STATE SENATE SEATS INFORM. ENGAGE. ACT. AGENDA CANDIDATE FORUM FOR DINNER & DIALOGUE. June 28, Name: In Partnership With:

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1 Name: DINNER & DIALOGUE CANDIDATE FORUM FOR STATE SENATE SEATS In Partnership With: INFORM. ENGAGE. ACT. AGENDA June, 0 Welcome State Senate District Sizing Up Candidate Speech Determine Table Questions -minute Candidate Introductions Speed Dating with Candidates CitizenDetroit 0. CitizenDetroit Dinner & Dialogue is propriety content. Use of materials outside of the organization requires consent.

2 0 ELECTIONS COLOR GUIDE Legislative Makes & changes laws Executive Puts laws into action Judicial Interprets the law Other DPSCD School Board (9 total; seats up for election) Hires the Superintendent, establishes policies for the district, approves the budget, and determines facility needs Secretary of State Chief election officer. Oversees vehicle registration and licensing of drivers. 36th District Court ( total; seats up for election) District court judges deal with traffic violations, landlord/tenant issues, lawsuits up to $,000 and money disputes up to $6,000. DETROIT Attorney General Chief law enforcement officer. Legal advisor to state gov. County Commissioners (6 total; 7 Detroit) Legislators for Wayne County: adopts the budget and enacts ordinances. WAYNE COUNTY 3rd Circuit Court ( total; 9 seats up for election) Circuit Court judges deal with larger civil cases, criminal cases (eg. drugs, violence), and family cases (eg. child custody, domestic violence, divorce). Probate Court ( total; 3 seats up for election) Probate judges deal with wills and estates - such as what happens when a homeowner dies without a will and there is a question about who now owns the house. County Executive Top executive for Wayne County. Responsible for delivering county services, implementing county laws.

3 MI House of Reps ( state total; Detroit) Lawmakers who are elected from all over Michigan to make laws and pass the budget for the whole state. Wayne County Comm. College Board of Trustees (9 total; Detroit; 3 seats up for election) Governor/Lt. Governor Top executive for the State of Michigan. Signs off on laws passed by the State legislature and implements those laws. MI Senate (3 state total; Detroit seats) Lawmakers who are elected from all over Michigan to make laws and pass the budget for the whole state. MICHIGAN MI First District Court of Appeals (6 total; seats up for election) UMich Board of Regents ( total; seats up for election) Wayne State Board of Governors ( total; seats up for election) MI Supreme Court (7 total; seats up for election) MSU Board of Trustees ( total; seats up for election) US House of Reps. (43 national total; 4 MI total; Detroit) Lawmakers who are elected from all 0 states who come together to make laws and pass the budget for the whole country. UNITED STATES US Senate (0 national total; 33 nationally up for election; MI total; seat up for election in MI) Senators from each of the 0 states are elected to pass laws and adopt the budget for the whole country. 3

4 SIZING UP CANDIDATE SPEECH.. PLATITUDES A general statement that sounds good, but doesn t offer specific actions the candidate will take. PANDERING Tells people what they want to hear to gain their votes. Often appeals to people s prejudices or fears or myths. Water is a right! Great! So what s your plan to ensure water for families? I tell you bold and challenging ideas that CONFIRM YOUR VIEWS. WHAT TO LISTEN FOR WHEN HEARING A POLITICIAN TALK 4. PERTINENT Directly responds to the question. Demonstrates understanding about the role of the office. Demonstrates accurate knowledge about the issue. 3. GOOD PIVOT/BAD PIVOT GOOD PIVOT: Responds, but redirects the topic by building a verbal bridge from one topic to a different topic that is their priority. Q: Q: A: Neighborhood revitalization A: BLIGHT......BUDGET DECISIONS BAD PIVOT: Avoids the topic and/or switches to different topics that they really want to talk about. Neighborhood revitalization huh? LET S TALK ABOUT CLASSROOM SIZES!. POTSHOT An unfounded or irrelevant criticism of an opponent s character that doesn t impact job performance (like gender or religion), when the target doesn t have a chance to defend him/herself. OPPORTUNISTIC UNFOUNDED IRRELEVANT INFORM. ENGAGE. ACT. CitizenDetroit.org X (3) 334-4

