Get to Know the Candidates

We sent questionnaires to candidates across Michigan to find out where they stand on education justice. Get to know your candidates below.

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Advocates across Michigan grow in their calls for mask mandates in schools

Q & A
August 18, 2021
Advocates across Michigan grow in their calls for mask mandates in schools
Detroit Public Schools Community District

Misha LJ Stallworth

Q & A
October 20, 2020
Misha LJ Stallworth
Flint Community Schools

Billie Mitchell

Q & A
October 20, 2020
Billie Mitchell
Flint Community Schools

Timothy Abdul-Matin

Q & A
October 20, 2020
Timothy Abdul-Matin
Pennfield School District

Alicia Bronson

Q & A
October 20, 2020
Alicia Bronson
Mattawan Consolidated Schools

Mark A Noffsinger MD

Q & A
October 20, 2020
Mark A Noffsinger MD
Detroit Public Schools Community District

Richard Clement

Q & A
October 20, 2020
Richard Clement
Ypsilanti Community Schools

M. Jeanice Townsend

Q & A
October 20, 2020
M. Jeanice Townsend
Flint Community Schools

Michael D. Doan

Q & A
October 20, 2020
Michael D. Doan
Union City Community Schools

Paula DeJongh

Q & A
October 14, 2020
Paula DeJongh
Kalamazoo Public Schools

Marshall Killian

Q & A
October 14, 2020
Marshall Killian
Portage

Dean Prowse

Q & A
October 14, 2020
Dean Prowse
Ann Arbor Public Schools

Krystle DuPree

Q & A
October 14, 2020
Krystle DuPree
Mattawan Consolidated Schools

Onur Arugaslan

Q & A
October 14, 2020
Onur Arugaslan
Vandercook Lake

Delinda Woods

Q & A
October 14, 2020
Delinda Woods
Saline Area Schools

Thomas Frederick

Q & A
October 14, 2020
Thomas Frederick
Pennfield School District

Sarah Marie Jones

Q & A
October 14, 2020
Sarah Marie Jones
Swartz Creek Community Schools

Jessica Lanave

Q & A
October 14, 2020
Jessica Lanave
Wayne-Westland Community School District

Sheree Conn

Q & A
October 14, 2020
Sheree Conn
Cheboygan Area Schools

Melissa J. Evans

Q & A
October 14, 2020
Melissa J. Evans
Saline Area Schools

Jenny Miller

Q & A
October 14, 2020
Jenny Miller
Northwest Community Schools

Canis Arbrouet

Q & A
October 14, 2020
Canis Arbrouet
Colon

Rebecca Stoll

Q & A
October 14, 2020
Rebecca Stoll
Battle Creek Public Schools

Nathan Grajek

Q & A
October 14, 2020
Nathan Grajek
Bellevue Community Schools

Seth Madry

Q & A
October 14, 2020
Seth Madry
Kalamazoo Public Schools

Megan Maddock

Q & A
October 14, 2020
Megan Maddock
Plainwell Community Schools

Jill Dunham

Q & A
October 9, 2020
Jill Dunham
Wayne-Westland Community School District

Angela Jackson-Irvine

Q & A
October 9, 2020
Angela Jackson-Irvine
Detroit Public Schools Community District

Iris A. Taylor, Ph.D.

Q & A
October 9, 2020
Iris A. Taylor, Ph.D.
Memphis Community Schools

Susan Durst

Q & A
October 9, 2020
Susan Durst
Greenville Public Schools

Nicole Ciganik

Q & A
October 9, 2020
Nicole Ciganik
Milan Area Schools

Thomas Faro

Q & A
October 9, 2020
Thomas Faro
Milan Area Schools

Michelle R. Heikka

Q & A
October 9, 2020
Michelle R. Heikka
Public Schools of Petoskey

Denise Petoskey

Q & A
October 9, 2020
Denise Petoskey
Lansing School District

Robin M.Moore

Q & A
October 9, 2020
Robin M.Moore
Mattawan Consolidated Schools

Ted Roethlisberger

Q & A
October 9, 2020
Ted Roethlisberger
Detroit Public Schools Community District

