Garlin Gilchrist is Michigan’s lieutenant governor and the 2026 Democratic nominee for Secretary of State, also listed on the Working Families Party Michigan slate. He faces Republican Anthony Forlini and Green Party candidate Eric Borregard on November 3. Progressives should back Gilchrist to protect voting access and keep election administration out of MAGA hands.
Deyanira Nevarez Martinez
Lansing city councillor for Ward 2. Won election in November 2025.
Aaron Martinez
Shaping Novi’s Future
Yousef Rabhi
2022 race. Yousef is term limited in the state House, and is running this election cycle for District 8, Washtenaw County Commission. He faces no Democratic challengers in the August 2nd primary, but will face a Republican challenger…
Rashida Tlaib
Represents Michigan’s 12th Congressional District. The first Palestinian-American woman in Congress, she fights for workers, tenants, Medicare for All, and an end to endless war.
Lori Stone
2022 race. Lori faces one challenger in the Democratic primary on August. It is important that Progressives support her NOW and vote for in the primary, so that she will be on the General Election ballot. If Lori…
Laurie Pohutsky
Incumbent for State House, Michigan State House District 17, running for re-election in 2026.
Jim Haadsma
2022 race. Jim faces no challengers in the democratic Primary on August 2nd. He will face a Republican challenger in the General Election on November 8th. The District has been renumbered but appears to be the same area…
Huwaida Arraf
Activist Huwaida Arraf ran for Michigan’s 10th Congressional District in 2022. PolRev covered her race, and she finished fourth in the August 2 Democratic primary.
Erika Geiss
2022 race. Five challengers are on the Democratic primary ballot on August 2nd. It is important for Progressives to support Erika NOW, since she has to get past the primary on August 2nd, and build her base for…