Below is a list of the candidates who have gained the endorsement of the Michigan AFL-CIO (for state-level races) and the Huron Valley Area Labor Federation (for local races).
Some local candidates who do not face August primary opponents have not yet sought the HVALF’s recommendation. Interviews for these candidates will take place in July and decisions will be made at the HVALF’s August 9th delegate meeting.
Governor Gretchen Whitmer
Lt. Governor Garlin Gilchrist II
Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson
Attorney General Dana Nessel
Supreme Court Richard Bernstein
Supreme Court Kyra Harris Bolden
State Board of Ed Pamela Pugh
State Board of Ed Mitchell Robinson
U of M Regent Mike Behm
U of M Regent Kathy White
MSU Trustee Renee Knake Jefferson
MSU Trustee Dennis Denno
WSU Governor Marilyn Kelly
WSU Governor Danielle Atkinson
Congress, MI-6 Debbie Dingell
Congress, MI-7 Elissa Slotkin
Promote the Vote 2022 Constitutional Amendment
State Senate District 14 Kelsey Heck Wood
State Senate District 15 Jeff Irwin
State House District 23 Jason Morgan
State House District 31 Reggie Miller
State House District 32 Jimmie Wilson, Jr.
State House District 33 Felicia Brabec
State House District 46 Marice Imhoff
State House District 47 James Johnson, Jr.
State House District 48 Jennifer Conlin
The Huron Valley Area Labor Federation has endorsed the following candidates:
Washtenaw County Commission
District 2 Crystal Lyte
District 3 Shannon Beeman
District 5 Ronnie Peterson
District 6 Ricky Jefferson
Livingston County Commission
District 1 Michelle Spisz
District 2 Lisa Wojciechowski
District 3 Lori Cowan
District 7 Caitlyn Dial
District 8 Amber Bismack
District 9 Christine Kackowski
Jackson County Commission
District 5 Nathaneal Mulvihill
Scio Township Board of Trustees
Trustee Patrick McLaughlan
Ann Arbor City Council
Mayor Chris Taylor
Ward 1 Cynthia Harrison
Ward 2 Chris Watson
Ward 3 Ayesha Edwin
Ward 4 Dharma Akmon
Ward 5 Jen Cornell
Ypsilanti City Council
Ward 3 Desiraé Simmons
14a District Court Fawn Armstrong
22nd District Court Arianne Slay
AAATA Millage Ballot Initiative