Michigan Equality: 2008 Endorsements

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2008 Michigan Equality PAC General Election Endorsements

Michigan Equality PAC is proud to release the below General Election endorsements for the Michigan State Legislature House of Representatives. Candidates were evaluated through a PAC survey and rated based on how they responded to those survey questions. Incumbent candidates were also evaluated based on their performance on LGBT issues and legislation during their tenure. Many of these candidates have shown great loyalty and commitment to the LGBT community.

House District	Political Party	Candidate Name	Website
1	Democratic	Timothy Bledsoe	www.tim4rep.com/
2	Democratic	LeMar Lemmons	http://002.housedems.com/biography/
3	Democratic	Bettie Cook Scott	http://003.housedems.com
4	Democratic	Coleman Young, Jr.	http://004.housedems.com/
5	Democratic	Bert Johnson	http://005.housedems.com/
8	Democratic	George Cushingberry	www.friendsofcushingberry.com/
10	Democratic	Gabe Leland	http://010.housedems.com
14	Democratic	Patrick O’Connell	www.patrickdoconnell.com/
19	Democratic	Steve King
21	Democratic	Dian Slavins	www.dianslavens.com/
23	Democratic	Deb Kennedy	www.kennedy4rep.com/
26	Democratic	Marie Donnigan	www.mariedonigan.com/
27	Democratic	Ellen Cogen Lipton	www.voteforellen.org/
28	Democratic	Lesia Liss	www.lesialiss.com/
29	Democratic	Tim Melton	www.timmelton.com/
31	Democratic	Fred Miller	http://031.housedems.com/
34	Democratic	Woodrow Stanley
35	Democratic	Vincent Gregory
37	Democratic	Vicki Barnett	http://electvickibarnett.com/index.html
39	Democratic	Lisa Brown	www.lisabrown4michigan.com/
45	Democratic	Randy Young	www.youngformichigan.com/
49	Democratic	Lee Gonzales	http://049.housedems.com/
51	Democratic	Michael Thorp	www.michaeljthorp.com/
52	Democratic	Pam Byrnes	http://www.pambyrnes.com/
53	Democratic	Rebekah Warren	www.rebekahwarren.com/
54	Democratic	Alma Wheeler-Smith	http://054.housedems.com/
55	Democratic	Kathy Angerer	www.kathyangerer.com/
56	Democratic	Kate Ebli	www.kateebli.com/
59	Democratic	Carol Higgins	www.higginsformichigan.com/
61	Democratic	Julie Rogers	http://www.juliemrogers.com/
63	Democratic	Phyllis Smith	http://campaignforsmith.com/
68	Democratic	Joan Bauer	www.joanbauer.org/
69	Democratic	Mark Meadows	www.meadowsforrep.org/
71	Democratic	Mark Eagle	www.markeagleforhouse.com/
78	Democratic	Judy Truesdall	www.judyjudyjudy.org/
82	Democratic	Bill Marquardt	www.sendagoodbilltolansing.com/
95	Democratic	Andy Coulouris	http://095.housedems.com/
98	Democratic	Garnet Lewis	www.garnetlewis2008.com/
99	Democratic	Nancy White	www.nancyjwhite.net
100	Democratic	Bill Richards
101	Democratic	Dan Scripps	www.danscripps.com/
102	Democratic	Nate Heffron
105	Democratic	Connie Saltonstall	www.conniesaltonstall.com/