DELTA COUNTY CANDIDATES – NOVEMBER 7, 2006 ELECTION 

 

                                         COUNTY 

 

Road Commissioner:                    Eric Husbye    – Republican

1- six year seat                                  Mike Larrabee – Democratic

 

County Commissioner:

Each District has 1 -two year seat

 

District One:                                    Thomas C. Elegeert – Democratic

Baldwin, Bay de Noc,

Brampton, Cornell, Ensign,

Fairbanks, Garden, Maple Ridge,

Masonville and Nahma Townships

 

District Two:                                    Leslie Ruohomaki - Democratic

City of Gladstone and

Escanaba Township Prec. 1

 

District Three:                                 David O. Schultz – Democratic

Bark River and Ford                        

River Townships and                                                      

City of Escanaba Prec. 2

 

District Four:                                   Darrel E. Bengry     – Democratic

City of Escanaba –                           Raymond H. Leach - Republican

Precincts 1 and 3

(vote at City Hall or Holy Name)

 

District Five:                                    David J. Rivard – Democratic

Wells Township,                                Starr Romps  - Republican

City of Escanaba – Prec. 4,

and Escanaba Township Prec. 2

 

 

Bay College Board of Trustees:            Thomas L. Butch

2 – six year terms                                          Doug Gavriloff

Non-partisan                                                  James L. Hermans

 

                                                TOWNSHIPS

 

(To fill vacated 4 year terms ending in 2008)

 

Brampton Township Clerk          Debbie Edwardsen – Democratic

 

Ensign Township Treasurer       Lynn Forhart – Democratic

 

Garden Township Treasurer       G. Kay Halvorson - Democratic

 

Garden Township Trustee           Margaret Richard – Democratic

 

 

                                                VILLAGE of GARDEN

 

President                              Connie A. Wilson               

1 – four year term

 

Clerk                                      Geri Stoken

1 – four year term

 

Treasurer                              Susanna L. Lucas

1 – four year term

 

Trustee                                  JoAnne LeMoine

2 – four year terms                Carol L. Mellon       

 

 

                                                STATE

 

Governor/Lt Governor      Dick DeVos / Ruth Johnson – Republican

1 – four year term                  Jennifer M. Granholm/John D. Cherry, Jr-Democratic          

                                                Douglas Campbell / David Skrbina – Green Party

                                                Bhagwan Dashairya/Carl G. Oehling–US Taxpayers

                                                Gregory Creswell / Scotty Boman – Libertarian

 

Secretary of State              Terri Lynn Land – Republican

1 – four year term                  Carmella Sabaugh – Democratic

                                                Lynn Meadows – Green Party

 

Attorney General                Mike Cox – Republican

1 – four year term                  Amos Williams – Democratic

                                                Charles F. Conces – U.S. Taxpayers

                                                Bill Hall – Libertarian

 

 

                                    CONGRESSIONAL

 

United States Senator       Michael Bouchard – Republican

1 – six year term                    Debbie Stabenow – Democratic

                                                David Sole – Green Party

                                                W. Dennis FitzSimons – U.S. Taxpayers

                                                Leonard Schwartz – Libertarian

 

Rep. in Congress               Don Hooper – Republican

1 – two year term                  Bart Stupak  - Democratic

                                                David J. Newland – Green Party

                                                Joshua J. Warren – U.S. Taxpayers

                                                Ken Proctor – Libertarian

 

 

 

                                    LEGISLATIVE

 

State Senator                      Pete Mackin – Republican

38th District                            Mike Prusi – Democratic

1 – four year term                 

 

State Representative         Tom Casperson – Republican

108th District                          Judy Nerat – Democratic

1 – two year term

 

                                    NON-PARTISAN JUDICIAL         

 

Justice of the Supreme Court                

2 – eight year terms              Jane M. Beckering            

                                                Michael F. Cavanagh, Justice of Supreme Court

                                                Maura Denise Corrigan, Justice of Supreme Court

                                                Kerry L. Morgan

                                                Marc Shulman

 

4th District Judge of the Court of Appeals

2 – six year terms

                                                Stephen L. Borrello, Judge of Court of Appeals

                                                Peter D. O’Connell, Judge of Court of Appeals

 

4th District Judge of the Court of Appeals

1 – partial term

ending 1-1-09                        Alton T. Davis, Judge of Court of Appeals

 

Delta County Judge of the Probate Court

1 – six year term

                                                Robert E. Goebel, Jr., Judge of Probate Court

 

 

STATE PROPOSAL

 

PROPOSAL 06-1

 

A PROPOSED CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT TO REQUIRE THAT MONEY HELD IN CONSERVATION AND RECREATION FUNDS CAN ONLY BE USED FOR THEIR INTENDED PURPOSES

 

The proposed constitutional amendment would:

 

·        Create a Conservation and Recreation Legacy Fund within the Constitution and establish existing conservation and recreation accounts as components of the fund.

