vote august 5 lifespan · 2016. 1. 7. · lifespan volume 43 number 5 presenting the pro-life...

LifespanVolume 43 Number 5 July 2014Presenting the Pro-Life Message in Southeastern Michigan Since 1970

Vote August 5

Inside:F District Index page 2

F Wayne County pages 3-6

F Registering to Vote and Absentee Ballots page 6

F Oakland County pages 7-9

F Macomb County pages 10-11

F Judicial Candidate Survey pages 12-15

F Election Calendar page 15

✩ ✩ ✩ ✩ ✩ ✩ ✩ ✩ ✩ ✩ ✩ ✩ ✩ ✩ ✩

CANDIDATE SURVEY LIFESPAN sent the following nine-question survey to each candidate for Governor, U.S. Senate, U.S. House of Representatives, State Senate, Michigan House of Representatives, County Commissioner and various other offices in Wayne, Oakland and Macomb Counties. (A separate Judicial Candidate Survey was also mailed to candidates for Appeals, Circuit, District and Probate Courts. See pages 12-15.)

1. The 1973 U.S. Supreme Court Roe v. Wade decision allows for abortion for any reason, even as a method of birth control, even in the late stages of pregnancy. Do you SUPPORT the reversal of this decision?

2. Do you SUPPORT a law banning partial-birth abortions, except to prevent the death of the mother?

3. Some public funds are used for abortions or abortion referral. Do you OPPOSE the use of public ¨funds for abortion or abortion referral, except to prevent the death of the mother?

4. Human embryonic stem cells and human fetal tissue are used in some medical experimentation whichhasnobeneficialeffectsforthefetus.WouldyouSUPPORTlegislationthatwouldprohibit the use of embryonic stem cells and fetal tissue in such experiments?

5. Would you SUPPORT a law banning so-called “reproductive cloning”—cloning meant to result in the birth of a baby?

6. Knowing that the removal of stem cells from human embryos results in the death of those embryos, would you SUPPORT a law banning so-called “therapeutic cloning” (somatic cell nuclear transfer)?

7. Do you OPPOSE laws allowing assisted suicide?

8. Do you SUPPORT honoring the wishes of patients who want life-saving treatment (including food and water) regardless of their degree of disability, age and “quality of life”?

9. Do you SUPPORT legislation that would protect health care professionals from being forced to distribute medications or provide medical care that violates their moral or religious beliefs? NOTE: LIFESPAN is not a political organization and does not endorse candidates for election. We have sur-veyed the candidates as a service to our members. The questionnaires are on file at LIFESPAN’s Main Office for your perusal. If you need further verification on a candidate’s stand on these or other issues, please contact the candidate directly.

news

2 LIFESPAN NEWS F July 2014

Michigan Legislative IndexMichigan Congressional

State SenateState House of Representatives

Court of AppealsCircuit CourtDistrict Court

Codes for District Numbers:C = Congressional District No.SS = State Senate District No.SH = State House of Representatives District No.AC = Appeals Court District No. CC = Circuit Court Circuit No.DC = District Court No.M = Municipal Court

To locate your Congressperson, State Senator, State Representa-tive or appropriate court, use the lists on this page. If your city is in more than one district, call your county or city clerk or the Elections Bureau of the Michigan Department of State at 517-373-2540 or see the website at: www.michigan.gov.sos

Source: A Citizen’s Guide to State GovernmentMichigan Legislature

GOVERNMENTAL UNIT C SS SH AC CC DCMACOMB COUNTY 9-10 9-11 18, 22, 2 16 37-40 24, 25, 28 41A/B, 42 30-33, 36

Armada Twp. ......................................... 10 11 33 2 16 42 Bruce Twp. ............................................ 10 11 36 2 16 42 Center Line City ..................................... 9 9 28 2 16 37 Chesterfield Twp. ................................... 10 11 32 2 16 42Clinton Twp. ........................................... 9 10 24, 31 2 16 41BEastpointe City ...................................... 9 9 18 2 16 38 Fraser City ............................................. 9 9 31 2 16 39Harrison Twp. ....................................... 10 11 24 2 16 41BLenox Twp. ............................................ 10 11 33 2 16 42 Macomb Twp. ....................................... 10 11 24 2 16 41AMemphis City ........................................ 10 11 35 2 16 42 (also St. Clair Co.)Mt. Clemens City ................................... 9 11 31 2 16 41BNew Baltimore ...................................... 10 11 32 2 16 42Ray Twp. ................................................ 10 11 33 2 16 42Richmond City ....................................... 10 11 33 2 16 42 (also St. Clair Co.)Richmond Twp. ...................................... 10 11 33 2 16 42Roseville City......................................... 9 10 22 2 16 39Shelby Twp. ........................................... 10 11 30 2 16 41ASt. Clair Shores City .............................. 9 9 18 2 16 40Sterling Heights City.............................. 9, 10 10 25, 30 2 16 41AUtica City ............................................... 10 10 30 2 16 41AVillage of Grosse Pte. Shores ................. 9 9 18 2 16 M (see also Wayne Co.)Warren City ............................................ 9 9 22, 25, 28 2 16 37Washington Twp. .................................... 10 11 36 2 16 42

GOVERNMENTAL UNIT C SS SH AC CC DCOAKLAND COUNTY 8, 9, 12-15, 26-27, 29, 2 6 35, 43, 44, 45A/B, 11, 14 26 35, 37-41, 46-48, 50-52 43-46, 51

Addison Twp. ......................................... 8 12 46 2 6 52 Auburn Hills City ................................... 11 12 29 2 6 52 Berkley City ........................................... 9 13 27 2 6 45ABirmingham City ................................... 11 13 40 2 6 48Bloomfield Hills City ............................. 11 13 40 2 6 48Bloomfield Twp. ..................................... 9 13 40 2 6 48Brandon Twp. ......................................... 8 26 46 2 6 52Clawson City .......................................... 9, 11 13 41 2 6 52Commerce Twp. .................................... 11 15 39 2 6 52Farmington City ..................................... 11 14 37 2 6 47Farmington Hills City ............................ 14 14 37 2 6 47Fenton City............................................. 8 15 51 2 6 52Ferndale City ......................................... 9 14 27 2 6 43Groveland Twp. ..................................... 8 26 51 2 6 52Hazel Park City ..................................... 9 14 27 2 6 43Highland Twp. ....................................... 11 5 44 2 6 52Holly Twp. ............................................ 8 15 51 2 6 52Huntington Woods City.......................... 9 14 27 2 6 45BIndependence Twp. ............................... 8 12 43 2 6 52Keego Harbor City ................................ 14 12 29 2 6 48Lake Angelus City .................................. 11 12 43 2 6 52Lathrup Village City............................... 14 14 35 2 6 46Lyon Twp. .............................................. 11 15 38 2 6 52Madison Heights City ............................ 9 13 26 2 6 43Milford Twp. ......................................... 11 15 44 2 6 52Northville City ....................................... 11 15 38 2 6 35 (see also Wayne Co.)Novi City ............................................... 11 15 38 2 6 52Novi Twp. .............................................. 11 15 38 2 6 52Oakland Twp. ......................................... 8 12 45, 46 2 6 52Oak Park City ......................................... 14 14 27 2 6 45BOrchard Lake City .................................. 14 15 29 2 6 48Orion Twp. ............................................. 8 12 46 2 6 52Oxford Twp. ........................................... 8 12 46 2 6 52Pleasant Ridge City ................................ 9 14 27 2 6 45BPontiac City ............................................ 14 12 29 2 6 50Rochester City ........................................ 8 12 45 2 6 52Rochester Hills City ............................... 8, 11 12 45 2 6 52Rose Twp. ............................................... 8 15 51 2 6 52Royal Oak City ...................................... 9 13 26 2 6 41 Royal Oak Twp. ..................................... 14 14 27 2 6 44Southfield City ....................................... 14 14 35 2 6 46Southfield Twp. ...................................... 9 14 40 2 6 46South Lyon City ..................................... 11 15 38 2 6 52Springfield Twp. ..................................... 8 26 44 2 6 52 Sylvan Lake City .................................... 14 12 29 2 6 48Troy City ................................................ 11 13 41 2 6 52Village of Clarkston City ....................... 8 12 43 2 6 52Walled Lake City ................................... 11 15 38 2 6 52Waterford Twp. ...................................... 11 26 43, 44 2 6 51West Bloomfield Twp. ............................ 11, 14 12, 15 39, 40 2 6 48White Lake Twp. .................................... 11 15 44 2 6 52Wixom City ............................................ 11 15 39 2 6 52

