Watershed Voice’s candidate questionnaire guide
For those planning to vote this week, the following completed questionnaires will be published throughout the week in this order:
Tuesday: Lucas Allen and Josh Williams
Wednesday: Steven Haigh and Josh Hoeppner
Thursday: Aaron Miller, Barry Cox, Justin Wickey, and Jonathan Lindsay
This week, Watershed Voice will be publishing all completed candidate questionnaires that we received last Friday, October 16. The questionnaires were sent out just over one week prior, on Thursday, October 8. All candidates in the following races received a questionnaire:
Statewide
State Senate District 17:
Jonathan Lindsay (responded)
Ashleigh Baker (no response)
U.S. House of Representatives District 36:
Steve Carra (responded and declined, stating, “The community fairly well knows me by this point. Thanks for the offer.”)
Cole Slaski (no response)
U.S. House of Representatives District 5:
Tim Walberg (no response)
Christian Vukasovich (no response)
Local
State Senator District 37:
Brad Paquette (no response)
Angela Jones (no response)
Three Rivers District 2 Commissioner:
Steven Haigh (responded)
Josh Hoeppner (responded)
Three Rivers At-Large Commissioner:
Lucas Allen (responded)
Josh Williams (responded)
Three Rivers Fourth District Commissioner:
Carolyn McNary (no response)
Sturgis District 4 Commissioner:
Frank Perez (no response)
Stoney Summey (no response)
Sturgis At-Large Commissioner:
Aaron Miller (responded)
Sturgis First District Commissioner:
Barry Cox (responded)
Sturgis Second District Commissioner:
Justin Wickey (responded)
For those planning to vote this week, the following completed questionnaires will be published throughout the week in this order:
Tuesday: Lucas Allen and Josh Williams
Wednesday: Steven Haigh and Josh Hoeppner
Thursday: Aaron Miller, Barry Cox, Justin Wickey, and Jonathan Lindsay
Watershed Voice will continue to provide election coverage including a full preview next week.
Maxwell Knauer is a staff writer for Watershed Voice.
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