2024 Pro-Voter Approved

Elected representatives must be accountable to the constituents they serve and act in their interests.

Voters Not Politicians volunteers and staff set up a process to identify pro-democracy, pro-voter candidates who share our commitment to a government that reflects the will of the people, and who will make strengthening and protecting our democracy a priority.

Because of the important role our judicial system plays in the battle for our democracy, VNP has decided for the first time to also issue approvals to candidates for the Michigan Supreme Court. Justice Kyra Harris Bolden and Kimberly Thomas earned Voters Not Politicians’ Pro-Voter, Pro-Democracy approval for the Michigan Supreme Court. You can learn more about the Supreme Court approvals here.

The Michigan State House creates and passes legislation that governs almost every facet of our government, and therefore, our democracy. State House candidates were invited to fill out this questionnaire that asks about voting access and common-sense ethics and transparency reform policies. Questionnaire responses were examined to determine if candidates' values align with those of Voters Not Politicians. You can view all candidate responses to the questionnaire here. 

Other considerations for approval for all candidates include public statements and actions, campaign viability, and, in the case of incumbent candidates, voting records on issues such as voting access and structural democracy reform.

Here is the list of 2024 Pro-Voter Approved candidates for the November 5 General Election.

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Michigan Supreme Court

  • Justice Kyra Harris Bolden
  • Kimberly Thomas

Michigan State House

  • Regina Weiss (Incumbent) - State House District 5
  • Natalie Price - State House District 6
  • Tonya Myers Phillips - State House District 7
  • Joe Tate (Incumbent) - State House District 9
  • Veronica Paiz (Incumbent) - State House District 10
  • Kimberly Edwards (Incumbent) - State House District 12
  • Mai Xiong (Incumbent) - State House District 13
  • Mike McFall (Incumbent) - State House District 14
  • Erin Byrnes (Incumbent) - State House District 15
  • Stephanie Young (Incumbent) - State House District 16
  • Samantha Steckloff (Incumbent) - State House District 19
  • Matt Koleszar (Incumbent) - State House District 22
  • Jason Morgan (Incumbent) - State House District 23
  • Ranjeev Puri (Incumbent) - State House District 24
  • Dylan Wegela (Incumbent) - State House District 26
  • Jaime Churches (Incumbent) - State House District 27
  • Janise O'Neil Robinson - State House District 28
  • Reggie Miller (Incumbent) - State House District 31
  • Joey Andrews (Incumbent) - State House District 38
  • Matt Longjohn - State House District 40
  • Austin Marsman - State House District 42
  • Jim Haadsma (Incumbent) - State House District 44
  • Daniel Mahoney - State House District 46
  • Carrie A. Rheingans (Incumbent) - State House District 47
  • Jennifer Conlin (Incumbent) - State House District 48
  • Andy Wood - State House District 49
  • Shadia Martini - State House District 54
  • Trevis Harrold - State House District 55
  • Sharon MacDonell (Incumbent) - State House District 56
  • Denise Mentzer (Incumbent) - State House District 61
  • Michelle Levine-Woodman - State House District 62
  • Julie Brixie (Incumbent) - State House District 73
  • Kara Hope (Incumbent) - State House District 74
  • Penelope Tsernoglou (Incumbent) - State House District 75
  • Angela Witwer (Incumbent) - State House District 76
  • Emily Dievendorf (Incumbent) - State House District 77
  • Phil Skaggs (Incumbent) - State House District 80
  • Stephen Wooden - State House District 81
  • John Fitzgerald (Incumbent) - State House District 83
  • Carol Glanville (Incumbent) - State House District 84
  • Abby Klomparens - State House District 86
  • Amos O'Neal (Incumbent) - State House District 94
  • April Osentoski - State House District 98
  • Jon LeRoux - State House District 99
  • Kathy Pelleran-Mahoney - State House District 102
  • Betsy Coffia (Incumbent) - State House District 103
  • Jenn Hill (Incumbent) - State House District 109