VOLUNTEER this weekend -- make a DIFFERENCE
Time is running out in this election -- your help can mean the difference between victory and defeat on Nov. 2 for friends of public education. Take time this weekend and throughout the next 11 days to volunteer to help with phone banks, door-to-door candidate walks and other campaign activities.
The easiest way to get connected with the critical races across the state is to either contact your local Congressional candidates or your local field organizer with the Michigan Coordinated Campaign.
Key Congressional Races:
• 1st Congressional – Gary McDowell – Contact Dan Krupnick (906-635-0900, danielkrupnick@gmail.com)
• 7th Congressional – Mark Schauer – Contact Andrew Piatt (517-783-1260, andrew@markschauer.com)
• 9th Congressional – Gary Peters – Contact Dan Farough (248-629-9808, dan@petersforcongress.com)
• 15th Congressional – John Dingell – Contact Jason Ellenburg (248-840-3544, jellenburg@hotmail.com)
Michigan Coordinated Campaign:
• NW Detroit - Jim Edmondson - jimedmondson@me.com - 17405 Lahser, Detroit
• North Detroit - Al Williams - albjwilliams@gmail.com - 20225 Livernois, Detroit
• Midtown Detroit - Lacy Dawson - dawsonl@dnc.org - 2727 Second Avenue, Detroit
• Eastside Detroit - Londell Thomas - londelldt@yahoo.com - 3180 E Jefferson, Detroit
• Pontiac - Melissa Bernardi - bernardim@dnc.org - 4 North Saginaw Street, Pontiac
• Flint - Kyle McCree and Drew Proctor - mccreek@dnc.org - 877 E. Fifth Ave, Flint
• Saginaw - Garnett Lewis - leighgarnet@gmail.com - 122 N Michigan Ave, Saginaw
• Lansing - Steve Ross - steve@votevirg.com - 1905 East Michigan Avenue, Lansing
• Kalamazoo - Brad Kent - bkent@michigandems.com - 3240 S Westnedge Ave, Kalamazoo
• Grand Rapids - Muriel Kaier - mkaier@comcast.net - 333 Fuller NE, Grand Rapids
• Ann Arbor - Kelley Beck - beckk@dnc.org - 912 N. Main St, Ann Arbor
• Ypsi/Western Wayne - Debby Buckland - debbybuckland@gmail.com - 124 W Michigan Ave, Ypsilanti
Or, you can contact the campaign of your local MEA-recommended candidate to see how you can help. Just do an online search for the candidate's name and their website should have contact information available.
Finally, there are MEA phone banks set up all over Michigan for member-to-member phone calls -- contact your local UniServ office to find out how you can help in your area.