2016 Election: Candidate Interviews and Issues
(ongoing main coverage page)
Oakland County, MI – Now that the primaries are over, it’s time to think about the 2016 Presidential Election.
There are many local races happening as well, plus ballot issues.  The official list is not ready from the County Clerk yet, however we’ve been doing candidate interviews since before the primaries.  The oc115 believes in giving all political candidates a voice and a chance for readers to meet the people who want to represent them. So check out the videos below by clicking on the name or the picture of the candidate you’d like to hear from.
If there is no link it likely means that candidate’s interview not complete. This will be updated as new interviews and posts are available.  For a complete list of candidates go to The Oakland County Clerk’s Elections Division Page.
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Congress – 8th District
R- Mike Bishop, D – Suzanna Shkreli, L – Jeff Wood, G – Maria Green

Congress – 9th District
R – Christopher R. Morse, D – Sander Levin, L – Matthew Orlando, G – John V. McDermott
Congress – 11th District
R – David A. Trott
D – Anil Kumar
L – Jonathan Ray Osment
I – Kerry Bentivolio
Congress – 14th District
R- Howard Klausner
D – Brenda L. Lawrence
L – Gregory Creswell
G – Marcia Squier
State Rep – 26th District
R- Randy LeVasseur
D – Jim Ellison
State Rep – 27th District
R – Kyle Forrest
D – Robert Wittenberg
State Rep – 29th District
R- Peter Tzros
R- Garren W. Griffith
D- Tim Greimel
G – Artelia Marie Leak
State Rep 35th District
R- Robert Brim
D- Jeremy Moss
State Rep 37th District
R – Matt Beer

R – Mitch Swoboda
D – Christine Greig
L – James K. Young
State Rep 38th District
R – Kathy Crawford
D – Amy McCusker
State Rep 39th District
R – Klint Kesto
D – Michael Stack
N – Beth McGrath
State Rep 40th District
R – Michael D. McCready
D- Nicole Bedi
State Rep 41st District
R- Martin Howrylak
R – Ryan Manier
D – Cyndi Peltonen
State Rep 43rd District
R – Jim Tedder
D – Ted Villella
State Rep 44th District
R – Jim Runestad
D – Mark Venie
State Rep 45th District
R – Michael Webber
D- Immanuel Eickholdt
D – Ted Golden
State Rep 46th District
R – Joe Kent
R – John Reilly
D – David Lillis
State Rep 51st District
R – Joseph Graves
D – Ryan Bladzik
L – Mark Sanborn
Oakland County Executive
R – L. Brooks Patterson
D – Vicki Barnett
D – Mark Danowski
Prosecuting Attorney
R – Mike Goetz
D – Jessica R. Cooper
L – Steve Afton
Sheriff
R – Michael Bouchard
D – Craig Covey
Clerk/Register of Deeds
R- Tina Barton
R – Bill Bullard Jr.
D – Lisa Brown
D – Michael D. Smith
Treasurer
R – John P. McCulloch
D – Andy Meisner
Water Resources Commissioner
R – Robert Buxbaum
D – Jim Nash
County Commissioner District 1
R – Michael J. Gingell
D – Michelle Bryant
County Commissioner District 2
R – Salvatore Delia
R – Bob Hoffman
R – Robert Kleven
D – Rhonda Carr
County Commissioner 3rd District
R – Michael Spisz
D – Michelle McClellan
County Commissioner 4th District
R – Tom Middleton
D – Phillip Reid
County Commissioner 5th District
R – Tom Berman
R’s – Tom Isaacs, S. Bobby Jasti, Pat Ogg, Phillip Trzos
D – Jane Felice-Bourdreau
D – Julia A. Pulver
County Commissioner 6th District
R – Eileen Kowall
D – Kimberli Troutt
County Commissioner 7th District
R – Christine A. Long
D – Frederick Golding
County Commissioner 8th District
R – Phil Weipert
D – Roland J. Schneider
County Commissioner 9th District
R – Hugh Crawford
D – Colleen Crossey
County Commissioner 10th District
R – David B. Foster
D – David Bowman
County Commissioner 11th District
R – Doug Tietz
D – Bob Storc
County Commissioner 12th District
R – Chuck Moss
R – Shelley Goodman Taub
D – Charles Gaba
County Commissioner 13th District
R – Michelle Dinardo
R – Max Rohtbart
D – Marcia Gershenson
County Commissioner 14th District
R – Bill Dwyer
D – William Miller III
County Commissioner 15th District
R – Adam Cochenderfer
D – Mary Ward
County Commissioner 16th District
R -Wade Fleming
D – Charles Salgat
County Commissioner 17th District
R- Regina Brim
R- David Cuttner
D- Nancy Quarles
County Commissioner 18th District
R- Steven Zimberg
D- Helaine Zack
County Commissioner 19th District
R – Michael Ryan
D – Dave Woodward
County Commissioner 20th District
R – David J. Harrell
R – J. Karl Jackson *
D – Gary R. McGillivray
County Commissioner 21st District
R – Richard A. Vancamp
D – Janet Jackson
Village of Holly President
Nonpartisan – Dave Cruickshank
Nonpartisan – James Perkins
Nonpartisan – Richard (Dick) Rossell
Village of Holly Council (all nonpartisan)
Robert Allsop, Pauline Kenner, Debra Musgrave, Ryan Shiel, Calvin Steele and Buster Winebrenner
Waterford Township Council

