9/21/24

2024 ERC-PAC Endorsements

Looking for info about the 2024 GOP ticket and other key races?

Beginning at the top of the ticket, below are 2024 endorsements from the ERC-PAC starting with this one at the top of the list: 
https://www.donaldjtrump.com

You may also find the GOP Platform a useful reference. The Republican National Committee (RNC) Platform Committee has adopted President Donald J. Trump’s 2024 Republican Party Platform with overwhelming support. It's a simple, 20-point pro-American agenda. 
https://www.gop.com/press-release/icymi-rnc-platform-committee-adopts-2024-republican-party-platform/

To support the Trump campaign, our focus–as requested by the campaign–is to contact our neighbors urging them to vote. For that purpose, we strongly encourage supporters to go here to identify themselves and become active on behalf of Trump Force 47:
https://trumpforce47.com

EASTSIDE REPUBLICAN CLUB-PAC
Endorsements for 2024

GENERAL ELECTION – NOV. 5, 2024, PARTISAN SECTION

President and Vice President: 
Donald J. Trump 
donaldjtrump.com
J.D. Vance
vance.senate.gov

United States Senate: 
Mike Rogers
rogersforsenate.com

U.S. Congress 13th District State: 
Martell D. Bivings
bivingsforcongress.com

Representative 10th District: 
Griffin Wojtowicz
electgriffinw.com

State Board of Education (vote for 2): 
Tom McMillin
tom4sbe.com
Nikki Snyder
facebook.com/HireNikki

Regent of the University of Michigan (vote for 2):
Sevag Vartanian 
votevartanian.org
Carl Meyers
meyers4michigan.com

Trustee of Michigan State University (vote for 2):
Mike Balow 
mikebalowformsu.org
Julie Maday
juliemadayformsu.com

Governor of Wayne State University (vote for 2): 
Dr. Michael Busuito 
votebusuito.com
Sunny Reddy
sunnyforwaynestate.com

NONPARTISAN SECTION JUDICIAL

Justice of Supreme Court (8-year term): 
Andrew Fink 
finkformichigan.com

Justice of Supreme Court (Partial term):
Patrick W. O’Grady
judgeogrady4supremecourt.com

Judge of Court of Appeals 1st District (vote for 2):
Michael Riordan 
tinyurl.com/1stCourtofAppeals
Kirsten Frank Kelly 
same as above

Judge of Circuit Court 3rd Circuit Incumbent Position (vote for 4):
Kevin Cox
Paul Cusick 
Catherine Heise 
Kathleen McCarthy

Judge of Circuit Court 3rd Circuit Non-Incumbent Position: 
John Larkin 
larkin4judge.com

Judge of Wayne County Probate Court Non-Incumbent Position: 
Todd Briggs
briggs4judge.com

Paid for with regulated funds by Eastside Republican Club-PAC, 505 Hampton Rd, Grosse Pointe Woods, MI 48236

Republican Victory Office

Good News!

Thanks to the generosity of the community, we have an eastside Republican Victory Office! It’s located at 19475 Mack Ave. in Grosse Pointe Woods. 

[Note: For the 2024 campaign, the east side Detroit Republican Victory Office is located at 21155 Mack Ave. (corner of Brys Dr.), Grosse Pointe Woods.]

It’s pictured with its new signage and an open house is set for 6 to 8 p..m., Friday, Sept. 9. 

What’s next? That’s where you come in. Whether or not you’ve served in this capacity before, we’re asking you to seriously consider being a volunteer for a morning, afternoon or evening slot on one or more days during the week. Why not recruit a friend to serve with you?

Our neighbors are eager to know about our candidates, learn how they can assist, and share in the enthusiasm! They want to be a part of winning in November!

As in the past, and due to this location on busy surface street, walk-in traffic will be constant. It is important to greet visitors, answer their question and share material with them. 

To be one of the first to volunteer for an available slot, visit this link, browse the schedule and sign up! 

Fraudulent voting transactions documented

WND recently reported on True the Vote’s investigation of drop box abuse during the November 2020 General Election. 

Included in the WND report is the video interview by Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk with Catherine Engelbrecht and Gregg Phillips carefully explaining their findings. 

Frustrated by receiving no assistance from established regulators in many of the jurisdictions studied and uncovering more than 1,000 terabytes of data, the process has been daunting. Of course, much of that data was available only after True the Vote resorted to time-consuming FOIA requests and court orders. 

As a result, more than 4.8 million fraudulent voting transactions have been identified in Arizona, Wisconsin, Michigan, Pennsylvania and Georgia. 

The project is the subject of a documentary "2000 Mules," to be released in mid-May with showings scheduledon May 2 and May 4 at AMC Forum in Sterling Heights. Tickets available online only. 

Know What You’re Signing

As of the latest count, 16 ballot petition drives are underway in Michigan. That’s right: 16! Some will initiate veto proof legislation. Others will put specific language on the Nov. 8 ballot.

One such petition is literally a matter of life and death.

“The petition drive that we are very concerned about is being sponsored by a brand-new pro-abortion coalition. They're calling themselves "Reproductive Freedom for All," writes Barbara Listing, president of Right to Life of Michigan.

Goal of this group is to gather enough petition signatures to put a constitutional amendment on the November ballot. The group has until July 11 to submit its petitions and must aggressively gather more than 5,000 signatures per day in the interim.

“Paid petition circulators can be extremely deceptive while gathering signatures. When in doubt, read the actual proposed language. By law, it must appear on each and every petition,” warned Listing in a recent letter to supporters.

