Michigan leaders on data centers
15 races on the November 3 ballot · 78 candidates · 10 on the ballot with a statement · 12 sitting officials on the record
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Governor 1 race
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Governor 5 candidates · 2 raised concerns
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Jocelyn Benson
Democratic
Of 15 statements on the record, 4 raised concerns about data centers and 11 carry no label.
15 statements · 0 votes on the record
Each statement, newest first, with its source, is on Jocelyn Benson's page.
Photo: Joshua Qualls (Massachusetts Governor's Press Office), public domain (opens in a new tab), via Wikimedia Commons (opens in a new tab), cropped.
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John James
Republican
Of 14 statements on the record, 4 raised concerns about data centers, 1 was mixed and 9 carry no label.
14 statements · 1 vote on the record
Each statement, newest first, with its source, is on John James's page.
Photo: official portrait, public domain, source (opens in a new tab).
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Donna Brandenburg
U.S. Taxpayers Party
No sourced statement on the record as of October 20, 2026. No vote on a data center measure either. Silence is not a position.
0 statements · 0 votes on the record
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Douglas Campbell
Green Party
No sourced statement on the record as of October 20, 2026. No vote on a data center measure either. Silence is not a position.
0 statements · 0 votes on the record
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Anthony Hudson
Libertarian Party
No sourced statement on the record as of October 20, 2026. No vote on a data center measure either. Silence is not a position.
0 statements · 0 votes on the record
U.S. Senate 1 race
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U.S. Senate 7 candidates · 2 raised concerns
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Elissa Slotkin
Democratic · In office
We have to acknowledge that part of the fear of these data centers is because the people heading the AI companies are weirdos. They are talking in weird ways. They are talking in doomsday.
Their newest statement on the record, October 14, 2026, The Detroit News (opens in a new tab).
1 statement · 0 votes on the record
Each statement, newest first, with its source, is on Elissa Slotkin's page.
Photo: U.S. Senate Photographic Studio, public domain (opens in a new tab), via Wikimedia Commons (opens in a new tab), cropped.
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Abdul El-Sayed
Democratic
Of 8 statements on the record, 5 raised concerns about data centers and 3 carry no label.
8 statements · 0 votes on the record
Each statement, newest first, with its source, is on Abdul El-Sayed's page.
Photo: Conlan Houston, CC BY SA 4.0 (opens in a new tab), via Wikimedia Commons (opens in a new tab), cropped.
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Mike Rogers
Republican
Of 5 statements on the record, 4 raised concerns about data centers and 1 carries no label.
5 statements · 0 votes on the record
Each statement, newest first, with its source, is on Mike Rogers's page.
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Lydia Christensen
Libertarian Party
No sourced statement on the record as of October 20, 2026. No vote on a data center measure either. Silence is not a position.
0 statements · 0 votes on the record
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Walter P. Kristy
Natural Law Party
No sourced statement on the record as of October 20, 2026. No vote on a data center measure either. Silence is not a position.
0 statements · 0 votes on the record
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Tim Long
U.S. Taxpayers Party
No sourced statement on the record as of October 20, 2026. No vote on a data center measure either. Silence is not a position.
0 statements · 0 votes on the record
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Douglas P. Marsh
Green Party
No sourced statement on the record as of October 26, 2026. No vote on a data center measure either. Silence is not a position.
0 statements · 0 votes on the record
U.S. House 13 districts
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The record does not yet hold this state's 2026 district lines, so the county picker is off here. Search a name or a district, or open the list below.