5 PARTIAL TERM; TERM LIMITS - DISTRICT State Senators are limited to two four-year terms. Partial terms (elected or appointed) that last for more than one half of a term are considered one term for the purpose of term limits. (Michigan Constitution Article IV, Section 4) STATE SENATE DISTRICT 0 Election Cycle (Partial Term & Full Term) Governor Snyder chose to conduct the State Senate District special election simultaneously with the regular election. Aug. 7th, 0 Primary Vote Partial & Full Term Nov. 6th, 0 General Vote Partial & Full Term State Sen. Bert Johnson Vacant Partial Term Full Term Jan. st 0 Current Term Begin Mar. 3rd, 0 State Sen. Johnson Resigns Jan. st, 09 Full Term Begins Nov. 7th - Dec. st, 0 Partial Term Dec. st, 0 Full Term Ends

6 ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES Article IV of Michigan s State Constitution outlines the roles and responsibilities of the Legislative of our government. MICHIGAN STATE GOVERNMENT STATE LEGISLATURE GOVERNOR STATE SUPREME COURT House of Representatives Senate 6 The Senate consists of 3 members from across the state who are elected for four-year terms during the same election period as the Governor. (Article IV, Section ) Each senator represents between,400 and 63,00 residents. Each senator must be a citizen of the United States, at least years old, and a voting resident of the district he or she represents. Senators are primarily responsible for proposing new laws and, through the appropriations process, deciding how our tax dollars get spent and prioritized in the state budget. Senators on the Appropriations committee can decide to further fund or completely cut programs like workforce apprenticeships, road funding projects, or lowincome health care services. The state constitution also highlights certain issues as critical to the public interest, and outlines them as duties of the legislature. Notable examples are: Protection of the air, water, and other natural resources of the state from pollution, impairment, and destruction Protection and promotion of public health Resolution of disputes concerning public employees, except those in the state classified civil service The Senate approves Gubernatorial appointees. (Article V, Section 3 & 6) Senators investigate and vote on impeachment cases brought against public officials that are initiated by the House of Representatives. A twothirds vote of the full Senate is required to convict. (Article XI, Section 7)