GOVERNMENTAL UNIT C SS SH AC CC DCWAYNE COUNTY 11-14 1-8 1-17 1 3 16-36 19-21, 23 (incl. 32A)Allen Park City ...................................... 12 8 13 1 3 24 Belleville City ........................................ 12 7 21 1 3 34 Brownstown Twp. .................................. 12 7 23 1 3 33Canton Twp. ........................................... 11 7 20, 21 1 3 35 Dearborn City ......................................... 12 3 9, 15 1 3 19Dearborn Heights City ........................... 12, 13 5 11, 13 1 3 20Detroit City ............................................ 13, 14 1-4 1-10 1 3 36Ecorse City ............................................. 13 8 6 1 3 26Flat Rock City ........................................ 12 7 17 1 3 39Garden City ............................................ 13 6 11 1 3 21Gibraltar City ......................................... 12 7 23 1 3 33Grosse Ile Twp. ...................................... 12 7 23 1 3 33Grosse Pointe City ................................. 14 2 2 1 3 MGrosse Pointe Farms City ...................... 14 2 2 1 3 MGrosse Pointe Park City ......................... 14 2 2 1 3 MGrosse Pointe Woods City ..................... 14 2 1 1 3 MHamtramck City ..................................... 14 2 4 1 3 31Harper Woods City ................................. 14 2 1 1 3 32AHighland Park City ................................ 13 2 7 1 3 30Huron Twp. ............................................ 12 7 23 1 3 34Inkster City ............................................. 13 5 11 1 3 22Lincoln Park City ................................... 12 8 14 1 3 25Livonia City ........................................... 11 6 11, 19 1 3 16Melvindale City ..................................... 13 8 14 1 3 24Northville City ....................................... 11 7 20 1 3 35 (see also Oakland Co.)Northville Twp. ...................................... 11 7 20 1 3 35Plymouth City ........................................ 11 7 20 1 3 35Plymouth Twp. ....................................... 11 7 20 1 3 35 Redford Twp. ......................................... 13 6 10 1 3 17River Rouge City ................................... 13 3 6 1 3 25Riverview City ....................................... 12 8 14 1 3 27Rockwood City ...................................... 12 7 17 1 3 33Romulus City ......................................... 13 8 12 1 3 34Southgate City ........................................ 12 8 13 1 3 28Sumpter Twp. ......................................... 12 7 17 1 3 34Taylor City ............................................. 12 8 12 1 3 23Trenton City ........................................... 12 7 23 1 3 33Van Buren Twp. ...................................... 12 7 12, 21 1 3 34Village of Grosse Pointe Shores ............ 14 1 1 1 3 M (see also Macomb Co.)Wayne City ............................................. 13 8 16 1 3 29Westland City ......................................... 13 6 11, 16 1 3 18Woodhaven City ..................................... 12 7 23 1 3 33Wyandotte City ...................................... 12 8 14 1 3 27


GOVERNORRick Snyder (R) No ResponseMark Schauer (D) No Response

U.S. SENATETerri Lynn Land (R) No ResponseGary Peters (D) No Response U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES11th Congressional DistrictKerry Lynn Bentivolio (R) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y YDave Trott (R) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y YAnil Kumar (D) No ResponseBobby McKenzie (D) No ResponseBill Roberts (D) No ResponseNancy Skinner (D) No Response

12th Congressional DistrictTerry Bowman (R) No ResponseDebbie Dingell (D) No ResponseRaymond G. Mullins (D) No Response

13th Congressional DistrictJeff Gorman (R) —q Y Y —q Y Y Y Y YHorace Sheffield (D) No Response

14th Congressional DistrictChristina Conyers (R) No ResponseHansen Clarke (D) No ResponseBurgess D. Foster (D) No ResponseRudy Hobbs (D) No ResponseBrenda Lawrence (D) No Response

STATE SENATE1st District State SenatorBarry Berk (R) No ResponseColeman Young (D) No Response

2nd District State SenatorMark Ashley Price (R) No ResponseBert Johnson (D) No ResponseGeorgia Lemmons (D) No ResponseTaras Nykoriak (D) No ResponseJohn Olumba (D) No Response

3rd District State SenatorMatthew Keller (R) Y Yq Y Y Y Y Y Y YMorris Hood (D) No Response

4th District State SenatorKeith Franklin (R) No ResponseVirgil Smith (D) No ResponseRashida Tlaib (D) No ResponseHoward Worthy (D) N N N N N N Yq Y Y

5th District State SenatorJennifer Rynicki (R) No ResponseShanelle Jackson (D) No ResponseDavid Knezek (D) No ResponseDavid E. Nathan (D) No ResponseCarrie J. O’Connor (D) No ResponseThomas E. Stallworth III (D) No ResponseFrank A. Tomcsik (D) No Response

6th District State SenatorDarrell McNeill (R) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y YHoon-Yung Hopgood (D) No Response

7th District State SenatorPatrick Colbeck (R) No ResponseMatthew Edwards (R) No ResponseDian Slavens (D) No Response

STATE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES1st District State RepresentativeJohn Hauler (R) No ResponseBrian Banks (D) No ResponsePaul Fillmore (D) No ResponseCorey Josef Gilchrist (D) No ResponseTaryn Jones (D) No ResponseMichael Koester (D) No ResponseHarry Scott (D) No ResponseRebecca Thompson (D) No Response 2nd District State RepresentativeDaniel J. Lamar (R) No ResponseAndrew Casazza (D) No ResponseBill Miller (D) No ResponseAlberta Tinsley Talabi (D) No Response

Wayne County continued on page 4

Candidate Questionnaire ResponsesKEY: Y = YES N = NO q = with qualifications/comments (call LIFESPAN 734-524-0162)

CANDIDATE 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

CANDIDATE 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

✔

WAYNE COUNTY



3rd District State RepresentativeDolores Brodersen (R) No ResponseWendell L. Byrd (D) No ResponseJermaine Davis (D) No ResponseClarence Gayles (D) No ResponseMelia Howard (D) No ResponseSteven W. Lett (D) No ResponseCarron L. Pinkins (D) No ResponseVanessa Simpson Olive (D) No ResponseDorthea E. Thomas (D) No Response

4th District State RepresentativeEdith Floyd (R) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y YMohammed Hassan (D) No ResponseRose Mary C. Robinson (D) No Response

5th District State RepresentativeDorothy Patterson (R) No ResponseJa’meka Armstrong (D) No ResponseFred Durhal (D) No ResponseCynthia A. Johnson (D) No ResponseWilliam Phillips (D) No ResponseIshmail Terry (D) No ResponseTonya Renay Wells (D) Nq Nq Nq Nq Yq Yq Nq Yq Nq

6th District State RepresentativeTairia Bridges (R) No ResponseTyrone Carter (D) No ResponseStephanie Chang (D) No ResponseEze Ejelonu (D) No ResponseElena Herrada (D) No ResponsePatrick D. O’Connell (D) No ResponseVerl Jean Pittman (D) No ResponseCasondria Walker Keith (D) No Response

7th District State RepresentativeDavid Bradley (R) No ResponseJames Cole, Jr. (D) No ResponseLaTanya Garrett (D) No ResponseKurt Swanson (D) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y YBernard Thompson (D) No ResponseNicole Wells Stallworth (D) No ResponseJeanette Brown Williams (D) No Response

8th District State RepresentativeChristopher Ewald (R) No ResponseSherry Gay-Dagnogo (D) No ResponseMia Grillier (D) No ResponseNichole Hampton (D) No ResponseMuhsin Muhammad I (D) No ResponseStacy Pugh (D) No ResponseCyrus L. Wheeler (D) No Response

