GIGGIN’ AT HOME PLATE

Mari Manoogian

Former state Rep. Mari Manoogian (D-Birmingham, Bloomfield Hills, Bloomfield Township) has a new gig, as political director of The Next 50. According to Manoogian, it’s a national PAC which supports 50 Democrats under 50 years old in swing districts every two years and help build a network to invest in them and their communities, and have already endorsed Michigan Senate candidate Rep. Elissa Slotkin. On their leadership council is Michigan state Sen. Mallory McMorrow. Manoogian, who was under consideration for a variety of other jobs, including in the Biden and Whitmer administrations, said she is excited for this job because it is remote, allowing her to stay local and help care for her mother, who is battling Alzheimer’s disease, and still find and identify candidates nationwide to support.