Michigan UAW 2012 Endorsements FEDERAL CANDIDATES President Barack Obama Vice President Joe Biden Senator Debbie Stabenow CONGRESSIONAL CANDIDATES 1st --------- Gary McDowell 8th ------- Lance Enderle 2nd --------- Willie German, Jr. 9th ------- Sandy Levin 3rd --------- Steve Pestka 11th ------- Dave Curson (partial term) 4th --------- Debra Freidell Wirth 11th ------- Syed Taj 5th --------- Dan Kildee 12th ------- John Dingell 6th --------- Mike O’Brian 13th ------- John Conyers 7th --------- Kurt Haskell 14th ------- Gary Peters STATE REPRESENTATIVE 1st ---- Brian Banks 38th ---- Chuck Tindel 77th ------- Scott Barton 2nd ---- Alberta Tinsley Talabi 39th ---- Pam Jackson 79th ------- Jim Hahn 4th ---- Rose Mary Robinson 40th ---- Dorian Coston 81st ------- Patrick Phelan 5th ---- Fred Durhal 41st ---- Mary Kerwin 82nd ------ John Nugent 6th ---- Rashida Tlaib 42nd ---- Shanda Willis 83rd ---- Carol Campbell 7th ---- Thomas Stallworth, III 43rd ---- Neil Billington 84th ---- Terry Brown 9th ---- Harvey Santana 45th ------- Joanna VanRaaphoorst 85th ---- Paul Ray 10th ---- Phil Cavanaugh 47th ---- Shawn Lowe Desai 86th ---- Brian Bosak 11th ---- David Knezek 48th ---- Pam Faris 91st ---- Colleen LaMonte 13th ---- Andrew Kandrevas 49th ---- Jim Ananich 92nd --- Marcia Hovey-Wright 17th ---- Bill LaVoy 50th ---- Charles Smiley 93rd ---- Paul Silva 18th ---- Sarah Roberts 51st ---- Steven Losey 94th ---- Judith Lincoln 21st ---- Dian Stevens 56th ---- Larry Crider 95th ---- Stacy Erwin Oakes 22nd ---- Harold Haugh 57th ---- Jim Berryman 96th ---- Charlie Brunner 23rd ---- Tom Boritzki 58th ---- Amaryllis (Amy) Thomas 97th ---- Chris Breznau 24th ---- Phillip Kurczewski 59th ---- Mike Moroz 98th ---- Joan Brausch 25th ---- Henry Yanez 62nd ---- Kate Segal 99th ---- Adam Lawrence 26th ---- Jim Townsend 64th ---- Barbara Shelton 101st -- Allen O’Shea 27th ---- Ellen Cogen 65th ---- Bonnie Johnson 102nd -- Brendon Maturen 28th ---- Jon Switalski 67th ---- Tom Cochran 103rd -- Lon Johnson 29th ---- Tim Greimel 68th ---- Andy Schor 105th -- William Wieski 31st ---- Marilyn Lane 69th ---- Sam Singh 106th -- Kenneth Hubbard 32nd ---- Sheri Smith 70th ---- Mike Huckleberry 107th -- Suzanne Shumway 33rd ---- Martha O’Kray 71st ---- Theresa Abed 108th -- Sharon Gray 34th ---- Woodrow Stanley 74th ---- Richard Erdman 110th -- Scott Dianda 35th ---- Rudy Hobbs 75th ---- Brandon Dillon 76th ---- Winnie Brinks MICHIGAN BALLOT PROPOSALS Proposal 1: A referendum on Public Act 4 of 2011 – The Emergency Manager Law UAW’s position – NO Proposal 2: A proposal to amend the state constitution regarding collective bargaining UAW’s position – YES Proposal 3: A proposal to amend the state constitution to establish a standard for renewable energy UAW’s position – YES Proposal 4: A proposal to amend the state constitution to establish the Michigan Quality Home Care Council and provide collective bargaining for in-home care workers. UAW’s position - YES Proposal 5: A proposal to amend the state constitution to limit the enactment of new taxes by state government. UAW’s position – NO Proposal 6: A proposal to amend the state constitution regarding construction of international bridges and tunnels. UAW