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Election Preview for August 2018 Primaries

Next Tuesday Manchester area voters will be faced with a Manchester Township millage proposal, and Primary elections for Democrats,ÌýRepublicans and Libertarians that will select county, state and federal candidates for the November election.

The Manchester Township millage proposal will be voted on by residents of Manchester Township (which includes the Village of Manchester). The language of the proposal is as follows:

MANCHESTER TOWNSHIP

RENEW AND INCREASE EXTRA —VOTED MILLAGE TO OFFSET HEADLEE ROLLBACKS

Shall the expired previous voted increase in the tax limitation imposed under Article IX, Sec. 6 of the Michigan Constitution in Manchester Township, of .65 mills ($.65 per $1,000.00 of taxable value), reduced to .6458 ($.64 per $1,000.00 of taxable value) by the required millage rollbacks, be renewed at and increased up to the original vote .65 mills ($.65 per $1,000.00 of taxable value) and levied for 5 years, 2018 through 2022 inclusive, for Fire Protection Services within Manchester Township, raising an estimated $126,098 in the first year the millage is levied of which a portion may be disbursed to such other or fewer local units of government as the Township Board determines appropriate.

The broader Manchester area will have the opportunity to vote in either the Democratic or Republican primary. In the case of the gubernatorial race, there is also a Libertarian option. Voters should remember that while everyone can cast a ballot for a proposal, you can only vote in one party primary. For example, if you vote in the Republican Gubernatorial primary race, you cannot then vote in the Democratic Congressional primary race.

Libertarian Candidates

Governor

• Bill Gelineau PO Box 120064 Grand Rapids MI 49528
• John J. Tatar PO Box 510104 Livonia MI 48151

Republican Candidates

Governor

• Patrick Colbeck 2843 E. Grand River #262 East Lansing MI 48823
• Brian Calley 10198 Butler Rd Portland MI 48875
• Jim Hines PO Box 5595 Saginaw MI 48603
• Bill Schuette PO Box 12307 Lansing MI 48901

US Senator

• John James PO Box 27363 Lansing MI 48909
• Sandy Pensler PO Box 11086 Lansing MI 48901

Representative in Congress, District 7 (uncontested)

• Tim Walberg PO Box 1362 Jackson MI 49204

State Senator, District 22

• Joseph Converse Marinaro 510 S East St Fowlerville MI 48836
• Lana Theis 620 N Kane Rd Webberville MI 48892

State Representative, District 52Ìý(uncontested)

• Teri Aiuto 17250 Bethel Church Road Manchester MI 48158 734-216-7569 Teri4rep@gmail.com

Washtenaw County Board of CommissionersÌý(uncontested)

• Melanie Weidmayer , mweidmayer@msn.com, 734-478-6263Ìý

Democratic Candidates

Governor

• Gretchen Whitmer 1456 Meadowbrook East Lansing MI 48823
• Abdul El-Sayed PO Box 32180 Detroit MI 48232
• Shri Thanedar 2479 Woodview Ln Ann Arbor MI 48108

US SenatorÌý(uncontested)

Debbie Stabenow PO Box 4945 East Lansing MI 48826

Representative in Congress, District 7

• Gretchen Driskell PO Box 464 Saline MI 48176
• Steven Friday (Formerly: Steven Horvath) 7655 Forest St Dexter MI 48130

State Senator, District 22Ìý(uncontested)

• Adam Dreher 2460 Livernois Dr Howell MI 48843

State Representative, District 52Ìý(uncontested)

• Donna Lasinski P.O. Box 7425 Ann Arbor MI 48107 734-926-5180 donna@votedonnalasinski.com

Washtenaw County Board of CommissionersÌý(uncontested)

• Shannon Beeman , shanrosebee@gmail.com , 734-323-0539Ìý

by Fritz Swanson

Fritz Swanson has written for The Believer, the Christian Science Monitor, Print Magazine, McSweeney's, Esopus, LSA Magazine, and The Mid-American Review. He serves as a trustee on the Manchester District Library Board. He's the designer and publisher of ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ.