Virg Bernero is proud to be endorsed by:

Macomb County Endorsements

• David Bonior, former Congressman serving Macomb and St. Clair counties for 26 years
• Carl Marlinga, former prosecuting attorney, Macomb County (1984-2002)
• Art Miller, former Michigan Senate Minority Leader (D-Warren)

State Legislators

• Rep. Sarah Roberts (D) 24th District (St. Clair Shores)
• Rep. Fred Miller (D) 31st District (Mt. Clemens)

Macomb County Officials

• Carmella Sabaugh (D), County Clerk/Register of Deeds
• Ted Wahby (D), Treasurer
• Anthony V. Marrocco, Macomb County Public Works Commissioner

Macomb County Board of Commissioners

• Paul Gieleghem (D), Chair, District 19
• Kathleen E. Tocco (D), Vice Chair, District 20
• Andrey Duzyj (D), District 1
• Toni Moceri (D), District 4
• Joan Flynn (D), District 6
• David Flynn (D), District 8
• Robert Mijac (D), District 9
• Ken Lampar (D), District 10
• Brian Brdak (D), District 14
• Ed Bruley (D), District 17
• Irene M. Kepler (D), District 21
• Michael A. Boyle (D), District 24
• Jeffrey S. Sprys (D), District 26

Clinton Township

• George Fitzgerald, Clerk
• William Sowerby, Treasurer
• Joie West, Trustee
• Ernest Hornung, Trustee
• Kenneth Pearl, Trustee

Harrison Township

• Jack Swiatkowski, Trustee

Lenox Township

• Ron Trombly, Supervisor

Village of New Haven

• Jammie Kincaid, President

City of Sterling Heights

• Richard J. Notte, Mayor

School Board Members

• Elizabeth Lenhard, Vice President, Warren Woods Public Schools Board of Education
• Julie Fitzgerald, Trustee, Chippewa Valley Schools Board of Education

Local Democratic Party Chairs

• Henry Yanez, Chair, 10th Congressional District Democrats
• Charles Roberts, Chair, St. Claire Shores Democratic Club
• Marco Ramirez, Chair of Hispanic Democrats of Michigan, Tri-County Chapter

Genesee County Endorsements

Prominent Genesee County Leaders

• Congressman Dale Kildee, representing Michigan’s 5th District (Genesee County)
• Paula Zelenko, Former State Representative and current Burton City Councilwoman
• Bob Pickell, sheriff, Genesee County
• Dan Kildee, former Genesee County treasurer and chairman of the Genesee County Land Bank Authority, current president/CEO of the Center for Community Progress
• Rosalyn Bogardus, register of deeds, Genesee County
• Jack Minore, former Michigan State Representative for Genesee County (District 49)

State Legislators

• Sen. Deb Cherry, (D), 26th District (Burton)

State Representative Candidates

• Jim Ananich, running in 49th District
• Gerald Masters, running in 50th District
• Art Reyes, running in 51st District

Mayors

• Dayne Walling, mayor of Flint
• Charles Smiley, mayor of Burton

Genesee County Board of Commissioners

• Jamie Curtis, chairman, District 3
• Linda Hoff, District 5
• Ted Henry, District 8

Genesee County Board of Commissioners Candidates

• Stevan Pirkovic, running in District 4
• Kathy Ridley, running in District 7

State Legislators

• Rep. Alma Wheeler-Smith (D), 54th District

Mayors

• John Hieftje, Mayor of Ann Arbor
• Paul Schreiber, Mayor of Ypsilanti

Washtenaw County Board of Commissioners

• Ronnie Peterson (D), District 6
• Conan Smith (D), District 10
• Jeff Irwin (D), District 11

Ann Arbor City Council Members

• Sabra Briere (D), Ward 1
• Sandi Smith (D), Ward 1
• Margie Teall (D), Ward 4
• Mike Anglin (D), Ward 5

Ypsilanti City Council Members

• Peter Murdock, Ward 3
• Brian Robb, Ward 3

Ingham County for Virg

Prominent Ingham County Leaders

• Rev. Dr. Michael Murphy, former State Representative and Chair of the Michigan Legislative Black Caucus
• Vic Loomis, East Lansing Mayor
• Mike Bryanton, Ingham County Clerk
• Curtis Hertel, Jr, Register of Deeds
• Patrick Lindemann, Ingham County Drain Commissioner
• Eric Schertzing, Ingham County Treasurer
• Gene Wriggelsworth, Ingham County Sheriff
• Julie Brixie, Meridian Charter Township Treasurer
• Kathy Carney, Chair of 8th Congressional District Democrats
• Ingham County Young Democrats

Ingham County Board of Commissioners

• Brian McGrain, Ingham County Commissioner
• Penelope Tsernoglou, Ingham County Commissioner
• Rebecca Bahar-Cook, Ingham County Commissioner
• Carol Koenig, Ingham County Commissioner
• Deb Nolan, Ingham County Commissioner
• Dianne Holman, Ingham County Commissioner
• Laura Davis, Ingham County Commissioner

Lansing City Councilmembers

• A'Lynne Robinson, Lansing City Council President
• Kathie Dunbar, Lansing City Council Vice President
• Derrick Quinney, Lansing City Councilmember
• Tina Houghton, Lansing City Councilmember
• Jessica Yorko, Lansing City Councilmember

Leslie City Councilmembers

• Jennifer Schuster, Leslie City Councilmember
• Pete Zamora, Leslie City Councilmember

Meridian Charter Township

• Julie Brixie, Treasurer

Community

• Black Slate
• East side Slate
• Community Coalition
• The Justice Caucus
• The Muslim Community Political Action Committee

Congressional Members

• John Conyers
• Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick
• 13th Congressional District
• 14th Congressional District

Legislators

• Rep. Coleman A. Young II, 4th District
• Rep. Fred Durhal, Jr., 6th District

County Commissioners

• Jewel Ware, Wayne County Commissioner
• Keith Williams, Wayne County Commissioner
• Tim Killean, Wayne County Commissioner
• Ricardo Solomon (former Chair Wayne County Commission)

Labor

• Jimmy Settles, VP UAW
• Rory Gamble, UAW Region 1A Director
• John Henry Davis Jr., International Representative
• Al Garrett, President, AFSMCE Council 25
• Mike Aaron, Business Manager, Labor’s 1191
• Sandra Williams, President, Metro AFL-CIO
• Rick Blocker, Business Manager, UFCW
• Henry Gaffney, ATU

Ecumenical

• Dr. Charles Adams
• Rev. Jim Holley
• Bishop J. Drew Sheard
• Rev. James C. Perkins
• Rev. Robert Smith
• Rev. Nicholas Hood
• Rev. Horace Sheffield III
• Rev. Robert Brumfield
• Rev. Patrick Gahagen
• Rev. Kenneth Flowers
• Bishop Lambert Gates

Prominent Muskegon County Leaders

• Nancy A. Waters, Muskegon County Clerk
• Tony Tague, Muskegon County Prosecutor
• Dave Fisher, Muskegon County Drain Commissioner
• Tony Moulatsiotis, Muskegon County Treasurer
• Dean Roesler, Muskegon County Sheriff

Muskegon County Board of Commissioners

• Kenneth Mahoney, chairman, District 1
• Charles Nash, vice chair, District 7
• Charles L. Buzzell, District 2
• Lew Collins, District 6
• Bill Gill, District 8
• Roger C. Wade, District 10

Muskegon County Road Commission Board of Commissioners

• Gary Conrad, Chairman
• John DeWolf, Commissioner

Muskegon Charter Township

• David Kieft Jr., Township Supervisor

Saginaw/Bay for Virg

Prominent Area Leaders

• Tony Pawelski, Chair of Bay County Dems
• William L. Federspiel, Saginaw County Sheriff

Bay County Board of Commissioners

• Donald J. Tilly, 9th District Commissioner

Saginaw Public Works Commission

• James A. Koski, Public Works Commissioner

Saginaw County Board of Commissioners

• Cheryl M. Hadsall, 3rd District
• Eddie F. Foxx, 6th District
• Michael J. Hanley, 9th District
• Judith A. Lincoln, 14th District
• Timothy M. Novak, Vice Chair, 15th District

Mayors

• Mayor Gary Burtka, Allen Park
• Mayor John Hieftje, Ann Arbor
• Mayor Jim Wisdom, Algonac
• Mayor Marilyn Stephan, Berkley
• Mayor Charles Smiley, Burton
• Mayor Joe Sabol, Caspian
• Mayor Craig Covey, Ferndale
• Mayor Victor Loomis, East Lansing
• Mayor Sue Osborn, Fenton
• Mayor Dayne Walling, Flint
• Mayor James Rynberg, Fremont
• Mayor Jack Lloyd, Hazel Park
• Mayor Karen Majewski, Hamtramck
• Mayor Hillard Hampton, Inkster
• Mayor Ron Schmidt, Leslie
• Mayor Frank Vaslo, Lincoln Park
• Mayor Robert Lepley, Marine City
• Mayor Paul Gravedoni, Neguanee
• Mayor Gerald Naftaly, Oak Park
• Mayor Robert Heasley, Parchment
• Mayor James Holeman, Petersburg
• Mayor Janiece Rogers, Rockford
• Mayor Jim Ellison, Royal Oak
• Mayor Anthony Bosbous, Sault Sainte Marie
• Mayor Tedd Wallace, South Lyon
• Mayor Richard Notte, Sterling Heights
• Mayor Jacqueline Noonan, Utica
• Mayor Joseph Delfavero, Wakefield
• Mayor William Roberts, Walled Lake
• Mayor Abdul “Al” Haidous, Wayne
• Mayor Kevin Hinkley, Wixom
• Mayor Patricia Odette, Woodhaven
• Mayor Joseph Peterson, Wyandotte
• Mayor Paul Schreiber, Ypsilanti
• Supervisor Carl W. Solden, Waterford Township
• Former Mayor Carty Finkbeiner, Toledo, Ohio
• Mayor Randy Walker, Garden City
• Supervisor Andrew Linko, Charter Township of Brownstown
• Mayor Dave Bing, Detroit

Women for Virg

• Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick, Congresswoman
• Deb Cherry, State Senator
• Sarah Roberts, State Representative
• Nancy Quarles, Former State Representative
• Maxine Berman, Former State Representative
• Mary Brown, Former State Representative
• Patricia Crowley, County Drain Commissioner
• Rosalyn Bogardus, Genesee County Register of Deeds
• Carmella Sabaugh, Macomb County Clerk/Register of Deeds
• Penelope Tsernoglou, Ingham County Commissioner
• Carolyn Alford, Kalamazoo County Commissioner
• Linda Hoff, Genesee County Commissioner
• Kathy Carney, Genesee County Commissioner
• Joan Flynn, Macomb County Commissioner
• Irene Kepler, Macomb County Commissioner
• Kathleen Tocco, Macomb County Commissioner
• Jewel Ware, Wayne County Commissioner
• A'Lynne Robinson, Lansing City Council President
• Paula Zelenko, Burton City Councilwoman
• Joie West, Clinton Township Trustee
• Kathie Dunbar, Lansing City Councilwoman
• Tina Houghton, Lansing City Councilwoman
• Julie Brixie, Meridian Township Treasurer
• Angela Jackson, Oak Park City Councilwoman
• Kathy Carney, Chair, 8th Congressional District
• Dorothy Johnson, Chair, 1st Congressional District/Chippewa County Democrats
• Diana Ketola, Chair, 4th Congressional District/Grand Traverse County Democrats
• JoEllyn Pedota, Chair, Arenac County Democrats
• Rozanne Curley, Chair, Iosco County Democrats
• Pam Fleming, Chair, Mecosta County Democrats
• Denise Brooks, Chair, Monroe County Democrats
• Rosemary Nuhfer, Chair, Montmorenci County Democrats
• Liddy Olszewski, Chair, Ottawa County Democrats
• Patti Ries, Chair, St. Clair County Democrats

