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ADVOCACY FOCUS MAGAZINE | JULY 2022

LRC-PAC Announces First Round of

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PAC Election Endorsements
he Lansing
Regional
TChamber of
Commerce Political
Action Committee
(LRC-PAC) has
announced its first round
of endorsements for the
2022 election cycle.
Anthony Singh Kronemeyer BeGole Brixie
“The November election
is one of the most critical
elections in recent years
because of the changes
to districts at the federal,
state, and county-level
said Kevin Shaw, chair,
LRC-PAC Board of
Directors. “With these
new districts, several Hope Witwer Horford Barnes Filler
candidates are running
for different offices, so it is essential that we are endorsing CLINTON COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS:
candidates who will work side-by-side with the business • 1st District: Val Vail-Shirey (R)
community to meet priorities that support advancing • 2nd District: David Pohl (R)
economic growth, job creation, and fiscal responsibility. • 3rd District: Bruce DeLong (R)
• 4th District: Ken Mitchell (R)
“We are particularly pleased with the bipartisan nature • 5th District: Bob Showers (R)
of the candidates we are backing in our first round of
endorsements,” said Steve Japinga, senior vice president EATON COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS:
of public affairs, Lansing Regional Chamber of Commerce. • 1st District: Tim Barnes (R)
“This is a critical time in our region, making the experience • 2nd District: Blake Mulder (R)
and ability to make thoughtful decisions about difficult • 3rd District: Terrance Augustine (D)
issues particularly important. We believe these candidates • 4th District: Brandon Haskell (D)
are well-positioned to continue to work towards addressing • 13th District: Jim Mott (R)
economic challenges, accelerating our recovery, and
promoting opportunity together. INGHAM COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS:
• 1st District: Randy Maiville (R)
The bipartisan list of LRC-PAC endorsed candidates • 2nd District: Karla Ruest (R)
includes: • 3rd District: Chris Trubac (D)
• 6th District: Vic Celentino (D)
STATE SENATE • 7th District: Thomas Morgan (D)
• 21st District: Sarah Anthony (D) • 10th District: Gabrielle Lawrence (D)
• 28th District: Sam Singh (D) • 11th District: Mark Grebner (D)
• 12th District: Irene Cahill (D)
STATE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES • 14th District: Mark Polsdofer (D)
• 43rd District: Lindsay Kronemeyer (R)
• 71st District: Brian BeGole (R) The LRC-PAC's endorsement process includes a review of
• 73rd District: Julie Brixie (D) a candidate's past performance, a written questionnaire,
• 74th District: Kara Hope (D) and, in some cases, an in-person interview. Only after this
• 76th District: Angela Witwer (D) process is completed and a vote of the LRC-PAC Board is
• 77th District: Jon Horford (D) taken can a candidate be endorsed and be considered for
• 78th District: Christine Barnes (R) financial support. l
• 93rd District: Graham Filler (R)

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