Michigan GOP Nominates Comeback Team for Judicial, Education Posts

The Michigan Republican Party nominated a slate of candidates for the remaining state-wide races at their convention in Grand Rapids. These folks will appear on the November ballot:

 

Supreme Court (non-partisan)

 

Justice Stephen Markman

Justice Brian Zahra

Colleen O’Brien

 

State Board of Education

 

Tom Courser

Melanie Kurdys

 

University of Michigan Board of Regents

 

Dan Horning

Rob Steele

 

Michigan State University Board of Trustees

 

Melanie Foster

Jeff Sakwa

 

Wayne State University Board of Governors

 

Michael Busuito

Satish Jasti

 

Pete Hoekstra – former Congressman from the 2nd District – received the most August GOP primary votes and will oppose unpopular, incumbent Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) in the general election.

At the top of the ticket presidential nominee Mitt Romney, along with running mate Paul Ryan, will set the stage for the comeback team. Romney seeks to win the predominately blue-collar Midwestern state, which he proudly calls home.

The winner of Michigan will receive sixteen electoral votes. A total of two hundred-seventy are necessary to reclaim the White House.

There are also a bevy of proposals up for Michiganders’ consideration. Please check back for a thorough review of each!

Clark Durant Town Hall = Tonight!

Clark Durant, candidate for the U. S. Senate, is hosting a town hall meeting this evening. Here are the event details:

Date ~ TODAY, Tuesday, July 10

Time ~ 7:00-7:30 pm refreshments, 7:30-8:30 pm town hall Q&A

Location ~ 30300 Telegraph Road (Suite 100), Bingham Farms, MI 48025

Contact ~ Contact@ClarkDurant.com or (248) 971-7330

In the spot-on opinion of the Detroit News, Durant is “part rebel, part dreamer, part doer, part business guy all wrapped up in a blue button-down and khakis.”

Durant is seeking the Republican nomination in this August’s primary. His goal is simple: to revive the American Way, not Washington as usual. Read more about our next Senator at www.ClarkDurant.com.

Detroiters, Education Reformers Agree: Clark Durant for U. S. Senate

In Michigan, the Republican nomination for Senate creates quite a controversy. Pete Hoekstra, who spent eighteen years in Congress and produced this Super Bowl advertisement, is the perceived favorite.  However, a conservative activist, Clark Durant, provides competition for Hoekstra. Incumbent Senator, Debbie Stabenow (D-MI), awaits a challenger, so a fed-up public needs to determine differences between the candidates and discern which one is the true conservative fit for the job.

As a long-time advocate of educational improvement in practice, Durant co-founded Detroit’s Cornerstone Schools. The private-independent and charter system experiment has had great success, opening doors for more than 1,400 inner-city students a year. Stephen Henderson, Detroit Free Press editorial page editor, applauded the candidate for his effective work: “The charter movement, the number of independent schools cropping up around the city — it all really started with Durant and Cornerstone” (Detroit Free Press, 8/25/11).

Detroiters involved in the education reform movement – including the plethora of thankful families – are well aware of Durant and his myriad contributions to moving the Motor City forward. For the past two decades, 95% of its students have graduated, compared to a worst-in-the-nation 25% rate for Detroit Public Schools. Mayor Dave Bing had nothing but praise for the alternative academic start-up, stating that “When a child attends Cornerstone Schools they are entering a learning community that brings together children, parents, teachers and partners all working toward a single goal — the success of our children.”

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