MMA Endorses Pro-Manufacturing Candidates for State House
LANSING (July 10, 2024) — The Michigan Manufacturers Association (MMA) today endorsed a bipartisan field of 72 incumbent lawmakers and candidates for the 2024 state primary election. The Association supports candidates who will be pragmatic problem solvers and who will work collaboratively to advance a pro-manufacturing agenda fosters economic growth.
The 57 incumbent lawmakers and 15 non-incumbent candidates for the Michigan House of Representatives receiving an MMA endorsement for the 2024 election cycle, include:
Incumbent Candidates
- 1st –Tyrone Carter (D)
- 2nd –Tullio Liberati, Jr. (D)
- 8th – Helena Scott (D)
- 9th – Joe Tate (D)
- 18th – Jason Hoskins (D)
- 28th – Jamie Thompson (R)
- 29th – James DeSana (R)
- 30th – William Bruck (R)
- 32nd – Jimmie Wilson Jr. (D)
- 37th – Brad Paquette (R)
- 39th – Pauline Wendzel (R)
- 41st – Julie Rogers (D)
- 42nd – Matt Hall (R)
- 43rd – Rachelle Smit (R)
- 45th – Sarah Lightner (R)
- 46th – Kathy Schmaltz (R)
- 49th – Ann Bollin (R)
- 50th – Robert Bezotte (R)
- 52nd – Mike Harris (R)
- 54th – Donni Steele (R)
- 55th – Mark Tisdel (R)
- 57th – Thomas Kuhn (R)
- 59th – Douglas Wozniak (R)
- 60th – Joseph Aragona (R)
- 62nd – Alicia St. Germaine (R)
- 63rd – Jay DeBoyer (R)
- 65th – Jaime Greene (R)
- 67th – Phil Green (R)
- 68th – David Martin (R)
- 69th – Jasper Martus (D)
- 70th – Cynthia Neeley (D)
- 71st – Brian BeGole (R)
- 72nd – Mike Mueller (R)
- 76th – Angela Witwer (D)
- 78th – Gina Johnsen (R)
- 82nd – Kristian Grant (D)
- 85th – Bradley Slagh (R)
- 86th – Nancy DeBoer (R)
- 88th – Greg VanWoerkom (R)
- 89th – Luke Meerman (R)
- 90th – Bryan Posthumus (R)
- 91st – Pat Outman (R)
- 92nd – Jerry Neyer (R)
- 94th – Amos O’Neal (D)
- 95th – Bill Schuette (R)
- 96th – Timothy Beson (R)
- 97th – Matthew Bierlein (R)
- 98th – Gregory Alexander (R)
- 99th – Mike Hoadley (R)
- 100th – Tom Kunse (R)
- 101st – Joseph Fox (R)
- 102nd – Curt VanderWall (R)
- 104th – John Roth (R)
- 105th – Ken Borton (R)
- 106th – Cam Cavitt (R)
- 108th – David Prestin (R)
- 110th – Gregory Markkanen (R)
Non-Incumbent Candidates
- 13th – John Sheets (R)
- 22nd – Adam Stathakis (R)
- 31st – Dale Biniecki (R)
- 34th – Nancy Jenkins-Arno (R)
- 38th – George Lucas (R)
- 38th – Kevin Whiteford (R)
- 44th – Steve Frisbie (R)
- 48th – Brian Ignatowski (R)
- 58th – Ron Robinson (R)
- 61st – Russ Cleary (R)
- 83rd – Tommy Brann (R)
- 93rd – Tim Kelly (R)
- 103rd – Lisa Trombley (R)
- 109th – Karl Bohnak (R)
- 109th – Burt Mason (R)
“We look forward to working with these candidates to improve Michigan’s manufacturing business climate to allow companies to compete effectively in the global manufacturing marketplace,” said Mike Johnston, MMA Executive Vice President of Government Affairs & Workforce Development. “Manufacturers must be able to compete from their Michigan locations against the lowest cost locations anywhere in the world.”
For more than 120 years, MMA has served as the unifying champion of the Michigan manufacturing industry, which has propelled Michigan forward through good times and challenging times. As the largest sector of Michigan’s economy, employing more than 610,000 people, it is imperative that state policymakers seek ways to improve Michigan’s business climate and improve the competitive position for manufacturing job creators.
The endorsement process included evaluation of votes cast and candidate questionnaires. MMA expects to make further endorsements after the August primary.
For more information on MMA’s endorsed candidates, or to schedule a call with Mike Johnston, Executive Vice President of Government Affairs & Workforce Development, contact MMA’s Delaney McKinley at 517-487-8530 or mckinley@mimfg.org.
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