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ADVOCACY                                                                    FOCUS MAGAZINE  |  JUNE 2023



        Lansing Regional Chamber of Commerce Announces

        Endorsements in Lansing City Council Races

        TAMERA CARTER AND TRINI LOPEZ-PEHLIVANOGLU ENDORSED FOR
        AT-LARGE SEATS. RYAN KOST AND ADAM HUSSAIN ENDORSED FOR
        1ST/3RD WARD.



              he Lansing Regional Chamber of Commerce           Ingham County Equal Opportunity Committee, Secretary
              Political Action Committee (LRC-PAC) has          of Southwest Action Group, City of Lansing Board of Ethics
        Tannounced its endorsements in the 2023 races for      – Third Ward Representative, and Member of Michigan
        Lansing City Council. Endorsed candidates include:      Latino Leadership Network.

          •  Tamera Carter, At-Large                                              Ryan Kost has been active in his
          •  Trini Lopez-Pehlivanoglu, At-Large                                   community and fighting for our
          •  Ryan Kost, 1st Ward                                                  neighborhoods for years before he was
          •  Adam Hussain, 3rd Ward                                               elected to City Council in November
                                                                                  2022. Ryan now proudly represents
        “Lansing is at a critical juncture in determining the city’s              Lansing’s First Ward and is also the
        future direction and we need forward-thinking candidates                  first openly gay candidate to be
        who share our vision of what that future can look like,”                  elected to represent this ward. He
        said Kevin Shaw, chair, LRC-PAC. “We believe these                        also currently serves his community
        candidates possess the necessary qualities needed to    Kost              as a board member of the Eastside
        bring fresh perspectives and drive positive progress for our              Neighborhood Organization, Friends
        community.”                                             of Bancroft Park, and Foster Your Neighborhood.

        The 2023 Primary Election will be held on Tuesday, August                 Adam Hussain was first elected
        8 and the General Election will be held on Tuesday,                       to council in 2015 and represents
        November 7.                                                               Lansing's Ward 3. He served as City
                                                                                  Council president in 2022 and vice
                          Tamera Carter is a 2005 graduate of                     president in 2020 and 2021. Adam
                          Michigan State University and has                       is a leader in advocating for change
                          been a committed Lansing resident                       in southwest Lansing, including
                          for two decades. She has identified                     renovation of Logan Square. In 2023
                          her priorities as gun violence and                      Council Member Hussain serves on
                          safe neighborhoods, economic          Hussain           the following Committees and Boards:
                          development, housing insecurity and                     Committee of the Whole- Member;
                          homelessness and equity and inclusion.   Committee on Public Safety – Chairperson; Committee
                          She is very active in the community   on City Operations - Vice Chairperson and Ad Hoc on
                          including serving on the Impression 5   Homelessness and Solutions - Vice Chairperson
        Carter
                          Board of Directors, Board member at
        Tabernacle of Lansing and Downtown Lansing, Inc.       “In order to move Lansing forward, we need elected
                                                                officials who are willing to seek common ground and
                          Trini Lopez-Pehlivanoglu was raised   work together to both find and advance solutions to
                          in Lansing and is now raising her     the challenges we face,” said Steve Japinga, senior vice
                          own family on Lansing’s Southwest     president/public affairs, LRCC.  "All these candidates are
                          side. She earned a bachelor’s degree   established consensus builders dedicated to cultivating a
                          from Cleary University in 2020. Over   vibrant and thriving city."
                          the years Trini’s work ethic and
                          skillset led her to serve as senior   The LRC-PAC’s endorsement process includes a review
                          executive management assistant in     of a candidate’s performance, a written questionnaire,
                          the executive office of the Michigan   and, in some cases, an in-person interview. Only after this
                          Department of Attorney General.       process is completed and a vote of the LRC-PAC Board is
        Lopez-Pehlivanoglu
                          Trini is passionate about serving     taken can a candidate be endorsed and be considered for
        her community and currently serves on the Cristo Rey    financial support. Learn more about the LRC-PAC here:
        Community Center Board of Directors, Secretary of       www.lansingchamber.org/lrc-pac. l

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