The Primary election is coming up! Who is running in our area?

by Anne Adams

The 2022 Michigan State Primary election is August 3 and campaigns are in progress. After a 2020 Census delay, Michigan’s newly redrawn congressional and legislative district boundaries (as created by the Michigan Independent Citizens Redistricting Committee) were legalized in March of 2022. The finalized district maps can be explored at https://www.michigan.gov/micrc.

Michigan voters elect one State Senator and one State House Representative per district. The Senate seat is a four-year term and the House Representative serves a two-year term. Under the new maps, our local townships fall in different districts for Michigan State Senate and Michigan State House. Some districts will have multiple candidates facing off in one or both party’s primaries. Others, like the State House in District 33 and the County Commissioner race, have candidates in both parties unopposed in the primaries.

State Senate

Currently, State Senator Lana Theis represents Senate District 22, which includes all four townships. Under the new map, Freedom and Sharon Townships are in District 14, while Manchester and Bridgewater residents are in District 15.

District 14 candidates

Republican: Tim Golding
Democrat: Val Cochran Toops, Sue Shink, and Kelsey Heck Wood

District 15 candidates

Republican: Scott Price and Wyckham Seelig
Democrat: Jeff Irwin

Michigan State House

Rep. Donna Lasinski currently represents House District 52, which includes all four townships. The new map puts Sharon, Freedom, and Manchester Townships in District 47, with Bridgewater Township in District 33.

District 47 candidates

Republican: Tina Bednarski-Lynch and Teresa Spiegelberg
Democrat: James Johnson Jr. and Carrie Rheingans

District 33 candidates

Republican: Robert Borer
Democrat: Felicia Brabec

Washtenaw County Board of Commissioners

All four townships are currently located in District 3 and will remain so. Commissioner Shannon Beeman currently represents District 3 and is running for re-election.

District 3 candidates

Republican: Robert Guysky
Democrat: Shannon Beeman

Judicial

14A District Judge of District Court (1 position/six-year term) non-incumbent candidates

Fawn Armstrong
Karl Barr
Stuart Collis
Torchio Feaster

22nd Circuit Judge of Circuit Court (1 position/six-year term) non-incumbent candidates

Marla Linderman Richelew
Arianne Slay

Google candidates for more information and/or stay tuned for our upcoming 2022 Primaries Voters Guide. The following list of candidates (and information on statewide races) can be found at https://mielections.us/election/candlist/2022PRI_CANDLIST.html#07014000

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by Sara Swanson

Sara Swanson is an editor, writer and founder of the Manchester Mirror.