2026 Michigan General Election

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Debbie is from Ann Arbor, Michigan. She attended Georgetown University. She has a bachelor’s degree in foreign service from Georgetown University. She has a master’s degree in liberal studies from Georgetown University. She lives with her husband in Ann Arbor. She attends the Catholic Church.

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U.S. Rep. Debbie Dingell - Gongwer News Service-Michigan

Debbie Dingell has a bachelor’s degree in foreign service and a master’s degree in liberal studies from Georgetown University. She lives with her husband in Ann Arbor and is a Catholic. 

Debbie is a U.S. Representative. She works at the U.S. House of Representatives. She previously worked at General Motors as President of the GM Foundation and as a senior executive responsible for public affairs.

Debbie previously worked as president of the General Motors (GM) Foundation and as a senior executive responsible for public affairs.

Michigan's 6th Congressional District election, 2026 - Ballotpedia

Debbie currently serves as a U.S. Representative in Congressional District 6 and was first elected in 2023. She previously served as a U.S. Representative in Congressional District 12, where she served from 2015 to 2023. She also previously served as a Wayne State University Board of Governors member from 2007 to 2014.  

Supports domestic manufacturing, especially in Southeast Michigan, and aims to reverse the effects of "poor trade deals, outsourcing, and the decline of unionization" on the industrial base.

Supports domestic manufacturing, especially in Southeast Michigan.

Supports unions and collective bargaining.

Supports "the rights of unions" and collective bargaining.

Aims to reverse the effects of "poor trade deals, outsourcing, and the decline of unionization" on the industrial base.

Plans on "fighting to ensure [taxpayer] dollars are being used to lower the high cost of living, fix the broken healthcare system, and clean up corruption."

- Supports domestic manufacturing, especially in Southeast Michigan.
- Supports "the rights of unions" and collective bargaining.
- Aims to reverse the effects of "poor trade deals, outsourcing, and the decline of unionization" on the industrial base.
- Plans on "fighting to ensure [taxpayer] dollars are being used to lower the high cost of living, fix the broken healthcare system, and clean up corruption."

Supports banning assault weapons, strengthening background checks, and improving safe storage of firearms.

Co-sponsored the Equality Act, which aims to prohibit discrimination based on sex, sexual orientation, and gender identity in a variety of areas.

Supported renewing the Violence Against Women Act, which included provisions to help protect transgender people from violence.

- Supports banning assault weapons, strengthening background checks, and improving safe storage of firearms.
- Co-sponsored the Equality Act, which aims to prohibit discrimination based on sex, sexual orientation, and gender identity in a variety of areas.
- Supported renewing the Violence Against Women Act, which included provisions to help protect transgender people from violence.

Supports expanding access to home- and community-based services for seniors and individuals with disabilities.

Supports policies that ensure seniors can retire with dignity, expand access to medical and long-term care, and secure earned benefits.

Supports policies that ensure seniors "can retire with dignity," expand access to medical and long-term care, and secure earned benefits.

Supports abortion and believes reproductive health decisions should be made by a woman, her doctor, her family, and her faith, not politicians.

Supports abortion access and believes reproductive health decisions "should be made by a woman, her doctor, her family, and her faith, not politicians."

Supports protecting pre-existing condition provisions of the Affordable Care Act.

Supports expanding healthcare coverage, lowering prescription drug costs, and prioritizing medical research.

- Supports expanding access to home- and community-based services for seniors and individuals with disabilities.
- Supports policies that ensure seniors "can retire with dignity," expand access to medical and long-term care, and secure earned benefits.
- Supports abortion access and believes reproductive health decisions "should be made by a woman, her doctor, her family, and her faith, not politicians."
- Supports protecting pre-existing condition provisions of the Affordable Care Act.
- Supports expanding healthcare coverage, lowering prescription drug costs, and prioritizing medical research.
- Opposes Medicaid cuts. 

Supports increasing access to higher education.