• Sandra Williams
• Lupe Ramos-Montigny
• Sue Levy
• Valerie Eninsche
• Sia Lewis
• Susan Burnette-Cicotte
• Sarah Hackney
• Brittney Pike
• Jenny Johnson
• Laura Klinger
• Lina Abou-Tass
• Gloria Paterson
• Emma Koppelman
• Nora Fisher
• Cynthia Vella
• Gretchen Mensing
• Mary Kimble
• Marilyn Maloney
• Victoria Ponitz
• Gussie Farris
• Patti Linna
• Kathy Swan
• Traci Kornak
• Emily Castle
• Cindy Stephens- Masters
• Jane Pajot
• Sandy Atherton
• Trish LaPorte
• Maggie Simmons
• Pam Aarup
• Adel Indraos
• Charlotte Eichman
• Shawndica Simmons
• Renee Freeman
• Diane Seuss
• Bonita Jones
• Sharon Baseman
• Linda Lombardini
• Kathy O'Brien
• Sharman Moore
• Renee Chelian
• Sherri Solomon
• Carolyn Kuhnke
• Michelle Shamaly
• Kristen Horwood
• Brooke Gier
• Tricia Foster
• Pat Farrell
• Mary Lichtenfelt
• Sondra Loucks Wilson
• Marsha Parrott-Boyle
• Katryn Steigelman
• Shelley Davis Mielock
• CeCe Grant
• Catherine Groll
• Julie Powers
• Renee Phillips
• Lois White Tomasiewicz
• DiAnna Solomon
• Hema Rao
• Ann Kalass
• Jane Bellezza-Dziurda
• Linda Leonard
• Deborah Torres-Gordon
• Julie Fitgerald
• Taylor Heins
• Jodi Estes Gabert
• Teri Bernero
• Patti Campbell
• Joan Jackson Johnson
• Carol C. Johnston
• Jan Alleman
• Sandy Stasiuk Malear
• Giselle Castillo
• Marilyn Victor
• Cheryl Pemberton
• Kimberly Boyd
• Mary O'Conghaile

• Noreen Myers
• Faylene Owen
• Penny Gardner
• Jennifer Calery
• Carol Gruen
• Connie Christian
• Melissa Anderson
• Ana Wolken
• Deborah Keene
• Peggy Zeeb
• Cassie Alley
• Darlene Taylor
• Chelsea Mariano
• Pam Guerrant
• Renee Morgan Freeman
• Tina Jadaoun
• Dawn Zuber
• Naida Okray
• Andrea Ragan
• Rachel Foshag
• Elizabeth Lenhard
• Sandra Masarik
• Linda Demmer
• Marcie Hemgesberg
• Laura Davis
• Susan Trebilcock
• Virginia Bernero
• Lana Panagoulia
• Kathleen Guzman
• Loretta Coleman
• Amy Demalli
• Sandra Zerkle
• Cathy Flores
• Vernis Schad
• Priya Sayhney
• Liz Ponitz-Thoreson
• Hillary Webb
• Rae Lewis
• Lori Adams Simon
• Barbara Kramer
• Pat Klimas
• Kelly Green
• Rebecca J. Dukes
• Kayla Jelinek
• Alaina Pemberton
• Gloria Saulsberry
• Jennifer Oestrike
• Maria Lee Miklojcik
• Jade Hanson
• Jean Schtokal
• Christine Albertini
• Denise Busman
• Nancy Grech-Cumbo
• Cynthia Ward
• Phenita Porter
• Samara Washington
• Abby Hodgson-Mead
• Shawn Gallagher
• Margaret Willey
• Sabra Briere
• Alys Alley
• Karen Conroy
• Leigh Genetti
• Sharisa Petrowsky
• Helen Katz
• Denise Sloan-Turner
• Kelsay Myers
• Lia Simcina
• Willie Paulsen
• Georgina Nelson
• Nancy McRay
• Nancy Schertzing
• Debbie McNeil
• Emily Horvath
• Katherine Smith-Kennedy
• Kathleen Henry
• Marge Bossenbery
• Sophia Walker

