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Election Year is here with breaking news in Governor's Race!

Submitted by admin on Tue, 01/05/2010 - 19:42
Dep. Director Kerry Duggan, Lt. Gov. John Cherry and Exec. Director Lisa Wozniak

Just a few days past New Years and our office already feels like it’s in full campaign mode. With today’s breaking news that Lt. Governor John Cherry (pictured here with MLCV's Kerry Duggan and Lisa Wozniak) will not make a run for Governor, below are the presumptive remaining candidates. We’re watching this and other races take shape in what will be a critical year in Michigan’s elections. Stay tuned at michiganlcv.org for the latest news on which candidates get in which races and who will be the best (and worst) lawmakers for our Great Lakes and clean energy future.

Candidates for Governor who have announced* (as of January 5, 2010):

  • Oakland County Sheriff Mike Bouchard (R)
  • State Senator Hansen Clarke (D)
  • Attorney General Mike Cox (R)
  • Former State Representative John Freeman (D)
  • U.S. Representative Peter Hoekstra (R)
  • State Representative Alma Wheeler Smith (D)
  • Businessman Rick Snyder (R)

NOTE: The filing deadline is May 11th and the Primary is August 3rd.

* we expect to be hearing more announced candidates very soon.

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Potential candidates and House Bill 5207

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Sat, 01/09/2010 - 19:37.

Michigan House Bill 5207 is the best test of conservation credentials available in recent times for current representatives, senators, and the governor.  (More information is available at www://richardbrewer.org.)  Most members of both parties voted for the bill despite a grass-roots campaign waged from August 2009 to early January 2010 by hundreds of Kalamazoo area conservationists, environmentalists, and ordinary citizens concerned with the loss of dedicated open space.  The governor signed it into law without comment on 5 Jan.

Based on votes for HB 5207, disqualified candidates for the governor nomination would be State Rep Alma Wheeler Smith and State Sen Hansen Clarke.  Also disqualified would be House Speaker Andy Dillon, suggested elsewhere as a candidate for governor.  We will not know how John Cherry should be regarded, but in the Senate, his sister Deb voted for the anti-conservation, anti-environment, anti-sustainability HB 5207.