2018 Michigan State Senate Race April 2018 This is a preliminary report on the 2018 Michigan State Senate races. It includes filed and prospective candidates from each of the 38 Senate districts along with district maps and current Senators. The information in this document is taken from multiple sources. Updates will be made as Senate races progress. If you have any questions or comments please contact us at Public Affairs Associates. 1 1st District Current Senator: Coleman A. Young, Jr. (D-Detroit), (term-limited) Filed: Rep. Bettie Cook Scott (D-Detroit) Rep. Stephanie Chang (D-Detroit) Former Rep. Alberta Tinsley-Talabi (D-Detroit) Former Rep. Mary Waters (D-Detroit) Nicholas Rivera (D-Detroit), Admissions Counselor at Wayne State University James Cole Jr. (D-Detroit) Stephanie Roehm (D-Detroit) Pauline Montie (R-Trenton) 2 2nd District Current Senator: Bert Johnson (D-Highland Park), (term-limited) Filed: Rep. Brian Banks (D-Harper Woods) Adam Hollier, former aide to Sen. Johnson. Former Rep. John Olumba (D-Detroit) Former Rep. Lamar Lemmons (D-Detroit) George Cushingberry Jr. (D) Tommy Campbell (D-Grosse Pointe) Anam Miah (D-Hamtramck) Abraham Aiyash (D-Hamtramck) William Phillips (D-Detroit) Lawrence E. Gannan (D-Grosse Pointe) Regina L. Williams (D-Harper Woods) Lisa Papas (R-Grosse Pointe Farms) John Hauler (R-Grosse Pointe Woods) 3 3rd District Current Senator: Morris Hood III (D-Detroit), (term-limited) Filed: Former Rep. Gary Woronchak (D-Dearborn), current Wayne County Commission Chair Rep. Sylvia Santana (D-Detroit) Terry Burrell (D-Dearborn) Anita Belle (D-Detroit) Kathy Stecker (R-Dearborn) 4 4th District Current Senator: Ian Conyers (D-Detroit), (Incumbent) Filed: Rep. Fred Durhal (D-Detroit) Marshall Bullock (D-Detroit) Helena Scott (D-Detroit) Carron L. Pinkins (D-Detroit) Angela Savino (R-Southgate) 5 5th District Current Senator: David Knezek (D-Dearborn Heights), (Incumbent) Filed: Sen. David Knezek (D-Dearborn Heights) Bettie Jean Alexander (D-Detroit) DeShawn Wilkins (R-Detroit) 6 6th District Current Senator: Hoon-Yung Hopgood (D-Taylor), (term-limited) Filed: Rep. Bob Kosowski (D-Westland) Rep. Erika Geiss (D-Taylor) 7 7th District Current Senator: Patrick Colbeck (R-Canton), (term-limited) Filed: Rep. Laura Cox (R-Livonia) Brian M. Duggan (R-Livonia) Dr. Ghulam Qadir (D-Plymouth), CEO of Apex Behavioral Health-Dearborn PLLC Dayna Lynn Polehanki (D-Livonia) 8 8th District Current Senator: Jack Brandenburg (R-Harrison Twp.), (term- limited) Filed: Rep. Peter Lucido (R-Shelby Twp.) Former Rep. Ken Goike (R-Ray Township) Raymond Filipek (D-Saint Clair Shores) Paul R. Francis (D-Saint Clair Shores) Patrick Biange (D-Saint Clair Shores) 9 9th District Current Senator: Steve Bieda (D-Warren), (term-limited) Filed: Former Rep. Paul Wojno (D-Warren), current Warren City Clerk Kristina Lodovisi (D-Warren) Jeff Bonnell (R-Roseville) Fred Kuplicki (R-Roseville) 10 10th District Current Senator: Tory Rocca (R-Sterling Heights), (term-limited) Filed: Rep. Henry Yanez (D-Sterling Heights) Michael Shallal (R-Utica), former U.S defense contractor Dr. Steve Naumovski (R-Sterling Heights) Joseph Bogdan (R-Utica), automotive engineer Michael Macdonald (R-Sterling Heights) 11 11th District Current Senator: Vincent Gregory (D-Lathrup Village), (term- limited) Filed: Rep. Jeremy Moss (D-Southfield) James Turner (D-Farmington Hills) Crystal Bailey (D-Oak Park) Vanessa Moss (D-Southfield) Boris Tuman (R-Southfield) 12 12th District Current Senator: Jim Marleau (R-Lake Orion), (term-limited) Filed: Rep. Jim Tedder (R-Clarkston) Rep. Mike McCready (R-Birmingham) Chris Karwacki (R-Beverly Hills) Rosemary Bayer (D-Beverly Hills) Jeremy Ross Haines (D-Lake Orion) Terry Whitney (R-Clarkston) Vernon Molnar (R-Auburn Hills) 13 13th District Current Senator: Marty Knollenberg (R-Troy), (Incumbent) Filed: Sen. Marty Knollenberg (R-Troy) Mallory McMorrow (D-Royal Oak) 14 14th District Current Senator: Dave Robertson (R-Grand Blanc), (term- limited) Filed: Secretary of State Ruth Johnson (R-Holly) Katherine Houston (R-Ortonville) Cris Rariden (D-Grand Blanc) Jason B. Waisanen (D-Grand Blanc) Renee Watson (D-Grand Blanc) 15 15th District Current Senator: Mike Kowall (R-White Lake), (term-limited) Filed: Rep. Jim Runestad (R-White Lake) Mike Saari (R-Commerce) Julia Pulver (D-West Bloomfield) 16 16th District Current