• Elizabeth Lykens
• Monique Goch
• Cora Huguely
• Valentina Molnar
• Rose Magistro
• Debbie Zannoth
• Isabel Laczkovich
• Kristen Sheppard
• Kari Nelson- Martiny
• Nina Mendelson
• Kathryn Loomis
• Grace Wojcik
• Celia Said
• Nikki Villegas
• Terri Singleton
• Mary Ryan
• Mary Knighten
• Rishan Bulter
• Marcia MacMullan
• Katheryn Lenter
• Marilyn Tyree
• Sandi Smith
• Nazeer Bhatti
• Elizabeth Smiley
• Patricia Ventimigla
• Lorana Tremper
• Cheryl Hudson
• Carol Kuhnke
• Betsy Koppelman
• Joy Thrun
• Alicia Perez-Banuet
• Surekha Rao
• Delois Whitaker Caldwell
• Julie Didway
• Sierra Ingrahm
• Ann Evans-Larimore
• Heather Shawa-Decook
• Liz Frederickson
• Brenda Berkowitz
• Azra Salihovic
• Kelly Bernero
• Irene Warner
• Susan Lark
• Lena Jadeon
• Pravina Ramanathan
• Kristin Bellar
• Vanessa Queen
• Dorris Taylor
• Crystal Thomas
• Linda K. Henderson
• Emily Horvath
• Tiffany Dowling
• Gerrie Barclay
• Melvene Tardy
• Marina Lawson
• Karen Sheppard
• Bonita Griffin
• Jo Ellyn Clarey
• Kathleen Martin
• Jennifer Banish Jones
• Leslie Christensen
• Jennifer Lepard
• Janene McIntyre
• Kathy Lewis
• Nisha De Meireles
• Susan Haines
• Jolene S. Kelly
• Catherine Groll
• Helen Keeney
• Dee Freeman
• Jessica Bard Holland
• Sara Bhatti
• Margie Teall
• Andrea Fischer
• Ashley Guerrant
• Clare C. Kabel

• Candi Teachout
• Kristen Sheppard
• Jennifer Salvatore
• Bonna Andrus
• Bonnie Wisz
• Kim Bowman
• Laura Leyrer
• Amber Erickson
• Emily Craig
• Abby Mead
• Amy Klofkorn
• Amanda Stitt
• Florence H. Herrmann
• Casey Bazarewski
• Annetta Miller
• Annie Brown
• April Culberson
• Arianna Welsh
• Ashima Saigal
• Aubrey Marron
• Barb Pierce
• Barbara Sneider
• Barbara Zack
• Barbara Lobel
• Beatrice Rowe
• Betsy Boggs
• Bettie Sebastian
• Bonnie Skoryanc
• Brenda Brown
• Brigitte Bonkowski
• Carla Meier
• Cheryl Natzmer
• Christine Hansen
• Christine Curtin
• Cindy Stephens - Masters
• Colleen Carlson
• Colleen Blanchfield
• Connie Glave
• Cyndi Roper
• Cynthia Sprowl
• Cynthia Talerico
• Danielle Himes
• Debbie Willette
• Debbie Hemmeter
• Denise DeHosse
• Diana Brehob
• LM Craighead
• Jennifer Marie Marcus
• Susan Farquhar
• Rose Marie Fessler
• Tracey Martin
• Ernestine Rossi McGlynn
• Julie Matuzak
• Linda Clark
• Julie Candler
• Yvonne Zimmer
• Melanie Jaramillo
• Diann Landers
• Elaine Pogoncheff
• Erin Busch-Grabmeyer
• Francine Melotti
• Gail Schmidt
• Gail Cober
• Gail Law
• Gerri Hall
• Hannah Geyer
• Jackie Jablonski
• Janice Rolnick
• Jean King
• Jessica DeLine
• Jessica Kushler
• Joan Dyer
• Josephine Huyghe
• Julie Hamilton
• Julie Brixie
• Karen Finlayson
• Karen Fitzner
• Kate Writer
• Kathy Ridley
• Kay Takahashi
• Khalida Zaki
• Kim Beebe
• Kim Kachadoorian
• Kym Spring
• Cindy Suemnick
• Lana Boldi
• Lisa Newton
• Liz Fried
• Lynne Martinez
• Jade VanderVelde
• Marge Frazier
• M. Joan Ebbitt
• Marlene Hope
• Mary Bachman
• Marletta Seats
• Mary Molloy
• Mary Blaim
• Mary Stadel
• Mary Harper
• Mary Alice Williams
• Mary Ann Baier
• Melody Sugden
• Michele Martin
• Misty Schaiberger
• Nancy Crowell
• Nancy Moynihan
• Nancy Ryder
• Nancy English
• Noreen Marriott
• Olivia Wylie
• Page Kurtz
• Pam Oesterle
• Pamela Fleming
• Pat Odette
• Patty Syrek
• Rachel Wool
• Rachel Hood
• Rebecca Hatton
• Reverend Minnie Autry
• Ruth Kelly
• Ruth Sternaman
• Sandy Sepulvedo
• Sarah Clark
• Sarah Conklin
• Sharon Gonzalez
• Shirley Kallio
• Susan Anderson
• Susan Farquhar
• Susan Mlynarczyk
• Susan McParland
• Susan Lewis
• Sybil Offen
• Tamila McCoy
• Tanya Lillie
• Wendy Raymond
• Wilhelmina Brooks
• TamieLynne DeLaGarza
• Linda Myers
• Anne Woiwode
• Janine Easter
• Connie Leak
• April Cummings
• Holly McClintic
• Sharon Scott
• Mary Shindell
• Diane Doubrava
• Flora Burke
• Carrie Chobanian
• Mary Shindell
• Tina Houghton
• Patricia Cogswell Hill
• Theresa Alderman
• Sabrina McKenney
• Maureen (Mo) McMullen
• Liz Dobbs
• Sarah Burris
• Holly Wencel
• Victoria Martinuzzi
• Alyssa Bolduan
• Terri Roesch

