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Michigan Public Transit Association Endorsements, November 2, 2010 General Election

Monday, October 11th, 2010

MPTA endorsedEndorsements of candidates are based on past voting records, candidate questionnaire responses and local transit system input. Where no endorsement is given either past voting records did not meet minimal endorsement criteria, no candidate responded, or both candidates meet endorsement criteria, when noted.

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U.S. Congress

District:

1          Gary McDowell, D

2          Bill Huizenga, R

3          Pat Miles, D

4          Dave Camp, R

5          Dale Kildee, D

6          Fred Upton, R

7          Mark Schauer, D

8          Mike Rogers, R

9-11     No endorsements

12        Sander Levin, D

13        Hansen Clarke, D

14        John Conyers, D

15        John Dingell, D

Michigan Senate

District:

1          Coleman Young, D

2          Bert Johnson, D

3          Morris Hood, D

4          Virgil Smith, D

5          Tupac Hunter, D

6          Glenn Anderson, D

7          Kathleen Law, D

8          Hoon-Yung Hopgood, D

9          Steve Bieda, D

10        Paul Gieleghem, D

11-12   No endorsements

13        John Pappageorge, R

14-15   No endorsements

16        Doug Spade, D

17        Randy Richardville, R

18        Rebekah Warren, D

19        No endorsement

20        Robert Jones, D

21        No endorsement

22        Joe Hune, R

23        Gretchen Whitmer, D

24        Rick Jones, R

25        No endorsement

26        Paula Zelenko, D

27        John Gleason, D

28        Mark Jansen, R

29        Dave LeGrand, D

30        No endorsement

31        Jeff Mayes, D

32        Roger Kahn, R

33        No endorsement

34        No endorsement: Both candidates meet criteria.

35        No endorsement: Both candidates meet criteria.

36        Andy Neumann, D

37        Howard Walker, R

38        Michael Lahti, D

Michigan House

District:

1          Tim Bledsoe, D

2-5       No endorsements

6          Fred Durhal, Jr., D

7          Jimmy Womack, D

8          No endorsement

9          Shanelle Jackson, D

10        Harvey Santana, D

11        David Nathan, D

12        Rashida Tlaib, D

13        Andrew Kandrevas, D

14        Paul Clemente, D

15        George Darany, D

16        Bob Constan, D

17        Phil Cavanagh, D

18        Richard LeBlanc, D

19-20   No endorsements

21        Dian Slavens, D

22        Doug Geiss, D

23        Deb Kennedy, D

24        Sarah Roberts, D

25        Jon Switalski, D

26        Jim Townsend, D

27        Ellen Cogan Lipton, D

28        Lesia Liss, D

29        Tim Melton, D

30        Ken Lampar, D

31        Marilyn Lane, D

32        Jennifer Haase, D

33        No endorsement

34        Woodrow Stanley, D

35        Rudy Hobbs, D

36        No endorsement

37        Vicki Barnett, D

38        No endorsement

39        Lisa Brown, D

40-41   No endorsements

42        Harold Haugh, D

43        Gail Haines, R

44        No endorsement

45        Mary Ward, D

46        No endorsement

47        Cindy Denby, R

48        Richard Hammel, D

49        Jim Ananich, D

50-52  No endorsements

53        Jeff Irwin, D

54        David Rutledge, D

55        Mike Smith, D

56        Kate Ebli, D

57-58   No endorsements

59        Matt Lori, R

60        Sean McCann, D

61        Thomas Batten, D

62        Kate Segal, D

63        No endorsement

64        Martin Griffin, D

65        No endorsement

66        Bill Rogers, R

67        Barb Byrum, D

68        Joan Bauer, D

69        Mark Meadows, D

70        Mike Huckleberry, D

71-74   No endorsements

75        No endorsement: Both candidates meet criteria.

76        Roy Schmidt, D

77-80   No endorsements

81        Jud Gilbert, R

82-83   No endorsements

84        Terry Brown, D

85        Pamela Drake, D

86-91   No endorsements

92        Marcia Hovey-Wright, D

93-94   No endorsements

95        Stacy Erwin Oakes, D

96        Charles Brunner, D

97        Mark Lightfoot, D

98        No endorsement

99        Toni Sessoms, D

100      No endorsement

101      Dan Scripps, D

102      No endorsement

103      Van Sheltrown, D

104      Wayne Schmidt, R

105-107 No endorsements

108      Judy Nerat, D

109      Steve Lindberg, D

110      Scott Dianda, D

Easter Seals Project ACTION to host Introduction to Travel Training course

Friday, October 8th, 2010

Easter Seals Project ACTION is hosting an Introduction to Travel Training course November 16-18 in Silver Spring, Md.  Information about the course can be found by following the link.  Applications are due October 24.  Class size is limited.

Introduction to Travel Training is an intensive three-day course with classroom and field instruction. A limited enrollment and high trainer-to-participant ratio offers an environment where travel trainers will acquire knowledge in the classroom and directly apply and practice new skills on the street, obtaining constructive feedback from trainers and colleagues. Travel trainers will receive a toolkit packed with useful resources ready to use when they return to work.

If you know of any trainers in your region who would be interested in applying, please forward this announcement along and encourage them to apply.

For specific questions about the course, please contact Kristi Ross, ESPA Training and Technical Assistance Specialist, at kross@easterseals.com or (800) 659-6428.