Every district and its candidates
- 1st District: Jack Bergman, Callie Barr, LaVeta Davenport, Zebulon Featherly, Liz Hakola, Doc Kovaly, Arnett Satterla
- 2nd District: John R. Moolenaar, Ben Ambrose, Charlotte Magoon, Richard Sills
- 3rd District: Hillary J. Scholten, Terri DeBoer, Joe Jock
- 4th District: Bill Huizenga, Sean McCann, Shafina Che Barnett
- 5th District: Tim Walberg, Christian Vukasovich, Jim Bronke, Ronald A Muszynski, Sharon Marie Renier
- 6th District: Debbie Dingell, Heather Smiley, Mike Mickevicius, Linda Rayburn, Clyde Shabazz, Timothy A. Teagan
- 7th District: Tom Barrett, William Lawrence, Shane Dedrick, Felix Thibodeau
- 8th District: Kristen McDonald Rivet, Thomas J. Smith, Jim Casha, Kathy Goodwin, C. Mia Pettus
- 9th District: Lisa C. McClain, Ray Pooley, Destiny Clayton, Kevin Vayko, John Vlahos, Jim Walkowicz
- 10th District: Michael Bouchard, Christina Bertrand Hines, Andrea L. Kirby, Kwabena Nkromo, Mike Saliba
- 11th District: Ethan Baker, Jeremy Moss, Farid Ishac, Anil Kumar, Ryan Teasdale
- 12th District: Rashida Tlaib, James D. Hooper, Brenda K. Sanders, Marc Joseph Sosnowski, Gary Walkowicz
- 13th District: Donavan McKinney, T.P. Nykoriak, Shelby Campbell, Simone R. Coleman, Chris Dardzinski, Raelyn Light, Maurice Morton, D. Etta Wilcoxon
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U.S. House, District 1 7 candidates · No statement on the record yet
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Jack Bergman
Republican · In office
No sourced statement on the record as of October 26, 2026. Silence is not a position.
0 statements · 1 vote on the record
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Callie Barr
Democratic
No sourced statement on the record as of October 23, 2026. No vote on a data center measure either. Silence is not a position.
0 statements · 0 votes on the record
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LaVeta Davenport
Green Party
No sourced statement on the record as of October 12, 2026. No vote on a data center measure either. Silence is not a position.
0 statements · 0 votes on the record
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Zebulon Featherly
No Party / Unaffiliated
No sourced statement on the record as of October 12, 2026. No vote on a data center measure either. Silence is not a position.
0 statements · 0 votes on the record
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Liz Hakola
Working Class Party
No sourced statement on the record as of October 12, 2026. No vote on a data center measure either. Silence is not a position.
0 statements · 0 votes on the record
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Doc Kovaly
U.S. Taxpayers Party
No sourced statement on the record as of October 12, 2026. No vote on a data center measure either. Silence is not a position.
0 statements · 0 votes on the record
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Arnett Satterla
Libertarian Party
No sourced statement on the record as of October 12, 2026. No vote on a data center measure either. Silence is not a position.
0 statements · 0 votes on the record
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U.S. House, District 2 4 candidates · No statement on the record yet
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John R. Moolenaar
Republican · In office
No sourced statement on the record as of October 21, 2026. Silence is not a position.
0 statements · 1 vote on the record
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Ben Ambrose
Democratic
No sourced statement on the record as of October 12, 2026. No vote on a data center measure either. Silence is not a position.
0 statements · 0 votes on the record
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Charlotte Magoon
Green Party
No sourced statement on the record as of October 12, 2026. No vote on a data center measure either. Silence is not a position.
0 statements · 0 votes on the record
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Richard Sills
Natural Law Party
No sourced statement on the record as of October 26, 2026. No vote on a data center measure either. Silence is not a position.
0 statements · 0 votes on the record
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U.S. House, District 3 3 candidates · No statement on the record yet
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Hillary J. Scholten
Democratic · In office
No sourced statement on the record as of October 13, 2026. Silence is not a position.
0 statements · 1 vote on the record
Photo: U.S. House of Representatives, public domain (opens in a new tab), via Wikimedia Commons (opens in a new tab), cropped.
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Terri DeBoer
Republican
No sourced statement on the record as of October 12, 2026. No vote on a data center measure either. Silence is not a position.
0 statements · 0 votes on the record
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Joe Jock
Green Party
No sourced statement on the record as of October 12, 2026. No vote on a data center measure either. Silence is not a position.
0 statements · 0 votes on the record
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U.S. House, District 4 3 candidates · No statement on the record yet
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Bill Huizenga
Republican · In office
No sourced statement on the record as of October 19, 2026. Silence is not a position.
0 statements · 1 vote on the record
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Sean McCann
Democratic
No sourced statement on the record as of October 12, 2026. No vote on a data center measure either. Silence is not a position.
