Insider Intelligence

Today, the House Republican caucus met privately to elect leaders for the new legislative term beginning in January 2017.  Current Speaker of the House, Kevin Cotter (R-Mount Pleasant), is leaving office at the end of the year due to term limits.  The newly elected House leadership for the 2017 – 2018 term includes: HOUSE REPUBLICAN […]

In our final election preview, MLC commissioned EPIC-MRA to survey voters in Michigan’s 61st House District, currently held by Republican Representative Brandt Iden. Running against Iden for a second consecutive election is Pastor John Fisher. In 2014, Iden defeated Mr. Fisher 48-43% with Libertarian candidate Michael Stampfler taking 9% of the vote. This district is […]

Next week, Michigan voters are taking to the polls to vote on several races.  On Tuesday, the MLC Blog outlined the two open Congressional seats in Michigan.  While Federal level races tend to get the most attention, state races are also important as they have a big effect on Michigan resident’s everyday lives. In the […]

With less than one-week to go before the November 8th election, all eyes are turning toward the 30th House District in Western Macomb County. This race is a matchup between Democratic candidate, Michael Notte, and Republican candidate, Diana Farrington, the wife of current representative, Jeff Farrington. Mr. Notte’s father, Richard Notte, served as Mayor of […]

In an effort to reclaim his former seat in the State House, Dan Scripps is running once again for the 101st House District against Republican Mason County Board Chairman, Curt VanderWall. Both men are looking to replace term-limited Representative Ray Franz. This northern Michigan House Seat runs along the western lakeshore from Ludington north, to […]

House District 106 is the second district in MLC’s series analyzing competitive State House districts going into Election Day. The 106th District is made up of Alcona, Alpena, Iosco, Presque Isle, and parts of Cheboygan County along the sunrise side of Michigan’s coast. The district was represented by Representative Peter Pettalia before his tragic death […]

Through the general election on November 8, on every Tuesday and Thursday on the MLC Blog we will be highlighting races for which due to the voter base the seat could be won by either the Democratic or Republican candidate.  Candidate’s website and professional information is listed when available, in addition to a portion of […]

The 71st House District was one of the most competitive state house seats in 2014 when then candidate Tom Barrett upset incumbent Theresa Abed by just 148 votes out of the over 35,000 cast. As we move toward November 8, Michigan House Democrats have their eye on majority by flipping nine seats currently held by […]