Endorsements
Former Michigan
Democratic Party Chair
Lavora Barnes
Former United States Representative
Andy Levin
Fems for Dems Founder
Lori Goldman
Grand Rapids Mayor
David LaGrand
Former MI Supreme
Court Chief Justice
Conrad Mallett
Former Macomb
County Prosecutor
Carl Marlinga
State Senator
Jeff Irwin
State Senator
Sue Shink
State Senator
Stephanie Chang
State Representative
Jennifer Conlin
State Representative
Morgan Foreman
State Representative
Kara Hope
State Representative
Mike McFall
State Representative
Donovan McKinney
State Representative
Jason Morgan
State Representative
Tonya Myers Phillips
State Representative
Laurie Pohutsky
State Representative
Natalie Price
State Representative
Carrie Rheingans
State Representative
Penelope Tsernoglou
State Representative
Dylan Wegela
State Representative
Jimmie Wilson Jr.
State Representative
Mai Xiong
State Representative
Stephanie Young
Former State Senator
Elizabeth (Liz) Brater
Former State Representative
Abraham Aiyash
Former State Representative
Felicia Brabec
Former State Representative
Fred Durhal III
Former State Representative
Rachel Hood
Former State Representative
Jeff Padden
Former State Representative
Yousef Rabhi
Former State Representative
Joel Sheltrown
Former State Representative
Henry Yanez
Former State Representative
Alex Garza
Organizations
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The People's Coalition
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Make America Affordable Now
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Jane Fonda Climate PAC
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Washtenaw Building Trades
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Eastern Michigan University College Democrats
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Michigan Jewish Democrats Approved Candidate
Statewide Political and Elected Leaders
Lavora Barnes, Former Michigan Democratic Party Chair
Mark Gaffney, Former Wayne State University Board of Governors Member
Andy Levin, Former United States Representative
Conrad Mallett, Former Chief Justice, Michigan Supreme Court
Lupe Ramos-Montigny, Former Michigan State Board of Education Member
State Legislators
Abraham Aiyash, Former State Representative
Felicia Brabec, Former State Representative
Elizabeth (Liz) Brater, Former State Senator
Stephanie Chang, State Senator
Jennifer Conlin, State Representative
Fred Durhal III, Former State Representative
Morgan Foreman, State Representative
Alex Garza, Former State Representative
Rachel Hood, Former State Representative
Kara Hope, State Representative
Jeff Irwin, State Senator
Mike McFall, State Representative
Donovan McKinney, State Representative
Jason Morgan, State Representative
Tonya Myers Phillips, State Representative
Jeff Padden, Former State Representative
Laurie Pohutsky, State Representative
Natalie Price, State Representative
Yousef Rabhi, Former State Representative
Carrie Rheingans, State Representative
Joel Sheltrown, Former State Representative
Sue Shink, State Senator
Penelope Tsernoglou, State Representative
Dylan Wegela, State Representative
Jimmie Wilson Jr., State Representative
Mai Xiong, State Representative
Henry Yanez, Former State Representative
Stephanie Young, State Representative
Local Elected Officials
Dharma Akmon, Ann Arbor City Council Member
Gwenne Allgaier, Leelanau County Commissioner
Ammara Ansari, Canton Township Trustee
Shannon Beeman, Washtenaw County Commissioner
Jason Behr, Lincoln Park City Council Member
AliciaMarie Belchak, Grand Rapids City Commissioner
Scott Benson, Detroit City Council Member
Leslie Blackburn, Lodi Township Trustee
Kate Borninski, Canton Township Trustee
Erica Briggs, Ann Arbor City Council Member
Beverly Brown, Genesee County Commissioner
Nicole Brown, Ypsilanti Mayor
Karen Buie, Muskegon County Clerk
Charlie Cavell, Oakland County Commissioner
Joseph Charlebois, Bay City Commissioner
Domonique Clemons, Genesee County Clerk
David Combs, Kalamazoo Township Supervisor
Hon. Timothy Connors, Washtenaw County Circuit Court Judge (ret.)
