(This list was last updated 9/2/2020 and reflects decisions taken through the 9/1/2020 delegate body meeting and the 8/20/2020 MI AFL-CIO general board meeting. HVALF has the authority to issue endorsements only in races at the county and local level. Endorsements made by the state or national federation are included for informational purposes and are so noted. -CW)
For President of the United States – endorsed by the national AFL-CIO:
- Joe Biden
For US Senator – endorsed by the MI AFL-CIO:
- Gary Peters
For US House of Representatives – endorsed by the MI AFL-CIO:
- District 7: Gretchen Driskell
- District 8: Elissa Slotkin
- District 12: Debbie Dingell
For State Representative – endorsed by the MI AFL-CIO:
- District 52: Donna Lasinski
- District 53: Yousef Rabhi
- District 54: Ronnie Peterson
- District 55: Felicia Brabec
- District 64: Sandra Hofman-Kingston
- District 65: Nancy Smith
For Michigan Supreme Court:
- Bridget Mary McCormack
- Elizabeth Welch
For Michigan State Board of Trustees:
- Rema Vassar
- Brian Mosallam
For University of Michigan Board of Regents:
- Mark Bernstein
- Shauna Ryder Diggs
For Wayne State University Board of Governors:
- Shirley Stancato
- Eva Garza Dewaelsche
For Michigan Board of Education:
- Ellen Cogen Lipton
- Jason Strayhorn
For Washtenaw County Board of Commissioners:
- District 1: Jason Maciejewski
- District 2: Sue Shink
- District 3: Shannon Beeman
- District 4: Caroline Sanders
- District 5: Justin Hodge
- District 6: Ricky Jefferson
- District 7: Andy LaBarre
- District 8: Jason Morgan
- District 9: Katie Scott
For Jackson County Commission:
- District 2: Chris Osinski
- District 7: Daniel Mahoney
- District 8: Darius Williams
For Livingston County Commission:
- District 1: Robert Sexton
- District 3: John Pallister
For Judge of Washtenaw County 14B District Court:
- Erane Washington
For Judge of Washtenaw County 22nd Circuit Court (dual endorsement)
- Nick Roumel
- Tracy Van den Bergh
For Washtenaw County Prosecuting Attorney:
- Eli Savit
For Washtenaw County Sheriff:
- Jerry Clayton
For Jackson County Sheriff:
- Joseph Beaman
For Livingston County executive office:
- For Prosecuting Attorney: Ragan Lake
- For Clerk: Jordan Genso
- For Treasurer: Daniel Luria
For Ann Arbor City Council:
- Ward 1: Lisa Disch
- Ward 2: Linh Song
- Ward 3: Travis Radina
- Ward 4: Jen Eyer
- Ward 5: Erica Briggs
Ann Arbor City Proposal C
- YES on Proposal C (1 mill tax for the construction, acquisition, and maintenance of affordable housing)
For Dexter Township Supervisor:
- Diane Ratkovich
For Hamburg Township Trustee:
- Marie Joppich
- Cindy Michniewicz
For Superior Township Clerk:
- Lynette Findley
For Pittsfield Township:
- For Supervisor: Mandy Grewal
- For Clerk: Michelle Anzaldi
- For Treasurer: Patricia Tupacz Scribner
- For Trustee (4 to be elected): Linda Edwards-Brown, Yameen Jaffer, and Gerald Krone
For Saline Mayor:
- Brian Marl
For Saline School Board Trustee:
- Brad Gerbe
For Napoleon School Board Trustee:
- James Callahan
For Scio Township:
- For Supervisor: Will Hathaway
- For Trustee (4 to be elected): Alec Jerome
For Ypsilanti Township:
- For Supervisor: Brenda Stumbo
- For Trustee (4 to be elected): Gloria Peterson and Jimmie Wilson Jr.
For Ypsilanti Community Schools:
- Maria Goodrich
For Ann Arbor Public Schools:
- Jeff Gaynor
- Ernesto Querijero
- Angie Smith
For Jackson Public Schools:
- Shalanda Hunt
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