Chico Sorrell

Q & A
October 9, 2020
Chico Sorrell
Sault Area Schools

Caitlin Galer

Q & A
October 7, 2020
Caitlin Galer
Comstock Park Public Schools

David L Hood

Q & A
October 7, 2020
David L Hood
Springport

Chris Talbot

Q & A
October 7, 2020
Chris Talbot
Bridgeport-Spaulding Community School District

Amy Morales

Q & A
October 7, 2020
Amy Morales
Chippewa Valley Schools

Christopher Gura

Q & A
October 7, 2020
Christopher Gura
Royal Oak School District

LaKeesha Morrison

Q & A
October 7, 2020
LaKeesha Morrison
Boyne City Public Schools

Jeff Mercer

Q & A
October 7, 2020
Jeff Mercer
Lincoln Consolidated Schools

Jennifer LaBombarbe

Q & A
October 7, 2020
Jennifer LaBombarbe
North Adams-Jerome Public Schools

Linda Paille

Q & A
October 7, 2020
Linda Paille
Vanderbilt

Mary L. Kinney

Q & A
October 6, 2020
Mary L. Kinney
Northville Public School District

Sarah Prescott

Q & A
October 6, 2020
Sarah Prescott
Ann Arbor Public Schools

Ernesto Querijero

Q & A
October 6, 2020
Ernesto Querijero
Wayne-Westland Community School District

Melandie Hines

Q & A
October 6, 2020
Melandie Hines
Sparta Area Schools

Kim Eluskie

Q & A
October 6, 2020
Kim Eluskie
Lincoln Consolidated Schools

Thomas rollins

Q & A
October 6, 2020
Thomas rollins
Lake Orion Community Schools

Edwina Patterson

Q & A
October 6, 2020
Edwina Patterson
Grosse Pointe Public Schools

Kathleen Abke

Q & A
October 6, 2020
Kathleen Abke
Grosse Pointe Public Schools

Kathleen Abke

Q & A
October 6, 2020
Kathleen Abke
Fowlerville Community Schools

Steve Arbenowske

Q & A
October 6, 2020
Steve Arbenowske
Detroit Public Schools Community District

Jermain Lee Jones

Q & A
October 6, 2020
Jermain Lee Jones
Clio Area School District

Robert j. love

Q & A
October 6, 2020
Robert j. love
Carman-Ainsworth Community Schools

Todd W. Miller

Q & A
October 6, 2020
Todd W. Miller
Bloomfield Hills School District

Michelle Southward

Q & A
October 6, 2020
Michelle Southward
Bloomfield Hills School District

Siva Kumar

Q & A
October 6, 2020
Siva Kumar
Bloomfield Hills School District

Renita James

Q & A
October 6, 2020
Renita James
Birmingham City School District

Samuel Oh

Q & A
October 6, 2020
Samuel Oh
Birch Run Area Schools

Ryan S. Rigda

Q & A
October 6, 2020
Ryan S. Rigda
Atherton Community Schools

Scott Hynes

Q & A
October 6, 2020
Scott Hynes
West Bloomfield

Kirsten Sonneville-Douglass

Q & A
October 6, 2020
Kirsten Sonneville-Douglass
Wayne-Westland Community School District

