Endorsements

ORGANIZATIONAL ENDORSEMENTS

  • American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees Council 25
  • International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local No. 58
  • International Brotherhood of Teamsters Joint Council 43
  • International Union of Operating Engineers Local No. 324
  • Iron Workers Local No. 25
  • Metro Detroit AFL-CIO
  • Michigan Association of Police Organizations
  • Detroit Police Officers Association
  • Police Officers Labor Council
  • Detroit Police Lieutenants and Sergeants Association
  • Michigan State Police Troopers Association, Inc.
  • Michigan Association of Police
  • Michigan State Police Command Officers Association, Inc.
  • Warren Police Officers Association
  • Flint Police Officers Association
  • Michigan Building and Construction Trades Council
  • Michigan Education Association
  • Michigan State AFL-CIO
  • National Organization for Women
  • Oakland County Democratic Black Caucus
  • Sheet Metal Workers Local No. 80
  • UAW Region 1

PERSONAL ENDORSEMENTS

  • Sonia Acosta, Ph.D., president of Centro Multicultural La Familia
  • Yohannes Bolds, former Political Action Chair of North Oakland County NAACP
  • Jack Bressler, former president of the Oakland County Veterans Group
  • Brigida Cantu, officer of Pontiac’s La Amistad Seniors
  • Sandra Carter, president of Pontiac’s Cook-Nelson American Legion Post Women’s Auxiliary
  • Brenda Causey-Mitchell, former Oakland County Commissioner
  • Ken Corr, Pontiac’s Poet Laureate and community activist
  • Jim Cunningham, Pontiac businessman
  • Anne Doyle, Auburn Hills city councilwoman
  • Debra Ehrmann, vice-president of Centro Multicultural La Familia
  • Roland Elam, Pontiac businessman and president of the Elam Community Service Agency
  • Elder Willie Elam, pastor of Christ Temple Apostolic Church
  • Damon Ferguson, Pontiac community activist
  • Sabrina Garten, former treasurer of Pontiac Citizens District Council for District #4
  • Tony Gonzales, Pontiac community activist
  • Sigrid Grace*, community activist
  • Bob Grusnick, former Auburn Hills mayor
  • Maureen Hammond, Auburn Hills Mayor Pro Tem
  • Dick Haines, president of Pontiac Citizens District Council for District #3
  • Sam Hanna, Pontiac businessman
  • Mattie Hatchett, Oakland County Commissioner and Pontiac school board member
  • Mari Harvey-Edwards, former Auburn Hills mayor
  • Mark Holland, Pontiac businessman
  • Dr. Deidre Holloway Waterman, chairwoman of the Pontiac Library Board
  • Pastor Douglas Jones, pastor of Pontiac’s Welcome Missionary Baptist Church
  • Lee Jones, president of Pontiac City Council
  • Karen Jorgensen, Pontiac businesswoman
  • Robert Karazim, Pontiac businessman
  • Pastor James Keys, Sr., pastor of Pontiac’s Monument of Faith Missionary Baptist Church
  • Margaret Kilburn, president of Pontiac Citizens District Council for District #5
  • Dale Kildee, U.S. Congressman
  • Jeff Kingzett, former Oakland County Commissioner
  • Henry Knight, Auburn Hills city councilman
  • Glen Konopaskie, Pontiac businessman
  • Susan Loveland, unopposed candidate for the Pontiac school board
  • Christian Marcillo, Pontiac businessman
  • Carmen Martinez, Pontiac businesswoman
  • Willie Martinez, Pontiac community activist
  • Jean Matthews, Pontiac community activist
  • H. Bill Maxey, board member of North Oakland County NAACP
  • Kevin McDaniel, Auburn Hills city councilman
  • Jim McDonald, Auburn Hills mayor
  • Chester McFadden, chair of Auburn Hills Public Safety Committee
  • Tom McVicar, president of Pontiac’s Citizens District Council for District #4
  • Andy Meisner, Oakland County Treasurer
  • Pastor Frederick Moore, Sr., board member of North Oakland County NAACP
  • Alma Moss, director of Pontiac’s Bowen Senior Center
  • Maria Moyet-Bermudez (formerly Delgado), president of Pontiac’s La Amistad Seniors
  • Bishop William H. Murphy, pastor of Pontiac’s New Mount Moriah International Church
  • Christopher Myers, president of Pontiac’s Citizens District Council for District #7
  • Otis Newkirk, Auburn Hills city councilman
  • Pastor Keyon S. Payton, Sr., New Bethel Missionary Baptist Church
  • Gary Peters, U.S. Congressman
  • Angela Powell*, Pontiac community activist
  • Hubert Price, former state representative for House District #29
  • Marell Richardson, vice-president of Pontiac Citizens District Council for District #3
  • Warren Rodgers, Pontiac businessman and community activist
  • Everett Seay, former Pontiac city councilman
  • Eirther Seay-Bey, former Pontiac school board member
  • Kay Sendegas, former Auburn Hills city councilwoman
  • Quincy Stewart, Pontiac community activist
  • Steve Sucher, Avondale school board member
  • Doris Taylor, member of the Pontiac library board
  • Kevin Thompson, Pontiac resident and former developer
  • Dr. Bruce Turpin, Pontiac dentist and president of Pontiac Youth Assistance
  • Carol Turpin, vice-president of the Pontiac School Board
  • Cheryl Verbeke, Auburn Hills community activist
  • Queen Walker, Pontiac community activist
  • Patrice Waterman, president pro tem of Pontiac City Council
  • Donald Watkins, Pontiac city councilman
  • Kyle Westberg, Pontiac businessman and chairperson of the Pontiac Regional Chamber
  • Kermit Williams, Pontiac city councilman
  • Esmo Woods, Pontiac historian and community activist

✴Although Sigrid Grace and Angela Powell are the chairwomen of the Rochester Area Democratic Club (which covers Auburn Hills) and of the Pontiac Democratic Club, respectively, their individual endorsements do not in any way suggest that the clubs themselves have endorsed me.