9th District State RepresentativeJames Stephens (R) No ResponseHussein Berry (D) No ResponseHarvey Santana (D) No Response

10th District State RepresentativeMatthew X. Hauser (R) Nq Y Y Y Y Y Y Y YRonald J. Cole (D) N Y Y N Y Y N Y NBrandon A. Jessup (D) No ResponseJay Johnson (D) No ResponseLeslie Love (D) No ResponseRoy McCalister, Jr. (D) N Y N Yq N N Y Y N 11th District State RepresentativeDavid L. Malhalab (R) N N N N N N Nq N NJim Rhoades (R) No ResponseNed Apigian (D) No ResponseRashid Baydoun (D) No ResponseDeArtriss Coleman-Richardson (D) No ResponseDorothy Webb Grady (D) No ResponseHilliard Hampton (D) No ResponseLisa Hicks-Clayton (D) No ResponseJulie Plawecki (D) No ResponsePatricia S. Scott (D) No Response

12th District State RepresentativeKelly Thompson (R) Y Y Y N Y Y Y Y YErika Geiss (D) No Response 13th District State RepresentativeHarry Sawicki (R) No ResponseFrank Liberati (D) No ResponseGeraldine Trager (D) No ResponseTony Trupiano (D) No Response 14th District State RepresentativeNathan Inks (R) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y YPaul Clemente (D) No Response

CANDIDATE 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

CANDIDATE 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

✔

WAYNE COUNTY



15th District State RepresentativeJohnnie Salemassi (R) No ResponseGeorge T. Darany (D) No Response

16th District State RepresentativeSteve Boron (R) Y Y Y Y Y Y N Y YRobert L. Kosowski (D) No Response

17th District State RepresentativeCharles A. Londo (R) No ResponseBill LaVoy (D) No Response

19th District State RepresentativeLaura Cox (R) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y YKen Crider (R) No ResponseStacey Dogonski (D) No Response

20th District State RepresentativeKurt Heise (R) No ResponseNate Smith-Tyge (D) No Response

21st District State RepresentativeCarol Ann Fausone (R) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y YCornell Mathis (D) No ResponseNatalie Mosher (D) No ResponseKristy Pagan (D) No Response

23rd District State RepresentativePat Somerville (R) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y YDavid Haener (D) No ResponseAndy Linko (D) No ResponseBob Ptaszynski (D) No Response

WAYNE COUNTY EXECUTIVEFred A. Bolden (R) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y YJohn Dalton (R) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y YDaniel K. Wenderlich (R) No ResponseAdam Salem Adamski (D) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y YPhil Cavanagh (D) No ResponseCindy Darrah (D) No ResponseWarren C. Evans (D) No ResponseRobert A. Ficano (D) No ResponseRussell George Leviska (D) No ResponseKevin M. McNamara (D) No ResponseBettie Cook Scott (D) No ResponseSigmunt John Szczepkowski, Jr. (D) No ResponseWilliam R. Wild (D) No ResponseChristopher Wojtowicz (D) No Response

WAYNE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS1st District County CommissionerJohn W. Steininger (R) No ResponseFrank Accavitti, Jr. (D) No ResponseLatisha Johnson (D) No ResponseTim Killeen (D) No Response 2nd District County CommissionerDavid A. Dudenhoefer (R) No ResponseDale Foster (D) No ResponseMark Anthony Murphy (D) No ResponseBilly Lee Pettiway (D) No ResponseJewel Ware (D) No Response

3rd District County CommissionerMatt Schonert (R) No ResponseFrancine Adams (D) No ResponseKhursheed Ash-Shafii (D) No ResponseLaMar Lemmons (D) No ResponseMartha G. Scott (D) No Response

4th District County CommissionerLisa Carter (D) No ResponseIlona Varga (D) No Response 5th District County CommissionerMichelle Broughton (D) —q Y Y Y Y Y Y Y YIrma Clark-Coleman (D) No Response

6th District County CommissionerBurton Leland (D) No ResponseMonique Baker McCormick (D) No ResponseRamon J. Patrick (D) No Response 7th District County CommissionerAlisha Bell (D) No ResponseGary Roquemore (D) No Response

8th District County CommissionerJeanette Christe (R) No ResponseDiane L. Webb (D) No Response

9th District County CommissionerTom Berry (R) No ResponseTerry A. Marecki (R) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y YTimothy J. Olszewski (D) No ResponsePatrick O’Neil (D) No Response


CANDIDATE 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 CANDIDATE 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

✔

WAYNE COUNTY


10th District County CommissionerCharles E. Clos (R) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y YShannon Price (R) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y YMilan Peele (D) No Response

11th District County CommissionerJeremy R. Cady (D) No ResponseWilliam J. Collop (D) No ResponseA. Haidous (D) No Response

12th District County CommissionerRichard LeBlanc (D) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y —q 13th District County CommissionerGary Woronchak (D) No Response

14th District County CommissionerRaymond E. Basham (D) No Response

15th District County CommissionerJoseph Palamara (D) No Response

Huron Twp. TrusteeAndrew Lazere (R) No ResponseMichael Stach (R) No ResponseWalter Irodenko (D) No ResponseClaude E. Wright (D) No Response


CANDIDATE 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

✔

WAYNE COUNTY

continued on page 11

✩ ✩ ✩ ✩Register and Vote!

Never underestimate the power of the ballot.One of the greatest strengths of America is that all citi-

zens are provided a voice through the voting booth. And every vote does count! Many an election has been won by a handful of votes or even just one vote.

But before you can vote in an election, you must be registered. Registering to vote is an easy process. In fact, Michigan was the first state in the nation to implement “motor/voter” registration, allowing residents to register to vote at any Secretary of State branch office. Today, over 88 percent of all eligible voters are registered.

To register, you must be a U.S. citizen, at least 18 years old by election day and a Michigan resident. Any Secretary of State branch office or county, city or township clerk’s office can register you. In addition, specified agencies providing services through the the Department of Human Services, the Department of Community Health, the Michigan Jobs Commission, and military recruitment centers also provide voter registration services.

You may also register to vote by mail—forms are available at your local clerk’s office or from the Secretary of State web site. If you register to vote by mail, and you have moved to a new voting jurisdiction or are registering for the very first time, you must vote in person in the first election in which you participate. The only exceptions are if you are 60 years old or older, disabled as defined by law or temporarily living overseas.

You also have the option of registering to vote when you renew your driver license by mail. Eligible drivers receive a voter registration application in the mail with their driver license renewal information.

As you can see, there are several options for you to choose from when registering to vote. But no matter where or how you register, you will vote in your assigned precinct in your hometown. What You Need to Know About Absentee Voting

F Download an absentee ballot application at www.michigan.gov/sos

F Send your absentee ballot request form to your clerk at: www.michigan.gov/sos

Absentee voter ballots are available for all elections. They provide voters with a convenient method for cast-ing a ballot when they are unable to attend the polls on election day.

As a registered voter, you may obtain an absentee voter ballot if you are:

F age 60 years old or olderF unable to vote without assistance at the pollsF expecting to be out of town on election day

F in jail awaiting arraignment or trialF unable to attend the polls due to religious reasons

F appointed to work as an election inspector in a precinct outside of your precinct of residence.

A person who registers to vote by mail must vote in person in the first election in which he or she participates. The restriction does not apply to overseas voters, voters who are disabled or voters who are 60 years of age or older. (Voting in person on one governmental level clears the restriction on the other levels. For example, if a voter subject to the restriction votes in person at a school election, the voter would be free to obtain an absentee ballot for the first state election in which he or she wishes to participate.)

