Michigan Chamber of Commerce Announces Endorsements for State House Candidates in Open Seats and Competitive Races

"We are pleased to announce the Michigan Chamber's endorsement of 32 outstanding individuals for the State House (28 Republicans and four Democrats)," said Michigan Chamber President & CEO Rich Studley.

"Michigan Chamber campaign endorsements for open seats are based upon candidate questionnaires, personal interviews and member input from the Chamber's Political Action Committee (PAC) Board of Directors," explained Bob LaBrant, the Michigan Chamber's Senior Vice President of Political Affairs.

"The Michigan Chamber will be making additional endorsements following the August 5th Primary," added LaBrant. "In some primary contests, we found the field of candidates to have positions favorable toward job creation and economic development inMichigan. Rather than make multiple endorsements, we have chosen to let the primary process work itself out."

Following are the Michigan Chamber's endorsements for the open seats and competitive races in the State House:

    OPEN SEATS - 27

    District        Candidate                Home
    11              Anthony Bradford         Detroit
    13              Andrew Kandrevas         Southgate
    19              John Walsh               Livonia
    21              Todd LaJoy               Canton Township
    23              Burl Adkins              Grosse Ile
    24              Bryan Brandenburg        St. Claire Shores
    32              John Accavitti           Armada
    36              Pete Lund                Shelby Township
    37              Paul Welday              Farmington Hills
    38              Hugh Crawford            Novi
    39              Amy Peterman             West Bloomfield
    43              Gail Haines              Lake Angelus
    44              Eileen Kowall            White Lake
    51              Vince Lorraine           Fenton
    58              Don Shemel               Coldwater
    59              Matt Lori                Constantine
    63              Jase Bolger              Marshall
    66              Bill Rogers              Brighton
    72              Linda Steil              Grand Rapids
    76              Roy Schmidt              Grand Rapids
    88              Shelly Edgerton          Plainwell
    90              Joe Haveman              Holland
    98              Jim Stamas               Midland
    101             Mike McManus             Lake Leelanau
    104             Wayne Schmidt            Traverse City
    106             Peter Pettalia           Presque Isle
    108             Mike Falcon              Gladstone

    COMPETITIVE RACES - 5

    District        Candidate                Home
    20              Jerry Vorva              Northville
    65              Ray Snell                Blackman Township
    75              Dan Tietema              Grand Rapids
    84              Anna Kabot               Bad Axe
    91              Holly Hughes             White River Township

The Michigan Chamber will be releasing its 2007-2008 Legislative Voting Record - A Competitiveness Scorecard forMichigan, which includes earned endorsements for candidates seeking re-election to the State House, later this month.

TheMichigan Chamber of Commerce is a statewide business advocacy organization representing over 7,100 employers of every type and size in all 83 counties inMichigan. The Michigan Chamber was established in 1959 to be an advocate for Michigan's job providers in the legislative, political and legal process.

The Michigan Chamber PAC ranks 26th amongMichigan's top 150 political action committees, according to an April report by the non-partisan Michigan Campaign Finance Network. The report lists the PAC at $180,606, up 20.7 percent from the 2006 election cycle.

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