0 statements · 0 votes on the record
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Shafina Che Barnett
Green Party
No sourced statement on the record as of October 12, 2026. No vote on a data center measure either. Silence is not a position.
0 statements · 0 votes on the record
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U.S. House, District 5 5 candidates · 1 with a statement
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Tim Walberg
Republican · In office
Walberg said he’s “supportive of local communities deciding” on whether to approve data centers.
Their newest statement on the record, January 5, 2026, walberg.house.gov (opens in a new tab).
1 statement · 1 vote on the record
Each statement, newest first, with its source, is on Tim Walberg's page.
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Christian Vukasovich
Democratic
No sourced statement on the record as of October 12, 2026. No vote on a data center measure either. Silence is not a position.
0 statements · 0 votes on the record
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Jim Bronke
Green Party
No sourced statement on the record as of October 23, 2026. No vote on a data center measure either. Silence is not a position.
0 statements · 0 votes on the record
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Ronald A Muszynski
Libertarian Party
No sourced statement on the record as of October 26, 2026. No vote on a data center measure either. Silence is not a position.
0 statements · 0 votes on the record
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Sharon Marie Renier
U.S. Taxpayers Party
No sourced statement on the record as of October 23, 2026. No vote on a data center measure either. Silence is not a position.
0 statements · 0 votes on the record
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U.S. House, District 6 6 candidates · 1 raised concerns
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Debbie Dingell
Democratic · In office
Of 12 statements on the record, 10 raised concerns about data centers and 2 carry no label.
12 statements · 1 vote on the record
Each statement, newest first, with its source, is on Debbie Dingell's page.
Photo: U.S. House of Representatives, public domain (opens in a new tab), via Wikimedia Commons (opens in a new tab), cropped.
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Heather Smiley
Republican
No sourced statement on the record as of October 12, 2026. No vote on a data center measure either. Silence is not a position.
0 statements · 0 votes on the record
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Mike Mickevicius
U.S. Taxpayers Party
No sourced statement on the record as of October 16, 2026. No vote on a data center measure either. Silence is not a position.
0 statements · 0 votes on the record
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Linda Rayburn
Working Class Party
No sourced statement on the record as of October 12, 2026. No vote on a data center measure either. Silence is not a position.
0 statements · 0 votes on the record
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Clyde Shabazz
Green Party
No sourced statement on the record as of October 26, 2026. No vote on a data center measure either. Silence is not a position.
0 statements · 0 votes on the record
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Timothy A. Teagan
Libertarian Party
No sourced statement on the record as of October 21, 2026. No vote on a data center measure either. Silence is not a position.
0 statements · 0 votes on the record
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U.S. House, District 7 4 candidates · 1 raised concerns
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Tom Barrett
Republican · In office
Of 12 statements on the record, 1 was for data centers, 4 raised concerns about data centers and 7 carry no label.
12 statements · 1 vote on the record
Each statement, newest first, with its source, is on Tom Barrett's page.
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William Lawrence
Democratic
William Lawrence, Democratic nominee for Michigan's 7th Congressional District, announced plan to pause data center and advanced AI development and establish a national AI compact.
Their newest statement on the record, September 18, 2026, Michigan Public (opens in a new tab).
3 statements · 0 votes on the record
Each statement, newest first, with its source, is on William Lawrence's page.
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Shane Dedrick
Green Party
No sourced statement on the record as of October 21, 2026. No vote on a data center measure either. Silence is not a position.
0 statements · 0 votes on the record
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Felix Thibodeau
Working Class Party
No sourced statement on the record as of October 12, 2026. No vote on a data center measure either. Silence is not a position.
0 statements · 0 votes on the record
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U.S. House, District 8 5 candidates · 1 with a statement
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Kristen McDonald Rivet
Democratic · In office
Representatives Kristen McDonald Rivet (D MI) and Don Davis (D NC) held a press conference on data center tax incentives outside the Capitol
Their newest statement on the record, September 16, 2026, C-SPAN (opens in a new tab).
1 statement · 1 vote on the record
Each statement, newest first, with its source, is on Kristen McDonald Rivet's page.
Photo: Ike Hayman, House Creative Services, public domain (opens in a new tab), via Wikimedia Commons (opens in a new tab), cropped.
