87th House District

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.

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.

Will Snyder is an incumbent Democrat running for his second term in the Michigan House of Representatives in the 87th District. He is the current representative for the 87th District and serves on the Appropriations and Regulatory Reform committees.

​​Snyder served in a historic legislative session with a Democratic majority that took major strides forward on key progressive issues. The Democratic majority passed the Reproductive Health Act, ensuring all Michiganders can make their own decisions about how and when to start a family, gave Michigan's kids free school breakfast and lunch and additional funds to support our students, and passed common sense gun violence prevention measures. Putting hard-working Michiganders' first, they also quintupled the Working Families Tax Credit, got rid of the retirement tax, and got rid of so-called "right to work" anti-worker legislation to ensure workers have bargaining power to stand up to greedy corporations. Snyder also helped expand the Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Act and codify parts of the Affordable Care Act into law that protect LGBTQ+ Michiganders from discrimination in healthcare, housing, and the workplace.

Snyder, a lifelong resident of Muskegon, is deeply committed to community activism in the Greater Muskegon area. Before being elected to office, he spent six years as legislative aide and district director for State Representative Terry J. Sabo. Snyder also serves on the board of directors for Read Muskegon, working to combat illiteracy., and has been actively involved in local Democratic politics, including serving as Vice-Chair of the Muskegon County Democratic Party and as a member of the Michigan Democratic Party State Central Committee.
Snyder 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 League of Conservation Voters, Service Employees International Union - Michigan, and Planned Parenthood Advocates of Michigan.

Snyder is running against Republican Chip Chipman and Libertarian Rich McClain.

Will Snyder is the most progressive choice in this race.

D.J. Hilson is a Democrat running for his fourth term as Muskegon County Prosecutor. After graduating from Cooley Law School with honors, Hilson joined the Muskegon County Prosecutor’s Office as an assistant prosecutor, where he served for 13 years. He is a member of a number of local nonprofit boards and served on the board of the Prosecuting Attorneys Association of Michigan. Hilson is committed to truth in sentencing, reducing recidivism for juveniles, and enhancing victim services.

D.J. Hilson is running unopposed and is the best choice in this race.

Michael Poulin is a Democrat running for his third term as Muskegon County Sheriff. He has lived in Muskegon County for over 45 years. In 2019, Governor Whitmer appointed him to the Governor's Traffic Safety Advisory Commission, and he also traveled to Qatar in preparation for the 2022 World Cup to help prepare guidelines for traffic safety. Sheriff Poulin has 37 years of law enforcement experience and is committed to reducing waste in the department, ensuring the community’s schools are kept safe, and maintaining properly qualified officers.

Poulin is running against Republican Max Rieske, a repeat candidate for multiple offices in the past. Rieske is running as a “constitutional” sheriff, a right-wing anti-government movement whose members show disdain for state and federal laws and law enforcement.

Michael Poulin is the best choice in this race.

Karen D. Buie is a Democrat running for re-election as Muskegon County Clerk, a position she was appointed to in 2023. Buie previously served in law enforcement and human resources roles for county government and was also the vice-mayor of Muskegon.
Buie is running against Republican Eric Rothoff.
Karen Buie is the best choice in this race.

William Moulatsiotis is a Democrat running for his first term as Muskegon County Register of Deeds. He previously served on Norton Shores City Council and is the varsity soccer coach for Mona Shores.

We cannot speak to the progressive bonafides of Moulatsiotis due to limited available information. However, he is running against Republican Jason Hall, who is decidedly anti-progressive, and has promoted various dangerous right-wing conspiracy theories. Because his opponent is so extreme, we believe William Moulatsiotis is the best choice in this race.

Tony Moulatsiotis is a Democrat running for re-election as Muskegon County treasurer. Moulatsiotis is an immigrant from Greece who moved to America in 1967. Before becoming treasurer, he operated various pizzerias and restaurants. Moulatsiotis’ work as treasurer includes working with the Muskegon County Land Bank to sell unused land and rehab blighted property, which to date has sold 1,000 properties and made more than $8 million in sales volume to benefit taxpayers.

We cannot speak to the progressive bonafides of Moulatsiotis due to limited available information. However, Moulatsiotis is running against MAGA Republican Kent Boersema, who is decidedly anti-democracy. Boersema ran for Michigan Republican Party chair in 2023 and currently serves on the Ravenna Village Council. Boerseme has previously promoted and encouraged Republicans to participate in illegal voting practices.

