Michigan

Vice President Kamala Harris is running for president and has selected Minnesota Governor Tim Walz to serve as her vice president. Between them, Harris and Walz have a wealth of executive and legislative experience, and both have demonstrated a firm commitment to protecting our freedoms and fighting for a brighter future for all Americans.

Before serving as vice president, Kamala Harris was California’s Attorney General and served in the U.S. Senate. Tim Walz spent 24 years in the US Military before his professional career as a teacher and coach, before serving six terms in Congress and one full term as governor of Minnesota.

Harris and Walz’s vision for America centers on protecting the rights and freedoms of people across the country and fighting back against the attacks MAGA Republicans have launched on abortion access, LGBTQ+ equality, voting rights, and racial justice. They also aim to foster an economic environment where everyone can thrive, not just corporations and the wealthy, protect our environment from corporate polluters, and enact common-sense gun violence prevention laws to make us all safer.

Harris and Walz have been endorsed by the following progressive partner organizations: Clean Water Action, Emgage Action, Michigan AFL-CIO, Michigan Education Association, Michigan United Action, MI Poder, Planned Parenthood Action Fund, and Sierra Club - Michigan.

Vice President Harris’s opponent in this race is former president Donald Trump, a con man whose time in the White House was characterized by chaos, bigotry, and a focus on taking care of himself and his wealthy friends. Trump has selected Ohio Senator J.D. Vance to be his running mate. Vance has limited experience in governing and has followed Trump’s lead in spreading harmful racist, sexist, and anti-LGBTQ+ propaganda.

Kamala Harris and Tim Walz are the most progressive choices in this race

Vice President Kamala Harris is running for president and has selected Minnesota Governor Tim Walz to serve as her vice president. Between them, Harris and Walz have a wealth of executive and legislative experience, and both have demonstrated a firm commitment to protecting our freedoms and fighting for a brighter future for all Americans.

Before serving as vice president, Kamala Harris was California’s Attorney General and served in the U.S. Senate. Tim Walz spent 24 years in the US Military before his professional career as a teacher and coach, before serving six terms in Congress and one full term as governor of Minnesota.

Harris and Walz’s vision for America centers on protecting the rights and freedoms of people across the country and fighting back against the attacks MAGA Republicans have launched on abortion access, LGBTQ+ equality, voting rights, and racial justice. They also aim to foster an economic environment where everyone can thrive, not just corporations and the wealthy, protect our environment from corporate polluters, and enact common-sense gun violence prevention laws to make us all safer.

Harris and Walz have been endorsed by the following progressive partner organizations: Clean Water Action, Emgage Action, Michigan AFL-CIO, Michigan Education Association, Michigan United Action, MI Poder, Planned Parenthood Action Fund, and Sierra Club - Michigan.

Vice President Harris’s opponent in this race is former president Donald Trump, a con man whose time in the White House was characterized by chaos, bigotry, and a focus on taking care of himself and his wealthy friends. Trump has selected Ohio Senator J.D. Vance to be his running mate. Vance has limited experience in governing and has followed Trump’s lead in spreading harmful racist, sexist, and anti-LGBTQ+ propaganda.

Kamala Harris and Tim Walz are the most progressive choices in this race

Rep. Elissa Slotkin, who has represented Michigan for three terms in Congress as a member of the House of Representatives, is running this year for her first term representing Michigan in the U.S. Senate.

Rep. Slotkin spent much of her career working on national security issues for the federal government. After losing her mother to cancer and witnessing firsthand the way families dealing with a serious illness must also navigate tremendous financial stress, she decided to run for Congress and work toward a more just healthcare system.

In addition to taking on big pharma and insurance companies, Rep. Slotkin’s policy priorities include creating safer communities via gun violence prevention laws, protecting abortion rights, reducing inequality and ensuring all families have what they need to thrive, and defending our democracy and voting rights.

Rep. Slotkin has been endorsed by the following progressive partner organizations: American Federation of Teachers - Michigan, Michigan AFL-CIO, Michigan Association for Justice, Michigan Education Association, Michigan United Action, MI Poder, Planned Parenthood Action Fund, Sierra Club - Michigan.

