EAST LANSING — Prior to the August primary election, MEA is proud to announce candidates who have earned the recommendation of MEA members through the union’s Screening & Recommendation process.  The process, which looks at candidates’ positions on education and labor issues, is decided by MEA members who serve on S&R committees, based on policies and procedures adopted by members elected to the governing bodies of MEA and the MEA-PAC.

Other than statewide races (which are decided by MEA’s Statewide S&R Committee composed of educators from across the state), decisions about MEA candidate recommendations are made at the local level.  Recommendations for federal offices are subject to final approval from the NEA Fund for Children & Public Education.  If a recommendation is not listed below, the local S&R committee may have chosen not to make a recommendation prior to the primary or is still proceeding through the screening process as of the publication date of this list.  MEA will issue further recommendations prior to the general election.

MEA recommended candidates for the Aug. 4 primary election include:

U.S. Senate: U.S. Senator Gary Peters
Congress – 2^nd: Bryan Berghoef
Congress – 3^rd: Hillary Scholten
Congress – 5^th: U.S. Rep. Dan Kildee
Congress – 6^th: Jon Hoadley
Congress – 7^th: Gretchen Driskell
Congress – 8^th: U.S. Rep. Elissa Slotkin
Congress – 9^th: U.S. Rep. Andy Levin
Congress – 10^th: Kimberly Bizon
Congress – 11^th: U.S. Rep. Haley Stevens
Congress – 12^th: U.S. Rep. Debbie Dingell
Congress – 13^th: U.S. Rep. Rashida Tlaib
Congress – 14^th: U.S. Rep. Brenda Lawrence
State House – 1^st: State Rep. Tenisha Yancey
State House – 2^nd: State Rep. Joe Tate
State House – 3^rd: Donavan McKinney
State House – 4^th: Tonya Myers Phillips
State House – 5^th: State Rep. Cynthia Johnson
State House – 6^th: State Rep. Tyrone Carter
State House – 7^th: Helena Scott
State House – 8^th: Stephanie Young
State House – 10^th: Kevin Lamont Harris
State House – 11^th: State Rep. Jewell Jones
State House – 12^th: State Rep. Alex Garza
State House – 14^th: State Rep. Cara Clemente
State House – 15^th: State Rep. Abdullah Hammoud
State House – 16^th: State Rep. Kevin Coleman
State House – 18^th: State Rep. Kevin Hertel
State House – 19^th: State Rep. Laurie Pohutsky
State House – 20^th: State Rep. Matt Koleszar
State House – 21^st: Ranjeev Puri
State House – 22^nd: Richard Steenland
State House – 23^rd: State Rep. Darrin Camilleri
State House – 24^th: Michelle Woodman
State House – 25^th: State Rep. Nate Shannon
State House – 26^th: State Rep. Jim Ellison
State House – 28^th: State Rep. Lori Stone
State House – 29^th: State Rep. Brenda Carter
State House – 30^th: Mike Chehab
State House – 31^st: State Rep. Bill Sowerby
State House – 33^rd: State Rep. Jeff Yaroch
State House – 34^th: State Rep. Cynthia Neeley
State House – 35^th: State Rep. Kyra Harris Bolden
State House – 37^th: Samantha Steckloff
State House – 39^th: Julia Pulver
State House – 40^th: State Rep. Mari Manoogian
State House – 41^st: State Rep. Padma Kuppa
State House – 44^th: Denise Forrest
State House – 46^th: Jody LaMacchia
State House – 48^th: State Rep. Sheryl Kennedy
State House – 49^th: State Rep. John Cherry
State House – 50^th: State Rep. Tim Sneller
State House – 52^nd: State Rep. Donna Lasinski
State House – 53^rd: State Rep. Yousef Rahbi
State House – 54^th: State Rep. Ronnie Peterson
State House – 61^st: Christine Morse
State House – 62^nd: State Rep. Jim Haadsma
State House – 71^st: State Rep. Angela Witwer
State House – 73^rd: Bill Saxton
State House – 75^th: State Rep. David LaGrand
State House – 76^th: State Rep. Rachel Hood
State House – 82^nd: State Rep. Gary Howell
State House – 91^st: Brian Hosticka
State House – 92^nd: State Rep. Terry Sabo
State House – 95^th: Amos O’Neal
State House – 96^th: State Rep. Brian Elder
State House – 104^th: Dan O’Neil
State House – 108^th: Renee Richer
State House – 109^th: State Rep. Sara Cambensy
Wayne County Prosecutor: Kym Worthy
Wayne County Commission (8^th): David Knezek
Oakland County Clerk: Lisa Brown
Oakland County Prosecutor: Karen McDonald
Oakland County Sheriff: Vince Gregory
Oakland County Treasurer: Robert Wittenberg
Oakland County Commissioner (6^th): Jeff Long
Macomb County Clerk: Fred Miller
Macomb County Sheriff: Anthony Wickersham
Macomb County Treasurer: Lorie Barnwell
Macomb County Commission (1^st): Andrey Duzyj
Macomb County Commission (2^nd): Marvin Sauger
Macomb County Commission (3^rd): Veronica Klinefelt
Macomb County Commission (5^th): Robert Mijac
Macomb County Commission (6^th): Ken Reid
Macomb County Commission (7^th): Mike LaBuhn
Macomb County Commission (9^th): Ed Bruley
Macomb County Commission (10^th): Robert Leonetti
Macomb County Commission (11^th): Harold Haugh
Macomb County Commission (12^th): Julie Matuzak
Macomb County Commission (13^th): Joanne Recchia
Ingham County Clerk: Barb Byrum
Ingham County Commission (10^th): Thomas Morgan
Kalamazoo Cty. Commission (2^nd): Monteze Morales
Kalamazoo Cty. Commission (6^th): Jennifer Aniano
Kalamazoo Cty. Commission (7^th): Anthony Bates
Kalamazoo Cty. Commission (10^th): Mike Quinn
Kalamazoo Cty. Commission (11^th): Fran Bruder-Melgar
Eaton County Sheriff: Thomas Reich
Eaton County 56A District Court: Kelly Morton
Delta County Board of Commissioners (4^th): Rebecca McIntyre