John F. Albrecht

Q & A
October 6, 2020
John F. Albrecht
Walled Lake Schools

Joel Murav

Q & A
October 6, 2020
Joel Murav
Swartz Creek Community Schools

Carrie Germain

Q & A
October 6, 2020
Carrie Germain
Clio Area School District

Bob Gaffney

Q & A
October 6, 2020
Bob Gaffney
Wayland Union Schools

Cinnamon Mellema

Q & A
October 6, 2020
Cinnamon Mellema
Chelsea School District

Eric Wilkinson

Q & A
October 4, 2020
Eric Wilkinson
Cheboygan Area Schools

Julie Lohela

Q & A
October 4, 2020
Julie Lohela
Caledonia Community Schools

Katie Isic

Q & A
October 4, 2020
Katie Isic
Caledonia Community Schools

Dr. Brittany N. Barber Garcia

Q & A
October 4, 2020
Dr. Brittany N. Barber Garcia
Atherton Community Schools

Tim Shorkey

Q & A
October 4, 2020
Tim Shorkey
Boyne City Public Schools

Leslie Marie Neilson

Q & A
October 4, 2020
Leslie Marie Neilson
Bloomfield Hills School District

Jonathan VanGemert

Q & A
October 4, 2020
Jonathan VanGemert
Birmingham City School District

Nash Salami

Q & A
October 4, 2020
Nash Salami
Avondale School District

Wayne Kakuda

Q & A
October 4, 2020
Wayne Kakuda
Avondale School District

Wayne Kakuda

Q & A
October 4, 2020
Wayne Kakuda
Avondale School District

Lucille Washington

Q & A
October 4, 2020
Lucille Washington
Ann Arbor Public Schools

Jeff Gaynor

Q & A
October 4, 2020
Jeff Gaynor
Ann Arbor Public Schools

Jamila James

Q & A
October 4, 2020
Jamila James
Ann Arbor Public Schools

Angie Smith

Q & A
October 4, 2020
Angie Smith
Jackson Public Schools District

Kesha Hamilton

Q & A
October 4, 2020
Kesha Hamilton
East Lansing Public Schools

Dorian Prier

Q & A
October 4, 2020
Dorian Prier
East Lansing Public Schools

Debbie Walton

Q & A
October 4, 2020
Debbie Walton
Plymouth-Canton Community Schools

Jeannie Moody-Novak

Q & A
October 4, 2020
Jeannie Moody-Novak
Plymouth-Canton Community Schools

Christopher Vos, Jr.

Q & A
October 4, 2020
Christopher Vos, Jr.
Plymouth-Canton Community Schools

Anupam Chugh Sidhu

Q & A
October 4, 2020
Anupam Chugh Sidhu
Bridgeport-Spaulding Community School District

