FOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October
14, 2016
CONTACT:
Mike
Berkowitz
248-345-9808
mike.berkowitz@sierraclub.org
Michigan Sierra Club Launches
Online Political Advertising Campaign
Nation’s Largest
Grassroots Conservation Organization to Target State Legislative and Countywide
Races
LANSING, MI - Today, the Michigan Chapter
of the Sierra Club launched an online political advertising campaign in support
of thirteen candidates for the Michigan Legislature and countywide offices. The campaign includes a series of videos
featuring Sierra Club Michigan Chapter activists highlighting the state’s most
pressing environmental issues and calling for new leadership in Lansing.
The ads target ten state legislative districts supporting Darrin
Camilleri (House District 23), Dana
Camphous-Peterson (House District 24), Mike
Notte (House District 30), Michael
Stack (House District 39), Tom
Redmond (House District 56), Annie
Brown (House District 66), Collene
Lamonte (House District 91), Bryan
Mielke (House District 99), Dan
Scripps (House District 101) and Robert
Kennedy (House District 106). Three
additional ads target countywide races supporting Rachel
Hood (Kent County Drain Commissioner), Vicki
Barnett (Oakland County Executive), and John
Taylor (Kalamazoo County Clerk).
“We are using online capabilities to reach environmental
supporters with a message letting them know which candidates support protecting
our Great Lakes in Michigan’s most competitive races,” said Mike Berkowitz, Political Director of the
Sierra Club Michigan Chapter. “This election will have long-lasting
implications for Michigan’s environment and our Great Lakes. We are committed
to electing candidates who will stand up for clean air, clean water, and clean
energy.”
To see a full list of the Michigan Sierra Club’s
endorsements, click here.
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.
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)
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