Requesting an Absentee Voter BallotYour request for an absentee voter ballot must be in

writing and can be submitted to your city or township clerk. (For assistance in obtaining the address of your city or township clerk, see www.Michigan.gov/vote). Your request must include one of the six statutory reasons stated



U.S. SENATETerri Lynn Land (R) No ResponseGary Peters (D) No Response

U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES8th Congressional DistrictMike Bishop (R) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y YTom McMillin (R) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y YKen Darga (D) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y YSusan Grettenberger (D) No ResponseJeffrey Hank (D) No ResponseEric Schertzing (D) No Response 9th Congressional DistrictGeorge Brikho (R) No ResponseSander Levin (D) No Response

11th Congressional DistrictKerry Lynn Bentivolio (R) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y YDave Trott (R) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y YAnil Kumar (D) No ResponseBobby McKenzie (D) No ResponseBill Roberts (D) No ResponseNancy Skinner (D) No Response

14th Congressional DistrictChristina Conyers (R) No ResponseHansen Clarke (D) No ResponseBurgess D. Foster (D) No ResponseRudy Hobbs (D) No ResponseBrenda Lawrence (D) No Response

STATE SENATE11th District State SenatorBoris Tuman (R) No ResponseVicki Barnett (D) No ResponseVincent Gregory (D) No ResponseEllen Cogen Lipton (D) No Response

12th District State SenatorBob Gray (R) No ResponseJim Marleau (R) No ResponsePaul Secrest (D) N N N N Y N N Yq YKenneth A. VanNorwick (D) No Response

13th District State SenatorEthan D. Baker (R) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y YAl Gui (R) No ResponseMarty Knollenberg (R) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y YChuck Moss (R) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y YRocky Raczkowski (R) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y YRyan Fishman (D) No ResponseCyndi Peltonen (D) No Response

14th District State SenatorDavid B. Robertson (R) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y YTim Terpening (D) No ResponseBobbie C. Walton (D) No Response

15th District State SenatorMike Kowall (R) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y YMatt Maddock (R) No ResponseRon Molnar (R) No ResponseTom Crawford (D) No ResponseMichael D. Smith (D) No Response

26th District State SenatorTonya Schuitmaker (R) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y YJim Waters (D) No Response

STATE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES26th District State RepresentativeGreg Dildilian (R) No ResponseJim Townsend (D) No Response 27th District State RepresentativeMark Manier (R) No ResponseMichael Ryan (R) Yq Y Y Y Y Y Y Y YqAndrew Robert Cissell (D) No ResponseJoe McHugh (D) No ResponseRudy Serra (D) No ResponseKelli Williams (D) No ResponseRobert Wittenberg (D) No Response

29th District State RepresentativeChristina L. Barr (R) No ResponseDavid Lonier (R) Nq Y Y Y Y Y Nq Y YTim Greimel (D) No Response

35th District State RepresentativeRobert Brim (R) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y YNicole Brown (D) No ResponseDarryle J. Buchanan (D) No ResponseJeremy Moss (D) No ResponseCharles Roddis (D) No Response



✔

OAKLAND COUNTY

Oakland County continued on page 8



37th District State RepresentativeJulie Grippo (R) No ResponseRichard Lerner (R) No ResponseBarry Brickner (D) No ResponseChristine Greig (D) No ResponseTheresa Rich (D) No Response

38th District State RepresentativeKathy Crawford (R) No ResponseCarson D. Lauffer (R) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y YJasper Catanzaro (D) No ResponseJason G.W. Dorsch (D) N N N N N N Y Y Y

39th District State RepresentativeKlint Kesto (R) No ResponseDeb O’Hagan (R) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y YAlan Stephens (R) No ResponseSandy Colvin (D) No ResponseMichael B. Saari (D) No Response

40th District State RepresentativeMichael D. McCready (R) No ResponseMary Belden (D) No Response

41st District State RepresentativeMartin Howrylak (R) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y YMary Kerwin (D) No Response

43rd District State RepresentativeJose Aliaga (R) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y YPaul J. Greenawalt (R) No ResponseNate Knapper (R) Y Yq Yq Y Y Y Y Y YAndrea Schroeder (R) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y YJim Tedder (R) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y YNeil Billington (D) No ResponseRobin McGregor (D) No ResponseDennis M. Ritter (D) No Response

44th District State RepresentativeLiz Fessler Smith (R) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y YqDennis H. Garlick (R) No ResponseJim Runestad (R) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y YRuss Tierney (R) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y YMark Venie (D) No Response

45th District State RepresentativeMark Avery (R) No ResponseLana Mangiapane (R) No ResponseMichael Webber (R) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y YJoanna VanRaaphorst (D) No Response

46th District State RepresentativeBradford C. Jacobsen (R) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y YJohn Reilly (R) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y YDavid Jay Lillis (D) No Response

51st District State RepresentativeSheila Barr (R) No ResponseJoseph Graves (R) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y YKen Thomas (D) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y

OAKLAND COUNTY COMMISSIONERS1st District County CommissionerMichael J. Gingell (R) No ResponseJames W. Goebel (R) Y Y Y —q —q Y Y Y YTorri Mathes (D) No Response

2nd District County CommissionerBob Hoffman (R) No Response

3rd District County CommissionerMichael Spisz (R) No ResponseRick Kelley (D) No Response

4th District County CommissionerTom Middleton (R) No ResponsePhillip Reid (D) No Response

5th District County CommissionerJohn A. Scott (R) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y YMarkus Tincher (D) No Response

6th District County CommissionerEileen Kowall (R) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y YEthyl Rivera (D) No Response

7th District County CommissionerChristine A. Long (R) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y YChristopher DuBois (D) No Response

8th District County CommissionerPhil Weipert (R) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y YJanet Smith (D) No Response

9th District County CommissionerHugh D. Crawford (R) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y YColleen Crossey (D) No Response

✔

OAKLAND COUNTY




10th District County CommissionerKatrina Barr (R) No ResponseDavid Bowman (D) No ResponseBrenda Carter (D) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y YRoland A. Elam, Jr. (D) No ResponseGloria Miller (D) No ResponseAlexandria T. Riley (D) No ResponseDonald Watkins (D) No Response

11th District County CommissionerRobert Gosselin (R) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y YMartha Black (D) No Response

12th District County CommissionerShelley Goodman Taub (R) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y YMike Lewis (D) No Response

13th District County CommissionerGene Yee (R) No ResponseMarcia Gershenson (D) No Response 14th District County CommissionerBill Dwyer (R) No ResponseGerald Skinner (D) No Response

15th District County CommissionerJeff Matis (R) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y YNadine Harvey (D) No Response

16th District County CommissionerWade Fleming (R) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y YPhyllis A. Noda (D) No Response

17th District County CommissionerRegina Brim (R) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y YNancy Quarles (D) No Response

18th District County CommissionerMichael Bates (R) No ResponseHelaine Zack (D) No Response

19th District County CommissionerChris Meister (R) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y YDave Woodward (D) No Response

20th District County CommissionerDouglas K. MacLean (R) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y YGary R. McGillivray (D) No Response

21st District County CommissionerMichael Breznik (R) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y YRichard A.Van Camp (D) No ResponseJanet Jackson (D) No Response

Commerce Twp ClerkVanessa Magner (R) No Response Holly Twp TrusteeSteve Ruth (R) No Response Lyon Twp TrusteeR. Ray Bisio (R) No ResponseLise Blades (R) No ResponseSean O’Neil (R) No ResponseSteven Greene (D) No Response

Oakland Twp TrusteeRobin Buxar (R) No ResponseJohn Giannangeli (R) No Response


✔

OAKLAND COUNTY

LIFESPAN Candidate SurveyRight to Life - LIFESPAN, Inc. is a non-profit educational

and legislative organization. The first informs and motivates people to do something. The second speaks to changing laws. LIFESPAN can take sides and urge passage of legislation which is called lobbying. LIFESPAN is not “political.” LIFESPAN does not have a political action committee (PAC) to elect or to defeat candidates.However, we can publish candidate surveys. This has been clearly permitted on a number of occasions by the U.S. Supreme Court. We can also list office holders and tell you how they have voted on various issues. Such report-ing, as we do it, is not “political.” Because this comes under Freedom of the Press, such information can be passed out through churches, without jeopardizing their tax status (again by a decision of the U.S. Supreme Court). According to legal terminology, this corporation can engage in “issue advocacy.”

