What’s at Stake this November?

This November, we aren’t just voting for president! We’re voting on who will lead our State House of Representatives; local school, library and township boards; and courtrooms.

Local races have a huge impact on our everyday lives and sometimes are decided by just one or two votes. Really, we’ve seen it happen! That’s why it’s so important for us to get everyone we know to the polls.

During this election cycle, it will be vital for Michiganders to elect officials up and down the ballot who will protect our rights.  Vice President Kamala Harris and Governor Tim Walz are leading the fight at the national level to protect our freedoms. The choice is clear which presidential candidate will protect our rights.

Let’s elect candidates who share our values – and send a clear message for what we expect from our elected leaders in 2025 and beyond!!

Good things happen when we elect State Representatives who share our values.

During the 2023-2024 session, our Michigan House of Representatives passed a record number of bills that the vast majority of Michiganders support. These laws protected our reproductive rights, restored rights for LGBTQ+ people, and saved lives by requiring firearms to be stored safely. Michigan is an example of how we can make great progress when leaders actually care about and listen to their constituents. That’s why it’s vitally important that we vote to keep a Democratic majority–that listens to all of us– in the State House in 2024.

We already know what happens when judges don’t support reproductive rights — we can’t let that happen in Michigan.

In 2024, we can elect a Michigan Supreme Court that will protect our reproductive rights. There are two openings on the Court that could have an immense impact. Incumbent Justice Kyra Bolden is up for re-election to a partial term, and Kimberly Thomas is running for a full term. Both Bolden and Thomas are endorsed by Planned Parenthood and have demonstrated that they will protect our reproductive rights, including access to birth control, IVF, surrogacy, miscarriage management and abortion. Electing Bolden and Thomas will ensure that the majority of the Michigan Supreme Court supports our reproductive freedom.

Our kids’ education is at risk by extremist school board candidates!

School boards are an essential part of the local community. They control the school district budget, hire the superintendent and make educational policy. Every school board in Michigan has seats up for election in 2024. Extremists want to take control by filling these boards with people who will continue to push political agendas and culture wars. 

Parenting is hard enough – we’re done letting extremists try to control our public education system. We have had enough of banning books, preventing teachers from teaching accurate American history, restricting sex education, and targeting transgender and nonbinary children with policies that strip them of their rights to use bathrooms or play sports that align with their gender identity and expression. Our first line of defense against this extremism in our communities is to elect school board members who will actually focus on supporting public education and keeping our schools safe and welcoming for all students. You can learn more about some of the races below.

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Who’s on the Ballot?

You can find information below about candidates in key local races across the state.

Candidates with a green check mark next to their name have proven that they are aligned with Red Wine & Blue’s values, like support for reproductive freedom, public education, and democracy.

Candidates with a red “x” next to their name are endorsed by extremist groups, have expressed support for extremist policies like abortion bans and book bans, or have otherwise proven that they are not aligned with Red Wine & Blue’s values.

Note: Not all Michigan races are included in this list. Red Wine & Blue is working on the ground in these key races where we have the most ability to impact the outcome of the election. Information about statewide races is included above.

Statewide Races

School Board Candidates

State House Candidates