2018 MI Senate race: on Government Reform


Debbie Stabenow: Repeal Citizens United; fight big money in politics

Q: Campaign Finance: Require political ads to disclose their funders? Support Citizens United decision for unlimited political donations from corporations & unions?

John James (R): No public statement found.

Debbie Stabenow (D): Yes. A leader in the fight against big money in politics. Co-sponsored updated DISCLOSE Act. "Would gladly repeal Citizens United."

Source: CampusElect.org Issue Guide on 2018 Michigan Senate race Oct 9, 2018

Debbie Stabenow: Voter ID places undue burden on voters

Q: Elections: Support Michigan's redistricting ballot initiative to address charges of partisan gerrymandering?

John James (R): No public statement found.

Debbie Stabenow (D): Strongly supports. Voting districts should be drawn fairly, without "strange configurations."

Q: Voting Rights: Support stricter voting rules like photo-ID requirements?

John James (R): No public statement found.

Debbie Stabenow (D): No. Place undue burden on voters and haven't increased voting integrity.

Source: CampusElect.org Issue Guide on 2018 Michigan Senate race Oct 9, 2018

Marcia Squier: Easier voter registration; restrict superdelegates

Q: Do you support easier voter registration?

A: Strongly support.

Q: You posted on CrowdPAC on July 13, "Michigan's voice didn't matter because each superdelegate vote negated thousands of votes." How would you change the superdelegate rules?

A: I am not a Democrat, so I would have no pull within that party to change their rules, but I would support legislation that forced the Democratic Party to pay for its own primaries instead of the states if they continue to weight the vote totals this way.

Source: OnTheIssues interview on 2018 Michigan Senate race Jul 20, 2017

Marcia Squier: Dem. superdelegates cheated Michigan voters of their choice

[Marcia Squier's posting on CrowdPAC.com, "Why you should support Marcia Squier"]: I had never belonged to any party, but had been an active voter for over 20 years. I joined the green party in the summer of 2016, after it was revealed that the Democratic Party had a solid candidate for president, but they cheated him at every level imaginable. I ran as a green party candidate against a superdelegate in Congress who, along with every other Michigan superdelegate, voted unanimously against the candidate [Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-VT] who won the Michigan democratic primaries. I felt like Michigan's voice didn't matter because each superdelegate vote negated tens of thousands of votes.
Source: CrowdPAC editorial for 2018 Michigan Senate race Jul 13, 2017

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Retired Senate as of Jan. 2015:
GA:Chambliss(R)
IA:Harkin(D)
MI:Levin(D)
MT:Baucus(D)
NE:Johanns(R)
OK:Coburn(R)
SD:Johnson(D)
WV:Rockefeller(D)

Resigned from 113th House:
AL-1:Jo Bonner(R)
FL-19:Trey Radel(R)
LA-5:Rod Alexander(R)
MA-5:Ed Markey(D)
MO-9:Jo Ann Emerson(R)
NC-12:Melvin Watt(D)
SC-1:Tim Scott(R) 		Retired House to run for Senate or Governor:
AR-4:Tom Cotton(R)
GA-1:Jack Kingston(R)
GA-10:Paul Broun(R)
GA-11:Phil Gingrey(R)
HI-1:Colleen Hanabusa(D)
IA-1:Bruce Braley(D)
LA-6:Bill Cassidy(R)
ME-2:Mike Michaud(D)
MI-14:Gary Peters(D)
MT-0:Steve Daines(R)
OK-5:James Lankford(R)
PA-13:Allyson Schwartz(D)
TX-36:Steve Stockman(R)
WV-2:Shelley Capito(R) 		Retired House as of Jan. 2015:
AL-6:Spencer Bachus(R)
AR-2:Tim Griffin(R)
CA-11:George Miller(D)
CA-25:Howard McKeon(R)
CA-33:Henry Waxman(D)
CA-45:John Campbell(R)
IA-3:Tom Latham(R)
MN-6:Michele Bachmann(R)
NC-6:Howard Coble(R)
NC-7:Mike McIntyre(D)
NJ-3:Jon Runyan(R)
NY-4:Carolyn McCarthy(D)
NY-21:Bill Owens(D)
PA-6:Jim Gerlach(R)
UT-4:Jim Matheson(D)
VA-8:Jim Moran(D)
VA-10:Frank Wolf(R)
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