We believe Tony Moulatsiotis is the best choice in this race.

Stephanie Barrett is a Democrat running for her first term as Muskegon County Water Resources Commissioner. She previously served in this office as a deputy commissioner in addition to working in multiple roles for Dalton Township government. Her priorities include educating residents to prevent pollution runoff, increasing water affordability and managing costs.

Barrett is running against MAGA Republican Zach Lahring, who has endorsed conspiracy theories about the violent January 6, 2021 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. Lahring currently serves as a Muskegon County commissioner, where he has hurled homophobic attacks against a fellow commissioner.

Stephanie Barrett is the best choice in this race.

Tim DeMumbrum is a Democrat running for his first term as Muskegon County Surveyor. He currently serves as vice-chair of the Muskegon County Land Bank Authority and president of Westshore Engineering and Surveying.

We cannot speak to the progressive bonafides of DeMumbrum due to limited available information. However, he is running unopposed.

Bruce Froelich is a Democrat running for his first term on the Muskegon County Board of Commissioners.

We cannot speak to the progressive bonafides of Froelich due to limited available information. However, he is running against Republican Kim Cyr, who is decidedly anti-progressive. Cyr is endorsed by the anti-reproductive freedom organization Right to Life Michigan and has defended a colleague’s past racist remarks.

Because his opponent is so extreme, we believe Bruce Froelich is the best choice in this race.

Andy O’Reilly is a Democrat running for his first term on the Muskegon County Board of Commissioners. He previously served on the Roosevelt Park City Council and is a local radio personality. His priorities include greater transparency for the commission, establishing a county-wide emergency communications plan, and expanding county services to underserved communities.

O’Reilly is running against Republican J. Brett Herman, who is endorsed by the anti-reproductive freedom organization Right to Life Michigan.

Andy O’Reilly is the best choice in this race.

Sandra Boone-Thomas is a Democrat running for her first term on the Muskegon County Board of Commissioners.

We cannot speak to the progressive bonafides of Boone-Thomas due to limited available information. However, she is endorsed by the Michigan Education Association. She is also running against MAGA Republican incumbent Michelle Hazekamp, who is decidedly anti-progressive. Hazekamp is endorsed by the anti-reproductive freedom organization Right to Life Michigan and spread anti-vaccine rhetoric regarding the coronavirus vaccine.

Because her opponent is so extreme, we believe Boone-Thomas is the best choice in this race.

Chris McGuigan is a Democrat running for her first term on the Muskegon County Board of Commissioners. She had a successful career as a lawyer and served as the executive director of the Community Foundation for Muskegon County for nearly two decades. Her priorities include expanding access to parks and recreation, strengthening public transportation, and investing in mental health and public health services. She is endorsed by numerous local elected officials.

McGuigan is running against Republican Dan Potts.

Chris McGuigan is the best choice in this race.

Charles Nash is a Democratic incumbent running for his eighth term on the Muskegon County Board of Commissioners. He is an employment readiness instructor at E.C. Brooks Correctional Facility. His priorities include fighting for a fair economy, expanding civil rights protections for all, and delivering equal access to voting. Nash is endorsed by a number of local elected officials and union locals.

Nash is running against Republican Nicole Larson.

Nash is the best choice in this race.

Jessica Cook is a Democratic incumbent running for her second term on the Muskegon County Board of Commissioners. Cook has a background in nonprofit administration and she supports county parks and recreation programs, the LGBTQ+ community, and renewable energy projects.

Cook is running against Republican Doug Brown, who previously served on the Commission. Brown voted against a resolution to condemn the violent January 6, 2021 insurrection in the U.S. Capitol.

Jessica Cook is the best choice in this race.

Darrell Paige is a Democratic incumbent running for re-election for his second term on the Muskegon County Board of Commissioners. Paige is the former mayor of the City of Muskegon Heights where he served as a councilperson, and also served as the dean of students for Muskegon Heights Public Schools and Muskegon Public Schools. His priorities include funding for infrastructure, improving access to social services, and public safety.

Paige is running against Republican Steve Null.

Darrell Paige is the best choice in this race.