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LovingA2andMI

(7,006 posts)
Thu Nov 8, 2018, 11:08 PM Nov 2018

A Shout Out Moment....

Shout Out To Brandon Dillon - Chairperson of the Michigan Democratic Party for the following:

Democrats in Michigan have starting January 1, 2019:

A Democratic Governor - Gretchen Whitmer
A Democratic Lt. Governor - Girland Gilchrist - The FIRST African-American Lt. Gov in Michigan's Incorporated History since 1837
A Democratic Attorney General - Dana Nessel
A Democratic Secretary of State - Jocelyn Benson
Two Democrats Each On The State Board of Education, Wayne State University, University of Michigan Regents and Michigan State University Trustees Boards
A Democratic Pick Up for the Michigan Supreme Court - Megan Cavanaugh
Ended The Republican Supermajority in the Michigan Senate -- now 16 Dems/25 Republicans - a Supermajority held since 2010.
Added Democratic Seats in the Michigan House + 7 Seats
Added TWO Congressional Seats with Haley Stevens and Elissa Skotin - from soon-to-be FORMER Republican Representatives
Maintained Our Senior Senator Debbie Stabenow in the U.S. Senate
Anti-Gerrymandering PASSED
No Reason Absentee/Straight Ticket Voting/Voting Registration Available on Election Day - PASSED
Legalized Marijuana - PASSED
Highest Vote Count Since the 2008 Election - DONE.

THANK YOU BRANDON! You ROCK!

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