Press Release
Reproductive Freedom for All Michigan Announces Slate of Endorsements for State House
For Immediate Release: Wednesday, October 2, 2024
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Reproductive Freedom for All Michigan Announces Slate of Endorsements for State House
Detroit, MI — Today, Reproductive Freedom for All Michigan endorsed a slate of candidates running for the Michigan State House of Representatives in the 2024 election cycle. Michigan has shown our country what is possible when we empower leaders at every level of the government—including the state legislature—to fight for reproductive freedom, including by passing the Reproductive Health Act into law. Securing a reproductive freedom majority in the House is essential to continuing to proactively advance policies that protect abortion rights and access.
State House:
- Tyrone Carter (HD-01)
- Helena Scott (HD-08)
- Veronica Paiz (HD-10)
- Mike McFall (HD-14)
- Erin Byrnes (HD-15)
- Matt Koleszar (HD-22)
- Jaime Churches (HD-27)
- Janise O’Neil Robinson (HD-28)
- Jimmie Wilson (HD-32)
- Joey Andrews (HD-38)
- Kerry Tapper (HD-39)
- Danene Shumaker (HD-43)
- Daniel Mahoney (HD-46)
- Carrie Rheingans (HD-47)
- Jennifer Conlin (HD-48)
- Trevis Harrold (HD-55)
- Denise Mentzer (HD-61)
- John Fitzgerald (HD-83)
- Will Snyder (HD-87)
- Tim Meyer (HD-88)
- Amos O’Neal (HD 94)
- Kathy Pelleran-Mahoney (HD-102)
Reproductive Freedom for All Director of Michigan Campaigns, Shanay Watson-Whittaker, released the following statement:
“Our state legislature has been at the forefront of progressive policy protecting and advancing reproductive freedom, and it is essential to secure a majority this November who will continue that work. We know we can count on these candidates to fight side by side with us to secure reproductive freedom for all Michiganders. We’re proud to endorse them, and to mobilize with our members to send them to the state House this November.”
This announcement builds on Reproductive Freedom for All Michigan’s ongoing efforts to endorse and support candidates committed to protecting and advancing reproductive freedom. Reproductive Freedom for All is on the ground in states across the country—including Michigan—as part of its largest-ever electoral program, working to ensure reproductive freedom champions are elected from statehouses to the White House and that we protect and expand abortion rights and access through ballot measures. Our 2024 program connects voters with opportunities to make immediate, tangible changes to help build a future where everyone is free to make their own decisions about their bodies, lives, and families.
Read more about Reproductive Freedom for All Michigan’s endorsed candidates here.
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For over 50 years, Reproductive Freedom for All (formerly NARAL Pro-Choice America) has fought to protect and advance reproductive freedom at the federal and state levels—including access to abortion care, birth control, pregnancy and post-partum care, and paid family leave—for everybody. Reproductive Freedom for All is powered by its more than 4 million members from every state and congressional district in the country, representing the 8 in 10 Americans who support legal abortion.