The responses to the survey questions are dependent on the honesty and integrity of the individual candidates. LIFESPAN is not responsible for any candidate’s responses that differ from his or her public stance on the issues. Any questions on discrepancies should be directed to the candidate. F

✩ ✩ ✩ ✩




U.S. SENATETerri Lynn Land (R) No ResponseGary Peters (D) No Response

U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES9th Congressional DistrictGeorge Brikho (R) No ResponseSander Levin (D) No Response

10th Congressional DistrictCandice Miller (R) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y YChuck Stadler (D) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y

STATE SENATE8th District State SenatorJack Brandenburg (R) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y YChristine Bell (D) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y

9th District State SenatorHawke Fracassa (R) No ResponseSteve Bieda (D) No Response

10th District State SenatorJake Alexander Null (R) No ResponseTory Rocca (R) No ResponseKenneth Paul Jenkins (D) No Response

25th District State SenatorPhillip Pavlov (R) No ResponseTerry L. Brown (D) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y

STATE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES18th District State RepresentativeRoland R. Fraschetti (R) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Sarah Roberts (D) No Response

22nd District State RepresentativeArt Blundell (R) No ResponseJeff Bonnell (R) No ResponseJohn Chirkun (D) No ResponseGary McMenamin (D) No Response

24th District State RepresentativeAnthony G. Forlini (R) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y YArzo F. Smith (R) Y Y Y Y Y Y N Y YPhilip Kurczewski (D) No Response

25th District State RepresentativeNick Hawatmeh (R) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y YHenry Yanez (D) No Response

28th District State RepresentativeGordon Dye (R) Y Y Y Y Y N N Y NqBeth Foster (R) No ResponseDerek E. Miller (D) No Response

30th District State RepresentativeJeff Farrington (R) No ResponseJoseph Bogdan (D) Y Y Y Y Y Y Yq Y YBo Karpinsky (D) No Response

31st District State RepresentativePhil Rode (R) No ResponseKathy Blanke (D) No ResponseJuliana Goldwater (D) No ResponseMarilyn Lane (D) No Response

32nd District State RepresentativeAndrea LaFontaine (R) No ResponsePamela Kraft (D) No Response

33rd District State RepresentativeKen Goike (R) No ResponseJoe Ruffin (D) No Response

36th District State RepresentativeStan Grot (R) No ResponsePeter J. Lucido (R) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y YRobert Murphy (D) Y Y Y Yq Y Y Y Y Y

MACOMB COUNTY EXECUTIVEDavid J. Novak (R) No ResponseRandell J. Shafter (R) No ResponseErin A. Stahl (R) No ResponseMark A. Hackel (D) No Response

✔

MACOMB COUNTY




MACOMB COUNTY COMMISSIONERS1st District County CommissionerJoseph G. Kozar (R) No ResponseJoe Peters, Jr. (R) No ResponseBill Barnwell (D) No ResponseAndrey Duzyj (D) No ResponseJeremy Fisher (D) No Response 2nd District County CommissionerDean C. Berry (R) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y YMarvin E. Sauger (D) No Response

3rd District County CommissionerCathi Humphreys (R) N Y Y Y Y Y Y Y YVeronica Klinefelt (D) No Response

4th District County CommissionerRon Babin (R) No ResponseJoel Thomas (R) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y YDavid Flynn (D) No Response

5th District County CommissionerMaria Grot (R) No ResponseCasey Petz (R) No ResponseRobert Mijac (D) No Response 6th District County CommissionerJames Louis Carabelli (R) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y YKen Reid (D) No Response

7th District County CommissionerDon Brown (R) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y YJerome G. Quinn, Sr. (D) No Response

8th District County CommissionerKathy D. Vosburg (R) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y YDavid Robert Lusk (D) No Response

9th District County CommissionerDouglas M. Trost (R) No ResponseFred Miller (D) No Response

10th District County CommissionerMark Czerwinski (R) No ResponseSteve Marino (R) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y YMichael A. Boyle (D) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y

11th District County CommissionerArlene Edmonds (R) No ResponseMark Henry (D) No ResponseKathy Tocco (D) No Response

12th District County CommissionerJames Perna (R) No ResponseBob Smith (D) No Response

13th District County CommissionerJoe Sabatini (R) No ResponseThomas L. McVicar (D) No Response

✔CANDIDATE 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 CANDIDATE 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

MACOMB COUNTY

✩ ✩ ✩ ✩

above and your signature. You must request an absentee voter ballot by mailing the application, a letter, a postcard, or a pre-printed application form obtained from your local clerk’s office. Requests to have an absentee voter ballot mailed to you must be received by your clerk no later than 2 p.m. the Saturday before the election.

Once your request is received by the local clerk, your signature on the request will be checked against your voter registration record before a ballot is issued. You must be a registered voter to receive an absentee ballot. Requests for absentee voter ballots are processed immediately. Absentee voter ballots may be issued to you at your home address or any address outside of your city or township of residence.

After receiving your absentee voter ballot, you have until 8 p.m. on election day to complete the ballot and return it to the clerk’s office. Your ballot will not be count-ed unless your signature is on the return envelope and matches your signature on file. If you received assistance voting the ballot, then the signature of the person who helped you must also be on the return envelope. Only you, a family member or person residing in your household, a mail carrier, or election official is authorized to deliver your signed absentee voter ballot to your clerk’s office.

If an emergency, such as a sudden illness or family death prevents you from reaching the polls on election day, you may request an emergency absentee voter bal-lot. Requests for an emergency ballot must be submitted after the deadline for regular absentee voter ballots has passed but before 4 p.m. on election day. The emergency must have occurred at a time which made it impossible for you to apply for a regular absentee voter ballot. Your local clerk will have more information about emergency absentee voter ballots. F

Absentee Ballotscontinued from page 6


JUDICIAL CANDIDATE SURVEY LIFESPAN sent the following three-question survey to each candidate for judicial office in Wayne, Oakland and Macomb Counties, including Appeals Court, Circuit Court, District Court and Probate Court. Candidates were also asked to state, in 50 words or less, their judicial philosophy as it relates to matters of statutory interpretation. Statements provided by judicial candidates are on file at LIFESPAN’s Main Office. Please call for further information.

The following questions are intended to delve into your judicial philosophy. These questions are not directed at any particular case that you may have previously ruled upon, are about to rule upon or may rule upon in the future.

1. Which of the following groups of United States Supreme Court Justices possess a judicial philosophy that is closest to your own? Please circle your selection. A B C D A. Justice Antonin Scalia and Justice Clarence Thomas B. Justice Anthony M. Kennedy and retired Justice Sandra Day O’Connor C. Justice David Souter and Justice John Paul Stevens D. Justice Ruth Bader Binsberg and Justice Stephen Breyer

2. Which book most closely captures your judicial philosophy? Please circle your selection. A B C D A. A Matter of Interpretation, by Antonin Scalia B. Rights from Wrongs, by Alan Dershowitz C. Active Liberty, by Stephen Breyer D. Feminist Legal Theory: Readings in Law and Gender, edited by Katharine T. Bartlett and Roseanne Kennedy 3. Which statement most closely captures your judicial philosophy as it relates to matters of Constitutional interpretation? Please circle your selection. A B C D A. Our State and Federal Constitutions should be interpreted by ascertaining the original meaning of the words that make up these documents.

B. Our State and Federal Constitutions should be interpreted by ascertaining the current meaning of the words that make up these documents.

C. Our State and Federal Constitutions provide general outlines of societal goals. The interpretation of our Constitutions can change over time to reflect the changing views of society. Constitutional interpretation should not be so stringent as to preclude the flexibility needed in a changing society. D. A judge ought not commit to methods of constitutional interpretation before a case is heard. A judge should consider the arguments of the litigants and select a method of constitutional interpretation that produces a fair and equitable result in each case before the court.

4. In 50 words or less, on the reverse side of this questionnaire, please describe your judicial philosophy as it relates to matters of statutory interpretation.

NOTE: LIFESPAN is not a political organization and does not endorse candidates for election. We have surveyed the candidates as a service to our members. The questionnaires are on file at LIFESPAN’s Main Office for your perusal. If you need further verification on a candidate’s stand on these or other issues, please contact the candidate directly.