Tammy Bieszke

Q & A
October 4, 2020
Tammy Bieszke
Birmingham City School District

Samuel Oh

Q & A
October 4, 2020
Samuel Oh
Birmingham City School District

Luke Joseph

Q & A
October 4, 2020
Luke Joseph
Birmingham City School District

Luke Joseph

Q & A
October 4, 2020
Luke Joseph
Birmingham City School District

Lori Ajlouny

Q & A
October 4, 2020
Lori Ajlouny
Avondale School District

Robbin Hopkins

Q & A
October 4, 2020
Robbin Hopkins
Ashley Community Schools

Anmarie E Bradley

Q & A
October 4, 2020
Anmarie E Bradley
Ann Arbor Public Schools

Maggi Kennel

Q & A
October 4, 2020
Maggi Kennel
Farmington Public School District

Frank Raines III

Q & A
October 4, 2020
Frank Raines III
Dexter Community Schools

Jennifer Kangas

Q & A
October 4, 2020
Jennifer Kangas
Detroit Public Schools Community District

John Telford

Q & A
October 4, 2020
John Telford
Detroit Public Schools Community District

Elena Herrada

Q & A
October 4, 2020
Elena Herrada
Dearborn Public Schools

Latanya Gater

Q & A
October 4, 2020
Latanya Gater
Dearborn Public Schools

Sharifah Galab

Q & A
October 4, 2020
Sharifah Galab
Northwest Community Schools

Katie Pitchford

Q & A
October 4, 2020
Katie Pitchford
Northwest Community Schools

James Haldane

Q & A
October 4, 2020
James Haldane
Northwest Community Schools

Allison Cooper

Q & A
October 4, 2020
Allison Cooper
Tri County Area Schools

Jill Fennessy

Q & A
October 4, 2020
Jill Fennessy
Fenton Area Public Schools

Lynn Hopper

Q & A
October 4, 2020
Lynn Hopper
Huron Valley Schools

Jeffrey Long

Q & A
October 4, 2020
Jeffrey Long
Hemlock Public Schools

Kimberly Hoeppner

Q & A
October 4, 2020
Kimberly Hoeppner
L'Anse Creuse Public Schools

Jeff Cyprus

Q & A
October 4, 2020
Jeff Cyprus
Harbor Springs Public Schools

Adriane Corlew

Q & A
October 4, 2020
Adriane Corlew
Grosse Pointe Public Schools

David Brumbaugh

Q & A
October 4, 2020
David Brumbaugh
Grosse Pointe Public Schools

Cynthia M. Douglas

Q & A
October 4, 2020
Cynthia M. Douglas
Grosse Ile Township Schools

Nikki Lilje

Q & A
October 4, 2020
Nikki Lilje
East Lansing Public Schools

Nichole Martin

Q & A
October 4, 2020
Nichole Martin
East Lansing Public Schools

Monica M. Fink

Q & A
October 4, 2020
Monica M. Fink
Lansing School District

Guillermo Z. Lopez

Q & A
October 4, 2020
Guillermo Z. Lopez
East Lansing Public Schools

Elizabeth Guerrero Lyons

Q & A
October 4, 2020
Elizabeth Guerrero Lyons
Dearborn Public Schools

Paul Goddard

Q & A
October 4, 2020
Paul Goddard
Dearborn Public Schools

Nofila Haidar

Q & A
October 4, 2020
Nofila Haidar
Dearborn Public Schools

Irene Watts

Q & A
October 4, 2020
Irene Watts
Dearborn Public Schools

Adel Mozip

Q & A
October 4, 2020
Adel Mozip
Grosse Ile Township Schools

Nadia Tonova

Q & A
October 4, 2020
Nadia Tonova
Grandville Public Schools

Amy Gardine

Q & A
October 4, 2020
Amy Gardine
Grand Blanc Community Schools

Joe Johnson

Q & A
October 4, 2020
Joe Johnson
Freeland Community School District

Timothy Cole

Q & A
October 4, 2020
Timothy Cole
Freeland Community School District

Nicole Northrup

Q & A
October 4, 2020
Nicole Northrup
Fowlerville Community Schools

Rob Mangan

Q & A
October 4, 2020
Rob Mangan
Flushing Community Schools

Wendie Dillehay

Q & A
October 4, 2020
Wendie Dillehay
Carman-Ainsworth Community Schools

Waymond M. Beavers

Q & A
October 4, 2020
Waymond M. Beavers
Flint Community Schools

Mario DeSean Booker

Q & A
October 4, 2020
Mario DeSean Booker
Farmington Public School District

Richard Mukamal

Q & A
October 4, 2020
Richard Mukamal
Pontiac

G. Kevin Gross

Q & A
October 4, 2020
G. Kevin Gross
Farmington Public School District

Donald Walker

Q & A
October 4, 2020
Donald Walker
Farmington Public School District

Claudia Heinrich

Q & A
October 4, 2020
Claudia Heinrich
Farmington Public School District

Cheryl Blau

Q & A
October 4, 2020
Cheryl Blau
Engadine Consolidated Schools

Leslie Chapman

Q & A
October 4, 2020
Leslie Chapman
Ecorse Public Schools

Jason Alexander

Q & A
October 4, 2020
Jason Alexander
Rockford School Dirstrict

Thomas Hales

Q & A
October 4, 2020