Although the flaw in their original petition has been corrected, they have lost valuable time as the 150-day signature gathering window is now reduced to 109 days. Net result is they need 5,000 per day.

Don't make the mistake of signing "Reproductive Freedom for All."

Planning Ahead

Who will be on the August 2, 2022, Primary Election ballot? Pollsters are calling and Michigan voters are itching to do their homework. 

As they say, “patience is a virtue.” 

Michigan filing deadlines are not until mid-April, or later, Party nominating conventions will be conducted later this year, meanwhile candidates continue to announce their run for office. 

For example, to-date, the Michigan Republican primary could see 13 or more competing on August 2 for the GOP gubernatorial nomination and opportunity to make Gov. Gretchen Whitmer a one-term governor! 

What is known for certain is that, according to Michigan’s Secretary of State, candidates for these offices will be on the November 8 General Election ballot: 

OFFICES TO BE ELECTED IN 2022 

Governor/Lt. Governor
Secretary of State
Attorney General 

U.S. Representative in Congress (all districts) 

State Senate (all districts) 
State Representative (all districts) 

State Board of Education (2 seats) 

University of Michigan Regents (2 seats) 
Michigan State University Trustees (2 seats) 
Wayne State University Governors (2 seats) 

Justice of the Supreme Court
Judge of the Court of Appeals
Judge of the Circuit Court
Judge of the District Court
Judge of Probate 

Specified County and Township Offices
Specified City and Village Offices
Specified School District Positions 

Note: In addition, prepare to vote on a variety of legislative initiatives, proposals and questions. In some jurisdictions, other offices to be filled will be community college boards, library boards, 

See all eighteen pages of State of Michigan election dates detailed here: http://bitly.ws/oHYM 

Redistricting in Pictures. See the maps!

Here is how redistricting based on the 2020 U.S. Census is set to affect Detroit’s eastside, including the Pointes and Harper Woods. Of course, these final maps are subject to any future court-mandated changes—less likely as time marches on. Check out all four linked maps.

First the good news: with a few exceptions, all five of the Pointes and Harper Woods are united in the same districts for representation in the U.S. Congress, Michigan Senate, Michigan House and Wayne County Commission. Also good for the Pointes is that the assigned Congressional District is completely within Wayne County.

Exceptions: for U.S. Congress, the Macomb County portion of Grosse Pointe Shores is sliced away and assigned to the 10th Congressional District which straddles Macomb and Oakland Counties.

Another exception to eastside unification is the Michigan House of Representatives map in which Harper Woods is assigned to the 11th State House District, which extends from a portion of Detroit northward through Harper Woods and incorporates St. Clair Shores in Macomb County.

Obviously, the Macomb County portion of Grosse Pointe Shores will vote for Macomb County Commissioners and not Wayne County Commissioners.

Every Michigan citizen is included in a district for U.S. Congress, Michigan Senate, Michigan House of Representatives and for representation in their respective county. For most of us in southeast Michigan, that would be the Wayne County Commission. Boundaries for each of these districts has been affected by the recently completed redistricting process.

Check out your district’s new boundaries in each of the maps linked below.

U.S. Congress: Michigan 13th District Map

With Michigan’s loss of one congressional district as a result of the 2020 U.S. Census, boundaries for each of the remaining 13 Michigan districts have been redrawn. The same is true for the Michigan Senate, House and County districts. 

In addition to the Pointes, Harper Woods and most of Detroit, the 13th Congressional District includes Wayne, Romulus, Taylor, Allen Park, Lincoln Park, Melvindale, Southgate, Wyandotte, Ecorse, River Rouge, Highland Park and Hamtramck. The eastside U.S. Congressional District map slices the Macomb County portion of Grosse Pointe Shores away and assigns it to the neighboring 10th Congressional District which straddles Macomb and Oakland Counties.

Note: The homepage map shows the boundaries of Michigan’s new 13th Congressional District outlined in purple. 

This link will take you to the map, where you can then zoom for a closer look at Michigan’s 13th Congressional District and your neighborhood. 

https://michigan.mydistricting.com/legdistricting/comments/plan/279/23

Michigan Senate: 12th District Map

In addition to the Pointes and Harper Woods, Michigan’s 12th Senate District includes such shoreline Macomb County communities as St. Clair Shores, Harrison Township, New Baltimore, Anchorville, Fair Haven and Harsen’s Island.

This link will take you to the map, where you can then zoom for a closer look at Michigan’s 12th Senate District and your neighborhood. 

https://michigan.mydistricting.com/legdistricting/comments/plan/281/23

Michigan House: 10th District Map

In addition to the Pointes, Michigan’s 10th House District includes Belle Isle, Indian Village and Detroit’s other eastside, shoreline neighborhoods.

The Michigan House of Representatives map assigns Harper Woods to the 11th State House District, which extends from a portion of Detroit northward through Harper Woods and incorporates St. Clair Shores in Macomb County.

This link will take you to the map, where you can then zoom for a closer look at Michigan’s 10th House District and your neighborhood. 

https://michigan.mydistricting.com/legdistricting/comments/plan/280/23

Wayne County Commission: 1st District Map

In addition to the Pointes and Harper Woods, Wayne County’s 1st District includes 104 eastside Detroit precincts. Obviously, the Macomb County portion of Grosse Pointe Shores will vote for Macomb County Commissioners (not linked) and not Wayne County Commissioners.

This link will take you to the map, where you can then zoom for a closer look at the Wayne County Commission’s 1st District and your neighborhood. 

https://www.waynecounty.com/documents/clerk/wayne_county_apportionment_commission_staff_plan_2021.pdf