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SIERRA CLUB GETS A HEAD START ON 2022 ELECTION
The 150,000 members and supporters of the Michigan Chapter of the Sierra Club are ready to campaign in Michigan communities to talk to residents about clean water resources and infrastructure, clean energy, and protection of our public lands. All because the future of the Great Lakes and Michigan’s clean energy economy will be on the line in 2022.
As a first step, Sierra Club’s Michigan Chapter has done a deep dive into the positions taken by all members of the Michigan Legislature and is announcing today its early endorsement candidates. Sierra Club is the nation’s oldest environmental advocacy organization and its track record of holding candidates accountable for their positions on key issues like investment in clean renewable energy, environmental justice, and drinking water protection is unmatched. The endorsements being announced today are incumbents who have sponsored critical environmental legislation; have outstanding voting records this legislative session on pro-environment bills and have supported the Sierra Club’s social justice initiatives.
The environmental champions who are endorsed by the Club for re-election in 2022 are:
State House
Padma Kuppa (D)
Kelly Breen (D)
Ranjeev Puri (D)
Lori Stone (D)
Julie Rogers (D)
Regina Weiss (D)
Felicia Brabec (D)
Kara Hope (D)
Rachel Hood (D)
Abraham Aiyash (D)
Laurie Pohutsky (D)
Christine Morse (D)
State Senate
Stephanie Chang (D)
Jeremy Moss (D)
Rosemary Bayer (D)
Jeff Irwin (D)
Erika Geiss (D)
Winnie Brinks (D)
Mallory McMorrow (D)
Sean McCann (D)
“It is extremely important that we support incumbent pro environment legislators.” said Tim Minotas, Political Coordinator for the Sierra Club Michigan Chapter. “Some of these incumbents may have close races, and it’s important for us to support champions who have proved their commitment to climate, public health, and clean water through their voting records and active advocacy.”
“Michigan needs fighters in the Michigan legislature, and these candidates are trusted, steadfast environmental champions, who protect the health of Michigan’s environment and the well-being of our families”, said Christy McGillivray, Political Director of the Sierra Club Michigan Chapter.
“Sierra Club volunteers should make a commitment right now to work with our endorsed candidates and campaigns and to identify and turn out voters who are concerned about the state’s environmental and energy policies”, said Mark Meadows, Political Chair of the Sierra Club Michigan Chapter, “We need all hands on deck to make sure that Clean energy jobs, environmental protection, and protection of the Great Lakes from oil spills and other degradation remain at the forefront of Michigan’s political objectives.
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The Sierra Club is America’s largest and most influential grassroots environmental organization, with more than 4 million members and supporters nationwide, and over 150,000 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. Cesar E. Chavez Ave. Lansing, MI 48906)
