Angela Savino N/A (D) Marshall Bullock YES YES www.electmarshallbullock.com 5 (R) DeShawn Wilkins YES deshawnwilkins.com (D) Betty Jean Alexander YES N/A 6 (R) Brenda Jones N/A (D) Erika Geiss YES YES YES YES www.electgeiss.com 7 (R) Laura Cox YES YES YES YES lauracoxformisenate.com (D) Dayna Polehanki YES YES YES YES www.daynaforsenate.com See “Endorsing Organizations” page for a description of endorsements. MICHIGAN HOUSE District, Party, Name Right To LifePlanned ParenthoodUnited Auto MIWorkers ChamberCitizens of Commerce for TraditionalSierra Club ValuesMichiganAmerican Farm Bureau FederationCandidate Webpage of Teachers 1 (R) Mark Corcoran N/A (D) Tenisha Yancey YES YES YES YES www.voteyancey.com 2 (R) John Palffy N/A (D) Joe Tate YES YES YES YES YES www.tateformichigan.com 3 (R) Dolores Brodersen N/A (D) Wendell L. Byrd (Incumbent) YES YES YES YES N/A 4 (R) Howard Weathington YES N/A (D) Isaac Robinson YES YES YES www.robinsonformichigan.com 5 (R) Dorothy Patterson N/A (D) Cynthia A. Johnson YES YES YES N/A 6 (R) Linda Sawyer www.lindasawyer.org (D) Tyrone Carter YES YES YES YES www.tyronecarter4staterep.com 7 (R) Marcelis Turner N/A (D) LaTanya Garrett (Incumbent) YES YES YES N/A 8 (R) Valerie R. Parker valerieparker4staterepresentative.com (D) Sherry Gay Dagnogo (Incumbent) YES YES YES YES www.votesherry.com 9 (R) James Stephens N/A (D) Karen Whitsett YES YES YES www.karenwhitsett4staterep.com 10 (R) William Brang N/A (D) Leslie Love (Incumbent) YES YES YES N/A See “Endorsing Organizations” page for a description of endorsements. MICHIGAN HOUSE - Continued District, Party, Name Right To LifePlanned ParenthoodUnited Auto MIWorkers ChamberCitizens of Commerce for TraditionalSierra Club ValuesMichiganAmerican Farm Bureau FederationCandidate Webpage of Teachers 11 (R) James Townsend N/A (D) Jewell Jones (Incumbent) YES YES YES YES www.jonesforstaterep.com 12 (R) Michelle Bailey N/A (D) Alex Garza YES YES YES YES www.alexformichigan.com 13 (R) Annie Spencer N/A (D) Frank Liberati (Incumbent) YES YES YES voteliberati.com 14 (R) Darrell Stasik N/A (D) Cara Clemente (Incumbent) YES YES YES YES N/A 15 (R) Doug Mitchell N/A (D) Abdullah Hammoud (Incumbent) YES YES YES YES votehammoud.com 16 (R) Jody Rice-White N/A (D) Kevin Coleman YES YES YES YES www.colemanformichigan.com 17 (R) Joe Bellino, Jr. (Incumbent) YES YES YES www.electjoebellino.com (D) Michelle LaVoy YES YES YES michellelavoy.com 19 (R) Brian Meakin YES YES N/A (D) Laurie Pohutsky YES YES YES YES www.lauriepohutskyformichigan.com 20 (R) Jeff Noble (Incumbent) YES YES YES YES www.votejeffnoble.com (D) Matt Koleszar YES YES YES YES www.mattformichigan.org 21 (R) Darian Moore YES YES www.moore4us.com (D) Kristy Pagan (Incumbent) YES YES YES YES www.kristypagan.com 23 (R) Michael Frazier www.electmichaelfrazier.com (D) Darrin Camilleri (Incumbent) YES YES YES YES www.darrincamilleri.com See “Endorsing Organizations” page for a description of endorsements. BALLOT PROPOSALS Michigan Family Forum urges you to vote “NO” on Proposal 18-1 Proposal 18-1 A proposed initiated law to authorize and legalize possession, use and cultivation of marijuana products by individuals who are at least 21 years of age and older, and commercial sales of marijuana through state-licensed retailer Why Vote “NO”? Driving fatalities due to marijuana impairment have increased in states where marijuana is legal. Since marijuana’s legalization in Colorado, marijuana-related traffic deaths have more than doubled. Drugged driving went from killing roughly one person every 6.5 days to now killing someone every 2.9 days. (Rocky Mountain High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area) Auto insurance rates will skyrocket. A 2018 article in the Denver Post revealed that insurance rates increased twice as much in states where recreational marijuana was legal as in states that did not legalize marijuana use. Michigan auto insurance rates are already among the highest in the nation. Legalizing recreational marijuana and effectively creating more auto accidents will cause auto insur- ance premiums to increase for all Michigan residents. Michigan will be known as “The Marijuana Capital” with the highest marijuana possession limits and the lowest tax rates (10%) on marijuana. Everyone over the age of 21 can legally possess 2.5 ounces in person, 10 ounces at home, 12 plants at home and 15 grams of extract. One ounce of marijuana can produce 30-50 joints. Individual growers can consume their own marijuana or give it away but they cannot legally sell it. Legalization is big business. This is a business investment for the marijuana industry which needs a new generation of dependent drug users to increase their profits. The proposal prohibits the state from limiting the number of commercial licenses. Anyone over the age of 21 can purchase a Class C license for 2,000 plants, a Class B license for 500 plants, or a Class A license for 100 plants. While novice growers typically get up to 4 oz. of marijuana per plant per harvest, experienced growers can get up to 1 lb. of marijuana per plant. An experienced grower with a Class C license could grow up to 2,000 lbs. of marijuana per harvest and have more than one harvest per year. The proposal requires the state to target vulnerable communities with marijuana businesses. Michigan is required to develop “a plan to promote and encourage participation in the marihuana industry by people from communities that have been disproportionately im- pacted by marihuana prohibition and enforcement and to positively impact those communities.” (Sec. 8.1.j) www.michiganfamily.org BALLOT PROPOSALS - Continued Proposal 18-2 A proposed constitutional amendment to establish a commission of citizens with exclusive authority to adopt district boundaries for the Michigan Senate, Michigan House of Representatives and U.S. Congress, every 10 years Proposal 18-3 A proposal to authorize automatic and Election Day voter registration, no-reason absentee voting, and straight ticket voting; and add current legal requirements for military and overseas voting and postelection audits to the Michigan Constitution www.michiganfamily.org ENDORSING ORGANIZATIONS The following statewide and national organizations have publicly posted on the Internet their endorsement of one of the candidates for public office. We have provided the websites for more information about the organization and their endorsement. The description of each organization was taken directly from the organization’s website. Endorsements listed were those available at the time we published our guide on September 28. Additional candidates may have been endorsed since that date and we will attempt to update our
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