Rep. Slotkin’s opponent is Mike Rogers, a Trump-endorsed candidate who shares many of the former president’s priorities, including harsh, authoritarian immigration and policing policies, criminalizing abortion, and supporting corporations over everyday Americans. Mike Rogers recently moved back to Michigan after living in Florida for years in order to run for the U.S. Senate.

Rep. Elissa Slotkin is the most progressive choice in this race.

Callie Barr is running for her first term in Congress to represent the 1st District. In addition to being a mother and a military spouse, Barr has taught English at the high school level and is now a lawyer working to connect veterans with free legal services.

Barr wants to fight for the needs of families in northern Michigan who are struggling to make ends meet. Her policy platform includes defending democracy, securing Internet access for rural residents, supporting the middle class, making sure everyone has access to healthcare, and creating safer communities via common-sense gun violence prevention laws.

Barr has been endorsed by the following progressive partner organizations: American Federation of Teachers - Michigan, Michigan AFL-CIO, Michigan Education Association, and Sierra Club - Michigan.

Callie Barr’s opponent in this race is Republican Congressman Jack Bergman, who opposes abortion rights and gun violence prevention laws and has supported the MAGA agenda. Bergman is also endorsed by the anti-reproductive freedom organization Right to Life Michigan.

Callie Barr is the most progressive choice in this race.

Michael Lynch is a father, teacher, and lifelong advocate for working families who is currently running for his first term in Congress to represent the 2nd District.

Lynch’s policy platform is centered on family, farms, and freedom and includes policies like ensuring access to affordable healthcare and housing, strengthening our public schools, combating climate change, uplifting small, family-owned farms, and protecting every American’s right to vote.

Lynch has been endorsed by the following progressive partner organizations: American Federation of Teachers - Michigan, Michigan AFL-CIO, and Michigan Education Association.

Lynch’s opponent in this race is Rep. John Moolenaar, a MAGA Republican who voted to overturn legitimate election results in 2020 and supports dangerous policies like criminalizing abortion. Moolenar is also endorsed by the anti-reproductive freedom organization Right to Life Michigan.

Michael Lynch is the most progressive choice in this race.

Rep. Hillary Scholten is a lifelong West Michigander who is running for her second term in Congress to represent the 3rd District.

Rep. Scholten was inspired to get into politics by the families she knew who worked hard, played by the rules, and still struggled to make ends meet because the system is rigged in favor of the wealthy. Her policy platform includes protecting reproductive freedom, ensuring access to affordable healthcare, preventing gun violence, supporting public schools, and creating an economy that works for everyone, not just the wealthy. During her first term, she helped bring critical funding for a variety of important priorities to her district, including $750k for community violence intervention.

Rep. Scholten has been endorsed by the following progressive partner organizations: American Federation of Teachers - Michigan, Michigan AFL-CIO, Michigan Association for Justice, Michigan Education Association, Michigan United Action, MI Poder, Planned Parenthood Action Fund, and Sierra Club - Michigan.

Rep. Scholten’s opponent in this race is Paul Hudson, a Republican with the wrong priorities for Michigan, including harsher treatment of immigrants, increased policing instead of evidence-backed gun violence prevention laws, and policies that favor corporations over everyday Americans—he even signed a pledge never to vote for any increases in taxes on corporations or individuals, no matter how wealthy.

Rep. Hillary Scholten is the most progressive choice in this race.

Jessica Swartz is a West Michigander, Michigan State University alum, and lawyer who is running for her first term in Congress to represent the 4th District.

Throughout her career, Swartz has helped ensure veterans get the benefits they’re entitled to from the Department of Veteran Affairs, worked on free speech cases in West Michigan, and worked to eliminate partisan gerrymandering and create fair maps for all. Her policy priorities include defending Medicare and Social Security, protecting the health of our Great Lakes, and making sure our fundamental freedoms, including voting rights and abortion rights, are secure.

Swartz has been endorsed by the following progressive partner organizations: American Federation of Teachers - Michigan, Michigan AFL-CIO, Michigan Education Association, MI Poder, and Planned Parenthood Action Fund.

Swartz’s opponent in this race is Rep. Bill Huizenga, a MAGA Republican who supports criminalizing abortion, undermining public schools and educators, and undoing the Affordable Care Act. Huizenga is also endorsed by the anti-reproductive freedom organization Right to Life Michigan.

Jessica Swartz is the most progressive candidate in this race.