7 S U P E R I O R L A K E Adams 6 MACOMB County Lyon Chassell REPRESENTATION IN THE MICHIGAN SENATE Ontonagon Arvon Greenland Baraga Lanse Stannard Champion Michigamme Ishpeming Marquette Spurr BARAGA Humboldt Haight 3 0 Apportionment Plan Bates Crystal Falls 9 CRYSTAL FALLS CASPIAN Felch GAASTRA Eagle Harbor 4 6 Allouez Calumet Mastodon HANCOCK 6 Arvon Baraga Wakefield 4 McMillan WAKEFIELD Bessemer KINGSFORD Marquette Negaunee Duncan Covington HOUGHTON Interior 4 64 Marenisco Ishpeming IRONWOOD GOGEBIC Champion Michigamme ONTONAGON IRON MOUNTAIN Lanse Laird Stannard Spurr BARAGA Iron Bates 0 Cornell Harris Meyer ST IGNACE Holmes Fairbanks 4 Ingallston EMMET Bay Evangeline Eveline BOYNE South Arm Wilson EAST JORDAN Banks Cleveland Glen Arbor Empire Kasson MACOMB County Lyon Township Freeway 3 4 Highway ROCHESTER 9 Waterford SYLVAN AUBURN MANISTEE Filer Macomb Freesoil Victory 6 West Bloomfield 3 BLOOMFIELD 4 WALLED BIRMINGHAM OAKLAND COUNTY WAYNE COUNTY NORTHVILLE HUNTINGTON WOODS PLEASANT RIDGE SOUTHFIELD FARMINGTON LIVONIA 3 GARDEN INKSTER DEARBORN HEIGHTS 39 MELVINDALE RIVER ROUGE TAYLOR Huron Sumpter RIVERVIEW Brownstown Miles TRENTON Three Oaks New Buffalo Highway Berlin ROCKWOOD NEW BUFFALO Chikaming Baroda Buchanan BUCHANAN Bertrand Berrien Allegan Watson Milton Antwerp Decatur Eagle Danby Texas Volinia Wayne 6 60 PORTAGE 40 Porter 7 Park Pavilion Brady Leroy Union Sherwood Colon Tekonsha 60 Fawn Aurelius BRONSON Bronson Ovid Bethel Noble Eckford Clarendon Tompkins Quincy Algansee Litchfield Spring Arbor Hanover Cambria 6 Jefferson Woodbridge Ransom DALE Amboy LINDEN GENESEE FENTON Deerfield Iosco Marion Genoa Putnam Unadilla Dexter Lyndon 0 Norvell Columbia 3 Rome Wheatland Adams Rollin 34 HUDSON Pittsford Hudson 6 Medina Wright Dover Seneca LENAWEE 7 MORENCI Clinton 3 Saline 4 Salem Raisin Ridgeway 7 Deerfield ADRIAN Palmyra Blissfield Riga 6 Dundee 0 Ira NEW BALTIMORE China 9 ST CLAIR East China 3 Exeter Ash Raisinville 3 4 MONROE Monroe Ida Lasalle Erie Bedford MONROE LUNA PIER DETROIT ROCKWOOD Berlin Frenchtown ST. 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However, the State Supreme Court has until September 7 to decide 6 7 rule on the rest of the appeal, and could still take Voters Not Politicians proposal off the ballot. Huron 3 SALINE WASHTENAW 4 Salem ANN ARBOR Lodi Bridgewater Manchester AS OF JUNE 0, 0, the State Supreme Court has denied the motion to stay the Appeals Court ruling, and the proposal RIVERVIEW Scio Lyon SOUTH LYON Northfield Webster Lima Freedom Sharon Napoleon Liberty Grass Leoni White Brighton Green Oak 36 Sylvan CHELSEA JACKSON ALBION Dexter Lyndon Blackman 99 Eckford Henrietta BRIGHTON Hamburg LIVINGSTON 6 Rives 0 Sandstone Parma Stockbridge Bunker Hill Springfie Highland Milford Genoa 3 Hartland 9 HOWELL Protecting Michigan s Constitution (CPMC) to keep it off the November ballot. CPMC argues the ballot proposal is too broad and wide-reaching to be just an amendment, and has appealed the ruling to the Michigan Supreme Court. To see CPMC s legal filing against Voters Not Politicians, visit WESTLAND Bellevue Grove Tw Rose 3 Oceola Howell Handy Atlas OAKLAN 4 Tyrone WILLIAMSTON Wheatfield Davison GRAND BLANC Grand Blanc Holly Fenton LINDEN GENESEE FENTON Cohoctah ON JUNE 7, 0, the Michigan Court of Appeals ruled in favor of Voters Not Politicians, rejecting a lawsuit by Citizens 3 4 Mundy Gaines Burns BURTON SWARTZ CREEK Conway DAVISON FLINT Flint Argentine Fore Richfield Genesee Mt Morris FLUSHING Clayton 7 Antrim Delhi MT MORRIS Flushing DURAND Vernon Meridian Williamstown EAST LANSING Windsor Hazelton Shiawassee Bennington Woodhull Dewitt New Haven Thetford CLIO MONTROSE CORUNNA LAINGSBURG LANSING Benton Vermontville OWOSSO Owosso Victor Lansing 4 0 Rush Ovid DEWITT CLINTON GRAND Delta LEDGE Sunfield Fairfield Duplain Bingham Dallas Lyons Ionia IONIA Essex 7 LOWELL Cascade Gaines KENT Ronald Orleans Easton Keene North Plains 43 Fillmore SAUGATUCK BELDING Otisco Grattan Cannon Grand Rapids GRAND RAPIDS 6 ZEELAND Zeeland OTTAWA VILLAGE OF DOUGLAS Plainfield WALKER 4 EAST GRAND RAPIDS Georgetown WYOMING Blendon HUDSONVILLE GRANDVILLE KENTWOOD town 44 Alpine Tallmadge Allendale Olive Park GROSSE POINTE 4 Polkton Robinson Port Sheldon GROSSE POINTE HAMTRAMCK 4 Grand Haven GROSSE POINTE FARMS HIGHLAND Wright COOPERSVILLE GRAND HAVEN EASTPOINTE Crockery Millington TUSCOLA 4 Vienna Vassar Arbela Birch Run Montrose Juniata VASSAR Tuscola FRANKENMUTH Taymouth Grove Frankenmuth Albee St Charles Brady Denmark 3 Bridgeport Fairgrove 3 Gilford Blumfield Buena Vista SAGINAW James Chapin Fulton Saginaw Thomas Wisner Hampton Merritt Kochville ZILWAUKEE 47 Richland field Lafayette Emerson Arcada New Haven Crystal 66 MONTCALM Oakfield Jonesfield Wheeler Bethany ITHACA STANTON ROCKFORD ST LOUIS ALMA Day Sidney Montcalm Eureka GREENVILLE Pine Seville Richland Ferris Douglass 9 Spencer CEDAR SPRINGS Sparta Chester Nelson Solon Tyrone Cato Valley Pierson ISABELLA Home 46 Winfield Ensley 46 Ravenna Hinton MECOSTA Akron ESSEXVILLE AUBURN Monitor Frankenlust Tittabawassee 4 Ingersoll Mt Haley Bangor 3 BAY Homer Midland Jasper Porter Kawkawlin Williams MIDLAND 7 MT PLEASANT Chippewa Deerfield Broomfield Geneva Denver Isabella Union Wheatland Morton Reynolds Croton GRANT Casnovia Moorland 46 Sullivan MUSKEGON Spring FERRYSBURG CENTER LINE DETROIT Big Prairie Colfax Aetna NEWAYGO Brooks Garfield Bridgeton Cedar Creek Dalton Muskegon ton NORTH MUSKEGON FRASER 9 3 HAZEL OAK 3 0 Everett FREMONT Sheridan 0 Fruitland STERLING HEIGHTS Dayton Holton WHITEHALL 3 7 BIG RAPIDS Mecosta Goodwell Wilcox WHITE CLOUD Greenwood White Montague Blue Whitehall MONTAGUE 3 PLYMOUTH Denver Big Rapids 30 VotersNot Politicians proposal aims to reduce partisan favor in the drawing of legislative districts by amending the 9 State Constitution to create a 3-member redistricting committee with four Democrats, four Republicans and five 30 4 members who are supposed to be non-affiliated and independent. 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Carp 4 Nahma Baldwin Dafter Kinross Doyle Masonville Breen Portage Germfask White Manistique Superior Pentland field PONTIAC 9 Chippewa Hulbert LUCE Inwood Highland Mathias Ridge Ewing Wells 9 6 HOUGHTON Adams Schoolcraft Osceola Franklin Quincy Hiawatha Sugar Island Soo DETROIT & VICINITY Detroit & Vicinity Houghton 9 KEWEENAW 03 Hancock Rock SAULT STE MARIE Bay Mills Columbus Seney Au Train ALGER Turin West Sagola IRON RIVER 73 Mansfield Munising Limestone 0 Apportionment Plan Stanton 4 Forsyth Eagle Harbor IRON BESSEMER MUNISING Skandia 3 MARQUETTE 4 Houghton Erwin West Tilden Hematite Iron Stambaugh Ironwood Sands MICHIGAN'S 3 SENATE DISTRICTS MICHIGAN S 3 SENATE DISTRICTS Watersmeet Onota Chocolay 3 Richmond Whitefish 3 McMillan Grand Island MARQUETTE NEGAUNEE Ely Republic 4 ISHPEMING 4 WASHTENAW COUNTY WAYNE CO UNTY Covington HOUGHTON Interior 4 64 Burt Negaunee Duncan LA K Matchwood McMillan Marenisco 4 Laird M I CH IG AN Bergland ONTONAGON Highway Bohemia Rockland Powell 3 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8 STATE SENATE DISTRICTS THE MICHIGAN STATE SENATE DETROIT DELEGATION DISTRICTS Grosse Pointe Woods Harper Woods SD SD 4 SD Highland Park Redford Hamtramck SD SD 3 Dearborn Heights Garden City Dearborn Inkster Rouge Allen Park Ecorse Park Southgate Wyandotte view Trenton Woodhaven Grosse Ile Brownstown Gibraltar Detroit Non-Detroit Communities The Village of Grosse Ponte Shores Grosse Pointe Grosse Pointe Park Grosse Pointe Farms

9 CANDIDATE FORUM FOR STATE SENATE SEATS SENATE DISTRICT BROWNSTOWN TWP (PARTIAL) Brownstown has a population of 30,6 people and a household median income of $70,000. Is 6% White, 9% Hispanic or Latino, % Black, % Asian and % American Indian or Alaskan Native. DETROIT (PARTIAL) Detroit s population loss has slowed to a trickle leaving roughly 673,000 residents in Michigan s largest city. Median income is just over $,000; and Motown has a poverty rate of 36%. Detroit is 79% Black, % White, 7% Hispanic or Latino and % Asian. ECORSE Home of the Great s Steel Plant, Ecorse is an industrial town of 9,70 people, with a poverty rate of 34%. It is a racially mixed community of 4% Black, 3% White and 4% Hispanic or Latino residents, and has a $6,000 median income. GIBRALTAR This tiny city is home to 4,47 people, and has a median household income of $64,000. Its demographics are 9% White, 4% Hispanic or Latino, % Black and % American Indian or Alaskan Native. GROSSE ILE A large island in the Detroit, Grosse Ile can be accessed by two bridges. It has,00 people of which 97% are White, % Asian and % Black. Its household median income is $9,000. *Median Income data is rounded to the nearest thousand dollars. Source: Data USA, Census Bureau, ACS year, RIVER ROUGE Name for the Rouge river it sits on, Rouge has 7,609 residents. Its population is 0% Black, 34% White and % Hispanic. Its median household income is $4,000. RIVERVIEW The downriver community of view has,0 residents. % of residents are White, 6% Black and 4% Hispanic or Latino residents. Its median household income is $4,000. TRENTON Trenton is where the Battle of Monguagon, or the first significant battle of the War of occurred. Trenton is now home to,46 people and has a median household income of $7,000. Its population is 9% White, 4% Hispanic or Latino, % Black and % Asian. WOODHAVEN Woodhaven s name comes from its distance from the Detroit ; and is home to the Ford Stamping plant, that employs,00 people. It s,90 residents are % White, 6% Black, 4% Hispanic or Latino and 3% Asian. Woodhaven has a median household income of $9,000. WYANDOTTE Named after the area s Native American tribe, the Wyandots, it was first established as a European settlement by the French. This old downriver community has, people and a household median income of $,000. Wyandotte is 9% White, 6% Hispanic or Latino, % Asian and % Black. 9