has no position MICHIGAN SUPREME COURT - Judge Connie Marie Kelley - Judge Shelia Johnson - Law Professor Bridget Mary McCormack EDUCATION BOARD CANDIDATES STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION: - Michelle Fecteau - Lupe Ramos-Montigny MSU BOARD OF TRUSTEES: - Joel Ferguson - Brian Mosallam U OF M BOARD OF REGENTS: - Mark Bernstein - Shauna Ryder Diggs WAYNE STATE BOARD OF GOVERNORS: - Sandra Hughes O’Brien - Kim Trent CLIO AREA SCHOOL BOARD: - Eric Wood EAST LANSING SCHOOL BOARD: - John Revitte 2 IMLAY CITY COMMUNITY SCHOOLS: - Steve Plunkitt LAPEER COMMUNITY SCHOOLS: - Wendy Byard - Jon Nugent MACOMB COMMUNITY COLLEGE BOARD OF TRUSTEES: - Charley Jackson, Jr. - UAW supports the Macomb Community College Bond MONROE COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE BOARD OF TRUSTEES: - James Devries MUSKEGON COMMUNITY COLLEGE TRUSTEE: - Sean Mullally PONTIAC SCHOOL BOARD: - Mark E. Holland, Sr. PONTIAC SCHOOL BOARD TRUSTEE: - Karen Cain CIRCUIT COURT JUDGE Eaton County - Steven Freeman Ingham County - 30th Circuit Court: Ken Ross Macomb County 6th Circuit Court: - Phyllis C. McMillen - Denise Langford Morris - Leo Bowman Muskegon County - 14th Circuit Court: Raymond Kostrzewa Oakland County - Karen McDonald Tuscola County - 54th Judicial Circuit Court: Amy Grace Gierhart Wayne County 3rd Circuit Court Incumbents 3rd Circuit Court Non-Incumbents - Judge Deborah Thomas - Karen Braxton - Judge Gregory Dean Bill - Dana Hathaway - Judge Leslie Kim Smith - Brian Morrow - Judge Maria Oxholm - Judge Wendy Marie Baxter 3rd Circuit Court Partial Term - David Braxton - Larry Talon 3 DISTRICT COURT JUDGE Genesee County Oakland County Cont’d 68th District: 44th District: - William Crawford - Derek Meinecke - Herman Marable - Carlo Ginotti 46th District: Ingham County - William R. Seikaly 54A District: 50th District: - Hugh Clarke, Jr. - Richard Taylor 54B District: 51st District: - Mark Meadows - Jodi Debbrecht Macomb County St. Joseph County 41A District: - Robert Pattison - Judge Douglas Shepherd - Judge Kimberley Wiegand Wayne County 19th District: Oakland County - Judge Richard Wygonik 43rd District: 36th District: - Charles G. Gordert - Linda Bernard - Wanda Evans PROBATE COURT Branch County - Charles Lillis Macomb County Clare & Gladwin Counties - Carl Marlinga - Tara Hovey Monroe County Gratiot County - Frank Arnold - Nancy Gallagher St. Joseph County Livingston County - Christine Yancey - Lori Marran COUNTY PROSECUTOR Bay County Macomb County - Kurt Asbury - Eric Smith Genesee County Monroe County - David Leyton - Bill Nichols Ingham County Oakland County - Stuart Dunnings, III - Jessica Cooper Jackson County Otsego County - Charles Perlos - Brendan Curran Kalamazoo County Saginaw County - Jeff Getting - John McColgan Wayne County - Kym Worthy 4 COUNTY COMMISSIONER Antrim County Kent County 9th District: Michael Hayes 13th District: Michael Johnston 14th District: Carol Hennessy Bay County th th 15 District: Jim Talen 4 District: Kim Coonan 16th District: David Bulkowski th 5 District: Thomas Herek 6th District: Donald Tilley Lenawee County 1st District: Gayle Keiser Calhoun County 7th District: Scott Brown Livingston County st 1 District: Bruce Schneider Clinton County 2nd District: Jeanette DiFlorio 6th District: Eileen Heideman 8th District: Jim Katakowski Eaton County Macomb County 1st District: Michael Hosey 1st District: Toni Moceri 3rd District: Terrance Augustine 2nd District: Marvin E. Sauger 4th District: Howard Spence 4th District: David Flynn 5th District: Jeanne Pearl-Wright 5th District: Robert Mijac 6th District: Jane Whitacre 7th District: James C. Winne 7th District: Glenn Freeman, III 9th District: Fred Miller 8th District: Joseph Brehler 11th District: Kathy Tocco 11th District: Duane Eldred 12th District: Bob Smith 13th District: George Pierce 15th District: Roger Harris Monroe County th 4 District: Robert Lambert Genesee County 5th District: Jason Turner 1st District: Omar Sims nd Montmorency County 2 District: Brenda Clack st 3rd District: Jamie Curtis 1 District: Albert LaFleche 5th District: Mark Young th Muskegon County 8 District: Ted Henry nd th 2 District: Benjamin Cross 9 District: Pegge Adams th 5 District: Lew Collins th Grand Traverse County 6 District: Charles Nash th 5th District: Ross Richardson 9 District: Kenneth Mahoney Ingham County Oakland County th st 4 District: Phillip Reid 1 District: Victor Celentino th nd 9 District: Gwen Markham 2 District: Rebecca Bahar-Cook th rd 10 District: Mattie McKinney Hatchett 3 District: Sarah Anthony th th 11 District: Louise Schilling 4 District: Debbie DeLeon th th 13 District: Marcia Gershenson 5 District: Todd Tennis th th 14 District: Todd J. Stearn 6 District: Jim Drabenstatt-Moceri th th 16 District: Tim Burns 7 District: Kara Hope th th 18 District: Helaine M. Zack 13 District: Randy Schafer th 19 District: Dave Woodward Kalamazoo County 20th District: Gary R. McGillivray 1st District: Carolyn Alfrod 2nd District: David Buskirk 5th District: Julie Rodgers 11th District: Jamie Jagar 5 Saginaw County Wayne County 1st District: Ruth Averill 2nd District: Jewel Ware 2nd District: Chuck Stack 3rd District: Martha Scott 3rd District: Phillip Barnett 4th District: Ilona Varga 4th District: Susan McInerney 5th District: Irma Clark-Coleman 5th District: Dave Adams 6th District: Burton Leland 7th District: Cheryl Hadsall 8th District: Diane Webb 10th District: Carl Ruth 10th District: James Amar 11th District: Michael Hanley 12th District: Richard LeBlanc 14th District: Ray Basham COUNTY EXECUTIVE Oakland County - Kevin Howley COUNTY TREASURER Eaton County Macomb County - Bob Robinson - Ted E. Wahby Calhoun County Monroe County - Christine Schauer - Kay Sisung Genesee County Muskegon County - Deb Cherry - Tony Moulatsiotis Ingham County Oakland County - Eric Schertzing - Andy Meisner Kalamazoo County Saginaw County - Grace Borgfjord - Tim Novak Wayne County - Ray Wojtowicz COUNTY CLERK Eaton County Muskegon County - Kathi (Sam) Schroder - Nancy Waters Ingham County Oakland County - Barb Byrum - Lisa Brown Macomb County Saginaw County - Camella Sabaugh - Sue Kaltenbach Monroe County Wayne County - Sharon Lemasters - Cathy Garrett 6 COUNTY SHERIFF Bay County Kent County - John Miller - James Farris Branch County Lapeer County - John Pollack - Jeff Fick Eaton County Macomb County - Tom Reich - Anthony Wickersham Genesee County