The Results are In!
How did candidates in your district answer our survey? This is an incredibly important election year with every seat for the Michigan House of Representatives up for election.
MiCAN is working to educate these candidates and to understand their positions on important topics. We asked all House candidates to respond to our survey about a broad range of clean energy and climate topics so Michiganders can see where candidates stand on issues important to them.
Our Process
Before the primary election, we developed this survey with the MiCAN steering committee and key partners and then sent the survey to all candidates running for state legislative office in Michigan. We emailed the survey and then mailed it to all the candidates for whom we did not have an email address. We set a deadline to respond by July 20, and we followed up with all of the candidates via email, text message, and phone calls. Results of all candidates who responded including those that lost their primary bids are located here.
KEY: D - Democrat, G - Green Party, I - Independent, L - Libertarian, N - Natural Law, R - Republican, U - US Taxpayer, W - Working Class.
We made it clear in all of our communications that we do not endorse or oppose candidates.
We reached out to all candidates that did not answer before the primary, and to candidates that were added to the ballot after the primary (i.e. those listed as Libertarian, Green Party, Working Class, Natural Law, and Independent). See the bottom of this page for our complete Methodology. As candidates respond they will be listed here.
Candidate Responses
Listed by District Number - Candidate Name (Party). Lookup your district here.
Click on each candidate's name to read their survey answers. Bold indicates the candidate answered the survey.
1 - Tenisha Yancey (D)
1 - Gregory Creswell (L)
2 - Joe Tate (D)
2 - Mayra Rodriguez (R)
2 - Danetta Simpson (I)
3 - Anita Vinson (R)
3 - Shri Thanedar (D)
3 - Stephen Boyle (G)
4 - Abraham Aiyash (D)
4 - Howard Weathington (R)
4 - Linda Rayburn (W)
4 - Rabbi Alam (I)
5 - Cynthia A. Johnson (D)
5 - Harold M. Day (R)
6 - Tyrone Carter (D)
7 - Helena Scott (D)
7 - Ronald Cole (R)
7 - Kimberly Givens (W)
7 - Anita Belle (G)
8 - Miroslawa Teresa Gorak (R)
8 - Stephanie A. Young (D)
9 - James Stephens (R)
9 - Karen Whitsett (D)
10 - Cathy L. Alcorn (R)
10 - Mary Cavanagh (D)
11 - James C. Townsend (R)
11 - Jewell Jones (D)
12 - Alex Garza (D)
12 - Michelle Bailey (R)
13 - Megan Frump (R)
13 - Tullio Liberati (D)
14 - Cara Clemente (D)
14 - Darrell Stasik (R)
14 - Simone Coleman (W)
14 - Larry Betts (W)
15 - Abdullah Hammoud (D)
15 - Carla O'Neill (R)
16 - Emily Bauman (R)
16 - Kevin Coleman (D)
17 - Christopher Slat (D)
17 - Joe Bellino, Jr. (R)
18 - Kevin Hertel (D)
18 - Michael Babat (R)
19 - Laurie Pohutsky (D)
19 - Martha Ptashnik (R)
20 - John Lacny (R)
20 - Matt Koleszar (D)
21 - Laurel Hess (R)
21 - Ranjeev Puri (D)
22 - Richard M. Steenland (D)
22 - Steven G. Warner (R)
23 - Darrin Camilleri (D)
23 - John Poe (R)
24 - Michelle Woodman (D)
24 - Steve Marino (R)
25 - Nate Shannon (D)
25 - Paul M. Smith (R)
26 - Chris Meister (R)
26 - Jim Ellison (D)
27 - Elizabeth Goss (R)
27 - Regina Weiss (D)
27 - Scott Gregory Stempfle (L)
27 - Sherry Wells (G)
28 - Lori Stone (D)
28 - Stephen Colegio (R)
28 - Fredrick Hordnt (L)