Jenn Cornell, Ann Arbor City Council Member
Jim Dell’Orco, Saline City Council Member
Lisa Disch, Ann Arbor City Council Member
Drew Duncan, Kalamazoo City Vice-Mayor
Fred Durhall III, Former Detroit City Council, Former State Representative
Alyshia Dyer, Washtenaw County Sheriff
Jen Eyer, Ann Arbor City Council Member
Tali Faris-Hylen, East Lansing School Board Vice President
Wendy Friedman, Birmingham Library Board Trustee
Tania Ganguly, Canton Township Trustee
Kelly Garrett, Lathrup Village Mayor Pro Tem
Alex Garza, Wayne County Commissioner, Former State Representative
Ayesha Ghazi Edwin, Ann Arbor City Council Member
Mikal Goodman, Pontiac City Council Member
Carly Hammond, Saginaw City Council Member
Cynthia Harrison, Ann Arbor City Council Member
Mike Hayter, Monroe City Council Member
Jeanne Hess, Kalamazoo City Commissioner
Charles Hicks, Southfield City Council President Pro Tem
Justin Hodge, Washtenaw County Commissioner
Michael Howard, Macomb County Commissioner
Tony Iannelli, Chelsea City Council Member
Henrietta Ivey, Detroit Police Commissioner
Bill Jordan, Bay County Road Commissioner
Larry Kestenbaum, Washtenaw County Clerk
Josh Kofflin, Milan City Council Member
Andy LaBarre, Washtenaw County Commissioner
David LaGrand, Grand Rapids Mayor
Ethan Lang, Grand Blanc School Board Trustee
David Leyton, Genesee County Prosecutor
Tom Lowry, Former Three Rivers Mayor
Jon Mallek, Ann Arbor City Council Member
Brian Marl, Saline Mayor
Carl Marlinga, Former Macomb County Prosecutor
Kallela Martin, Highland Park City Council Member
Aaron Martinez, Novi City Council Member
Denzel McCampbell, Detroit City Council Member
Marian McClellan, Oak Park Mayor
Mike McDermott, Westland City Council President
Justin Mendoza, Parchment City Vice Mayor
Robert Mijac, Sterling Heights City Council Member
Rima Mohammed, Ann Arbor School Board Trustee
Candice Mushatt, Flint City Council Vice President
Hal Newnan, Warren City Council Member
Chokwe Pitchford, Berrien County Commissioner
Mason Pressler, Bay City School Board Trustee
Yousef Rabhi, Washtenaw County Commissioner, Former State Representative
Travis Radina, Ann Arbor Mayor Pro Tempore
Mike Radtke, Sterling Heights City Council Member
Christopher Runberg, Bay City Commissioner
Gabriela Santiago-Romero, Detroit City Council Member
Gary Schlack, Allen Park City Council Member
Katie Scott, Chair, Washtenaw County Board of Commissioners
Latitia Lamelle Sharp, Washtenaw County Treasurer
Carol Siemon, Former Ingham County Prosecutor
Jacqueline Slaby, Kalamazoo City Commission Member
Ryon Skalitzky, Mt. Pleasant City Commissioner
Angie Smith, Farmington School Board Trustee
Annie Somerville, Washtenaw County Commissioner
Aidan Sova, Ann Arbor District Library Board Member
Charlie Starkman, Farmington Hills City Council Member
Kelly Stec, Wyandotte Mayor Pro Tempore
Devin Steele, Brighton District Library Board Trustee
Christopher Taylor, Ann Arbor Mayor
LaResha Thornton, Ypsilanti Township Trustee
Lamar Tidwell, Ecorse Mayor
Ahmed Wahby, Canton Public Library Board Trustee
Dontae Walker, Mount Clemens Community Schools Trustee
Chris Watson, Ann Arbor City Council Member
Teri Weingarden, West Bloomfield Treasurer
Darryl Woods, Chair, Detroit Police Commission
Henry Yanez, Sterling Heights City Council Member, Former State Representative
Community Leaders
All organizational affiliations are for identification purposes only and do not imply an organizational endorsement. Community leader endorsements are in personal capacities only.
Jessica “Decky” Alexander, Chair, Michigan Democratic Jewish Caucus
Abdulhakem Alsadah, Chair, Yemeni American Democratic Caucus
Saumya Arora, President, College Democrats at the University of Michigan-Dearborn
Emily Busch, Gun Violence Prevention Advocate, Mother of Oxford shooting survivor
Stella Camerlengo, President, Michigan College Democrats & President, College Democrats at the University of Michigan
Dina Carlisle, President, OPEIU Local 40
Jeff Cooley, Chair, Hillsdale County Democrats
Joe Garris, President, College Democrats at Eastern Michigan University
Lori Goldman, Founder, Fems for Dems
Rev. Rodrick Green, Pastor, New Hope Baptist Church
Mary Hall-Thiam, Chair, Ann Arbor Democrats
Bishop Zachary Hicks, Prelate, Historic First Jurisdiction of Michigan COGIC, Northeast
Pastor Earl Hurling, Holy Temple of Faith COGIC, Highland Park
Celeste Kanpurwala, Former Michigan Chapter Lead, Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America
Rebecca Kasen, Executive Director, Women’s Center of Greater Lansing Area
Kazia Kelly, Gun Violence Prevention Advocate
Selene Koremenos-Tsebelis, President, Students Demand Action at the University of Michigan
Adam Lacasse, Former President, Michigan College Democrats
Trenton Lee, Chair, Grand Traverse Democrats
Shadia Martini, Oakland County Business Leader
Rev. Manish Mishra-Marzetti, Senior Minister, First Unitarian Universalist Congregation
Ren Nushaj, Chair, Troy Democratic Club
Carnel H.L. Richardson, Pastor, Metropolitan Memorial Baptist Church
Florence Roberson, Founder, SURE (Sisters United Resilient and Empowered) Moms
Joel Rutherford, Former 10th District Congressional Chair; Former Chair, Macomb Black Democratic Caucus
Mike Steinberg, Former Legal Director, ACLU of Michigan
Wesley Watson, Chair, Michigan Democratic Party Environmental/Energy Caucus
Rev. Dr. Darryl Williams, Pastor, St. Stephen AME
Ray Winans, Co-Founder and Executive Director, Detroit Life Is Valuable Everyday (DLIVE)
Eli Woltmann-Lewis, President, College Democrats at Washtenaw Community College