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The Michigan Municipal League did well on Tuesday, with several of our members and former members who are running for the House of Representatives scoring victories.  We had eight members who came through contested primaries to earn their party nomination for the November 6th general election.  We also had three members that were uncontested and will move on. <\/p>\n

<\/span><\/span>Here is the list of results:<\/span><\/span> <\/p>\n

<\/span><\/span>Winners in contested primaries<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

2nd<\/sup> – Rep. Alberta Tinsley Talabi – former Detroit City Councilwoman
<\/span><\/span>41st<\/sup> – Martin Howrylak, former Troy City Council member
<\/span><\/span>57th<\/sup> – Jim Berryman, former Adrian Mayor
<\/span><\/span>69th<\/sup> – Susan McGillicuddy, Meridian Supervisor
<\/span><\/span>74th<\/sup> – Rob VerHeulen, Mayor of Walker
<\/span><\/span>76th<\/sup> – Rep. Roy Schmidt, former Grand Rapids City Councilman
<\/span><\/span>109th<\/sup> – John Kivela – Mayor of Marquette
<\/span><\/span>110th<\/sup> – Scott Dianda – Village of Calumet Trustee and President<\/p>\n

<\/span><\/span>Uncontested Primary Winners in Open Seats:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

23rd<\/sup> – Tom Boritzki, former Trenton mayor
<\/span><\/span>52nd<\/sup> – Gretchen Driskell, Saline mayor
<\/span><\/span>62nd<\/sup> – Mark Behnke, former Battle Creek Mayor<\/p>\n

<\/span><\/span>Uncontested Primary Incumbents:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

12th<\/sup> – Doug Geiss
<\/span><\/span>13th<\/sup> – Andrew Kandrevas
<\/span><\/span>15th<\/sup> – George Darany
<\/span><\/span>19th<\/sup> – John Walsh
<\/span><\/span>22nd<\/sup> – Harold Haugh
<\/span><\/span>31st<\/sup> – Marilyn Lane
<\/span><\/span>34th<\/sup> – Woodrow Stanley
<\/span><\/span>37th<\/sup> – Vicki Barnett
<\/span><\/span>38th<\/sup> – Hugh Crawford
<\/span><\/span>43rd<\/sup> – Gail Haines
<\/span><\/span>45th<\/sup> – Tom McMillin
<\/span><\/span>49th<\/sup> – Jim Ananich
<\/span><\/span>50th<\/sup> – Charles Smiley
<\/span><\/span>52nd<\/sup> – Mark Ouimet
<\/span><\/span>60th<\/sup> – Sean McCann
<\/span><\/span>61st<\/sup> – Margaret O’Brien
<\/span><\/span>71st<\/sup> – Deb Shaughnessy
<\/span><\/span>90th<\/sup> – Joe Haveman
<\/span><\/span>96th<\/sup> – Charles Brunner
<\/span><\/span>101st<\/sup> – Ray Franz<\/p>\n

<\/span><\/span>On a personal note, I ran for the House of Representatives in the Democratic primary here in the 68th District (Lansing\/Lansing Twp). After a hard campaign, I was able to receive 43% of the vote in a seven-way primary and was victorious! While I will still do what I need to do to win in November, the seat is generally a Democratic-leaning seat so it is likely that I will be victorious.  While I am bummed to have to leave the League later in the year, I am excited for this new opportunity to serve the citizens of the Lansing area and all of Michigan in making the important policy decisions over the next two years.  And I won’t forget about the importance of communities and place for the future of Michigan. I campaigned on it, and believe in it! Thanks, everyone, for all your support.<\/p>\n

Andy Schor is the Assistant Director of State Affairs for the Michigan Municipal League. Contact him at (517) 908-0300 or by email at <\/em>aschor@mml.org<\/em><\/a>.<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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