10 STATE SENATE DISTRICTS SENATE DISTRICT DETROIT (PARTIAL) Detroit s population loss has slowed to a trickle, leaving roughly 673,000 residents in Michigan s largest city. Median income is just over $,000 and Motown has a poverty rate of 36%. Detroit is 79% Black, % White, 7% Hispanic or Latino and % Asian. GROSSE POINTE About,6 people live in the city of Grosse Pointe. The median household income is $93,000 and demographics are 90% White, % Asian, % Black and % Hispanic or Latino. GROSSE POINTE FARMS This affluent community has a median household income of $0,000 and a population that is 9% White, 4% Hispanic or Latino, 3% Black and % Asian. About 9,6 people live in the Farms. GROSSE POINTE The border of this old, eastern suburb is often seen as a place of stark contrast with its neighboring Detroit. Grosse Pointe Park has,76 residents and a median household income of $,000. It is 3% White, % Black, % Asian and % Hispanic or Latino. GROSSE POINTE SHORES Grosse Pointe Shores sits on St. Clair and is 9% White, 4% Black, 3% Hispanic or Latino and 3% Asian. Home of the Edsel & Eleanor Ford House, it has a median household income of $,000 and,933 residents. GROSSE POINTE WOODS On the east end of the Pointes is Grosse Pointe Woods with a population of,7 residents and median household income of $93,000. Its population is % White, % Black, % Asian and % Hispanic or Latino. HAMTRAMCK A city within Detroit, Hamtramck is a busy, diverse community with almost,9 people who are 4% White, 4% Asian, % Black and % Hispanic or Latino. A wide variety of languages are spoken in Hamtramck, including Arabic and Serbo-Croatian. It has a median household income of $4,000. HARPER WOODS Harper Woods has 3,9 people and demographics of 6% Black, 36% White, 3% Asian and % Hispanic or Latino. It has a median household income of $49,000. HIGHLAND Surrounded entirely by Detroit, this city once had 0,000 residents and housed the first assembly line, producing Ford s Model T. Highland Park is now home to,900 residents, with a poverty rate of 47%. The city is 9% Black, % White, % Multi-racial, and % Hispanic or Latino. Median household income is $7,4.