Senator: Sen. Mike Shirkey (R-Clark Lake), (Incumbent) Filed: Sen. Mike Shirkey (R-Clark Lake) Matt Dame (R-Brooklyn) Val Cochran Toops (D-Michigan Center) 17th District Current Senator: Dale Zorn (R-Ida), (Incumbent) Filed: Sen. Dale Zorn (R-Ida) Former Rep. Bill LaVoy (D-Monroe) 18th District Current Senator: Rebekah Warren (D-Ann Arbor), (term-limited) Filed: Former Rep. Jeff Irwin (D-Ann Arbor) Matthew Miller (D-Ann Arbor) Anuja Rajendra (D-Ann Arbor) Michelle Deatrick (D-Ann Arbor) Martin Church (R-Ypsilanti) 17 19th District Current Senator: Mike Nofs (R-Battle Creek), (term-limited) Filed: Rep. John Bizon (R-Battle Creek) Former Rep. Mike Callton (R-Nashville) Jason Noble (D-Middleville) 20th District Current Senator: Margaret O’Brien (R-Portage), (Incumbent) Filed: Sen. Margaret O’Brien (R-Portage) Former Rep. Sean McCann (D-Kalamazoo) 21st District Current Senator: John Proos (R-St. Joseph), (term-limited) Filed: Rep. Dave Pagel (R-Berrien Springs) Rep. Kim Lasata (R-Bainbridge Twp.) Ian Haight (D-St. Joseph) 18 22nd District Current Senator: Joe Hune (R-Hamburg Twp.), (term-limited) Filed: Rep. Lana Theis (R-Brighton) Adam Dreher (D-Howell), Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, Ionia County Joseph Converse Marinaro (R-Fowlerville) 23rd District Current Senator: Curtis Hertel Jr. (D-East Lansing), (Incumbent) Filed: Sen. Curtis Hertel Jr. (D-East Lansing) Nancy E. Denny (D-Lansing) Andrea Pollock (R-Lansing) 24th District Current Senator: Rick Jones (R-Grand Ledge), (term-limited) Filed: Rep. Tom Barrett (R-Potterville) Rep. Brett Roberts (R-Charlotte) Kelly Rossman-McKinney (D-DeWitt), CEO of Truscott Rossman 19 25th District Current Senator: Phil Pavlov (R-St. Clair), (term-limited) Filed: Rep. Dan Lauwers (R-Brockway) Debbie Bourgois (D-Fort Gratiot) 26th District Current Senator: Tonya Schuitmaker (R-Lawton), (term-limited) Filed: Former Rep. Aric Nesbitt (R-Lawton) Bob Genetski (R-Saugatuck), current Allegan County Clerk Don Wickstra (R-Hamilton) Garnet Lewis (D-Saugatuck) 27th District Current Senator: Jim Ananich (D-Flint), (Incumbent) Filed: : Sen. Jim Ananich (D-Flint) Donna Kekesis (D-Flint) 20 28th District Current Senator: Peter MacGregor (R-Rockford), (Incumbent) Filed: Sen. Peter MacGregor (R-Rockford) Ryan Jeanette (D-Grand Rapids) Gidget Groendyk (D-Rockford) Craig Beach (D-Rockford) 29th District Current Senator: Dave Hildenbrand (R-Lowell), (term-limited) Filed: Rep. Chris Afendoulis (R-Grand Rapids Twp.) Rep. Winnie Brinks (D-Grand Rapids) Daniel Oesch (R-Alto) 30th District Current Senator: Arlan Meekhof (R-Grand Haven), (term-limited) Filed: Rep. Daniela Garcia (R-Holland) Rep. Roger Victory (R-Hudsonville) Former Rep. Joe Haveman (R-Zeeland) Rett DeBoer (R-Holland) Jeanette Schipper (D-Holland) John P. Spica (D) 21 31st District Current Senator: Mike Green (R-Mayville), (term-limited) Filed: Rep. Gary Glenn (R-Auburn) Former Rep. Kevin Daley (R-Lum) Cindy Luczak (D-Bay City), current Bay County Clerk Bill Jordan (D-Bay City) Chuck Stadler (D-Vassar) Joni Batterbee (D-Goodrich) 32nd District Current Senator: Ken Horn (R-Frankenmuth), (Incumbent) Filed: Sen. Ken Horn (R-Frankenmuth) Rep. Phil Phelps (D-Flushing) Retired Col. Henry Gaudreau (D-Chesaning) 33rd District Current Senator: Judy Emmons (R-Sheridan), (term-limited) Filed: Former Rep. Rick Outman (R-Six Lakes) Greg Alexander (R-Stanton) Mark Bignell (D-Greenville) John M. Hoppough (D-Greenville) 22 34th District Current Senator: Goeff Hansen (R-Hart), (term-limited) Filed: Rep. Holly Hughes (R- Montague) Former Rep. Jon Bumstead (R-Newaygo) Poppy Sias-Hernandez (D-Muskegon) Collene Lamonte (D-Montague) 35th District Current Senator: Darwin Booher (R-Evart), (term-limited) Filed: Former Rep. Ray Franz (R-Onekama) Former Rep. Bruce Rendon (R-Lake City) Rep. Curt VanderWall (R-Ludington) Cary Urka (D-Brethren) Mike Talliard (D-Benzonia) 36th District Current Senator: Jim Stamas (R-Midland), (Incumbent) Filed: Sen. Jim Stamas (R-Midland) Joe Weir (D-Midland) 23 37th District Current Senator: Wayne Schmidt (R-Traverse City), (Incumbent) Filed: Wayne Schmidt (R-Traverse City) Jim Gurr (R-Alden) Jim Page (D-Sault Ste. Marie) 38th District Current Senator: Tom Casperson (R-Escanaba), (term-limited) Filed:. Rep. Scott Dianda (D-Calumet) Former Rep. Ed McBroom (R-Norway) Mike Carey (R-Iron Mountain), local businessman .