JUDICIAL Candidate Questionnaire ResponsesKEY: V additional statement provided (call LIFESPAN 734-524-0162)

JUDICIAL CANDIDATE 1 2 3 4V JUDICIAL CANDIDATE 1 2 3 4V

✔

JUDICIAL CANDIDATESWAYNE COUNTY

COURT OF APPEALS1st DistrictKaren Fort Hood No Response Christopher M. Murray A A A V Michael J. Talbot A A A — CIRCUIT COURT3rd CircuitDavid J. Allen No ResponseUlysses Whittaker Boykin No ResponseMegan Maher Brennan No ResponseThomas Cameron No ResponseDelicia Taylor Coleman No ResponseDaphne Means Curtis No ResponseChris Dingell No ResponseCharlene M. Elder No ResponseVonda R. Evans No ResponseJohn H. Gillis, Jr. No ResponseAlexis A. Glendening No ResponseDaniel A. Hathaway No ResponseCharles S. Hegarty No ResponseCatherine L. Heise No ResponseEdward J. Joseph A A A V Connie Marie Kelley No ResponseQiana Denise Lillard No ResponseLynne A. Pierce No ResponseRichard M. Skutt No ResponseMartha M. Snow No ResponseCraig S. Strong No ResponseLawrence S. Talon No ResponseMargaret M. Van Houten No ResponseShannon N. Walker No Response

DISTRICT COURT16th District CourtSean Patrick Kavanagh No Response

17th District CourtCharlotte L. Wirth No Response

18th District CourtMark A. McConnell No Response 19th District CourtTony Guerriero No ResponseMark Somers No Response

20th District CourtMark J. Plawecki No Response

21st District CourtRichard Hammer No Response 23rd District Court John A. Gyorgy No ResponseJoseph D. Slaven No ResponseAaron T. Speck A A A VKathleen A. Tulacz No ResponseWarren D. Waterman No Response

24th District CourtJohn T. Courtright No Response

25th District CourtTodd Barron No ResponseBernadette Castro No ResponseGreg Clifton No ResponseNicholas Tsalis No Response

28th District Court Bill Colovos No ResponseJohn Graziani No ResponseJames A. Kandrevas A —V A V

31st District Court Paul J. Paruk No Response

32A District Court Keith Clark No ResponseSusan L. Dunn No ResponseHugh R. Marshall No ResponseLamar Moreland No ResponseDaniel S. Palmer No ResponseBrian E. Selburn No Response

33rd District CourtJames Kurt Kersten No Response

34th District CourtLisa Martin No ResponseDavid M. Parrott No ResponseCharles Septowski No Response



35th District CourtJim Plakas No Response

36th District CourtNancy M. Blount No ResponseDemetria Brue No ResponseE. Lynise Bryant-Weekes No ResponseRonald Giles No ResponseShannon A. Holmes No ResponsePatricia L. Jefferson No ResponseKenneth J. King No ResponseDavid A. Perkins No ResponseBrenda K. Sanders No ResponseMichael E. Wagner No Response PROBATE COURTDavid Braxton No ResponseJudy A. Hartsfield No ResponseTerrance Ashworth Keith No ResponseRohn Mitchell No ResponseLisa Marie Neilson No ResponseJohn J. Sullivan No Response



✔

JUDICIAL CANDIDATESWAYNE COUNTY

JUDICIAL CANDIDATESOAKLAND COUNTY

APPEALS COURT2nd DistrictMark J. Cavanagh No Response Henry Saad No Response CIRCUIT COURT6th District Circuit Court James M. Alexander No ResponseMartha D. Anderson No ResponseMary Ellen Brennan No ResponseLisa Gorcyca No ResponseNanci Grant No ResponseShalina Deborah Kumar No ResponseRudy J. Nichols No ResponseKaren Geibel A — A VLisa Langton No Response

DISTRICT COURT35th District CourtJim Plakas No Response 43rd District CourtCharles Goedert No Response

44th District CourtTerrence H. Brennan No Response

45th District CourtMichelle Friedman Appel No ResponseDavid M. Gubow No Response

45A District CourtDale Schneider No ResponseJamie Wittenberg No Response

46th District CourtShelia Johnson No Response

47th District CourtJames B. Brady No Response

48th District CourtKevin Kevelighan No ResponseKimberly Small No Response

✩ ✩ ✩ ✩

It is not sufficient to think that, since candidate X takes the “right position” on other issues such as

the economy, foreign relations, defense, etc., but only goes wrong on abortion,

one can in good conscience, vote for him/her. Abortion deals with the first and most basic

human right, without which there is nothing left to talk about.

~ Matthew Habiger, OSB ~




✔

50th District CourtMichael C. Martinez No ResponseCynthia T. Walker No Response

51st District CourtPatrick J. Bagley No ResponseRichard D. Kuhn, Jr. A A A V

52nd District Court - 1st DivisionBrian W. MacKenzie No ResponseScott W. Powers No ResponseTravis M. Reeds No Response

52nd District Court - 2nd DivisionJoseph G. Fabrizio No Response

52nd District Court - 3rd DivisionJulie A. Nicholson No Response

52nd District Court - 4th DivisionMike Bosnic A A A —AnnMarie DeVito No ResponseMaureen M. McGinnis No Response

PROBATE COURTDaniel A. O’Brien No Response

JUDICIAL CANDIDATESOAKLAND COUNTY

JUDICIAL CANDIDATESMACOMB COUNTY

APPEALS COURT2nd DistrictMark J. Cavanagh No ResponseHenry Saad No Response

CIRCUIT COURT16th CircuitDiane M. Druzinski No ResponseJennifer M. Faunce No ResponseJohn C. Foster No ResponseSteve Fox A A A —James Maceroni No ResponseMatthew S. Switalski No Response

DISTRICT COURT37th DistrictDean Ausilio A A A VMichael C. Chupa No ResponseSuzanne Faunce A A A V 39th DistrictJoseph F. Boedeker No Response

40th DistrictJoseph Craigen Oster No Response

41A DistrictMichael S. Maceroni No Response

41B DistrictLinda Davis No Response

42nd District - 1st DivisionDenis LeDuc No Response

PROBATE COURTKathryn A. George No Response

✩ ✩ ✩ ✩

To view the Public Ballot for YOUR county, jurisdiction and precinct, go to:

https://webapps.sos.state.mi.us/mivote/SelectPublicBallot.aspx

and follow the prompts to see the actual ballot that YOU will see on election day.

Election Calendar JULY 7 - Last day to register for Primary Election.AUGUST 2 (by 2 p.m.) - Electors who wish to receive an absent voter ballot for the August primary by mail must submit absent voter ballot applications.AUGUST 4 (up to 4 p.m.) - Electors qualified to obtain an absent voter ballot for August primary may vote in person in clerk’s office.AUGUST 5 (TUESDAY) - STATE PRIMARYOCTOBER 6 - Last day to register for November General ElectionNOVEMBER 1 (by 2 p.m.) - Electors who wish to receive an absent voter ballot for the November general election by mail must submit absent voter ballot applications.NOVEMBER 3 (up to 4 p.m.) - Electors qualified to obtain an absent voter ballot for November general election may vote in person in clerk’s office.NOVEMBER 4 (TUESDAY) - GENERAL ELECTION

✩ ✩ ✩ ✩


Oak

land

/Mac

omb

1637 W. Big Beaver Rd., Suite G, Troy, MI 48084-3540Phone: 248-816-1546 • Fax: 248-816-9066

e-mail: [email protected] Hours: Monday-Friday 9-3

Irene Tharp, Director • Diane Trombley, Ofc. Mgr. Lynn Gura, Ofc. Staff & Youth Director

14600 Farmington Rd., Ste. 108, Livonia, MI 48154-5431Phone 734-422-6230 • Fax 734-422-8116

e-mail: [email protected] Hours: Monday-Thursday 10-4; Friday Closed

Eileen Brandt, Director • John Carzon, Ofc. Mgr.

Lifespan Chapter NewsW

ayne

Cou

nty/

Dow

nriv

er®

Father’s DayThank you so much to the many Pastors, Church

Representatives and Volunteers who collected donations for the Stylus Pens and the Morley candy for Father’s Day! Your efforts and donations make a huge difference, helping LIFESPAN continue its work of fighting for the Culture of Life across the LIFESPAN!

