Her spending doesnt come close. (For a list of MEAs recommended candidates for state and federal offices, follow this link. State elections officials recommend requesting an absentee ballot in-person to avoid postal delays within two weeks of an election. The bottom line: hes a politician, and regardless of whether or not hes an honest one with good intentions, were not sure the board needs more of that. Ms. Ingram's Rsum. Candidates Forum 2022: Washtenaw Community College Trustees. By The Citizen Editorial Board. Read more: This could be one of Michigans closest state House races in 2022 election. From Gambles remarks, it was unclear whether he was aware of similar programs that are already implemented by the district. When asked if he would support Interim Chancellor Jannett Jackson for a permanent position, Gilmore said he would certainly consider Jackson if she expressed interest but also wanted to look at other qualified candidates and let the shared governance process play out. The field for the citywide seats includes Council Member and Mayor Pro-Tem Dean Girbach, Council Member Janet Dillon, Nicole Rice, Brian Cassise and Robert Cameron. new google.translate.TranslateElement({pageLanguage: 'en'}, 'google_translate_element'); To view current and previous meeting agendas, visit The district covers parts of Ann Arbors north side and much of northern Washtenaw County before stretching west into Jackson County and north into Livingston County up to the Howell area. Board Chair Christina Fleming has a background in tech and was a student at WCC, where she was the webmaster of the Voice student newspaper. The forum was hosted by Student Alliance, the Faculty . Manchester Village Trustee races are not contested and neither are races to fill seats on the villages Charter Commission, part of its path to cityhood. Chair of the Student Success Committee. If he truly has the best interest of the students and the district in mind, he would be a force on the Board of Trustees. Washtenaw County voters in Chelsea and Sylvan Township will help decide the race for the new 46th District, stretching west to cover Jackson. While our newsroom found strengths and weaknesses in each of them, we ultimately chose to endorse Louis Quindlen, Saleem Gilmore, and Sheweet Yohannes. This fall, voters get to elect four members of the seven-member Board of Trustees. Milliken, Jr. is the board chair and owns Milliken Realty Co., an Ann Arbor commercial real estate brokerage firm which he founded in 1996. We sincerely hope that, if elected, each of these prospective public servants will keep their commitments and help guide the district out of a period marked by scandal and turmoil into one marked by student equity and success. 77,081 42%. The new 14th District for state Senate unites the majority of Jackson County with much of northern and western Washtenaw County, including the northern half of Ann Arbor. More info on these candidates: annarborvotes . Here are the races in all 9 districts, 2 first-time Washtenaw County board hopefuls triumph in Democratic primaries, A map of Washtenaw County Board of Commissioners districts, put place for the first time in the 2022 election cycle after a once-a-decade process of redrawing the boundaries, will be effective through 2032.Washtenaw County GIS. Angela Davis and William Milliken, Jr. were both elected to the board in 2016, while David Malcolm is seeking his first term to the board. All rights reserved (About Us). Four City Council seats are also on the ballot, though only two are contested. [CDATA[ 2022 Michigan AFL-CIO Endorsements Office District Candidate Governor Gretchen Whitmer Lt Governor Garlin Gilchrist II Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson Attorney General Dana Nessel Justice of Supreme Court Richard Bernstein Justice of Supreme Court Kyra Harris Bolden Member of the State Board of Education Pamela Pugh Member of the State Board of Education Mitchell A nonpartisan write-in candidate, Dylan Manna, has also filed for the race but will not appear on the ballot. Read more: Meet the candidates for a new state Senate seat stretching from Ann Arbor to Jackson, Washtenaw County board chair defeats former Jackson council member in Senate primary. In terms of limited resources, this has not been an issue as WCC receives substantial government funding and full support of the passages of our mileages by our very own Washtenaw County residents. He served on the Board of the Ann Arbor Downtown Development Authority from 1991 to 2008. Read more: Saline has 5 choices for 3 City Council seats. Among the Republican hopefuls, Susan Anderson, a bookkeeper and treasurer of the Oakland Community College Board of Trustees, is the choice over Oxford businessman Joe Kent. WCCs Morris Lawrence building exterior. //=a.length+e.length&&(a+=e)}b.i&&(e="&rd="+encodeURIComponent(JSON.stringify(B())),131072>=a.length+e.length&&(a+=e),c=!0);C=a;if(c){d=b.h;b=b.j;var f;if(window.XMLHttpRequest)f=new XMLHttpRequest;else if(window.ActiveXObject)try{f=new ActiveXObject("Msxml2.XMLHTTP")}catch(r){try{f=new ActiveXObject("Microsoft.XMLHTTP")}catch(D){}}f&&(f.open("POST",d+(-1==d.indexOf("?")?"? MEA's candidate-recommendation process is locally driven. Our staff spent over an hour deliberating over the pros and cons of each candidate their policy objectives, their overall knowledge of the district and its problems, and their delivery. Information on other state, county and local primary races can be found at Vote411.org. A huge waste of financial resources have also been made over the past few years. Community Rules apply to all content you upload or otherwise submit to this site. Heres who is running for it. 2023 Advance Local Media LLC. There was no mention of how to specifically fix the districts security issues beyond throwing more money at the problem. Washtenaw Community College Board of Trustees With two seats up for grabs on the Washtenaw Community College Board of Trustees voters will pick from among three candidates,. Tarrell Gamble was the first interview of our PCCD Trustee Forum. Dave DeVarti held a seat on Ann Arbor city council as a Democrat representing ward four from April 1987 to April 1988. The Michigan Education Association has released its final list of recommended candidates for local school boards across the state. No member of our staff had more say in our choices than any other, and each of us had the chance to share our thoughts and concerns. Read more: Voters in 4 counties will decide Michigan House seat covering southeast Washtenaw County. The current Board Members for 2021-2022 are: David Vela, President (Seat No. Yohannes on the other hand, while seemingly a little underprepared for the types of questions we would be asking her, and a knowledge base of current district issues that left a little more to be desired, did give the impression to our newsroom that she was running for the right reasons. Read more: Ypsilanti City Council will see new faces after the Nov. 8 election. ANN ARBOR, MI - One challenger is seeking to unseat one of the two incumbents running on the Washtenaw Community College Board of Trustees this fall.