Libbi Urban is a steelworker, union member, and mother who is running for her first term in Congress to represent the 5th District.

After spending so many years fighting for the rights of herself and her fellow steelworkers, Urban is ready to fight for the rights and freedoms of all Americans as a Congressperson. Her policy priorities include defending reproductive freedom, protecting access to Medicare and Social Security, keeping our air and water clean, and common sense gun violence prevention reforms.

Urban has been endorsed by the following progressive partner organizations: American Federation of Teachers - Michigan, Michigan AFL-CIO, Michigan Education Association.

Urban’s opponent in this race is Tim Walberg, a MAGA Republican who opposes LGBTQ+ equality, wants to criminalize abortion, and supported Trump’s efforts to overturn legitimate election results in 2020. Walberg is also endorsed by the anti-reproductive freedom organization Right to Life Michigan.

Libbi Urban is the most progressive choice in this race.

Rep. Debbie Dingell is a fighter for progressive values and lifelong activist running for her sixth term in Congress to represent the 6th District.

Rep. Dingell became politically active at a young age and has been a stalwart advocate for women and children’s interests, as well as every person’s right to access the healthcare they need. Her policy priorities include fighting for equal rights for all, securing a bright future by protecting our climate, supporting public schools, and building an economy where everyone can thrive.

Rep. Dingell has been endorsed by the following progressive partner organizations: American Federation of Teachers - Michigan, Clean Water Action, Michigan Education Association, Michigan AFL-CIO, and Planned Parenthood Action Fund.

Rep. Dingell’s opponent in this race is Heather Smiley, a Republican whose economic policies heavily favor corporate interests over ordinary people, as well as criminalizing abortion care.

Rep. Debbie Dingell is the most progressive choice in this race.

Curtis Hertel is a former state legislator, currently working for Governor Whitmer, who is running for his first term in Congress to represent the 7th District.

Throughout his career, Hertel has striven to find workable solutions to the problems facing Michiganders and ensure everyone in our state can thrive. In the Senate, Hertel was known for his fiery support of abortion rights, the labor movement and public education.

As a member of Gov. Whitmer’s team after he left the state senate, he helped work to pass major gun violence prevention legislation after the tragic shooting at Michigan State University. His policy platform for Congress includes protecting our freedom to vote, making sure everyone can get the reproductive healthcare they need, combating climate change, and passing common sense gun violence prevention laws to make our communities safer.

Hertel has been endorsed by the following progressive partner organizations: American Federation of Teachers - Michigan, Michigan AFL-CIO, Michigan Association for Justice, Michigan Education Association, Service Employees International Union - Michigan, Sierra Club - Michigan, MI Poder, and Planned Parenthood Action Fund.

Hertel’s opponent in this race is Tom Barrett, a MAGA Republican who believes in criminalizing abortion and participated in the Trump-led far right campaign to overturn legitimate election results in 2020. Barrett is also endorsed by the anti-reproductive freedom organization Right to Life Michigan.

Curtis Hertel is the most progressive choice in this race.

Kristen McDonald Rivet is a current state senator running for her first term in Congress to represent the 8th District.

McDonald Rivet grew up in a small town, working class family who were able to make a good life for themselves by working hard—and now, she’s focused on making sure every family has those same opportunities. Her policy priorities include ensuring everyone can get the healthcare they need and creating an economy where the Michigan Dream is available to all, not just those who are born into wealth.

As a state senator, McDonald Rivet was integral in passing historic state laws over the past two years, including the overturning of anti-worker Right to Work laws, adopting LGBTQ+ civil rights protections and protecting abortion rights in the state.

McDonald Rivet has been endorsed by the following progressive partner organizations: American Federation of Teachers - Michigan, Michigan AFL-CIO, Michigan Association for Justice, Michigan Education Association, Michigan United Action, MI Poder, Planned Parenthood Action Fund, and Service Employees International Union - Michigan.

McDonald Rivet’s opponent is Paul Junge, a MAGA Republican who supports creating more corporate tax breaks, continuing to rely on dangerous fossil fuels, and criminalizing abortion rights.

Kristen McDonald Rivet is the most progressive choice in this race.

Clinton St. Mosley is a father and small business owner running for his first term in Congress in the 9th District.

