Endorsements
We are proud to endorse Tonya Schuitmaker for State Senate in the 20th District:
Congressman Fred Upton
Kalamazoo Gazette
National Federation of Independent Business
Deputy Sheriff's Association of Michigan
Michigan Fraternal Order of Police
Police Officers Association of Michigan
Kalamazoo Regional Chamber of Commerce
Michigan Chamber of Commerce
Small Business Association of Michigan
Business Leaders of Michigan
Michigan Homebuilders Association
Michigan Association of Realtors
Farm Bureau
Michigan Credit Union League
Citizens for Traditional Values
Kalamazoo Chamber of Commerce
Michigan State Medical Society
Police Officers Association of Michigan
Deputy Sheriffs Association of Michigan
Michigan Professional Fire Fighters
Michigan Licensed Beverage Association
Michigan Forest Products Council
Friends of Housing
Nasim Ansari, Kalamazoo County Commissioner
Jeff Balkema, Kalamazoo County Commissioner
Mary Balkema, Kalamazoo County Treasurer
Larry J. Bell, Bells Brewery
Amy Bertoldi, Kalamazoo
Thomas Birkhold, Portage
Jeff Bither, Ross Township Supervisor
Grace Borgfjord, Oshtemo Township Trustee and member of the Mattawan School Board
Steven Bosch, Texas Township Trustee
Don Boven, Texas Township Trustee
Bob Brink, former Kalamazoo County Commissioner
Patrick Burnham, Cooper
Alan Bussema, Richland Township Supervisor
Christian Chojnowski, Richland
Michael and Margaret Chojnowski, Richland
Larry Cole, Retired Superintendant of Vicksburg Schools
David Cornish, Village of Lawton President
Bruce Cutting, Antwerp Township Trustee
Paul Cutting, Texas Township Treasurer
Michael Debiak, Kalamazoo
Ron Denardo, Kalamazoo
Ron Derhammer, Antwerp Township Trustee
Marv DeVries, Former Kalamazoo Twp. Trustee
Paul DeYoung, Antwerp Township
Greg Dobson, Portage
Deb Everett, Oshtemo
Norm French, Kalamazoo
Carol & Tom Fricke, Kalamazoo
Sean Furr, Kalamazoo
Don Gilmer, former State Representative & Kalamazoo County Administrator
Jim Grace, Oshtemo Township Trustee
Dale Gribler, Van Buren County Sheriff
Andrea Halstead, Kalamazoo
Bette Hawk-Powell, Augusta
Dave Healy, Texas Township Supervisor
Rob Heasley, Mayor of Parchment
Al and Ann Heilman, Kalamazoo
Myrl Helwig, Kalamazoo
Jeff Heppler, Kalamazoo County Commissioner
George Henderson, former Kalamazoo County Commissioner
Robert Hosack, Kalamazoo
Judy Todd Johnson, former Kalamazoo County Commissioner and former Republican State Committee Person
Dr. Dennis Jokela, Kalamazoo Pastor
Ken & Carolyn Karakula, Kalamazoo
Linda Kerr, Texas Township Clerk
Jerry Kohel, Kalamazoo
Pat Krause, Kalamazoo
Michael W. Kuhn, Augusta
Sally Kuipers, Schoolcraft (Former President, Kalamazoo RTL)
Diana Langshaw, Ross Township Trustee
Barbara Larson, former Kalamazoo Mayor
Randy Mason, law enforcement leader and former Republican candidate for the State House
Kenneth Matesevac, Paw Paw
Wendy Mazer, Kalamazoo (Former Trustee, Portage Public Schools)
Lawrence Mc Phillips, Sr., Lawrence
The Honorables Mick & Mary Ann Middaugh, Paw Paw Township
Wanda Miller, Bloomingdale
Heather Mitchell, Antwerp Township Clerk
Joyce Neubauer, Texas Township Trustee
Ann Nieuwenhuis, Kalamazoo County Commissioner
Dr. Sean and Nicol O'Brien, Richland
Betty Lee Ongley, former Mayor of Portage City
Bonnie Osborne, Antwerp Township Treasurer
Bob Pangle, Chief Assistant Prosecutor, Kalamazoo County (retired)
Joe Parman, Van Buren County Drain Commissioner
Jim Pearson, City of Portage Planning Commissioner
Eldon R. & Marlene A. Peasley, Paw Paw
Christopher Randall, Van Buren County Board of Commissioners Chairman
Rusty Rathburn, Portage School Board Member
David Rhoa, Mattawan
David Richardson, Paw Paw Township Supervisor
Rob Richardson, Kalamazoo
Jim & Lois Richmond, Kalamazoo
Keith Robinson, Kalamazoo
John Ruzza, Kalamazoo
Dan Ruzick, Antwerp Township Supervisor
Reverend Donald Severance
Richard Schramm, Kalamazoo
Sidney Sue Shank, Paw Paw
Phyllis Simmons, Climax Township Supervisor
David Smith, Kalamazoo
Jeff Sorenson, Cooper Township Supervisor
Dave and Linda Stafford, Kalamazoo
Teressa Stafford, Richland Township Trustee
Pete Strazdas, Mayor of Portage City
John Tapper, Paw Paw
Kerry Tapper, Paw Paw
Don Ulsh, Schoolcraft Township Supervisor
Edward VanderVries, Portage
Cande Vermeulen, Brady Township Clerk
Ted Vliek, former Portage City Councilman
Bob Vliestra, Alamo Township Supervisor
Jack Welborn, former Republican State Senator
Patrick White, Pavilion Township Supervisor
Gerald & Marilyn Wilson, Kalamazoo
David Worthams, Kalamazoo
Doug & Jackie Wunderly, Richland
Donald and Susan Yerrick, Paw Paw
Jim Youngs, former Kalamazoo Clerk
John Zull, Kalamazoo County Commissioner
Dr. Charles Zeller, Kalamazoo