Thomas Hales
Walled Lake Schools

Craig Peterson

Q & A
October 4, 2020
Craig Peterson
Wayne-Westland Community School District

Gayle Nicholson

Q & A
October 4, 2020
Gayle Nicholson
Clintondale Community Schools

Jeremy W. Schnaidt

Q & A
October 4, 2020
Jeremy W. Schnaidt
Plymouth-Canton Community Schools

Lauren Christenson

Q & A
October 4, 2020
Lauren Christenson
Utica Community Schools

Andrea Geralds

Q & A
October 4, 2020
Andrea Geralds
Northville Public School District

Harihar Kulkarni

Q & A
October 4, 2020
Harihar Kulkarni
Lake Orion Community Schools

Danielle Bresett

Q & A
October 4, 2020
Danielle Bresett
Lake Orion Community Schools

Amy Denise Silvester

Q & A
October 4, 2020
Amy Denise Silvester
Genesee

Joyce Ellis-McNeal

Q & A
October 4, 2020
Joyce Ellis-McNeal
Carman-Ainsworth Community Schools

James JOhnson

Q & A
October 4, 2020
James JOhnson
Flint Community Schools

Ariana Hawk

Q & A
October 4, 2020
Ariana Hawk
Ferndale Public Schools

Jennifer LaTosch

Q & A
October 4, 2020
Jennifer LaTosch
Fenton Area Public Schools

Matthew Welch

Q & A
October 4, 2020
Matthew Welch
Farmington Public School District

Frank Raines, III

Q & A
October 4, 2020
Frank Raines, III
Clintondale Community Schools

Kary A. Davidson

Q & A
October 4, 2020
Kary A. Davidson
Clintondale Community Schools

Annika Christiani

Q & A
October 4, 2020
Annika Christiani
Chippewa Valley Schools

Aimee Crellin

Q & A
October 4, 2020
Aimee Crellin
Farmington Public School District

Mable Fox

Q & A
October 4, 2020
Mable Fox
Swartz Creek Community Schools

Michael Ovsenik

Q & A
October 4, 2020
Michael Ovsenik
Northville Public School District

James Mazurek

Q & A
October 4, 2020
James Mazurek
South Lake Schools

Vickie Brockman Hall

Q & A
October 4, 2020
Vickie Brockman Hall
Waverly Community Schools

Adre D. Brown

Q & A
October 4, 2020
Adre D. Brown
Rudyard Area Schools

Rachel Fuerer

Q & A
October 4, 2020
Rachel Fuerer
Van Buren Public School District

Terrance Goff

Q & A
October 4, 2020
Terrance Goff
Utica Community Schools

Mary K Thomas

Q & A
October 4, 2020
Mary K Thomas
South Lake Schools

Jamie Williams

Q & A
October 4, 2020
Jamie Williams
Lake Shore Public Schools

Daniel Colling

Q & A
October 4, 2020
Daniel Colling
East Lansing Public Schools

Gregory Hess

Q & A
October 4, 2020
Gregory Hess
Huron School District New Boston

Jamie Grant

Q & A
October 4, 2020
Jamie Grant
Napoleon

Bryce Wallace

Q & A
October 4, 2020
Bryce Wallace
Van Buren Public School District

Dionne Falconer

Q & A
October 4, 2020
Dionne Falconer
Avondale School District

Kelly Brault

Q & A
October 4, 2020
Kelly Brault
South Lake Schools

Joseph D. Fresard

Q & A
October 4, 2020
Joseph D. Fresard
Lake Shore Public Schools

Amy M Thomas-August

Q & A
October 4, 2020
Amy M Thomas-August
Southfield Public Schools

Yvette Ware-DeVaull

Q & A
October 4, 2020
Yvette Ware-DeVaull
South Lake Schools

Renard Morey-Greer

Q & A
October 4, 2020
Renard Morey-Greer
Roseville Community Schools

Michelle Williams-Ward

Q & A
October 4, 2020
Michelle Williams-Ward
Anchor Bay School District

Sheryl Stankus

Q & A
October 4, 2020
Sheryl Stankus
Napoleon

Bryce Wallace

Q & A
October 4, 2020
Bryce Wallace
Genesee

John Ferguson

Q & A
October 4, 2020
John Ferguson
Chippewa Valley Schools

Jolene Andriaschko

Q & A
October 4, 2020
Jolene Andriaschko
Kentwood Public Schools

Leonica Riley Erwin

Q & A
October 4, 2020
Leonica Riley Erwin
Jackson Public Schools

Shalanda Hunt

Q & A
October 4, 2020
Shalanda Hunt
Southfield Public Schools

Michael Poole

Q & A
October 4, 2020
Michael Poole
Southfield Public Schools

Amani Johnson

Q & A
October 4, 2020
Amani Johnson
Sault Area Schools

Michael Goetz

Q & A
October 4, 2020
Michael Goetz
Sault Area Schools

Ray DeWitt

Q & A
October 4, 2020
Ray DeWitt
Saline Area Schools

Brad Gerbe

Q & A
October 4, 2020
Brad Gerbe
Saline Area Schools

Heidi Elizabeth Pfannes

Q & A
October 4, 2020
Heidi Elizabeth Pfannes
Lake Shore Public Schools

Michael Bakotich

Q & A
October 4, 2020
Michael Bakotich
Bridgeport-Spaulding Community School District

