2010 Endorsements

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GOVERNOR
Gubernatorial Endorsements: All three meet CTVPAC endorsement criteria
Mike Bouchard
Bouchard on the Issues
Bouchard's Endorsements

 

Mike Cox
Cox on the Issues
Cox's Endorsements

 

 

Pete Hoekstra
Hoekstra on the Issues (scroll to the bottom for more issues)
Hoekstra's Endorsements

 

 

Special Note: CTVPAC Encourages a "NO" Vote on Rick Snyder.
Read article by Tom Gantert with Michigan View on why

CTVPAC Press Release announcing Endorsement (July 1, 2010)


Watch/Listen the Governor Candidate Debates:
Americans for Prosperity/Clarkston (GOP candidates)
Detroit Chamber of Commerce/Mackinac Island (all GOP/DEM candidates)
Grand Rapids/Wood TV (GOP candidates)
MiVote Debate
Oakland University (GOP Candidates) 7/13/10

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JUDICIAL
Special Judicial Endorsements for Primary
District Judge for Antrim, Grand Traverse and Leelanau Counties:   Kevin Elsenheimer


CONGRESS
Primary Endorsements for US Congress:
Dist 1      Jason Allen and Dan Benishek both meet endorsement criteria
Dist 2      Bill Huizenga, Wayne Kuipers and Jay Riemersma all meet endorsement criteria
Dist 3      Bill Hardiman
Dist 6      Jack Hoogendyk
Dist 7      Tim Walberg
Dist 8      Mike Rogers
Dist 9      Rocky Raczkowski and Paul Welday both meet endorsement criteria
Dist 11    Thad McCotter
Dist 12    Don Volaric
 

STATE LEGISLATURE
Primary Endorsements for State Senate
Dist 6      John Pastor
Dist 7      Deborah Whyman
Dist 13    John Pappageorge
Dist 15    Mike Kowall
Dist 16    Bruce Caswell
Dist 17    Randy Richardville
Dist 19    Mike Nofs
Dist 20    Tonya Schuitmaker
Dist 21    John Proos
Dist 22    Joe Hune
Dist 24    Rick Jones
Dist 25    Todd Courser, Lauren Hager and Phil Pavlov all meet endorsement criteria
Dist 26    Dave Robertson
Dist 28    Mark Jansen
Dist 29    Dave Hildenbrand
Dist 30    Arlan Meekhof
Dist 31    Mike Green and Robert Palmer all meet endorsement criteria
Dist 32    Roger Kahn
Dist 33    Brian Calley
Dist 34    Goeff Hansen
Dist 36    John Moolenaar
Dist 37    Howard Walker
Dist 38    Tom Casperson

 

Primary Endorsements for State House
Dist 1      Charles Davis III
Dist 4      Michael Jeffrey Hartt
Dist 5      Jermain Lee Jones
Dist 15    Suzanne Sareini
Dist 20    Kurt Heise
Dist 21    Shannon Price
Dist 22    Darrell McNeill
Dist 28    Marc Goodson
Dist 30    David Bocek
Dist 32    Michael Shmina
Dist 33    Peter Vitale
Dist 36    Pete Lund
Dist 38    Hugh Crawford
Dist 43    Gail Haines
Dist 44    Eileen Kowall
Dist 45    Tom McMillin
Dist 48    Susan Culver
Dist 55    Mary Kay Thayer
Dist 56    Dale Zorn
Dist 57    Nancy Jenkins
Dist 58    Ken Kurtz
Dist 59    Matt Lori
Dist 61    Margaret O'Brien
Dist 62    Steven Mobley
Dist 63    Jase Bolger
Dist 65    Mike Shirkey
Dist 66    Bill Rogers
Dist 67    Jeff Hall and Tricia Opper
Dist 68    Timothy Moede
Dist 70    Denise Drury, Ed Sternisha and Michael VanKleeck all meet endorsement criteria
Dist 72    Ken Yonker
Dist 73    Bob Becker, Peter Macgregor, and Dennis L. Smith all meet endorsement criteria
Dist 74    Dave Agema
Dist 77    Thomas Hooker, Rusty Richter and Nate Vriesman all meet endorsement criteria
Dist 78    Sharon Tyler
Dist 80    Aric Nesbitt
Dist 81    Jud Gilbert
Dist 85    Ben Glardon, David Lazar and Dennis Rainwater all meet endorsement criteria
Dist 86    Lisa Posthumus Lyons and Rob VerHeulen both meet endorsement criteria
Dist 87    Mike Callton
Dist 88    Bob Genetski
Dist 91    Holly Hughes and Ken Punter both meet endorsement criteria
Dist 93    Paul Opsommer
Dist 94    Ken Horn
Dist 95    Joyce Seals
Dist 97    Joel Johnson
Dist 98    Jim Stamas
Dist 99    Christina Alwood and Kevin Cotter both meet endorsement criteria
Dist 100  Jon Bumstead, Jane Drake and Marc Libants all meet endorsement criteria
Dist 101  John Arens and Ray Franz both meet endorsement criteria
Dist 104  Wayne Schmidt
Dist 105  Triston Cole and Kenneth Glasser both meet endorsement criteria
Dist 109  John Brock
Dist 110  Matt Huuki 

 

Ballot Initiatives:
The ONLY ballot initiative on the November 2010 ballot:
Proposal 1: Should Michigan should hold a Constitutional Convention?


Learn More on the issue
Michigan Chamber of Commerce's VOTE NO background and reasoning
More Info via Ballot Pedia

MI Secretary of State's Update