St. Mosley shares Michiganders’ frustration with partisan politics that prevent us from finding real solutions and has experience with having to work hard to make ends meet. His policy platform includes making communities safer via common sense gun violence prevention policies, finding compassionate immigration solutions that protect DREAMers, and combating climate change with initiatives that will also strengthen the economy.

St. Mosley has been endorsed by the following progressive partner organizations: American Federation of Teachers - Michigan, Michigan AFL-CIO, and Michigan Education Association.

St. Mosley’s opponent in this race is Lisa McClain, a far-right MAGA Republican who participated in efforts to overturn legitimate election results in 2020. McClain is also endorsed by the anti-reproductive freedom organization Right to Life Michigan.

Clinton St. Mosley is the most progressive choice in this race.

After nearly 40 years serving as Macomb County Prosecutor, assistant U.S. attorney, and circuit court judge, Carl Marlinga is running for his first term in Congress to represent the 10th District.

Marlinga is a lifelong advocate who works hard to ensure everyone has the resources they need to thrive. His policy priorities include enshrining abortion rights into federal law, protecting the Great Lakes from corporate polluters, building a better, fairer justice system, and creating good-paying jobs across the state.

Marlinga has been endorsed by the following progressive partner organizations: American Federation of Teachers - Michigan, Michigan AFL-CIO, Michigan Education Association, Michigan United Action, Planned Parenthood Action Fund, and Sierra Club - Michigan.

Marlinga’s opponent in this race is John James, a MAGA Republican who supports criminalizing abortion, restrictive anti-voter laws, and corporate tax giveaways. James is also endorsed by the anti-reproductive freedom organization Right to Life Michigan.

Carl Marlinga is the most progressive choice in this race.

Rep. Haley Stevens is a Birmingham, MI native and consistent advocate who is running for her fourth term in Congress to represent the 11th District.

An Obama administration alum, Rep. Stevens helped save the auto industry as the Chief of Staff for the U.S. Auto Rescue Task Force. She has always been a strong supporter of unions and of women’s equality, and her policy platform includes passing gun violence prevention laws to make our communities safer, holding big pharma accountable and protecting patients, combating climate change, and ensuring LGBTQ+ people have equal rights.

Rep. Stevens has been endorsed by the following progressive partner organizations: American Federation of Teachers - Michigan, Michigan AFL-CIO, Michigan Education Association, MI Poder, Service Employees International Union - Michigan, and Sierra Club - Michigan.

Rep. Stevens’ opponent in this race is Nick Somberg, a libertarian running as a Republican who supports harsh, unproductive immigration policies and is not committed to protecting reproductive freedom.

Rep. Haley Stevens is the most progressive choice in this race.

Rep. Rashida Tlaib is a former state legislator and longtime community activist who is running for her fourth term in Congress to represent the 12th District.

Rep. Tlaib is a proud daughter of immigrants and one of the first two Muslim women to serve in Congress. Her priorities in Congress include fighting for racial, gender, and LGBTQ+ equality, combating climate change and working toward environmental justice, and ensuring everyone has access to healthcare and housing. She has also set up community centers across her district to help meet constituents’ needs.

Rep. Tlaib has been endorsed by the following progressive partner organizations: American Federation of Teachers - Michigan, Clean Water Action, Detroit Action, Michigan AFL-CIO, Michigan Education Association, Michigan United Action, MI Poder, Planned Parenthood Action Fund, Sierra Club - Michigan, and We the People - Michigan.

Rep. Tlaib’s opponent in this race is James Hooper, an election conspiracy theorist who wants to undermine public education across the country.

Rep. Rashida Tlaib is the most progressive choice in this race.

Rep. Shri Thanedar is a businessman and former state legislator running for his second term in Congress to represent the 13th District.

Rep. Thanedar’s policy priorities include passing common sense gun violence prevention laws, protecting abortion rights, ensuring access to affordable healthcare for all, and defending the freedom to vote.

Rep. Thanedar has been endorsed by the following progressive partner organizations: American Federation of Teachers - Michigan, Michigan AFL-CIO, and Sierra Club - Michigan.

Rep. Thanedar’s opponent in this race is Martell Bivings, a Republican who has aligned himself with Donald Trump and his MAGA agenda.

Rep. Shri Thanedar is the most progressive choice in this race.