Born in Gladwin and raised in Clare, Debbie Stabenow knows what matters to Michigan. Elected to the United States Senate in 2000, she is respected for her ability to build coalitions to get things done for Michigan and our nation.

As Chair of the Senate Agriculture Committee, and a member of the Senate Energy, Finance, and Budget Committees, she has a powerful and unique role to play in shaping our nation's manufacturing, health care, and agriculture policies, which are so critical to our future.

Among her many accomplishments, she has cut taxes for small businesses and passed initiatives to revitalize our manufacturing sector. In 2009, she authored the successful "Cash for Clunkers" program that gave a critical boost to the auto industry and manufacturers, and she authored the retooling loan program for advanced manufacturers that is bringing jobs back to Michigan from Mexico. 

She serves as Co-Chair of the bipartisan Senate Manufacturing Caucus, and was appointed to the President's Export Council by both President Bush and President Obama, where she helps Michigan companies export their products overseas.

She is a true friend and fighter for Michigan.

In an editorial about Carl Levin, the Detroit News wrote, “He has been above reproach personally and has stuck to his principles, even when they were unpopular. Principled leadership, no matter what political ideology it comes from, is sorely needed in Washington.”

TIME Magazine recently named Carl Levin one of “America's 10 Best Senators,” noting that “the Michigan Democrat has gained respect from both parties for his attention to detail and deep knowledge of policy.”

Tim Walberg is known throughout south-central Michigan for his commitment to bringing good-paying jobs back to Michigan,  restraining government spending, reducing the national deficit and defending traditional values.

Walberg is currently in his second term in the U.S. House of Representatives, serving Michigan’s Seventh District, which includes Branch, Eaton, Hillsdale, Jackson and Lenawee counties and parts of Calhoun and Washtenaw counties.  Congressman Walberg is a principled, independent conservative dedicated to serving his constituents and willing to work in a bi-partisan manner on legislation that benefits the Seventh District.

Since taking office in 2007, the Congressman has hosted hundreds of public meetings and visited many parts of the district not accustomed to seeing their representative. He has attempted to be the most accessible representative in south-central Michigan's history.

Born in Chicago, Congressman Walberg grew up on the city’s south side and worked briefly as a union steel mill worker before attending Western Illinois University, Moody Bible Institute, Taylor University in Fort Wayne, IN (formerly Fort Wayne Bible College) and Wheaton College Graduate School, earning his B.S. and M.A. degrees.

Previously Congressman Walberg served in the Michigan House of Representatives from 1983 to 1999, gaining a reputation as a principled voice for less government spending, lower taxes and fewer regulations, as well as a compassionate voice for the culture of life and traditional values.

During Tim's 16 years in the state legislature, he never voted for a tax increase and successfully fought to reduce income taxes, property taxes, capital gains taxes and death taxes. He also compiled a 100% pro-life voting record and earned a lifetime A+ rating from the NRA.

Prior to his time in the Michigan House, Congressman Walberg served as a pastor for almost 10 years. Following his 16 years in the Michigan House, he served as president of the Warren Reuther Center for Education and Community Impact where his duties included creating local community betterment programs in the 7th District. Tim also worked as a division manager for the Moody Bible Institute of Chicago, before retiring in January 2006.

Tim and his wife Sue have been married for over 35 years. They live in Tipton, Michigan, where they raised their three now-adult children Matthew, Heidi and Caleb.

Senator Mike Nofs was recently re-elected by the citizens of the 19th Senate district for his first full term. The 19th District includes all of Calhoun County and most of Jackson County. Senator Nofs serves as Chair of the Energy and Technology Committee and Vice Chair of the Banking and Financial Institutions Committee. He also serves as a member of the Economic Development Committee and the Families, Seniors and Human Services Committee.

Prior to being elected to the Senate in a 2009 special election, Mike Nofs served 6 years in the State House of Representatives where his ability to work across party lines earned him the respect of his colleagues and the distinction of having over a dozen bills signed into law including the rewrite of the Michigan Telecommunications Act. Mike was also instrumental in the passage of the Michigan Energy Plan package of bills.

Senator Nofs has a distinguished, 30-year career in law enforcement which includes service at the city, county and state level. He retired in 2002 as Battle Creek Post Commander after serving 25 years with the Michigan State Police. This service led to his being named Chair of the House Military and Veterans Affairs and Homeland Security Committee during his first term in office - one of only three freshman to receive a committee chairmanship.

Prior to his election to the Michigan House of Representatives, Mike Nofs served for 10 years as a member of the Calhoun County Board of Commissioners, five of those as chairman. During his term of service, Mike initiated several innovative programs including a service to assist victims of sexual assault and one of the first county-funded programs in the state to offer prescription drug discounts to senior citizens without prescription drug insurance coverage.

Mike Nofs holds a Bachelor's degree in Human Resource Management from Spring Arbor College and is active in numerous civic and business organizations including the Battle Creek, Albion and Jackson Area Chambers of Commerce, the Fraternal Order of Police, Fredonia Grange, 4-H and Habitat for Humanity, among others.

Senator Nofs has five grown children and between legislative duties enjoys golf and being a grandfather.

Randy Richardville was elected to the Michigan Senate in November, 2006. Upon re-election in 2010, he was selected as Senate Majoity Leader by his fellow Republican caucus members.

Prior to his election to the Senate, Randy spent three terms in the Michigan House of Representatives from 1999-2004. He held a leadership position in the House in each of his terms - serving as the House Majority Floor Leader during his final term.

Throughout his years in the Legislature, Randy has been a leader in several areas - especially economic development, and veteran's and children's issues. Among his legislative accomplishments, he has passed laws to expand neighborhood enterprise zones; extend brownfield tax credits to clean-up industrial property; expand Smartzones; create training requirements for mortgage loan officers; expand state programs to help those facing foreclosures; and create a lead-free safe housing registry.