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Thomas J. Smith
Republican
No sourced statement on the record as of October 12, 2026. No vote on a data center measure either. Silence is not a position.
0 statements · 0 votes on the record
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Jim Casha
Green Party
No sourced statement on the record as of October 26, 2026. No vote on a data center measure either. Silence is not a position.
0 statements · 0 votes on the record
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Kathy Goodwin
Working Class Party
No sourced statement on the record as of October 21, 2026. No vote on a data center measure either. Silence is not a position.
0 statements · 0 votes on the record
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C. Mia Pettus
Libertarian Party
No sourced statement on the record as of October 12, 2026. No vote on a data center measure either. Silence is not a position.
0 statements · 0 votes on the record
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U.S. House, District 9 6 candidates · No statement on the record yet
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Lisa C. McClain
Republican · In office
No sourced statement on the record as of October 23, 2026. Silence is not a position.
0 statements · 1 vote on the record
Photo: Office of Congresswoman Lisa McClain, public domain (opens in a new tab), via Wikimedia Commons (opens in a new tab), cropped.
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Ray Pooley
Democratic
No sourced statement on the record as of October 21, 2026. No vote on a data center measure either. Silence is not a position.
0 statements · 0 votes on the record
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Destiny Clayton
Green Party
No sourced statement on the record as of October 21, 2026. No vote on a data center measure either. Silence is not a position.
0 statements · 0 votes on the record
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Kevin Vayko
Libertarian Party
No sourced statement on the record as of October 12, 2026. No vote on a data center measure either. Silence is not a position.
0 statements · 0 votes on the record
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John Vlahos
U.S. Taxpayers Party
No sourced statement on the record as of October 12, 2026. No vote on a data center measure either. Silence is not a position.
0 statements · 0 votes on the record
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Jim Walkowicz
Working Class Party
No sourced statement on the record as of October 21, 2026. No vote on a data center measure either. Silence is not a position.
0 statements · 0 votes on the record
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U.S. House, District 10 5 candidates · No statement on the record yet
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Michael Bouchard
Republican
No sourced statement on the record as of October 26, 2026. No vote on a data center measure either. Silence is not a position.
0 statements · 0 votes on the record
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Christina Bertrand Hines
Democratic
No sourced statement on the record as of October 12, 2026. No vote on a data center measure either. Silence is not a position.
0 statements · 0 votes on the record
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Andrea L. Kirby
Working Class Party
No sourced statement on the record as of October 16, 2026. No vote on a data center measure either. Silence is not a position.
0 statements · 0 votes on the record
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Kwabena Nkromo
Green Party
No sourced statement on the record as of October 26, 2026. No vote on a data center measure either. Silence is not a position.
0 statements · 0 votes on the record
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Mike Saliba
Libertarian Party
No sourced statement on the record as of October 12, 2026. No vote on a data center measure either. Silence is not a position.
0 statements · 0 votes on the record
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U.S. House, District 11 5 candidates · No statement on the record yet
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Ethan Baker
Republican
No sourced statement on the record as of October 21, 2026. No vote on a data center measure either. Silence is not a position.
0 statements · 0 votes on the record
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Jeremy Moss
Democratic
No sourced statement on the record as of October 13, 2026. No vote on a data center measure either. Silence is not a position.
0 statements · 0 votes on the record
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Farid Ishac
Libertarian Party
No sourced statement on the record as of October 12, 2026. No vote on a data center measure either. Silence is not a position.
0 statements · 0 votes on the record
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Anil Kumar
No Party / Unaffiliated
No sourced statement on the record as of October 21, 2026. No vote on a data center measure either. Silence is not a position.
0 statements · 0 votes on the record
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Ryan Teasdale
Green Party
No sourced statement on the record as of October 26, 2026. No vote on a data center measure either. Silence is not a position.
0 statements · 0 votes on the record
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U.S. House, District 12 5 candidates · No statement on the record yet
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Rashida Tlaib
Democratic · In office
No sourced statement on the record as of October 13, 2026. Silence is not a position.
0 statements · 1 vote on the record
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James D. Hooper
Republican
No sourced statement on the record as of October 12, 2026. No vote on a data center measure either. Silence is not a position.