29 - Brenda Carter (D)
29 - S. Dave Sullivan (R)
30 - Diana Farrington (R)
30 - Michael A. Chehab (D)
31 - Lisa Valerio-Nowc (R)
31 - William J. Sowerby (D)
32 - Justin Boucher (D)
32 - Pamela Hornberger (R)
33 - Jeff Yaroch (R)
33 - Olu Jabari (D)
34 - Cynthia Neeley (D)
34 - James Miraglia (R)
35 - Daniela Davis (R)
35 - Kyra Harris Bolden (D)
35 - Tim Yow (L)
36 - Douglas Wozniak (R)
36 - Robert Murphy (D)
37 - Mitch Swoboda (R)
37 - Samantha Steckloff (D)
37 - James Young (L)
38 - Chase Turner (R)
38 - Kelly A. Breen (D)
39 - Julia Pulver (D)
39 - Ryan Berman (R)
39 - Anthony Croff (L)
40 - Kendra Cleary (R)
40 - Mari Manoogian (D)
41 - Andrew J. Sosnoski (R)
41 - Padma Kuppa (D)
42 - Ann Bollin (R)
42 - Donnie Bettes (D)
43 - Andrea Schroeder (R)
43 - Nicole Breadon (D)
44 - Denise Forrest (D)
44 - Matt Maddock (R)
45 - Barb Anness (D)
45 - Mark Tisdel (R)
46 - Jody LaMacchia (D)
46 - John Reilly (R)
47 - Adam Smiddy (D)
47 - Robert J. Bezotte (R)
48 - David W. Martin (R)
48 - Sheryl L. Kennedy (D)
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49 - John Cherry (D)
50 - Christina Fitchett-Hickson (R)
50 - Tim Sneller (D)
51 - Brad May (D)
51 - Mike Mueller (R)
52 - Donna Lasinski (D)
52 - Greg Marquis (R)
53 - Jean E. Holland (R)
53 - Yousef Rabhi (D)
54 - Martin A. Church (R)
54 - Ronnie Dean Peterson (D)
55 - Bob Baird (R)
55 - Felicia Brabec (D)
56 - Keith W. Kitchens (D)
56 - TC Clements (R)
56 - Jeffery Jon Rubley (G)
57 - Bronna Kahle (R)
57 - Will Garcia (D)
58 - Andrew Fink (R)
58 - Tamara C. Barnes (D)
59 - Amy L. East (D)
59 - Steve Carra (R)
60 - Gary Mitchell (R)
60 - Julie M. Rogers (D)
61 - Bronwyn Haltom (R)
61 - Christine Morse (D)
62 - Dave Morgan (R)
62 - Jim Haadsma (D)
63 - Luke Howell (D)
63 - Matt Hall (R)
63 - Rafael Wolf (L)
63 - John Anthony La Pietra (G)
64 - Julie Alexander (R)
64 - Sandra Hofman-Kingston (D)
64 - Norman Peterson (L)
65 - Nancy Smith (D)
65 - Sarah Lightner (R)
66 - Abigail Wheeler (D)
66 - Beth Griffin (R)
67 - Kara Hope (D)
67 - Nate J. Ross (R)
68 - Robert J. Atkinson (R)
68 - Sarah Anthony (D)
69 - Grace S. Norris (R)
69 - Julie Brixie (D)
69 - Gene Gutierez (G)
70 - Karen Garvey (D)
70 - Pat Outman (R)
71 - Angela Witwer (D)
71 - Gina Johnsen (R)
71 - Dalton R McCuiston (G)
72 - Lily Cheng-Schulting (D)
72 - Steven Johnson (R)
73 - Bill Saxton (D)
73 - Bryan Posthumus (R)
73 - Theodore Gerrard (U)
74 - Brock Story (R)
74 - Mark Huizenga (R)
74 - Meagan L. Hintz (D)
75 - David LaGrand (D)
75 - James McKeiver (R)
75 - Lois Palus (W)
75 - Marco Bulnes (G)
76 - Doug Zandstra (R)
76 - Rachel Hood (D)
77 - Bob Smith (D)
77 - Tommy Brann (R)
78 - Brad Paquette (R)
78 - Dan VandenHeede (D)
78 - Andrew J. Warner (N)
79 - Chokwe Pitchford (D)
79 - Pauline Wendzel (R)
80 - Erik Almquist (D)
80 - Mary Whiteford (R)
81 - Debbie Bourgois (D)
81 - Gary Eisen (R)
82 - Gary Howell (R)
82 - Jerry Tkach (D)
83 - Andrew Beeler (R)
83 - Stephanie Armstrong-Helton (D)
84 - Patrick J. Wood (D)
84 - Phil Green (R)
85 - Andrea Kelly Garrison (D)
85 - Ben Frederick (R)
86 - Sue Hayes (D)
86 - Thomas Albert (R)
87 - Jay Molette (D)
87 - Julie Calley (R)
88 - Franklin Cornielle (D)
88 - Luke Meerman (R)
89 - Anita Marie Brown (D)
89 - Jim Lilly (R)
90 - Bradley Slagh (R)
90 - Christopher P. Banks (D)
91 - Brian Hosticka (D)
91 - Greg VanWoerkom (R)
92 - Michael Haueisen (R)
