MMA Endorses Pro-Manufacturing Candidates for State House in 2024 General Election
LANSING (Friday, Sept 13, 2024) — The Michigan Manufacturers Association (MMA) today endorsed a bipartisan field of 70 incumbent lawmakers and candidates for the 2024 General Election. The Association supports candidates who will be pragmatic problem solvers and who will work productively and collaboratively to advance a pro-manufacturing agenda that fosters economic growth for Michigan and its citizens.
MMA’s endorsement process included evaluation of votes cast by incumbents, candidate questionnaires and additional information for consideration. The 53 incumbent lawmakers and 17 non-incumbent candidates for the Michigan House of Representatives receiving an MMA endorsement for the 2024 general election cycle include:
Incumbent Candidates
- 1st –Tyrone Carter (D)
- 2nd –Tullio Liberati, Jr. (D)
- 9th – Joe Tate (D)
- 11th – Donavan McKinney (D)
- 18th – Jason Hoskins (D)
- 28th – Jamie Thompson (R)
- 29th – James DeSana (R)
- 30th – William Bruck (R)
- 37th – Brad Paquette (R)
- 39th – Pauline Wendzel (R)
- 42nd – Matt Hall (R)
- 45th – Sarah Lightner (R)
- 46th – Kathy Schmaltz (R)
- 49th – Ann Bollin (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)
- 71st – Brian BeGole (R)
- 72nd – Mike Mueller (R)
- 76th – Angela Witwer (D)
- 78th – Gina Johnsen (R)
- 79th – Angela Rigas (R)
- 85th – Bradley Slagh (R)
- 86th – Nancy DeBoer (R)
- 87th – Will Snyder (D)
- 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
- 22nd – Adam Stathakis (R)
- 27th – Rylee Linting (R)
- 31st – Dale Biniecki (R)
- 34th – Nancy Jenkins-Arno (R)
- 35th – Jennifer Wortz (R)
- 38th – Kevin Whiteford (R)
- 44th – Steve Frisbie (R)
- 48th – Brian Ignatowski (R)
- 50th – Jason Woolford (R)
- 58th – Ron Robinson (R)
- 61st – Robert Wojtowicz (R)
- 73rd - Joshua Rockey (R)
- 83rd – Tommy Brann (R)
- 93rd – Tim Kelly (R)
- 103rd – Lisa Trombley (R)
- 107th – Parker Fairbairn (R)
- 109th – Karl Bohnak (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. “To be successful, manufacturers must be able to compete under the tax and regulatory policies 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.
For more information on MMA’s endorsed candidates, contact MMA’s Delaney McKinley at 517-487-8530 or mckinley@mimfg.org. Access MMA election resources at mimfg.org/election.
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