Thank you!Thank you to everyone who stopped in and

introduced themselves to the “newbies” at the WCDR office. It is so nice to put names and faces together! —Eileen and John

2015 Entertainment Book Pre-SaleEntertainment Books are now available to be

reserved! This year, when you order the 2015 Entertainment Book for $35 you also get the 2015 Premier Dining Collection™. AND, while supplies last, you will get both the 2014 Entertainment Book and 2014 Premier Dining Collection™ that are good through December 30, 2014, which you can use NOW!

The 2015 Books will arrive on August 11th, at our office. Four books for the price of one! The Premier Dining Collection™ is filled with fantastic discounts on the BEST restaurants in your city. Every discount features 25% Off the TOTAL bill (including all

beverages, even alcohol)! No coupon is required! Perfect for discriminating diners. Simply show your card or smart phone to receive the discount.

Emails!Please send your email address to our office at: wcdr@

rtl-lifespan.org. Email is the fastest and cheapest way for us to get information to you. Your email will not be used for anything but sending pro-life messages from LIFESPAN and will never be sold or shared with another company. Just put “UPDATE INFO” in the subject line and your full name in the body of the email, so we can add you to our email list.

Book Sale WorkersTo everyone who donated, sorted, lifted, drove trucks,

set up books and cashiered—thank you so very much! Many hands made the work much lighter and we could not have had our annual Used Book Sale without your help! Mary Cascos did an amazing job as chairperson of this committee. Every book sold helps LIFESPAN continue the work of saving lives!

Candy Bars and Carnations Our thanks to all those who participated in the

Carnations for Mother’s Day and Candy Bars for Fa-ther’s Day. Both projects were very successful. We hope that the beautiful flowers made our moms smile and the yummy candy bars satisfied all the sweet tooths (teeths?) out there. Book Sale

Thank you to all the volunteers who helped with the Used Book Sale at St. Mary’s in Royal Oak. We appreciate everyone who worked with sorting, sell-ing and general maintenance of the tables. We hope you enjoyed the sale as well and were able to browse through the HUGE number of books, on a HUGE va-riety of topics to find just the books you want to read this summer, fall and winter! Entertainment Books

We are participating in the Entertainment Book promotion this year. Along with the presale program, the company has added a Premier Dining feature to the book. Give us a call at the office for details.

Welcome, Colleen!Colleen Beaton has graciously agreed to join the board

of directors for the Oakland/Macomb Chapter. Colleen has been a dedicated and very hard working LIFESPAN Representative to Guardian Angels Church for many years and is bringing new ideas to the board. Happy to have you help us direct our activities, Colleen! Hobby Lobby

The Supreme Court decision on June 30 was not a dis-criminatory ruling against women, but rather a refreshing ruling in defense of religious freedom.

In spite of all the heated rhetoric from those who sup-port abortion in all its forms, the ruling does not deny any woman access to any health care, reproductive or otherwise.

If a woman wants the four types (out of 20!) that Hobby Lobby finds morally objectionable, they can still obtain it. It simply will not be a covered health care benefit.


Right to Life - LIFESPAN’s Annual Pro-Life Breakfast Saturday, September 13th

Photos/video may be taken at this event by LIFESPAN and may be used by us on the web, in publications and/or other media. If you would prefer that your image not be included, please contact the Main Office: 734.524.0162

YES! I want to attend LIFESPAN’s Pro-Life Breakfast! Reservations required by Friday, September 5th. ALL tickets will be held at the door.

_____Tickets @ $25 each (Members)

_____ Tickets @ $30 each (Non-Members, Free One Year Membership Included)

______ Tickets @ $15 each (students 21 or younger)

Name(s)___________________________________________________________________________________________________

Address___________________________________________________City_______________________________Zip____________

Phone ( ) Email_________________________________________________________________

If you would like to sit with anyone specific, please send in your registration forms together or list names here (we will do our best to accommodate seating requests):______________________________________________________________________________

Make checks payable to: Right to Life-LIFESPAN and send to: 32540 Schoolcraft Rd., Ste. 100, Livonia, MI 48150-4305

Come and watch the compelling pro-life documentary, The 40 Film, on the large screen at VisTaTech Center at Schoolcraft College and

enjoy breakfast with fellow pro-lifers!

Also, find out information about contacting your legislators and making a difference in the pro-life movement!

VisTaTech Center Schoolcraft College 18600 Haggerty Rd., Livonia, MI 48152

Registration at 8:30 AM Program begins at 9:00 AM

Ages 14 and up!13-year-olds must have a parent or guardian with them

Buses 1 and 2$175 per person, New Baltimore pickup, January 21st (pm)-25th

Bus 3$170 per person, Troy pickup, January 21st (am)-24th

Buses 4-8$160 per person, Troy & Livonia pickups, January 21st (pm)-24th

Contact Lynn Gura, Right to Life - LIFESPAN Youth Director,for registration forms or more information, 248-816-1546 or [email protected]

Sponsored by Right to Life - LIFESPANPhotos/videos may be taken during the event by LIFESPAN and may be used on the web, in publications and/or other media.

If you prefer that your image not be included, please contact LIFESPAN’s Main Office, 734-524-0162.

Sponsored by Right to Life-LIFESPAN Photos/video may be taken during the event by LIFESPAN and may be used on the web, in

publications and/or other media. If you would prefer that your image not be included, please contact the LIFESPAN main office: 734-‐524-‐0162.

®

Annual Pro-Life BreakfastSaturday, September 13th


Diane Fagelman, President

From the President’s Desk

Lifespan NewsJuly 2014; Vol. 43, No. 5President & Publisher: Diane FagelmanCo-editors: Marge Bradley, Diane TrombleyLayout/Design: Marge BradleyRight to Life - LIFESPAN is a non-profit organization, and is funded entirely by membership dues, private donations and fundraisers. Donations are not tax-deductible.MAIN OFFICE 32540 Schoolcraft Rd., Ste. 100, Livonia, MI 48150-4305 Phone: 734-524-0162; Fax: 734-524-0166email: [email protected]: www.rtl-lifespan.org

®

One in three pregnan-cies end in abortioncontinued from back page

As mentioned, the idea of risk compensation is completely ignored when it comes to promoting birth control. Are such im-poverished women being taught how to use their birth control properly, in addition to being sent off to not bring any more children into such a place?

And even if birth control is used correctly, what about for those whom it fails? The Guttmacher Institute, which itself is in favor of abortion, reports that 51% of women who sought an abortion had already been on birth control. Like abortion being regarded as a “quick fix,” it seems like those seeking to improve Detroit’s abortion rates are looking to another kind of such fix, in the form of birth control.

The piece mentions that there is a “direct correlation between abortion and poverty,” according to national studies. Abortion does not improve a woman’s situation of poverty, but rather often brings upon a whole other host of problems, regardless as to what experts in this piece may say.

Pregnancy centers, however, help women with pro-viding housing, basic needs of food and clothing, and even assist women in finding a job. They enable women to keep their children as well as get out of poverty, taking away the excuse of poverty and economic hardship as a common reason to have an abortion.

The only person who is mentioned as having personal experience with abortion herself, Penelope Allen, had an abortion when she was 15. She has a daughter, Patience, who is almost 2 and is actually credited for enabling Penelope to make it with her life when she says “[m]y daughter, it was her, she helped me get my life on track.”

It would seem then that Detroit is failing not only on an economic level, but on a cultural level as well when it cannot stand to support a culture of life. How can such a city have hope when it kills off its future before they have the chance to be born? This is especially the case when the consensus seems to be to merely fix the situation with free birth control. —LifeNews.com, May 27, 2014

Save The Date!Michigan Nurses for Life Conference

Procuring Organs “Over My Dead Body?” Saturday, September 27

St. Joseph Mercy Oakland, PontiacCall 248-816-8489 or email: [email protected]

Dear Friends,

August 5, 2014 is a date to put on your calendar. It is a chance for the country to begin rebuilding itself. It is time to vote and use your vote to get into office those people that most mirror your values and the values of our forefathers and mothers who oftentimes fought with their blood and sweat for human rights and freedom--for a country that was founded upon the premise that the rights of the human person is paramount.