92 - Terry Sabo (D)
93 - Graham Filler (R)
93 - Muhammad Salman Rais (D)
94 - Demond L. Tibbs (D)
94 - Rodney Wakeman (R)
95 - Amos O'Neal (D)
95 - Charlotte DeMaet (R)
96 - Brian Elder (D)
96 - Tim Beson (R)
97 - Celia Young-Wenkel (D)
97 - Jason Wentworth (R)
98 - Annette Glenn (R)
98 - Sarah Schulz (D)
99 - John Zang (D)
99 - Roger Hauck (R)
99 - Melissa Noelle Lambert (G)
100 - Sandy Clarke (D)
100 - Scott VanSingel (R)
101 - Beth McGill-Rizer (D)
101 - Jack O'Malley (R)
102 - Amanda Siggins (D)
102 - Michele Hoitenga (R)
103 - Daire Rendon (R)
103 - Zach Larson (D)
104 - Dan O'Neil (D)
104 - John R. Roth (R)
104 - Jason Crum (L)
105 - Jonathan Burke (D)
105 - Ken Borton (R)
106 - LeeAnn Johnson (D)
106 - Sue Allor (R)
107 - Jim Page (D)
107 - John N. Damoose (R)
108 - Beau LaFave (R)
108 - Renee Richer (D)
109 - Melody Wagner (R)
109 - Sara Cambensy (D)
109 - Jim Hafeman (U)
110 - Gregory Markkanen (R)
110 - Janet Metsa (D)
110 - Rick Sauermilch (G)
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Please Note
Michigan Climate Action Network does not endorse or oppose any of the candidates for public office. The candidates’ fitness for office should be judged on a variety of qualifications that go beyond their responses to the questions contained in the survey.
Methodology
We wrote our candidate questionnaire with input from the Michigan Climate Action Network steering committee and energy policy experts. We made the questionnaire into a survey on our website, and the link was only shared with the candidates. Before the primary election, we asked candidates to respond by July 20. For the general election, we are asking that candidates respond by October 16. We also clearly stated on our questionnaire website, in our emails, and in our mailings that MiCAN does not endorse or oppose candidates.
We compiled a list of all the emails and phone numbers we could find for all of the candidates for the House of Representatives, using the list on the Secretary of State official candidate list. On July 2, we emailed the questionnaire to the candidate emails. On July 6, we then mailed a hard copy of the questionnaires to the 121 candidates for whom we did not have an email address, asking that they either fill out the questionnaire on the website or email their responses to the MiCAN Director’s email. We sent a text to candidate phone numbers on July 6 with a link to take the questionnaire. We then sent follow up emails on July 15 and called all of the 382 candidates who had not yet responded on July 16. We left messages for 204, 166 candidates answered this call, and there were 12 numbers where there was no answer or the number failed. On July 20, we texted 359 candidates and emailed the 244 who all that had not yet responded with a final reminder to take the questionnaire.
By July 27, we had received 89 responses. We made these responses available on our website, shared them via email and social media, and shared them with coalition partners.
The week of September 27, 2020, we began reaching out by email, text, and US mail to all candidates on the general election ballot who did not respond to our survey. The week of October 11, 2020, we called every candidate who had not filled out the survey and either spoke with them or left a voicemail. We will continue to post responses as we receive them.