2024 General Election Resources
The Home Builders Association of Western Michigan's Government Relations Committee Encourages all members of the Residential Construction Industry to Exercise Their Right To Vote. Being a Home Builder is Hard, Voting is Easy.
Every election is important, because it's another chance for citizens to choose the leaders and direction of their future. As business leaders it is vital that we vote – whom you vote for is your choice – but this is the most important election in American history and participation is more important than ever. #2024elections
Elected officials at all levels play a role in shaping housing policy.
To help our members make an informed decision, HBA questionnaires were sent to all candidates scheduled to be on the November 3rd General Election ballot. We highly encourage you to read through the unaltered candidate replies by clicking candidate names underlined & bold below. Additional candidate replies will be added as we receive them.
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Candidates endorsed by the Home Builders Association of Western Michigan are highlighted.
If you are a candidate for office who would like to complete our questionnaire, please download and return it to malia@hbawmi.com.
Kalamazoo and Calhoun County Candidate Info & Replies
State Legislature Representatives by District (Includes Districts 35, 36, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 78, 79)
State Legislature Representative - 35th District (Branch and Hillsdale)
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Don Hicks (D)
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Adam Stockford (R)
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Jennifer Wortz (R)
State Legislature Representative - 36th District (Cass and St. Joseph)
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(I) Steve Carra (R)
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Michael Malmborg (R)
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Erin L. Schultes (D)
State Legislature Representative - 38th District (Allegan, Barrien and Van Buren)
State Legislature Representative - 39th District (Allegan, Barrien and Van Buren)
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Richard Overton (R)
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Jared Polonowski (D)
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Kerry Tapper (D)
State Legislature Representative - 40th District (Kalamazoo)
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Matt Longjohn (D)
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Kelly Sackett (R)
State Legislature Representative - 41st District (Kalamazoo)
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(I) Julie Rogers (D)
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Nicole Sabel (R)
State Legislature Representative - 42nd District (Allegan and Kalamazoo)
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(I) Matt Hall (R)
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Rich Cutshaw (R)
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Austin Marsman (D)
State Legislature Representative - 43rd District (Allegan, Barry, Eaton and Ottawa)
State Legislature Representative - 44th District (Calhoun)
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(I) Jim Haadsma (D)
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Alexander W. Harris (R)
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Just Shotts (R)
State Legislature Representative - 45th District (Calhoun, Jackson, and Kalamazoo)
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(I) Sarah Lightner (R)
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Doug Murch (D)
State Legislature Representative - 78th District (Barry, Eaton, Ionia and Kent)
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Jon Rocha (R)
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Christine M. Terpening (D)
State Legislature Representative - 79th District (Allegan, Barry and Kent)
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(I) Angela Rigas (R)
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Jason Rubin (D)
Kalamazoo Prosecuting Attorney
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(I) Jeffrey Getting (D)
Kalamazoo County Sheriff
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(I) Richard Fuller III (D)
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James Charon (R)
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Sabrina Pritchett-Evans (R)
Kalamazoo County Clerk & Register of Deeds
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(I) Meredith Place (D)
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Emily Crawford (R)
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Kathleen Olmsted (R)
Kalamazoo County Treasurer
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(I) Thomas Whitener (D)
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Pamela Herbert (R)
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Dale Shugars (R)
Kalamazoo County Drain Commissioner
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(I) Jason Wiersma (D)
Kalamazoo County Surveyor
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(I) Gary Hahn (D)
Kalamazoo County Commissioner - District #1
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(I) Tami Rey (D)
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Douglas Olivares (R)
Kalamazoo County Commissioner - District #2
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(I) Jen Strebs (D)
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Gary Mitchell (R)
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Andrew Smith (R)
Kalamazoo County Commissioner - District #3
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(I) Monteze Morales (D)
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Ron Austin (R)
Kalamazoo County Commissioner - District #4
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(I) Abby Wheeler (D)
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Sarah Joshi (D)
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Jason Mikkelborg (R)
Kalamazoo County Commissioner - District #5
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(I) John Patrick Taylor (D)
Kalamazoo County Commissioner - District #6
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(I) John Gisler (R)
Kalamazoo County Commissioner - District #7
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(I) Jeff Heppler (R)
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Andy Davis (D)
Kalamazoo County Commissioner - District #8
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(I) Wendy Mazer (R)
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Matthew Miller (D)
Kalamazoo County Commissioner - District #9
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(I) Dale DeLeeuw (D)
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Nicole Wagner (R)
Calhoun County Sheriff
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(I) Steven Hinkley (NPA)
Calhoun County Clerk/Register of Deeds
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(I) Kimberly Hinkley (R)
Calhoun County Treasurer
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(I) Brian Wensauer (R)
Calhoun County Prosecuting Attorney
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David Gilbert (R)
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Christopher B. Vreeland (D)
Calhoun County Water Resources Commissioner
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(I) Ronald Smith (R)
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Christine Kosmowski (D)
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John Cash (R)
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Tommy Miller (R)
Calhoun County Commissioner - District #1
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(I) Rochelle Hatcher (D)
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Dominic Oo (R)
Calhoun County Commissioner - District #2
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(I) Cleoria French (D)
Calhoun County Commissioner - District #3
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Albert Morehart (R)
Calhoun County Commissioner - District #4
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Daniel Strowbridge (R)
Calhoun County Commissioner - District #5
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(I) Derek King (R)
Calhoun County Commissioner - District #6
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Christian Brown (D)
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Robert J. Overley (R)
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Matthew Saxton (R)
Calhoun County Commissioner - District #7
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Scott Avery (D)
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Lane Landis (R)
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Gary Tompkins (R)
Judge of Appeals - 1st District
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(I) Kristen Kelly
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(I) Michael Riordan
Judge of Appeals - 3rd District
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(I) Philip P. Mariani
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(I) Christopher P. Yates
Circuit Court Judge - 9th Circuit
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(I) Paul Bridenstine
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(I) Pamela Lightvoet
Circuit Court Judge - 9th Circuit New Judgeship
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Angelique Camfield
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Christine Morse
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Mariko Willis
US Senators
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(I) Mike Rogers (R)
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Justin Amash (R)
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Hill Harper (D)
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Sherry O'Donnell (R)
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Sandy Pensler (R)
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Elissa Slotkin (D)
US Representative 4th District (Allegan, Berrien, Calhoun, Kalamazoo, Ottawa, and Van Buren)
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(I) Bill Huizenga (R)
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Brendan Muir (R)
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Jessica Swartz (D)
US Representative 5th District (Berrien, Branch, Calhoun, Cass, Hillsdale, Jackson, Kalamazoo, Lenawee, Monroe and St. Joseph)
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(I) Tim Walberg (R)
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Libbi Urban (D)