We are entitled to the rights of LIFE, LIBERTY and the pursuit of HAPPINESS grounded on the premise that all humans have individual rights given by GOD not by the government or the leaders controlling the government.

Over 56 million babies, and counting, will never have the “RIGHT to LIFE”—we are losing our “LIBERTY” fast, especially our religious liberty—and our PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS” has been curtailed by the 1000s upon 1000s of regulations thrust upon us by the government, some of these regulations make it impossible for a group like LIFESPAN to speak freely about who is pro-life and who is not.

We, therefore, do the publication you are reading.Candidates running for office in Wayne, Oakland and Macomb Counties are sent a questionnaire. We print their responses in this newsletter. It is now up to you. It is important to vote! It is important to pass on this information to family and friends. It is a way to express your feelings and change the direction our country is presently going—especially with the attack against human life—Planned Parenthood received $540.6 million in taxpayer funding in the fiscal year 2012-2013 (that’s nearly $1.5 million per day) to kill preborn children in their clinics—IT MUST STOP.

Never underestimate the power of the voice of the people—be it with your vote or your pen. The power of the pen is also a strong way to let your values be known. We are looking to revitalize our “Committee of Correspondence.” This is another way to voice your opinion to try and change hearts and minds. Due to the fullness of this newsletter, I will describe in the next edition just what this committee is and how you can help LIFESPAN and the cause. If you have the talent to write and would love doing this, please let us know—call the Main Office, 734-524-0162, and we will discuss it further.

It is time for a change—bring our values for human life back to this country—vote August 5, let your voice be heard!!


Donations have been made—In Honor of the Silver Anniversary of:

Michael and Kathie Nalepa Given by: Mrs. George Borovsky

In Honor of the 80th Birthday of: Margaret Hessling

Given by: Carrie Dekoski

In Honor of:Patricia Holscher

Given by: Mary Tomilo

Helen NorwickGiven by: Tom and Katie O’Reilly

In Honor of:Robert Gustitus

Given by: Robert Mayer of Martin Londer Electric Ray and Marlene Vincent

Wayne County/Downriver Board & Lifespan Friends

In Loving Memory of:Julia Fagelman

Given by: Karen and Ken PatrossoEric and Eileen Brandt

Mr. and Mrs. Gerald MerriottTom and Irene Tharp

John and Gunter ReussJanet Dillon

Judith VigliottiMichael Vigliotti

Mr. and Mrs. R. MendenhallRichard and Sharon Neal

Diane TrombleyDr. and Mrs. Raymond Stevens

Patricia GleasonLois Thornbury

Donald and Judith SmithWayne County/Downriver Board & Lifespan Friends

Joseph Mosquera, Jr.Given by: Joseph R. Mosquera

Right to Life - LIFESPAN Membership FormRight to Life - LIFESPAN believes that human life has value in all stages of development from conception until natural death, and is committed to speaking on behalf of those who-cannot speak for themselves — the unborn, the aged, the incapacitated. Won’t you please help in our struggle to preserve respect for human life? A contribution brings you the monthly newsletter as well as educational materials and special mailings.

______ Annual Membership $ 30.00 ______ Other ______ Student/Senior Member $ 20.00 Name___________________________________________________________Phone________________________________Address_________________________________________________City___________________________Zip____________Email address_________________________________________________________________________________________Please complete this form and return with your donation to: Right to Life - LIFESPAN, 32540 Schoolcraft Rd., Ste. 100, Livonia, MI 48150-4305. For more information, call 734-524-0162. Sorry, donations are not tax-deductible.

Frank KruseGiven by: Lois Thornbury

Mary TulakGiven by: Christopher and Judy Pochmara

Gero and Lora RometschMike and Cheryl Scislowicz

Mrs. Margaret McAree

Dennis GilboGiven by: Patricia HolscherJerry and Diane Fagelman

Eric and Eileen BrandtRosalie Tislerics

Ted and Sharon DowdChristine and Denise Miller

Marge AndersonWayne County/Downriver Board & Lifespan Friends

Donations may be made in memory of loved ones who have died; a memorial card will be sent by Lifespan in your name to the family of the deceased. Donations may also be made to honor someone special, and near and dear to you, for a particular occasion, or just because…Send donations to your local Lifespan office.

Supreme Court rules Obama admin can’t make Hobby Lobby obey HHS Mandate

The Supreme Court ruled on June 30 that the Chris-tian-run Hobby Lobby doesn’t have to obey the HHS pro-abortion mandate which is a part of Obamacare that requires businesses to pay for abortion-causing drugs in their employee health care plans. The Obama adminis-tration was attempting to make Hobby Lobby and thou-sands of pro-life businesses and organizations comply with the HHS mandate that compels religious compa-nies to pay for birth control and abortion-causing drugs for their employees. However, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a favorable ruling in Sebelius v. Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc., a landmark case addressing the Constitutionally guaranteed rights of business owners to operate their family companies without violating their deeply held re-ligious convictions.

DATED MATERIAL

Non-Profit Org.U.S. POSTAGE

PAIDRoyal Oak, MIPermit No. 294

®

Right to Life - LIFESPANOakland/Macomb Chapter1637 W. Big Beaver Rd., Ste. GTroy, MI 48084-3540

ADDRESS SERVICE REQUESTED

One in Three Pregnancies End in Abortion in DetroitBy Rebecca Downs

Detroit is the most dangerous city to be a child in the United States. And with its abortion rate, this in-cludes those unborn children in the womb as well. While the abortion rate for the United States and Michigan as a state have decreased, 31 percent of pregnancies for 2012 ended in abortion in Detroit. While experts regard this as problematic, their solutions to decreasing the rates may not be the answer.

Such shocking and tragic news was reported by The Detroit News. Included is a statement from Dr. Susan Schooley, chairwoman of the Department of Family Medicine at Henry Ford Hospital, who says that Detroit is “seeing a picture that looks more like some Third-World country than someplace in the United States.”

The reporting does contain heavy emphasis on birth control and problematic statements on abortion, from experts nonetheless. Bill Albert, the chief program officer for National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy seems to not know, or more likely, disregards the concept of risk compensation and the connection between birth control and abortion, including the slippery slope of emergency contraception and long-term birth control, as both forms can cause very early abortions:

“What has been striking has been the…conflation of contraception with abortion,” Albert said. “State and national policy makers, some of them, use these words interchangeably.”

Dr. Jay Berman, chief of gynecology at DMC Hutzel Hospital and division chief for gynecology at Wayne State University Medical School points to long-term contraceptives and ObamaCare as “[u]ltimately the (Affordable Care Act) is going to have an impact on the abortion rates.” He also claims that abortion is safe and does not lead to further complications, even with multiple abortions. Berman also regards the “stress” of pregnancy together with abortion:

Berman noted that legal abortion is a safe procedure. He said the general consensus among physicians is that abortions—even multiple abortions—do not lead to premature birth or other complications with future pregnancies.

“We certainly would like to reduce that number,” Berman said. “There’s physical stress, but there is psychological stress as well. (Unplanned pregnancy) has an effect on plans for education, for work. Women don’t take these choices very lightly. It certainly has an emotional and psychological (effect).”

Studies would go against Berman and his so-called “general consensus among physicians…” including when it comes to multiple abortions. Also curiously mentioned is that “[t]he highest number of deaths occur in the first year, most related to premature birth.” Despite what Berman may claim, such deaths could very well be a result of the high abortion rate, for those women giving birth who have had abortions previously.

And, while the piece does report such (mis)information on the safety and risks of abortion, it does include a quote from Loretta Davis, president and CEO of Detroit’s Institute for Population Health, regarding the “increasing abortion rate [as] represent[ing] a ‘public health failure.’” And Schooley, who is mentioned earlier in the piece, also refers to abortion as “…one lousy choice.”

continued on page 18

vote august 5 lifespan · 2016. 1. 7. · lifespan volume 43 number 5 presenting the pro-life...

Documents