The June 2026 Convention of the Working Class Party in Michigan nominated 20 candidates for the November elections: eight for U.S. Congress, seven for Michigan state Senate, and two for the state House. In addition, three candidates were nominated for statewide education boards – allowing everyone in the state of Michigan to cast a vote for Working Class Party.
This vote lets working people express what they really think about the drastic situation we are caught in today, with the wars, inflation, lack of decent jobs for young people and a worsening standard of living for everyone. And every vote for a Working Class Party candidate is a way for working people to declare they want a party representing their own class.
The nominations
- Liz Hakola for U.S. Congress District One in the UP and northern part of the Lower Peninsula
- Linda Rayburn for U.S. Congress 6 in the Ann Arbor, Saline and Ypsilanti area down to Monroe
- Felix Thibodeau for U.S. Congress 7 in the Lansing area
- Kathy Goodwin for U.S. Congress 8 in Flint area and north
- Jim Walkowicz for U.S. Congress 9 from
the Thumb
down to northern Macomb County
- Andrea L. Kirby for U.S. Congress 10 in southern Macomb County and parts of Oakland County
- Gary Walkowicz for U.S. Congress 12 in Dearborn Heights, Dearborn, west side of Detroit and Redford Township
- Simone R. Coleman for U.S. Congress 13 in the East side of Detroit, Hamtramck, Highland Park and downriver suburbs
- Larry Darnell Betts for Michigan State Senate District 2 in Detroit, Dearborn and Dearborn Heights
- David Roehrig for State Senate 3 in Detroit north end, and Hamtramck, Highland Park
- Walter Willis for State Senate 4 in Detroit west side, most of downriver
- Jacob Schodowski for State Senate 9 in southwestern Macomb County
- Hashim Malik Bakari for State Senate 11 in southeastern Macomb County
- Krysten Mere for State Senate 15 in western Wayne, Washtenaw and Lenawee Counties
- Wes Peterson for State Senate 28 in Northern Lansing area out into Clinton and Shiawasee Counties
- Logan Ausherman for State House 9 in Detroit North end
- Piper Willow Smith for State House 10 in Detroit east side
The three statewide candidates
- Mary Anne Hering for State Board of Education
- Suzanne Roehrig for Wayne State Board of Governors
- Yaz Ozbek for Michigan State Board of Trustees