Supports expanding Title IX protections in education and cosponsored the American Teacher Act to increase minimum teacher salaries to $60,000 per year.

Supports restoring, protecting, and expanding Title IX protections in education.

Cosponsored the American Teacher Act to increase minimum teacher salaries to $60,000 per year.

Introduced the Safe Equitable Campus Resources and Education Act to "ensure individuals with disabilities are included in campus planning and response to incidents of sexual assault, domestic violence, and stalking."

- Supports increasing access to higher education.
- Supports restoring, protecting, and expanding Title IX protections in education.
- Cosponsored the American Teacher Act to increase minimum teacher salaries to $60,000 per year.
- Introduced the Safe Equitable Campus Resources and Education Act to "ensure individuals with disabilities are included in campus planning and response to incidents of sexual assault, domestic violence, and stalking."

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Supports environmental protection and addressing climate change.

As co-chair of the Great Lakes Task Force, Dingell advocated for the Great Lakes' protection, secured funding for the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, and led efforts to combat invasive species threatening native fish and Michigan’s fishing economy.

Advocated for the Great Lakes' protection, secured funding for the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, and led efforts to combat invasive species threatening native fish and Michigan’s fishing economy.

Supports banning man-made PFAS chemicals from food packaging and cosmetics.

Supports banning man-made PFAS chemicals, also known as "forever chemicals," from food packaging and cosmetics.

Supports protecting endangered wildlife and public lands.

Advocated for the addition of the Gelman Sciences, Inc. site to the Superfund National Priorities List.

Supports transitioning to electric vehicles (EVs) to reduce carbon emissions, investing in EV charging infrastructure, and making EVs more affordable.

Supoprts investing in research and development for alternative energy sources and technology, like hydrogen and fuel cells.

Advocated for "[getting] lead of out pipes."

- Supports environmental protection and addressing climate change.
- Advocated for the Great Lakes' protection, secured funding for the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, and led efforts to combat invasive species threatening native fish and Michigan’s fishing economy.
- Supports banning man-made PFAS chemicals, also known as "forever chemicals," from food packaging and cosmetics.
- Supports protecting endangered wildlife and public lands.
- Advocated for the addition of the Gelman Sciences, Inc. site to the Superfund National Priorities List.
- Supports transitioning to electric vehicles (EVs) to reduce carbon emissions, investing in EV charging infrastructure, and making EVs more affordable.
- Supoprts investing in research and development for alternative energy sources and technology, like hydrogen and fuel cells.
- Advocated for "[getting] lead of out pipes."

Supports providing comprehensive services for veterans, including healthcare, education, and job training.

Asks for investigations into mismanagement and poor outcomes for veterans in the Detroit VA Medical Center.

Supports legislation that aims to improve the quality of care at Veteran Affairs (VA) medical facilities by ensuring neutrality in the VA peer review process. 

Seeks to reform Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to ensure they follow the same rules that other law enforcement agencies do, such as no masks, mandatory body cameras, and requiring judicial warrants.

- Supports providing comprehensive services for veterans, including healthcare, education, and job training.
- Supports legislation that aims to improve the quality of care at Veteran Affairs (VA) medical facilities by ensuring neutrality in the VA peer review process. 
- Seeks to reform Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to ensure they follow the same rules that other law enforcement agencies do, such as no masks, mandatory body cameras, and requiring judicial warrants.

Said, "It is more important than ever to fight against disinformation and misinformation, support a free and independent press, increase transparency in public office, and restore public confidence in our government and democratic institutions."

- Said, "It is more important than ever to fight against disinformation and misinformation, support a free and independent press, increase transparency in public office, and restore public confidence in our government and democratic institutions."

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Heather Smiley earned a bachelor’s degree and a master’s degree in administration from Central Michigan University. She lives with her two children.