Natalie McLaurin-Johnson

Q & A
October 4, 2020
Natalie McLaurin-Johnson
School District of City of Saginaw / Saginaw Public Schools

Janet H.Nash

Q & A
October 4, 2020
Janet H.Nash
Rudyard Area Schools

Karen Sprague

Q & A
October 4, 2020
Karen Sprague
Royal Oak School District

Timothy J. Ciechorski

Q & A
October 4, 2020
Timothy J. Ciechorski
Royal Oak School District

Lisa-Aline Hanes

Q & A
October 4, 2020
Lisa-Aline Hanes
Royal Oak School District

Erika Alexander

Q & A
October 4, 2020
Erika Alexander
Royal Oak School District

Dustin Gabriel Kaupp

Q & A
October 4, 2020
Dustin Gabriel Kaupp
Richmond Community School District

Kristine Furtaw

Q & A
October 4, 2020
Kristine Furtaw
Clio Area School District

Gary Easterly

Q & A
October 4, 2020
Gary Easterly
Plymouth-Canton Community Schools

Patrick Kehoe

Q & A
October 4, 2020
Patrick Kehoe
Oak Park

Al Elvin

Q & A
October 4, 2020
Al Elvin
Northville School

Harihar Kulkarni

Q & A
October 4, 2020
Harihar Kulkarni
Northville Public School District

Kimberly Campbell-Voytal, PhD,

Q & A
October 4, 2020
Kimberly Campbell-Voytal, PhD,
Wayne-Westland Community School District

Kimberly R May

Q & A
October 4, 2020
Kimberly R May
Bloomfield Hills School District

Dr. Dima El-Gamal

Q & A
October 4, 2020
Dr. Dima El-Gamal
Waterford School District

Daniel Majeske

Q & A
October 4, 2020
Daniel Majeske
Fitzgerald Public Schools

Kimberly M. Lee

Q & A
October 4, 2020
Kimberly M. Lee
Roseville Community Schools

Gina Aiuto

Q & A
October 4, 2020
Gina Aiuto
Memphis Community Schools

Nancy Thomson

Q & A
October 4, 2020
Nancy Thomson
Memphis Community Schools

Martin Cook

Q & A
October 4, 2020
Martin Cook
Madison District Public Schools

Rebecca Chambliss

Q & A
October 4, 2020
Rebecca Chambliss
Madison District Public Schools

Mark Holcomb

Q & A
October 4, 2020
Mark Holcomb
Livonia Public Schools

Madeline Acosta

Q & A
October 4, 2020
Madeline Acosta
Southfield Public Schools

Ashanti Bland

Q & A
October 4, 2020
Ashanti Bland
Waverly Community Schools

Holly Nester

Q & A
October 4, 2020
Holly Nester
Ypsilanti Community Schools

Yvonne Fields

Q & A
October 4, 2020
Yvonne Fields
Ypsilanti Community Schools

Maria Goodrich

Q & A
October 4, 2020
Maria Goodrich
Milan Area Schools

George Elder IV

Q & A
October 4, 2020
George Elder IV
Bloomfield Hills School District

Dima El-Gamal, PHD, PE, LEED@AP

Q & A
October 4, 2020
Dima El-Gamal, PHD, PE, LEED@AP
Waterford School District

Nathan Mosseri

Q & A
October 4, 2020
Nathan Mosseri
Kenowa Hills Public School

Melissa Courtade

Q & A
October 4, 2020
Melissa Courtade