Endorsements
Michigan Nurses Association (MNA) is the largest union and professional association for registered nurses and healthcare professionals in Michigan. MNA is nonpartisan and endorses candidates based on support for MNA's legislative priorities as set by members.
The screening process includes a thorough candidate evaluation by members of the MNA PAC Board of Trustees. Those trustees make recommendations to the elected MNA Board of Directors, who make the final decision. Multiple factors go into an endorsement decision, and MNA does not make endorsements in every race.
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How Nurses Endorse
Why Should Nurses Care About Elections
Statewide
Governor: Gretchen Whitmer
Secretary of State: Jocelyn Benson
Attorney General: Dana Nessel
Michigan Supreme Court: Justice Richard Bernstein and Kyra Bolden
State Senate
Senate District 1 – Erika Geiss
Senate District 2 – Sylvia Santana
Senate District 3 – Stephanie Chang
Senate District 4 – Darrin Camilleri
Senate District 5 – Dayna Polehanki
Senate District 6 – Mary Cavanagh
Senate District 7 – Jeremy Moss
Senate District 8 – Mallory McMorrow
Senate District 9 – Padma Kuppa
Senate District 10 – Paul Wojno
Senate District 12 – Kevin Hertel
Senate District 11 – Veronica Klinefelt
Senate District 13 – Rosemary Bayer
Senate District 14 – Sue Shink
Senate District 15 – Jeff Irwin
Senate District 19 – Sean McCann
Senate District 21 – Sarah Anthony
Senate District 27 – John Cherry
Senate District 28 – Sam Singh
Senate District 29 – Winnie Brinks
Senate District 30 – David LaGrand
Senate District 32 – Terry Sabo
Senate District 35 – Kristen McDonald Rivet
Senate District 34 – Roger Hauck
Senate District 38 – Ed McBroom
Local Races
Ann Arbor Public Schools – Jeremy Lapham
State House
House District 1 – Tyrone Carter
House District 2 – Tulio Liberati
House District 4 – Karen Whitsett
House District 6 – Regina Weiss
House District 7 – Helena Scott
House District 9 – Abraham Aiyash
House District 10 – Joe Tate
House District 12 – Richard Steenland
House District 13 – Lori Stone
House District 16 – Stephanie Young
House District 17 – Laurie Pohutsky
House District 18 – Jason Hoskins
House District 19 – Samantha Steckloff
House District 21 – Kelly Breen
House District 22 – Matt Koleszar
House District 23 – Jason Morgan
House District 24 – Ranjeev Puri
House District 25 – Kevin Coleman
House District 27 – Jaime Churches
House District 28 – Rob Kull
House District 29 – Alex Garza
House District 31 – Reggie Miller
House District 32 – Jimmie Wilson Jr.
House District 33 – Felicia Brabec
House District 38 – Joey Andrews
House District 40 – Christine Morse
House District 41 – Julie Rogers
House District 44 – Jim Haadsma
House District 47 – Carrie Rheingans
House District 48 – Jennifer Conlin
House District 53 – Brenda Carter
House District 54 – Shadia Martini
House District 56 – Sharon MacDonnell
House District 57 – Aisha Farooqi
House District 58 – Nate Shannon
House District 61 – Denise Mentzer
House District 70 – Cynthia Neeley
House District 73 – Julie Brixie
House District 74 – Kara Hope
House District 75 – Penelope Tsernoglou
House District 76 – Angela Witwer
House District 81 – Rachel Hood
House District 83 – John Fitzgerald
House District 84 – Carol Glanville
House District 87 – Will Snyder
House District 92 – Anthony Feig
House District 94 – Amos O’Neal
House District 103 – Betsy Coffia
How NURSES Endorse
The elected MNA Board of Directors, on recommendations from members on the Political Action Committee Board of Trustees, vote to endorse based on criteria including the following:
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Support for public policy priorities such as the Safe Patient Care Act, which would establish safe patient assignment limits, curb forced RN overtime and require hospitals to release their RN-to-patient ratios.
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A commitment to social and economic justice principles that guide the building of a healthy, prosperous society for all.
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Support for collective bargaining rights to ensure that nurses and health professionals have a voice in the workplace and can effectively advocate for patients, pushing back against the health care industry’s growing drive to make money at all costs.
Why should NURSES care about elections?
For better or for worse, the decisions made in Lansing and Washington have a huge impact on frontline nurses and healthcare professionals. That is why, as the largest union and professional organization representing registered nurses and healthcare professionals across the state, the Michigan Nurses Association makes political endorsements based on criteria set by members.
MNA strives to work with all lawmakers, regardless of party, to advance public policy that supports nurses and healthcare professionals, patients and all workers.