By Dawn Wolfe Gutterman
Many races for the Nov. 2 election are decided during the Aug. 8 primary. With that in mind, Triangle Pride PAC, Republican Pride PAC, the electoral action arm of the Log Cabin Republicans, and Michigan Equality's PAC have released the following endorsements of LGBT-friendly candidates.
Triangle Pride PAC recently announced contributions of $21,000 to pro-LGBT candidates, including $9,500 to the campaign of Gov. Jennifer Grandholm.
Triangle Pride PAC endorsements:
Governor: Jennifer Granholm (D)
Attorney General: Amos Williams (D)
U.S. Congress
District 5: Dale E. Kildee (D)
(Representative Kildee is not pro-choice)
District 9: Patricia "Pan" Godchaux (R)
District 12: Sander Levin (D) (incumbent)
District 13: Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick (D) (incumbent)
District 14: John Conyers Jr. (D) (incumbent)
District 15: John D. Dingell (D) (incumbent)
Michigan Senate:
District 1: Hansen Clarke (D) (incumbent)
District 2: Martha G. Scott (D) (incumbent)
District 3: Irma Clark-Coleman (D) (incumbent)
District 4: Buzz Thomas (D) (incumbent)
District 6: Glen S. Anderson (D)
District 8: Raymond Edward Basham (D)
(Mr. Basham is not pro-choice)
District 10: Michael Switalski (D) (incumbent)
District 13: Andy Levin (D)
District 14: Gilda Z. Jacobs (D) (incumbent)
District 18: Liz Brater (D) (incumbent)
District 19: Mark Schauer (D) (incumbent)
District 20: Alexander C. Lipsey (D)
District 23: Gretchen Whitmer (D) (incumbent)
District 26: Deborah Cherry (D) (incumbent)
District 27: Jack D. Minore (D)
District 28: Albert S. Abbasse (D)
District 31: Jim Barcia (D)
(Mr. Barcia is not pro-choice)
District 34: Julie Dennis (D)
District 38: Mike Prusi (D) (incumbent)
Michigan House of Representatives
District 7: Virgil Smith (D) (incumbent)
District 8: George Cushingberry Jr. (D) (incumbent)
District 10: Gabe Leland (D) (incumbent)
District 12: Steve Tobocman (D) (incumbent)
District 13: Barbara A. Farrah (D) (incumbent)
District 15: Gino H. Polidori (D) (incumbent)
District 22: Hoon-Yung Hopgood (D) (incumbent)
District 23: Kathleen Law (D) (incumbent)
District 25: Steven Bieda (D) (incumbent)
(Representative Bieda is not pro-choice)
District 26: Marie Donigan (D) (incumbent)
District 27: Andy Meisner (D) (incumbent)
District 31: Fred Miller (D) (incumbent)
District 35: Paul F. Condino (D) (incumbent)
District 37: Aldo Vagnozzi (D) (incumbent)
District 42: Frank Accavitti Jr. (D) (incumbent)
District 49: Lee Gonzales (D) (incumbent)
District 51: Fred Starzyk (D)
District 52: Pam Byrnes (D) (incumbent)
District 53: Rebekah Warren (D)
District 54: Alma Wheeler Smith (D)
District 63: Lorence Wenke (R)
(Mr. Wenke is not pro-choice)
District 75: Sue DeVries (R)
District 83: John Espinoza (D) (incumbent)
(Representative Espinoza is not pro-choice)
District 92: Doug Bennett (D) (incumbent)
District 106: Matt Gillard (D) (incumbent)
Court of Appeals
1st District: Diane Marie Hathaway
District Courts
District 36: Rudy Serra (incumbent)
Republican Pride PAC Endorsements
State Representative
Jason Vorva (R-20)
Dawn Sloboda (R-74)
Sue DeVries (R-75)
Joel Wilson (R-95)
Jeffrey Kowalski (R-98)
State Senate
Adam Ford (R-27)
Michigan Equality PAC
Michigan State House of Representatives
George Cushingberry, Jr. (D-8)
Gabe Leland (D-10)
Steve Tobocman (D-12)
Kathleen Law (D-23)
Marie Donigan (D-26)
Paul Condino (D-35)
Aldo Vagnozzi (D-37
Lee Gonzales (D-49)
Pam Byrnes (D-52)
Rebekah Warren (D-53)
Alma Wheeler-Smith (D-54)
Michigan State Senate
Martha Scott (D-2)
Irma Clark-ColemanÊ(D-3)
Andy Levin (D-13)
Gilda Jacobs (D-14)
Liz Brater (D-18)
Gretchen Whitmer (D-23)
Jack Minore (D-27)
For more information or to donate:
Republican Pride PAC: http://republicanpridepac.org
Triangle Pride PAC: www.trianglepridepac.org
Michigan Equality PAC: www.michiganequality.org/PAC