Anthony Bartoloa, Michael Healy, Karen Joliat, Steve Thomas, Kent Douglas, Donna F. Kelley, Matthew K. McClure, Robin McGregor.
VARIOUS SCHOOL BOARD INTERVIEWS (for complete list for your community visit Oakland County Elections Page)

OCC Trustee – nonpartisan –Evan Agnello, Susan E. Anderson, Kathleen Anna Bertolini, Jessica Gingell, Pam Jackson, Thomas W. Kelly, Thomas E. Kuhn, Terrell VanCleef Lockhart, Max Milstein, Emily Mixter, Charles E. Murphy, Chirstian Noordhoorn, James Paul O’Rilley,  John Randle Sr.,  E. Wadsworth Sherrod III, Eric J. Siegel, Tim Terpening
State Board of Education –  Tom McMillin (R), Nikki Snyder (R), Ish Ahmed (D), John Austin (D), Scotty Boman (L), Bill Hall(L), Karen Adams (U), Douglas Levesque (U), Derek M. Grigsby (G), Sherry A. Wells (G) and Mary Anne Hering (W)
Birmingham School Board – Lori Ajlouny, Douglas Arceo, Audra Bartholomew, Corey Jacoby, Brian Jennings, Kimberly Whitman, Adrienne Young
Ferndale School Board – Jackie Hart and Mark Davisson
Southfield School Board – Charles Hicks
VARIOUS LIBRARY BOARD INTERVIEWS (for complete list for your community visit Oakland County Elections Page)
West Bloomfield Township Library – Judith Holtz, Carol A. Kravetz, Ken Macon, and Wendy Bidgood Osthaus,  Carol Foster
INFORMATION ON BALLOT PROPOSALS: (for complete list for your community visit Oakland County Elections Page)
ALL – Regional Transit Authority of Southeast Michigan
Royal Oak – Proposal A – Public Safety Millage
Hazel Park – Ballot proposals and Hazel Park Schools sinking fund proposal
JUDICIAL POSITIONS
Michigan Supreme Court – Deborah Thomas, Kathy L. Morgan, Joan Larsen
Probate Judge (6 yr term, nonpartisan)
Jennifer Callaghan, Karen Geibel
Sixth Circuit Court Judge (6 year term, nonpartisan)
Lori Slavin, Victoria Valentine