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A division of the Michigan Education Association's political action committee, which is funded in part by teachers, is urging its members to cast votes in Michigan's 47th House District Republican primary even if they consider themselves to be Democrats. In a letter labeled: "IMPORTANT!," the MEA/Livingston County PAC Screening and Recommending Committee pressed union members to cast votes for Handy Township Supervisor Henry Vaupel, a Fowlerville veterinarian who is one of five candidates on the GOP primary ballot. A designation at the top of the letter reads in bold print: "To: All MEA members residing in House District 47," then...

A Republican congressional candidate whose campaign was linked to an intimidating letter sent to Hispanic voters said Tuesday he would not quit the race if he is charged with a crime. ADVERTISEMENT "If you're innocent and somebody charges you, would you give up? No, you've got to fight," said Tan Nguyen, who is seeking to unseat five-term Democratic Rep. Loretta Sanchez (news, bio, voting record) in California's 47th Congressional District. "Innocent people can be persecuted," he told The Associated Press. The state Department of Justice has opened a voting rights investigation into the letter sent to certain Democratic voters in...

... Michigan.gov Home ... SOS Home   |   Elections in Michigan Home   |   Contact SOS MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF STATEBureau Of ElectionsP.O. Box 20126Lansing, Michigan 48901Phone: (517) 373-2540 Election ResultsPRIMARY ELECTIONAugust 06, 2002 UNOFFICIAL as of Wednesday, August 07, 20022:42:22 pm Wayne Co Reporting w/o Absentees 47th District State Representative 2 Year Term (1) Position Files In LIVINGSTON County TOTAL Gregory Howard COUNTY BY Bogdanski Dillman CODE/NAME COUNTY REP REP 47 LIVINGSTON 11,104 1,042 679 TOTAL Gregory Howard COUNTY BY Bogdanski Dillman CODE/NAME COUNTY REP REP =============== ============== ============== ============== Totals 11,104 1,042 679 Dave Joe Buddy COUNTY Domas Hune Moorehouse...

State House hopeful ripped for use of township-paid pager As well as being criticized for hiring his administrative assistant to serve as his campaign manager, Hamburg Township Supervisor Howard Dillman is also under fire for using his township-paid pager as his campaign committee's contact number. Dillman, a Republican, is running for the 47th district state house seat in August's primary. The other candidates for the seat so far include Republicans Dave Domas, chairperson of the Livingston County Board of Commissioners, and Greg Bogdanski, supervisor of Hartland Township. According to Hamburg Township Clerk Joanna Hardesty, the township has paid $184.61 for...