Heather is a retired product development and analytics manager. She worked at Ford Motor Company for over 32 years, where she led product development, strategy and planning, business reengineering and transformation, customer service, and analytics. She previously worked on Europe-based product development projects and global partnership initiatives for Ford Motor Company.

Heather previously worked for Ford Motor Company as a product development and analytics manager. 

Heather Smiley's campaign for U.S. Representative for Michigan's 6th Congressional District.

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Heather previously ran for U.S. Representative in Michigan’s 6th Congressional District in 2024, but did not win.

Supports free-market policies, domestic manufacturing, and reciprocal trade practices.

- Supports free-market policies, domestic manufacturing, and reciprocal trade practices.

Supports enabling and supporting law enforcement to effectively perform their duties and enforce the rule of law.

Supports law enforcement and enforcing equal protection under the law.

For Candidate Heather Smiley on Issue public-safety: Supports the right to self-defense and opposes holding firearm manufacturers personally responsible.

Supports the right to self-defense and opposes holding firearm manufacturers personally responsible.

- Supports law enforcement and enforcing equal protection under the law.
- Supports the right to self-defense and opposes holding firearm manufacturers personally responsible.

Supports increasing domestic drug production.

- Opposes abortion access.
- Supports increasing domestic drug production.

Supports school safety and wants schools to focus curriculum on academics and global competitiveness.

- Supports school safety and wants schools to focus curriculum on academics and global competitiveness.

Supports restoring energy independence, unleashing the free market, and improving infrastructure.

Supports increasing domestic energy production and reducing government limits on the energy market.

Supports protecting and restoring air, water, land, wildlife, and their habitats, as well as improving the human condition.

- Supports increasing domestic energy production and reducing government limits on the energy market.
- Supports protecting and restoring air, water, land, wildlife, and their habitats, as well as improving the human condition.

Supports reducing undocumented immigration and changing immigration policies.

- Supports reducing undocumented immigration and changing immigration policies.

Supports ensuring and enforcing ballot security, allowing voting only for legal U.S. citizens.

Supports voter identification and limiting voting to U.S. citizens.

- Supports voter identification and limiting voting to U.S. citizens.
- Supports term limits.

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# Linda Rayburn: Candidate Statement

I am the Working Class Party Candidate for the State House, district 4.

I grew up poor, living in Black and Brown, white and immigrant communities.

Linda Rayburn, 4th District State House | Working Class Fight

I know what it’s like when the system fails families, when it turns a blind eye to children, when working class education and neighborhoods are left to crumble. When the majority of us are left to rot.

I am running to say, enough is enough. Our needs have to be the priority rather than profits. We are valuable. Working people have earned the right to say what happens, because we make it all run.

I am now a substitute teacher, recently accepted into Wayne State University, while taking care of a home in Detroit I share with my partner, a working class man whose factory job leaves little time and energy.

Linda Rayburn grew up in Black, Brown, white, and immigrant communities. She was recently accepted into Wayne State University. She shares a home in Detroit with her partner.

I am now a substitute teacher, recently accepted into Wayne State University, while taking care of a home in Detroit I share with my partner, a working class man whose factory job leaves little time and energy.

Most women do the grunt work and childcare. Often we try to make better lives for ourselves but see the odds stacked against us. We are expected to prop up and take care of everyone and everything around us. Do we get paid for this work? No, but it is essential. We raise up the next generation or take care of the last. We are the care and concern that is so often absent in this world.

I know what it’s like when the system fails families, when it turns a blind eye to children, when working class education and neighborhoods are left to crumble. When the majority of us are left to rot.

I am running to say, enough is enough. Our needs have to be the priority rather than profits. We are valuable. Working people have earned the right to say what happens, because we make it all run.

I grew up poor, living in Black and Brown, white and immigrant communities. When I was 4, my dad went to prison after pulling a gun on our neighbor who called him a N*****. Black men are the most over-represented in mass incarceration. I know racism, poverty and an unjust criminal justice system that tears families apart.