11 CANDIDATE FORUM FOR STATE SENATE SEATS SENATE DISTRICT 3 SENATE DISTRICT 4 DEARBORN Home of Ford Motor Company, this large western suburb of 9,0 people has a median income of $4,000. It is % White (including Arab Americans), 4% Black, 3% Hispanic or Latino and % Asian. Almost 36,000 of its residents are Arabic speakers, making Dearborn the city with the largest percentage of Arab Americans in the United States. DETROIT (PARTIAL) Detroit s population loss has slowed to a trickle leaving roughly 673,000 residents in Michigan s largest city. Median income is just over $,000 and Motown has a poverty rate of 36%. Detroit is 79% Black, % White, 7% Hispanic or Latino and % Asian. MELVINDALE Melvindale: Near the Marathon Oil refinery, Melvindale is a diverse city with residents of White (%), Hispanic or Latino (9%), Black (3%) and Asian (4%) backgrounds. It includes Spanish and Arabic speakers, and a poverty rate of 3% for its roughly,4 residents. Its median income is just under $,000. ALLEN A 7,9 person town, Allen Park is home to the Detroit Lions practice facility. It has a median household income of $66,000 and its demographics are 6% White, % Hispanic or Latino and % Black. DETROIT (PARTIAL) Detroit s population loss has slowed to a trickle leaving roughly 673,000 residents in Michigan s largest city. Median income is just over $,000 and Motown has a poverty rate of 36%. Detroit is 79% Black, % White, 7% Hispanic or Latino and % Asian. LINCOLN Park, has, residents and a median household income of $4,000. Its residents are 70% White, 0% Hispanic or Latino, 7% Black and % Other. SOUTHGATE This downriver community has 9,3 residents and a median household income of $,000. % of its residents are White, 7% Hispanic or Latino, 6% Black and 3% Asian.

12 STATE SENATE DISTRICTS SENATE DISTRICT DEARBORN HEIGHTS District 3 includes Dearborn Heights. Dearborn Heights is a 6,39 person community that is % White, % Black, 4% Hispanic or Latino and % Asian. It includes over,000 Arabic speakers. Its poverty rate is 0% and median income is $46,000. DETROIT (PARTIAL) Detroit s population loss has slowed to a trickle, leaving roughly 673,000 residents in Michigan s largest city. Median income is just over $,000 and Motown has a poverty rate of 36%. Detroit is 79% Black, % White, 7% Hispanic or Latino and % Asian. GARDEN Garden City began as a land patent for 60 acres from President Andrew Jackson to Thomas Dickerson in 3. It is a 7,000-person town of 90% White, 4% Hispanic or Latino, and 3% Black residents, with a median income of $3,000 and a % poverty rate. INKSTER The city of Inkster s name originated from Robert Inkster, who owned a sawmill and was a native of the Shetland Islands (Scotland). In the 0th century, Inkster housed many Black employees of Ford Motor Co., who were restricted from Dearborn and preferred living close to work. Inkster s 4,733 person population is now 7% Black, 0% White and 3% Hispanic or Latino, with a poverty rate of 34%. Its median income is $,000. REDFORD TOWNSHIP Redford Township has 47,4 residents and a median household income of $0,000. It is 6% White, 39% Black, % American Indian and Alaska Native.

13 CANDIDATE QUESTIONS CANDIDATE FORUM FOR STATE SENATE SEATS. What is your number one legislative priority?. Should your political party not be the Majority party in the State Senate, on what issues would you be willing to compromise with the opposing party in order to get legislation to be signed into law? 3. What bill or piece of State legislation do you applaud, and for what reason? 4. Why do you believe you re the best person to represent Detroit in the Michigan State Senate?. Who in the State Legislature do you look up to, and who will you seek out for work guidance in Lansing? 6. What, if anything, needs to be done to change the culture among state leaders in the Legislature and the Executive? OTHER TOPICS OF INTEREST FOR SENATE: Will state legislators reform auto insurance to lower rates? Should Michigan charge a fee for bottling water? Does Michigan spend enough on K- education? 3