·        Use current funding sources such as state park entrance and camping fees; snowmobile, ORV and boating registration fees; and fishing license fees; taxes and other revenues to fund accounts.

·        Establish the current Game and Fish Protection Fund and the Nongame Fish and Wildlife Fund within the Constitution.

·        Provide that money held in Funds can only be used for specific purposes related to conservation and recreation and cannot be used for any purpose other than those intended.

 

Should this proposal be adopted?

 

 

PROPOSAL 06-2

 

A PROPOSAL TO AMEND THE STATE CONSTITUTION TO BAN AFFIRMATIVE ACTION PROGRAMS THAT GIVE PREFERENTIAL TREATMENT TO GROUPS OR INDIVIDUALS BASED ON THEIR RACE, GENDER, COLOR, ETHNICITY OR NATIONAL ORIGIN FOR PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT, EDUCATION OR CONTRACTING PURPOSES

 

The proposed constitutional amendment would:

·        Ban public institutions from using affirmative action programs that give preferential treatment to groups or individuals based on their race, gender, color, ethnicity or national origin for public employment, education or contracting purposes.  Public institutions affected by the proposal include state government, local governments, public colleges and universities, community colleges and school districts.

·        Prohibit public institutions from discriminating against groups or individuals due to their gender, ethnicity, race, color or national origin. (A separate provision of the state constitution already prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color or national origin.)

 

Should this proposal be adopted?

 

 

PROPOSAL 06-3

 

A REFERENDUM ON PUBLIC ACT 160 OF 2004 - AN ACT TO ALLOW THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A HUNTING SEASON FOR MOURNING DOVES

 

Public Act 160 of 2004 would:

·        Authorize the Natural Resources Commission to establish a hunting season for mourning doves.

·        Require a mourning dove hunter to have a small game license and a $2.00 mourning dove stamp.

·        Stipulate that revenue from the stamp must be split evenly between the Game and Fish Protection Fund and the Wildlife Trust Fund.

·        Require the Department of Natural Resources to address responsible mourning dove hunting; management practices for the propagation of mourning doves; and participation in mourning dove hunting by youth, the elderly and the disabled in the Department's annual hunting guide.

Should this law be approved?

 

 

PROPOSAL 06-4

 

A PROPOSED CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT TO PROHIBIT GOVERNMENT FROM TAKING PRIVATE PROPERTY BY EMINENT DOMAIN FOR CERTAIN PRIVATE PURPOSES

 

This proposed constitutional amendment would:

·        Prohibit government from taking private property for transfer to another private individual or business for purposes of economic development or increasing tax revenue.

·        Provide that if an individual's principal residence is taken by government for public use, the individual must be paid at least 125% of property's fair market value.

·        Require government that takes a private property to demonstrate that the taking is for a public use; if taken to eliminate blight, require a higher standard of proof to demonstrate that the taking of that property is for a public use.

·        Preserve existing rights of property owners.

 

Should this proposal be adopted?

 

 

PROPOSAL 06-5

 

A LEGISLATIVE INITIATIVE TO ESTABLISH MANDATORY SCHOOL FUNDING LEVELS

 

The proposed law would:

·        Increase current funding by approximately $565 million and require State to provide annual funding increases equal to the rate of inflation for public schools, intermediate school districts, community colleges, and higher education (includes state universities and financial aid/grant programs.)

·        Require State to fund any deficiencies from General Fund.

·        Base funding for school districts with a declining enrollment on three-year student enrollment average.

·        Reduce and cap retirement fund contribution paid by public schools, community colleges and state universities; shift remaining portion to state.

·        Reduce funding gap between school districts receiving basic per-pupil foundation allowance and those receiving maximum foundation allowance.

 

Should this proposed law be approved?

 

 

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