News MICHIGAN 2010 ELECTIONS UPDATE FRIDAY July 30 Vote in the Aug. 3 Primaries Michigan LGBT 2010 Primary Endorsements hree LGBT political organizations PAC Sean McCann (60th District) - EM-PAC and Barry Damon (District 15) - LAHR-PAC have announced endorsements and KAFE rated Positive recommendations in the Aug. 3 primary Frank Accavitti Jr. (9th District) - EM-PAC T Grant Taylor (61st District) - EM-PAC and Vince Dragonetti (District 15) - LAHR-PAC elections. Equality Michigan Pride PAC sent Steve Bieda. (9th District) - EM-PAC KAFE rated NEGATIVE questionnaires to all candidates running for the Michigan state Senate and the Michigan state Carl Marlinga (10th District) - MI Dem Kate Segal - (62nd District) - EM-PAC Donald Vickers (District 16) - LAHR-PAC House of Representatives. EM-PAC based LGBTA Caucus Dave Morgan (63rd District) - EM-PAC and rated NEGATIVE their endorsements on the responses on those KAFE questionnaires. Casandra E. Ulbrich (12th District) - EM- The Michigan Democratic Party’s Lesbian, PAC Joan Bauer (68th District) - EM-PAC, and Kalamazoo County: Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Allies Caucus LAHR-PAC rated Positive Robert Barnard, Kalamazoo County Commis- examined the current positions, previous expe- David Coulter (14th District) - EM-PAC and Mark S. Meadows (69th District) - EM-PAC, sion District 3 - KAFE rience and leadership skills to determine their MI Dem LGBTA Caucus and LAHR-PAC rated Extremely Positive endorsements. Brian Johnson, Kalamazoo County Commis- Pam Jackson (15th District) - MI Dem LG- LAHR-PAC The Lansing Association for Human Rights Mark Eagle (71st District) - sion District 5 - KAFE BTA Caucus rated Positive PAC mailed questionnaires to candidates run- David Buskirk, Kalamazoo County Commis- ning for office in central Michigan. LAHR-PAC Rebekah Warren (18th District) - MI Dem Cindy Ellis (78th District) - EM-PAC sion District 7 - KAFE does not endorse; instead they rate candidates on LGBTA Caucus Pamela Drake (85th District) - EM-PAC, a seven-point scale, from Extremely Negative to Scott Spicer, Kalamazoo County Commission LAHR-PAC rated Very Positive Extremely Positive, based upon their responses Robert B. Jones (20th District) - EM-PAC, District 12 - KAFE to the questionnaire, phone calls, voting records KAFE, and MI Dem LGBTA Caucus Paul E. Opsommer (93rd District) - LAHR- Leroy Crabtree, Kalamazoo County Commis- and public statements. PAC rated NEGATIVE sion District 15 - KAFE The Kalamazoo Alliance for Equality Gretchen Whitmer (23rd District)- LAHR- Vince Mosca (94th District) - EM-PAC (KAFE) announced its endorsement of eleven PAC rated Positive Paul Foust, Richland Township Trustee - KAFE candidates. Toni Sessoms (99th District) - EM-PAC and All four organizations’ endorsements and Rick Jones (24th District) - LAHR-PAC rated MI Dem LGBTA Caucus recommendations are listed below. EM-PAC NEGATIVE Scott Dianda (110th District) - EM-PAC Macomb County after the name means the Equality Michigan Paula Zelenko (26th District) - EM-PAC Fred Miller - (District 9) - EM-PAC Pride PAC has formally endorsed, MI Dem County Commissioners: LGBTA Caucus after the name means they David LeGrand (29th District) - MI Dem Oakland County have endorsed, KAFE after the name means LGBTA Caucus Eaton County they have endorsed and the LAHR-PAC ratings Linda Keefe (District 10) - LAHR-PAC rated Mike McGuinness (District 5) - MI Dem are all listed too. Debasish Mridha (32nd District) - EM-PAC