Prior to being elected to office, Randy worked in the business community - with 20 years experience in Fortune 500 companies. He served as the Economic Development Director for the Port & City of Monroe before being elected to the Senate.

Randy's work on behalf of Michigan citizens has earned him respect and recognition from all over the state. He was named legislator of the year by both the Deputy Sheriffs Association and Michigan Sheriff's Association. The Michigan Children's Trust Fund named Randy a "Champion for Children". In 2005, the Michigan United Conservation Clubs (MUCC) named Randy their "Conservation Legislator of the Year." Since being elected to the Senate he has been honored with awards from the Police Officer's Association of Michigan, Michigan Professional Fire Fighters Union , the state YMCA boards, the Hemophilia Foundation, Michigan State Medical Society, and the Certified Public Accountants. Randy has also been honored by the American Legion and other veteran's organizations for his work on behalf of our men and women who served in the armed forces.

He has been active for years in several community organizations. Randy is a former member of the Monroe County Planning Commission and a former member of the Michigan Education Trust Fund Board of Directors and the Monroe Family YMCA Board of Directors. He is currently a member of the Michigan Coalition for Responsible Gun Owners Board of Directors, Michigan Children's Trust Fund Board, National Rifle Association, Ducks Unlimited, Habitat for Humanity Church Relations Committee, Education Foundation for Monroe Public Schools, the Monroe Senior Center Board of Directors, the Community Foundation of Monroe County, and the Bedford Business Association, and Saline Area, Manchester, Milan, Jackson and Monroe County Chambers of Commerce.

Randy was born and raised in Monroe County. He earned a degree in Finance from Albion College and later earned his Masters of Management from Aquinas College. He and his wife, Sarah, have two adult children, Amanda and Adam, and make their home in Monroe County.

• Proud father of three and devoted husband of 34 years to Sue
• He and his wife both grew up in the Jackson area
• Holds a Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Wisconsin, Madison
• Worked at GM in various management and engineering roles for 13 years
• Founder and owner of Orbitform-a leading assembly solutions engineering company for over 20 years
• Past Board Chair of Allegiance Health System (current Board member)
• Active member of Jackson Free Methodist Church, leading major construction/expansion projects
• Served on the Columbia Central School Board in the 80s and 90s

Representative Poleski took office in 2011 for a two-year term.

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After graduating from Battle Creek Lakeview High School a semester early, Rick earned three degrees from the University of Michigan, all by the age of 23. He obtained his Bachelor's degree with high distinction in 1977, his MBA with distinction in 1979 and a JD in 1982.

Following a successful career with Coopers & Lybrand (now PricewaterhouseCoopers), where he became a partner in six years, Rick left his home state of Michigan to help manage Gateway computers. As the 763rd employee to join the company, he guided the growth of Gateway until it became a Fortune 500 company with over 10,000 employees. During these years of rapid growth, Rick was promoted to President and Chief Operating Officer of the company. He ran the day-to-day operations of Gateway and worked directly with Ted Waitt - the founder of the company.

Rick's record of job creation didn't stop when he left Gateway in 1997. After proving he can help build and run a multibillion dollar publicly traded company he chose to return to Michigan and focus his efforts on building new businesses from the ground up.

He raised an unprecedented $200 million in venture capital funds to invest in building startup businesses, taking ideas and translating them into exciting companies. One of Rick's many success stories is the creation of HealthMedia, Inc., which provides internet based wellness and disease management tools. HealthMedia's business plan was crafted on a whiteboard with Rick and a University of Michigan professor, Vic Strecher. With Rick's investment and leadership, the company has created over 130 jobs in Michigan.

Rick has provided early investment and start up assistance for a number of other successful businesses, including Esperion Therapeutics, which was later purchased by Pfizer.

In addition to creating new businesses, Rick has been actively involved in economic development on a statewide and local level in Michigan. Governor Engler appointed Rick to serve as the first Chair of the Michigan Economic Development Corporation in 1999. Rick quickly put in place a strong business model that became one of the nation's leading public-private economic development programs. From 1997 to 2000, Michigan won the prestigious Governor's Cup award from Site Selection magazine every year. This award is presented to the state with the highest number of new or expanded facilities in Site Selection's database. Also under Rick's leadership, in 1999 the Michigan Life Sciences Corridor was launched. During Rick's tenure as Chair, the MEDC initiated legislative efforts for SmartZones to support technology startups. These programs contributed to the formation of new companies across the state.

Rick has also been an economic development leader in Washtenaw County for the past decade. Rick wrote the business plan and was the first Chair for Ann Arbor SPARK - one of the most successful economic development programs in the country. Ann Arbor SPARK's mission is to "advance the development of innovation-based businesses in the Ann Arbor region by offering programs, resources, and proactive support to business at every stage, from start-ups to large organizations looking for expansion opportunities." Using their Open Source approach to economic development, Ann Arbor SPARK has been instrumental in growing new businesses and attracting existing businesses. Programs include Michigan's SmartZone network, the Michigan Life Science and Innovation Center, the Michigan Pre-Seed Capital Fund, the Michigan Innovation Equipment Depot and the Economic Development Coalition of Southeastern Michigan. SPARK recently reported that in 2009 it helped secure $147 million in investments for the region, while helping 33 companies announce expansions with plans to hire a total of 2,118.

Creating more and better jobs was the number one issue for Rick Snyder in this campaign. He understands what it takes to plan and launch a new business. He has the vision and plan for creating jobs throughout the state. Michigan needs businesses to start, grow and flourish in order to be a great state again - and as Governor, Rick will lead the way.

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