July - 2018

RAISING THE ROOF

Fundraising is going through the roof for Michigan’s 8th, 9th and 11th Congressional Districts, where numerous candidates have already raised more than 2016 candidates did for that entire election cycle. Campaign finance reports for the latest quarter showed 11th District candidates, which winds its way from Birmingham, Bloomfield Hills, part of Rochester Hills, into the west Oakland lakes area and parts of western Wayne County, raised a total of $6.3 million through June 30,

SHOW ME THE MONEY (DEMOCRATS)

A breakdown of the most recent fundraising; (total fundraising for the cycle) are provided below, along with the [amount of cash on hand] each candidate had as of June 30, indicating the rate at which each is burning through their funds. 11th District: Suneel Gupta: $406,981, including a $150,000 loan; ($1,341,492), [$799,563]; Tim Greimel: $261,542, ($815,322), [$456,379]; Haley Stevens: $166,188, ($1,008,725), [$340,212]; and Fayrouz Saad $120,781, ($636,043),[$313,670]. Na

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SHOW ME THE MONEY (REPUBLICANS)

A breakdown of the most recent fundraising, (total fundraising for the cycle) are provided below, along with the [amount of cash on hand] each candidate had as of June 30, indicating the rate at which each is burning through their funds. 11th District: Klint Kesto: $166,440, ($428,556), [$19,863]; Lena Epstein: $142,973, ($1,629,009), [$658,338]; Mike Kowall: $114,284, ($272,353), [$137,695]; Rocky Raczkowski: $23,855 including a $10,000 loan, ($218,175), [$144,556]; Kerry Be

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FLOORED

Election season is still upon us, but that hasn’t stopped current House Republican leaders from speculating on their potential spots in the 2019 session, which is all hypothetical, because first they have to win and keep the House from flipping to the Dems. Speaker Pro Tem Lee Chatfield (R-Levering) allegedly had sewn the speaker position spot up by last Thanksgiving, and he’s continuing to fundraise like a crazy person, so he’s not facing any challenges if Republicans mainta

SHIFTING OUTLOOK

The reliably Republican 8th Congressional District, currently represented by Congressman Mike Bishop (R-Rochester, Rochester Hills), may not be so reliable much longer. The Cook Political Report, a non-partisan elections forecaster, has slowly shifted its prognostication from “strongly Republican” to “leaning Republican” to, as of mid-July, a “toss up.” Presumed Democratic challenger Elissa Slotkin (D-Holly) has not only consistently beaten Bishop in fundraising quarter after

HOUSE HUNTING

Oil heiress and Congressional 11th District Republican hopeful Lena Epstein isn’t the only one running in one district while living in another (Epstein lives in Bloomfield Township, which is in the 9th Congressional District). Two other MI-11 candidates, Democrat Nancy Skinner and Libertarian Leonard Schwartz live outside the district, which as we noted last month with Epstein, is permitted under the U.S. Constitution. Schwartz lives in the 14th, in Oak Park, while Skinner i

VET FOR VETS

Stalwart Republican heads are shaking throughout state 40th District – Birmingham, Bloomfield Hills, Bloomfield Township and the western part of West Bloomfield – as it appears one of their own may have given some bucks to Democratic candidates in the past. Dirt dug up on Joe Zane, one of six bashing it out to run to replace fellow GOP and term-limited Rep. Mike McCready, shows that he gave over $1,000 to Democratic causes since 2007-2008 – including in 2017, when he gave $12

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Michigan Republican Attorney General and gubernatorial hopeful Bill Schuette makes the list this month for jumping on the bandwagon to file a legal brief with the Michigan Supreme Court in hopes of helping overturn a lower court decision that is allowing a gerrymandering proposal to appear on the November ballot. The citizen initiative by Voters Not Politicians is being contested by a group calling itself Citizens Protecting Michigan’s Constitution (basically a front for the

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