Election integrity activist Darlene K. Hennessy will speak at 7:30 p.m., Tuesday, April 15, to the Eastside Republican Club at The War Memorial, 32 Lake Shore Rd., Grosse Pointe Farms.
Hennessy is an experienced volunteer on behalf of organizations such as Michigan Fair Elections Institute and Check My Vote with responsibility for their Wayne County volunteer operations.
“Ms Hennessy has been extensively involved in securing Michigan’s elections and, therefore, can provide valuable insight in how we can make them too big to rig,” said club chairman Renee Strobl in a statement in advance of the meeting.
Forum doors open at 7 p.m. for coffee and networking in advance of the 7:30 meeting. The public is invited to the forum which will conclude with an opportunity for audience members to ask questions.
Hennessy’s involvement began as she participated in Michigan voter roll investigation through the Check My Vote initiative. Her success led her to the position of Wayne County Lead, where she oversaw a team of data analysts for the Check My Vote project.
One of Hennessy's primary contributions was the “Soles to Rolls” project, which identified and verified excess voters in the qualified voter files by canvassing voter registrations. This effort was done in collaboration with the Michigan Fair Elections group, formed in 2021.
That group subsequently partnered with the Election Integrity Network, a nationwide organization also established in 2021 by Cleta Mitchell, an experienced North Carolina election attorney. In her capacity as Wayne County Lead in 2024, Hennessy and her team successfully removed 6,500 registrations of voters who had either moved, relocated out of state, or were deceased.
Thus far in 2025, Hennessy leads an even larger volunteer group dedicated to election integrity. Her expanded responsibilities include education, election oversight, increased canvassing, liaison to municipal clerks, coordinating and supervising data analysts and engaging in legislative activities in Lansing.
Hennessy’s professional and personal pursuits make a significant impact on everything she does, both through community service and in the field of election integrity.
Professionally, she served 30 years as a registered nurse at the Children’s Hospital of Michigan, Detroit, with 28 of those in pediatric intensive care. Beyond her professional responsibilities, Hennessy is a devout Christian and married to her high school sweetheart. Together they have one son.
Hennessy is an ardent lover of Corgis, having owned many since 1999. Additionally, since 2014, she has been a flight coordinator for Pilots N Paws, a non-profit that facilitates transport of rescue animals across the United States with the help of volunteer private pilots.
The Eastside Republican Club Forum is held monthly from September through May and the public is always welcome. Stay up to date at EastsideRepublican.Club and "follow" the ERC on Facebook and X (formerly Twitter).