14 ISSUES FOR THE MICHIGAN STATE SENATE APPROPRIATIONS: SPENDING TAX DOLLARS During the annual Appropriations process, our state legislators decide how to spend tax dollars. The Senate Appropriations Committee, currently made up of 7 Senators from across the state, determines spending increases or cuts to State agencies and their respective programs. For example, the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) has jurisdiction over state-administered public benefits, such as food and cash assistance. The Michigan Department of Environmental Quality administers programs that monitor the safety of our drinking water. And the State Court Fund allocates money to programs that provide public defenders for the indigent. The Appropriations Committee members can make the decision to put more money into those programs or make cuts to them. The interests of the Senators and their districts are varied and competing. Another element of the Appropriations process is that legislators often make the effort to bring home the bacon by securing funding for specific projects that benefit their district. This can take the shape of securing increased arts and culture grant funding to a local museum within the district, a road or bridge repair through the Michigan Department of Transportation, or even a spending increase to rehab buildings at a local community recreation center. A strong legislator can advocate for the needs of the community he or she represents, and have their priorities reflected in the budget. AUTO INSURANCE Auto insurance is regulated by state law. Efforts to lower auto insurance rates have been stymied by disagreement over whether to keep or scrap mandatory personal injury protection (the most generous and expensive coverage in the nation), and whether insurance companies should be more strictly regulated or health providers and trial attorneys should be. There are currently insurance reform bills introduced in the Senate for the two-year legislative session that ends January, 09. There may be more movement on bills during the lame duck period after the November election. All bills expire at the end of the legislative session, and any reform bills will have to be re-introduced by the new Senate and House for the next legislative session that begins January 3, 09. For CitizenDetroit s auto insurance materials, visit 4

15 CANDIDATE FORUM FOR STATE SENATE SEATS EDUCATION Michigan s constitution reads The Legislature shall maintain and support a system of free public elementary and secondary schools as defined by law. The State legislature adopts, amends and repeals laws that govern our public school districts - traditional and charter. These laws range from testing requirements to budget allocations to school safety to charter regulation. Recent laws passed by the Michigan legislature include a package of bills to increase protections against sexual assault within schools, the state education budget, mandatory mental health first aid training for teachers, and a requirement that regional public school enhancement millage revenues be shared with charter schools. Recently introduced bills include increased school safety measures, a Democratic Senate package of bills for teacher incentives, and requiring that voter education be taught in public schools. All bills that are not voted on expire at the end of the legislative session January, 09. For Bridge Magazine s summary of education reform studies, visit WATER Water policy is an issue that is critical to the public health, safety, and pocketbooks of Michiganders. Michigan is home to four of the five Great s, which is % of the world s freshwater supply. Responsibility falls on our legislators, through oversight and adequate levels of regulation, to provide clean potable water while preserving the ecology, natural resources, and economy of the state. Water issues that have come before the legislature include: Finding the appropriate amount of funding for stormwater & sewage system upgrades. Nestle s soliciting a permit to pump water from Michigan water sources. Whether or not to shut down Enbridge Line, the oil pipeline running through the Great s. Appropriating funds for bottled water distribution, lead testing and water infrastructure improvements following the Flint Water Crisis Creating public assistance programs to help pay water debt in the wake of mass water shut offs in Detroit Ballast water regulations designed to prevent commercial ships from accidentally bringing invasive species into our waterways that destroy our ecosystems. For more information about the Flint Water Crisis, visit

16 MICHIGAN STATE SENATE DISTRICT CANDIDATES State Senator Coleman Young, Jr. is term limited. Seven candidates, including two current legislators and one former legislator are running for the open seat. STEPHANIE CHANG (D) Current Michigan State House Representative 6th District Co-Founder, APIAVote-Michigan Operator of joint neighborhood service center with Detroit District 6 Council Member Raquel Castaneda- Lopez JAMES COLE, JR (D) No Biography Provided STEPHANIE ROEHM (D) No Biography Provided BETTIE COOK SCOTT (D) Current Michigan State House Representative nd District. Former State Representative (007-0) Retired Detroit Police Department (7 years) PAULINE MONTIE (R) Delegate for Donald Trump, Trenton - 07 NICHOLAS RIVERA (D) Wayne State University, Psychology National Guardsman ALBERTA TINSLEY TALABI (D) Former Michigan State House Representative nd District (0-07) Former City Council member ( ) Former Wayne County Commissioner (97-990) 6