Being a single, disabled parent, my mom struggled, while raising bi-racial children in Detroit. I watched as the everyday pressures of stretching a dollar to pay bills, food and rent took a toll on her physically and mentally. On top of all that, she had to fight practically full-time for my autistic brother not to be excessively disciplined, suspended or teased in under-resourced schools. The U.S. government and education system failed us and continues to fail families’ lives!

I’ve worked many jobs, but most of what I’ve done is caregive for the sick and elderly. Beginning in my childhood, I became a caregiver to my brother and my mom, helping them manage their disabilities and navigate “the system.” Later I took care of my dad with cancer and grandpa with COPD after they were released from prison. Society organized rationally would have stepped up and stepped in. But in capitalism, it fell on me as a child to grow up fast with adult responsibility. It’s barbaric.

At HFCC, I had to balance studies, trying to keep up a 3.5 GPA, being in the honor society, while working as a Home Health Aide. I administered meds and cooked for patients as well as bathed them and cleaned and entertained them. Like me, “essential” workers are undervalued, overworked and underpaid.

Linda Rayburn has worked as a substitute teacher and a home health aide and has provided care for sick and elderly people.

Linda has worked as a substitute teacher and a home health aide and has provided care for sick and elderly people.

# Linda Rayburn: Candidate Statement

I am the Working Class Party Candidate for the State House, district 4.

I grew up poor, living in Black and Brown, white and immigrant communities. When I was 4, my dad went to prison after pulling a gun on our neighbor who called him a N*****. Black men are the most over-represented in mass incarceration. I know racism, poverty and an unjust criminal justice system that tears families apart.

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District 4, Linda Rayburn: 1,014 votes, 3.36%
District 7, Kimberly Givens: 1,210 votes, 3.51%

November 2020 Vote Results for Working Class Party (Michigan)

In 2020, Linda was the Working Class Party candidate for State House District 4 and received 1,014 votes.

The government robs us of our hard earned money to invest in wars we don't want and bail out corporations. Force us to come more out of our pockets to fix the schools and roads that should have already been taken care of. They leach off of us. They stir up hate and bigotry and divide us. Allowing and encouraging police and right wing thugs to use violence directed at Black lives as well as the poor and working class.

Speech by Linda Rayburn

Opposes government bailouts of corporations.

- Opposes government bailouts of corporations.

As of September 4, 2026, Linda Rayburn did not have a website or any information online.

We're all suffering. It didn't start with the pandemic. It's just opening our eyes even more, knowing we have to do something about it. I'm sick and tired of it. There is enough money to remove poverty. There is enough money for a good standard of living. There is enough money for universal health care. There is enough money for funding and resources in our public schools and our neighborhoods. We already know this but we're still having to fight.

Calls for funding and resources for public schools and neighborhoods.

- Calls for funding and resources for public schools and neighborhoods.

Opposes government spending on wars that she says people do not want.

- Opposes government spending on wars that she says people do not want.

Linda Rayburn

As of September 4, 2026, Linda Rayburn’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Linda Rayburn grew up poor, living in Black, Brown, white, and immigrant communities. She was accepted into Wayne State University. She shares a home in Detroit with her partner.

As of September 4, 2026, Michael Mickevicius did not have a website or any information online.

Michael Mickevicius

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As of September 4, 2026, Timothy A. Teagan did not have a website or any information online.

Timothy Teagan, the Libertarian Party of Michigan's acting chair, said the party is growing more hopeful as they gain new members who want a change in political leadership. “We have seen the back and forth of the Republican and Democratic Party for decades,” Teagan said. “Having a third party, a more neutral party in between the two, in our government to any degree is only beneficial.”

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Supports third-party participation in government, describing it as beneficial.

- Supports third-party participation in government, describing it as beneficial.

Timothy A. Teagan

As of September 4, 2026, Timothy A. Teagan’s website did not contain information on this issue.

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Timothy A. Teagan is from Plymouth, Michigan.

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