Calhoun County Endorsements

• 7th District Democratic Committee
• Calhoun County Democratic Party
• Jim Haadsma, County Commissioner
• Lisa Gerow, County Commissioner
• Larry Cortright, Water Resource Commissioner
• Ryan Hersha, Battle Creek City Commissioner
• Jonathan Byrd, Kellogg Community College Trustee
• John Helmbreck, Albion Public School Board
• Kirk Lee, County Commissioner
• Mike Rae, County Commissioner
• Scott Brown, Road Commissioner

More Endorsements

• 6th Congressional District
• 14th Congressional District
• 7th Congressional District Democrats
• Dorothy Johnson, Chair of 1st Congressional District Democrats and Chippewa County Democrats
• Diana Ketola, Chair of 4th Congressional District Democrats and Grand Traverse County Democrats
• Kathy Carney, Chair of 8th Congressional District Democrats
• JoEllyn Pedota, Chair of Arenac County Democrats
• Tony Pawelski, Chair of Bay County Democrats
• Richard West, Chair of Cheboygan County Democratics
• Kevin Tomczak, Chair of Crawford County Democrats
• Jim Boswell, Chair of Hillsdale County Democrats
• Rozanne Curley, Chair of Iosco County Democrats
• Arnie Harper, Chair of Lenawee County Democrats
• Tony Tollefson, Chair of Marquette County Democrats
• Pam Fleming, Chair of Mecosta County Democrats
• Rick Ives, Chair of Missaukee County Democrats
• Denise Brooks, Chair of Monroe County Democrats
• Rosemary Nuhfer, Chair of Montmorency County Democrats
• Jim Cunningham, Chair of Oceana County Democrats
• Dale Sheltrown, Chair of Ogemaw County Democrats
• Harvey Miller, Chair of Osceola County Democrats
• Liddy Olszewski, Chair of Ottawa County Democrats
• Gary Kozma, Chair of Otsego County Democrats
• Ken McNealy, Chair of Presque Isle County Democrats
• Patti Ries, Chair of St. Clair County Democrats
• James Horrocks, Chair of Berrien Democratic Club
• James Larkin, Chair of Garden City Democratic Club
• Grant Alberts, Chair of Gibraltar Democratic Club
• Robert Miller, Chair of Harbor Country for Progressive Democrats
• Marco Ramirez, Chair of Hispanic Democrats of Michigan Tri-County Chapter
• Tom Regan, Chair of Royal Oak Democratic Club
• John Herman, Chair of Southwestern Wayne Democratic Club
• James Gualdoni, Chair of West Oakland County Democratic Club
• Wyandotte Democratic Club
• Young Democrats of Delta County
• Mecosta County Democratic Party
• Berrien County Democratic Party
• Equality Michigan Action Network
• Lansing Association for Human Rights (LAHR)
• Michigan Democratic Party -- LGBTA Caucus
• Between the Lines Newspaper
• Progressive Women's Alliance
• Michigan Democratic Party -- Muslim Caucus

City of Grandville

• Steve Kauffman, Council Member

City of South Haven

• Annie Brown, Trustee, South Haven School Board

Eaton County

• Joseph Brehler, Chairman of the Eaton County Board of Commissioners