Kathy Wiejaczka, a former nurse who hails from Empire, is headed to the November general election after winning the Democratic primary Tuesday against Ed Hoogterp for the Michigan 101st State House seat. Wiejaczka won by a wide margin over Hoogterp, 10,172 to 1,225, in the four-county race that...
State House of Representatives and Senate seats representing wide swaths of northern Michigan are in play this November, and voters picked some candidates to run for their party. The primary election Tuesday will also decide the fate of the sole Democrat seeking to challenge Republican Rep....
There's a two-way race for both Democrats and Republicans hoping for their party's nod to run for Michigan's 101st state House of Representatives district. Democrats Edward Hoogterp and Kathy Wiejaczka are squaring off for the nomination, while Jack O'Malley and Carolyn Cater want the GOP nomination....
With the Aug. 7 primary election a stone’s throw away, and with incumbent Curt VanderWall (a Republican from Ludington) vacating the State House seat that represents Michigan’s 101st District (serving Leelanau, Benzie, Manistee, and Mason counties), we submitted the following questions to four candidates vying...
Primary endorsements and thoughts Election season is already upon Leelanau County, and with its arrival we offer our thoughts on issues that will be before voters Tuesday in the Primary Election. PROPERTY TAX INCREASES Senior Services Yes, we do support the higher property tax sought by the county Senior Services Department....
MANISTEE — The Democratic candidates running for the 101st District House of Representatives seat in the Aug. 7 Primary Election were able to address voters at a forum held on Wednesday night. The League of Women Voters partnered with the Manistee News Advocate to host the public candidate forum at the Manistee...
I am voting for Kathy Wiejaczka for state representative in Michigan’s 101st District because the people of Northwest Michigan deserve better than what they’ve been getting from state government....
Leelanau County’s only homegrown candidate for the state House of Representatives is being challenged for her party’s nomination. Democrat Kathy Wiejaczka of Empire will face Benzie County resident Ed Hoogterp in the August Primary election. ...
State Rep. Curt VanderWall has announced he won’t run for re-election and will instead run for the state Senate. That means the race for the 101st District seat is wide open. The district goes from Northport to Ludington and has been one of the state’s...
Kathy Wiejaczka of Empire announces her candidacy for the Democratic nomination for the 101st District State Representative’s seat at the Leelanau County Board of Commissioners meeting Tuesday night. Kathy Wiejaczka finds herself in an unexpected position....