2022 Candidate Interviews and Election Information
Each year Oakland County Times gives candidates for any office an opportunity to do a video interview. Below is a list of candidates who have filmed interviews. Some are still in the queue for editing and will be posted soon.
For a complete list of candidates and ballot issues, visit the Oakland County Clerk’s Election Page.
Videos are added as we can up until Election Day, so please check back often for new interviews.
Oakland County Times does not endorse any candidates, and advertising does not imply endorsement. Thank you to Pontiac Community Foundation for sponsoring this series. All candidates are welcome to do interviews. Contact editor@oc115.com for more information.
TIP: There are many changes this year due to redistricting. Use your browser’s search function to look through the page for your city’s name if you’re unsure of your districts.
Governor of Michigan
Secretary of State
Congress Dist 6 (Ann Arbor, Plymouth, Canton, Northville, Novi)
Congress Dist 7 (South Lyon, Lyon Township, Milford, Brighton, Lansing, Howell)
Congress Dist 9 (Holly, Ortonville, Oxford, Addison Township, Lake Orion, Orion Township, Clarkson, Groveland, Brandon Township, Oakland Township, Rose Township, Highland Township, Independence Township, Springfield Township, Lapeer)
Congress Dist 10 (Rochester, Rochester Hills, Shelby Twp, Clinton Twp, Warren, Fraser, Roseville, Eastpointe, St. Clair Shores, Harrison Twp)
Congress Dist 11 (Hazel Park, Madison Heights, Royal Oak, Clawson, Troy, Auburn Hills, Pontiac, Ferndale, Oak Park, Royal Oak Township, Pleasant Ridge, Huntington Woods, Berkley, Bloomfield Township, Bloomfield Hills, Birmingham, Pontiac, Waterford, West Bloomfield, Farmington Hills, Farmington, Wixom, Commerce, Walled Lake and Novi)
Congress Dist 12 (Beverly Hills, Southfield, Lathrup Village, Redford Township, Livonia, Westland, Garden City, Dearborn Heights, Dearborn, Inkster)
State Senate Dist 6 (Detroit, Redford, Farmington, and Farmington Hills)
State Senate Dist 7 (Lake Angelus, Waterford Township, Auburn Hills, Pontiac, Bloomfield Township, Bloomfield Hills, Franklin, Bingham Farms, Beverly Hills, Lathrup Village, Southfield, and Detroit)
State Senate Dist 9 (Troy, Rochester, Rochester Hills, Sterling Heights, Utica, Oakland Township, and Shelby Township)
State Senate Dist 13 (Keego Harbor, Sylvan Lake, Orchard Lake West Bloomfield, Farmington Hills, Novi, Northville, Plymouth, Commerce Twp, and Walled Lake)
State Senate Dist 24 (Groveland Township, Ortonville, Oxford, Lake Orion, Addison Township, Orion Township, Oakland Township, Washington Township, Shelby Township, and Almont)
State Representative Dist 5 (Birmingham, Beverly Hills, Berkley, Oak Park, and Detroit)
State Representative Dist 6
State Representative Dist 8 (Madison Heights, Hazel Park, Ferndale, Highland Park and Detroit)
State Representative Dist 18 (Farmington, Farmington Hills, Southfield, Lathrup Village, and Oak Park)
State Representative Dist 19 (Beverly Hills, Bloomfield Village, Bingham Farms, Birmingham, Farmington Hills, Franklin, and Southfield)
State Representative Dist 20 (West Bloomfield, Commerce Township, Sylvan Lake, Orchard Lake, and Keego Harbor)
State Representative Dist 21 (Novi, Novi Township, Lyon Township, Farmington Hills, Farmington, and Northville)
State Representative Dist 23 (Ann Arbor, Salem Twp, South Lyon, Plymouth, and Northville)
State Representative Dist 49 (Brighton, Lyon Township, Wixom, Walled Lake, Commerce Township and Novi)
State Representative Dist 52 (Waterford, Clarkston, Independence Twp, Lake Angelus, Waterford, and Springfield Twp)
State Representative Dist 53 (Auburn Hills, Pontiac, Waterford)
State Representative Dist 54 (Auburn Hills, Bloomfield Hills, Bloomfield Twp,Oakland Twp and Orion Twp)
State Representative Dist 55 (Rochester, Rochester Hills, and Oakland Twp)
State Representative Dist 56 (Birmingham, Bloomfield Twp, Clawson, Royal Oak, and Troy)
State Representative Dist 57 (Madison Heights, Troy, and Sterling Heights)
State Representative Dist 66 (Addison Township, Brandon Township, Oakland Township, Ortonville, and Oxford)
State Representative Dist 72 (Grand Blanc, Fenton, Holly and Rose Twp )
52-4 District Court Judge (Clawson, Troy)
Court of Appeals 2nd District
County Commission Dist 1 (Birmingham, Troy, and Royal Oak)
County Commission Dist 2 (Clawson, Royal Oak, and Troy)
County Commission Dist 3
County Commission Dist 5 (Leonard, Addison Township, Oxford, Oakland Township, Rochester and Rochester Hills)
County Commission Dist 6 (Lake Orion, Oakland Township, Orion Township, Rochester Hills)
County Commission Dist 7 (Holly Township, Holly, Groveland Township, Ortonville, Brandon Township, Rose Township, Springfield Township, White Lake and Highland Township)
County Commission Dist. 11 (Bloomfield Hills, Bloomfield Township, West Bloomfield, and Orchard Lake)
County Commission Dist 12 (Waterford, White Lake, Wolverine Lake, and Commerce Township)
County Commission Dist 14 (Novi, Wixom, Walled Lake, and Commerce Township)
County Commissioner Dist 15 (Farmington Hills, Northville, and Novi)
County Commission Dist 17 (Lathrup Village, Oak Park, Royal Oak Township, and Southfield)
County Commission Dist 19 (Berkley, Birmingham, Ferndale, Huntington Woods, Pleasant Ridge, and Royal Oak)
Franklin Village Trustee
Holly Village Council President
Holly Village Council
Keego Harbor Council
Lake Orion Village Council
Royal Oak Township Trustee Recall Election
State Board of Education
Oakland Community College – OCC – Board of Trustees
Bloomfield Hills School Board
Clarkston School Board
Ferndale School Board
Hazel Park School Board
Holly Area School Board
Lake Orion School Board
Lamphere School Board (Madison Heights)
Madison District School Board (Madison Heights)
Rochester Community School Board
Royal Oak School Board
Walled Lake School Board
Hazel Park Library Board
New videos are added frequently up until Election Day, so please check back often!
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Candidates that did not win in the primary: Ryan Kelley, Ralph Rebandt, Kevin Rinke, Garrett Soldano, Andy Levin, Jake Hagg (write in), Huwaida Arraf, Kelly Garrett, Ryan Foster, Andy Levin, Michelle Wooddell, Melanie Macey, Grant Rivet, Caprice Jackson, Ken Ferguson, Diana Mohyi, James Sklar, Stephanie Fakih, Cyndi Peltonen, Marcia Squier, Mary Berlingier, Jacob Newby, Charlie Shelton, Jacob Crevier, Marilyn Bonucci, Heather Smiley, Eileen Kowall, Monica Yatooma, Connie Johnson, Ross Barranco, Lloyd C. Crews, Gerald Fisher