17 DISTRICT CANDIDATES The seat is currently vacant due to State Senator Bert Johnson s resignation. Thirteen candidates, including four former legislators are running for the open seat. *Seven candidates, including four former legislators are running for the partial term. ABRAHAM AIYASH (D) Founder, Halimah Project (refugee mentorship program) Hamtramck Recycling Commission Michigan State University, James Madison College * Also running for Partial Term BRIAN BANKS (D) Former Michigan State House Representative st District (03-07) Former Adjunct Professor, Baker College Juris Doctor, MSU College of Law * Also running for Partial Term GEORGE CUSHINGBERRY, JR. (D) Former Detroit City Council President Pro-Tempore Former Michigan State House Representative th District (9-93, 00-0) Former Wayne County Commissioner * Also running for Partial Term LAWRENCE GANNAN (D) President, Friends of Belle Isle Veteran of Vietnam, U.S. Army Michigan State University, Urban Planning TOMMY CAMPBELL (D) No Biography Provided JOHN HAULER (R) Founding Member, Metro Detroit Freedom Coalition Sales Director, Advance Oakland Community College 7

18 DISTRICT CANDIDATES CONTINUED ADAM HOLLIER (D) Director of Government & Community Relations, Michigan Fitness Foundation Vice President, Hantz Woodlands Chief of Staff, State Senator Bert Johnson (009-0) * Also running for Partial Term LAMAR LEMMONS (D) Current Detroit School Board Member Former Michigan State House Representative 3rd District (999-00, ) Founder, Dragon Slayer (political/ consulting firm) * Also running for Partial Term JOHN OLUMBA (D) Former Michigan State House Representative 3rd District Northern Illinois University College of Law (J.D.) * Also running for Partial Term LISA PAPAS (R) Wayne State University, Education High School & Middle School Teacher WILLIAMS PHILLIPS (D) No Biography Provided ANAM MIAH (D) Current Hamtramck Council Member & Mayor Pro Tem President of USW Local 0L REGINA L. WILLIAMS (D) No Biography Provided JOE RICCI (D) No Biography Provided ^Only running for Partial Term

19 DISTRICT 3 CANDIDATES CANDIDATE FORUM FOR STATE SENATE SEATS Senator Morris Hood III is term limited. Five candidates, including two current legislators are running for the open seat. KATHY STECKER (R) No Biography Provided ANITA BELLE (D) Former Green Party Candidate for U.S. Senate Founder & President, International Union of Heirs of Transatlantic African Laborers University of Florida, Law TERRY T. BURRELL (D) No Biography Provided SYLVIA SANTANA (D) Current, Michigan State House Representative 9th District President, Warrendale Community Organization Eastern Michigan University, Business GARY WORONCHAK (D) Current, Chair of Wayne County Commissioner (Dist. 3) Former. Michigan State House Representative --th Disrict University of Michigan, Dearborn 9

20 DISTRICT 4 CANDIDATES Senator Ian Conyers is opting to run for Congress, leaving State Senate District 4 an open seat. Four candidates, including one current legislator, are running for the open seat. ANGELA SAVINO (R) No Biography Provided CARRON PINKINS (D) Founder, The Organization to Save our Communities, Save our Streets and Restore Peace Former Trial Attorney and Public Defender MARSHALL BULLOCK (D) City of Detroit District Manager FRED DURHAL (D) Current Michigan State House Representative th District Assistant Democratic Leader (04-06) Literacy Director, Americorps 0

21 DISTRICT CANDIDATES CANDIDATE FORUM FOR STATE SENATE SEATS Senator David Knezek is running for re-election to his final term in the State Senate. Two other candidates are challenging for the seat. DESHAWN WILKINS (R) Senior Pastor of Immanuel Outreach Cathedral Former Vice Chair and Chair, Regional Transit Authority (RTA) Citizens Advisory Committee Former Producer and Host, Hope in the Lord (AM340, WCHB, Detroit) NOTES BETTY JEAN ALEXANDER (D) No Biography Provided DAVID KNEZEK (D - INCUMBENT) Current Michigan State Senator th District Former State Representative th District (03-04) Former Sergeant Marine Corps, Iraq Veteran

22 CANDIDATE ASSESSMENT Candidate Candidate Candidate Candidate C CANDIDATE OBSERVATIONS Question No. Question No. Question No. Question No. Qu CANDIDATE S RESPONSE: Platitudes Pandering Pivot Strategic Pertinent Pot Shot

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