0 statements · 0 votes on the record
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Brenda K. Sanders
Green Party
No sourced statement on the record as of October 12, 2026. No vote on a data center measure either. Silence is not a position.
0 statements · 0 votes on the record
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Marc Joseph Sosnowski
U.S. Taxpayers Party
No sourced statement on the record as of October 23, 2026. No vote on a data center measure either. Silence is not a position.
0 statements · 0 votes on the record
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Gary Walkowicz
Working Class Party
No sourced statement on the record as of October 12, 2026. No vote on a data center measure either. Silence is not a position.
0 statements · 0 votes on the record
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U.S. House, District 13 8 candidates · No statement on the record yet
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Donavan McKinney
Democratic
No sourced statement on the record as of October 21, 2026. No vote on a data center measure either. Silence is not a position.
0 statements · 0 votes on the record
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T.P. Nykoriak
Republican
No sourced statement on the record as of October 12, 2026. No vote on a data center measure either. Silence is not a position.
0 statements · 0 votes on the record
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Shelby Campbell
No Party / Unaffiliated
No sourced statement on the record as of October 26, 2026. No vote on a data center measure either. Silence is not a position.
0 statements · 0 votes on the record
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Simone R. Coleman
Working Class Party
No sourced statement on the record as of October 14, 2026. No vote on a data center measure either. Silence is not a position.
0 statements · 0 votes on the record
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Chris Dardzinski
U.S. Taxpayers Party
No sourced statement on the record as of October 21, 2026. No vote on a data center measure either. Silence is not a position.
0 statements · 0 votes on the record
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Raelyn Light
Green Party
No sourced statement on the record as of October 12, 2026. No vote on a data center measure either. Silence is not a position.
0 statements · 0 votes on the record
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Maurice Morton
No Party / Unaffiliated
No sourced statement on the record as of October 12, 2026. No vote on a data center measure either. Silence is not a position.
0 statements · 0 votes on the record
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D. Etta Wilcoxon
Green Party
No sourced statement on the record as of October 21, 2026. No vote on a data center measure either. Silence is not a position.
0 statements · 0 votes on the record
In office now 21 officials
Each name opens the person's page. An official who is also on the November ballot is listed here and again in their race, marked In office.
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2 statements · 0 votes on the record
Each statement, newest first, with its source, is on Gretchen Whitmer's page.
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1 statement · 0 votes on the record
Each statement, newest first, with its source, is on Elissa Slotkin's page.
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0 statements · 1 vote on the record
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0 statements · 1 vote on the record
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0 statements · 1 vote on the record
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0 statements · 1 vote on the record
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1 statement · 1 vote on the record
Each statement, newest first, with its source, is on Tim Walberg's page.
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12 statements · 1 vote on the record
Each statement, newest first, with its source, is on Debbie Dingell's page.
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12 statements · 1 vote on the record
Each statement, newest first, with its source, is on Tom Barrett's page.
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1 statement · 1 vote on the record
Each statement, newest first, with its source, is on Kristen McDonald Rivet's page.
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0 statements · 1 vote on the record
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14 statements · 1 vote on the record
Each statement, newest first, with its source, is on John James's page.
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1 statement · 1 vote on the record
Each statement, newest first, with its source, is on Haley M. Stevens's page.
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0 statements · 1 vote on the record
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0 statements · 1 vote on the record
- Alonzo Wilson II Kalamazoo City Commissioner
2 statements · 0 votes on the record
Each statement, newest first, with its source, is on Alonzo Wilson II's page.
- Brenda Stumbo Ypsilanti Township Supervisor
3 statements · 0 votes on the record
Each statement, newest first, with its source, is on Brenda Stumbo's page.
- Russell Whipple Mayor of Mason
2 statements · 0 votes on the record
Each statement, newest first, with its source, is on Russell Whipple's page.
- Scott Wolfersberger Mayor of Marshall
1 statement · 0 votes on the record
Each statement, newest first, with its source, is on Scott Wolfersberger's page.
State lawmakers 0 on the record
State legislators appear here as sponsors and final passage voters on the data center bills already on the record, once that level ships. Michigan's bills and laws on the record.