Very Positive LGBTA Caucus Take this endorsement page with you when you go to the polls Aug. 3. Roger Dunigan (35th District) - EM-PAC Roger Harris (District 15) - LAHR-PAC rated Nancy Quarles (District 23) - MI Dem LGBTA Positive Caucus Craig Covey (District 25) - MI Dem LGBTA U.S. Congress: Ingham County: Caucus Fred Johnson (2nd District) - MI Dem LG- Michigan House of Victor Celentino (District 1) - LAHR-PAC BTA Caucus Washtenaw County Representatives: rated Positive Yousef Rabhi - MI Dem LGBTA Caucus Scott Withers (5th District) - MI Dem LGBTA Carol Banks (3rd District) - EM-PAC Brian McGrain (District 3) - LAHR-PAC rated Caucus Fred Durhal Jr. (6th District) - EM-PAC Extremely Positive Ann Arbor city races: Leslie Love (8th District) - EM-PAC Mark Schauer (7th District) - MI Dem LG- Rebecca Bahar-Cook (District 4) LAHR-PAC Ann Arbor Mayor - John Heftje - MI Dem BTA Caucus, LAHR-PAC rated Positive Stacy Pugh (10th District) - EM-PAC rated Extremely Positive LGBTA Caucus Andy Schor (District 5) LAHR-PAC rated Mike Rogers - LAHR-PAC rated Very NEGA- Rashida Tlaib (12th District) - EM-PAC Very Positive Ann Arbor City Council - Sandi Smith - MI TIVE Frank Liberati (14th District) - EM-PAC Dem LGBTA Caucus Kenneth Peterson (District 5) -LAHR-PAC Deb Kennedy (23rd District) - EM-PAC Gary Peters (9th District) - MI Dem LGBTA rated Negative Caucus Frank Houston (26th District) - EM-PAC Court of Appeals 4th District Dale Copedge (District 6) - LAHR-PAC rated (vote for 2): Natalie Mosher (11thDistrict) - MI Dem Lesia Liss (28th District) - EM-PAC Positive Donald Owens - LAHR-PAC rated Positive LGBTA Caucus Ken Lampar (30th District) - EM-PAC Todd Tennis (District 7) - LAHR-PAC rated Positive Sander Levin (12th District) - MI Dem LG- Woodrow Stanley (34th District) - EM-PAC William Whitbeck - LAHR-PAC rated NEGA- TIVE BTA Caucus Eric Coleman (35th District) - EM-PAC Penelope Tsernoglou (District 8) - LAHR-PAC rated Very Positive Vicki Barnett (37th District) - EM-PAC Carol Koenig (District 9) - LAHR-PAC rated Eaton County Probate Court Lisa Brown (39th District) - EM-PAC Governor: Very Positive Allen Schlossberg - LAHR-PAC rated Julie Candler (40th District) - EM-PAC Positive Virg Bernero - EM-PAC, MI Dem LGBTA Mark Grebner (District 10) - LAHR-PAC Caucus. KAFE, LAHR-PAC rated Extremely Harold L. Haugh (42nd District) - EM-PAC rated Extremely Positive Positive Ingham County Courts Mary Ward (45th District) - EM-PAC Dianne Holman (District 11) - LAHR-PAC Joyce Draganchuk (Circuit Court 30th) - rated Positive Garry Post (47th District) - EM-PAC LAHR-PAC rated Positive Deb Nolan (District 12) - LAHR-PAC rated Michigan Senate: Jim Ananich (49th District) - EM-PAC Gregory Crockett (Circuit Court 30th) - EM- Extremely Positive Coleman A. Young (1st District) - EM-PAC Art Reyes (51st District) - EM-PAC PAC, LAHR-PAC rated Extremely Positive Randy Shafer (District 13) - LAHR-PAC Christine Green (52nd District) - EM-PAC Amy Krause (District Court 54A) - LAHR- Bert Johnson (2nd District) - EM-PAC rated Positive Ned Staebler (53rd District) - MI Dem LG- PAC rated Very Positive Glenn S. Anderson (6th District) - EM-PAC Liz Kranz (District 14) - LAHR-PAC rated BTA Caucus Randie Kay Black (District Court 55) - and MI Dem LGBTA Caucus Positive Lonnie Scott (54th District) - MI Dem LGBTA LAHR-PAC rated Very Positive Karen Dravenstatt-Moceri (District 15) - Hoon-Yung Hopgood (8th District) - EM- Caucus LAHR-PAC rated Positive Between The Lines • July 29, 2010 9.