SIERRA CLUB MAKES EARLY ENDORSEMENTS FOR LEGISLATIVE RACES

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

April 18, 2016                                    

CONTACT:

Mike Berkowitz

248-345-9808

mike.berkowitz@sierraclub.org

SIERRA CLUB MAKES EARLY ENDORSEMENTS FOR LEGISLATIVE RACES

The Sierra Club Michigan Chapter, a non-partisan environmental protection organization, today announced its first round of candidate endorsements in Michigan’s upcoming state house and congressional elections. Early endorsements are reserved for incumbents with proven pro-environment records and challengers who have a strong objective commitment to the principles of the Sierra Club. These endorsements precede the April 19 candidate filing deadline for the Michigan House of Representatives and US Congress.

“These Sierra Club endorsed candidates are champions who demonstrate strong leadership in promoting clean air, clean water, cleaner energy and a healthier Michigan,” said Mike Berkowitz, Political Director of the Sierra Club Michigan Chapter. “Our members are committed to making sure voters are aware of the strong environmental values of these endorsed candidates. We will work hard to ensure they are sent to Lansing or DC next year.”

Sierra Club has endorsed the following candidates for Congress:

Lon Johnson (D-1)

Dan Kildee (D-5)

Paul Clements (D-6)

Gretchen Driskell (D-7)

Melissa Gilbert (D-8)

Sander Levin (D-9)

Debbie Dingell (D-12)

John Conyers (D-13)

Brenda Lawrence (D-14)

Sierra Club-Michigan Chapter also endorsed the following candidates for State Representative:

Rose Mary Robinson (D-4)

Fred Durhal (D-5)

Stephanie Chang (D-6)

Leslie Love (D-10)

Julie Plawecki (D-11)

Erika Geiss (D-12)

Kristy Pagan (D-21)

Henry Yanez (D-25)

Robert Wittenberg (D-27)

Jeremy Moss (D-35)

Chris Greig (D-37)

Martin Howrylak (R-41)

Yousef Rabbi (D-53)

Adam Zemke (D-55)

Jon Hoadley (D-60)

Annie Brown (D-66)

Tom Cochran (D-67)

Andy Schor (D-68)

Sam Singh (D-69)

Theresa Abed (D-71)
Winnie Brinks (D-76)

Collene LaMonte (D-91)

Vanessa Guerra (D-95)

Bryan Mielke (D-99)

Dan Scripps (D-101)

“Sierra Club volunteers from among the organization’s approximately 80,000 Michigan members and supporters will work with endorsed candidates in their own districts, identifying and recruiting other likely voters who are concerned about the state’s environmental and energy policies” said Richard Morley Barron, Political Chair of the Sierra Club Michigan Chapter.

“Sierra Club is a grassroots organization and our political strength is in educating and mobilizing environmental voters,” said Barron.  “Given the unprecedented challenges facing our Great Lakes, our climate and the recent weakening of pollution protection and enforcement, we are committed to implementing the most robust effort of any election year in our history.  The times demand it and our members expect it.”

The Michigan Chapter’s Political Committee conducts thorough reviews of all candidates based on their environmental history, voting records and policy positions through candidate interviews and responses to candidate questionnaires.

A full list of candidates and ballot proposals endorsed by the Michigan Sierra Club, including federal, state and local candidates, is available at the following website: http://tinyurl.com/SCMIEndorse

About the Sierra Club

The Sierra Club is America’s largest and most influential grassroots environmental organization, with more than 2.4 million members and supporters nationwide, and over 80,000 in Michigan. In addition to creating opportunities for people of all ages, levels and locations to have meaningful outdoor experiences, the Sierra Club works to safeguard the health of our communities, protect wildlife, and preserve our remaining wild places through grassroots activism, public education, lobbying, and litigation. For more information, visit http://www.sierraclub.org.

Paid for by Michigan Sierra PAC
(109 E. Grand River Ave. Lansing, MI 48906)