Metro Let The Races Begin! Candidates file nominating petitions for election season. I n the Aug. 3 Primary, Michigan voters will narrow the races for the Nov. 2 General Election. The filing deadline was May 11. Candidates for selected races within the JN readership area follow: U.S. Congress • 8th District — Lansing extending to the north Oakland County com- munities of Holly, Groveland, Brandon, Oxford, Addison, Rose, Springfield and Independence townships and part of Orion Township Republican: Mike Rogers, incumbent, of Brighton Democrat: Kande Nglamulaume of East Lansing • 9th District — Pontiac, Lake Angelus, Keego Harbor, Sylvan Lake, Orchard Lake, Farmington, Farmington Hills, Franklin, Bingham Farms, Beverly Hills, Birmingham, Berkley, Royal Oak, Clawson, Troy, Bloomfield Hills, Rochester, Rochester Hills, Auburn Hills, West Bloomfield Township, Oakland Township, most of Waterford Township and part of Orion Township R: Paul Welday, Andrew Raczkowski, both of Farmington Hills; Richard D. Kuhn of Waterford; Anna Janek of West Bloomfield Township D: Gary Peters, incumbent, of Bloomfield Township • 11th District — western Wayne County and the Oakland County communi- ties of Highland, White Lake, Milford, Commerce, Lyon and part of Waterford townships as well as Walled Lake, Wolverine Lake, Wixom, Novi, South Lyon, Milford and part of Northville R: Thaddeus McCotter, incumbent, of Livonia D: Natalie Mosher of Canton • 12th District — much of Macomb County plus Southfield, Lathrup Village, Huntington Woods, Oak Park, Royal Oak Township, Ferndale, Pleasant Ridge, Hazel Park, Madison Heights and part of Royal Oak R: Donald Cecil Volaric of Clinton Township D: Sander Levin, incumbent, of Royal Oak, Mike Switalski of Roseville Governor R: Oakland County Sheriff Mike Bouchard of Birmingham, U.S. Rep. Pete Hoekstra of Holland, Attorney General Mike Cox of Livonia, Ann Arbor businessman Rick Snyder and state Sen. Tom George of Kalamazoo County D: House Speaker Andy Dillon of Redford Township and Lansing Mayor Virg Bernero The governor serves a four-year term. Oakland County Board of Commissioners • District 5 — Lake Angelus, Keego Harbor, Sylvan Lake, parts of Waterford and West Bloomfield townships R: John Scott, incumbent, and James F. McCarthy, both of Waterford Township No Democrat filed. • District 9 — Novi, Novi Township, part of Northville R: Kim T. Capello, incumbent, of Novi; Kathy Crawford and Jeffrey Bowdell, both of Novi No Democrat filed • District 20 — Birmingham, Bloomfield Hills, parts of Troy and Bloomfield Township R: David Potts, incumbent, of Birmingham; David L. Wisz and E. Lynne Risdon, both of Birmingham D: Daniel J.K. Murray of Bloomfield Hills • District 23 — most of Southfield D: Ronald R. James, Nancy L. Quarles, John E. Reeves and Tim Wirkus, all of Southfield No Republican filed Incumbent Democrat Eric Coleman of Southfield is seeking a state House seat. • District 25 — Ferndale, Hazel Park, part of Royal Oak R: Richard Parisi of Hazel Park D: Craig Covey of Ferndale and Ruel E. McPherson of Hazel Park Incumbent Democrat David Coulter of Ferndale is running for state Senate. A key responsibility of the 25-member coun- 26 May 20 • 2010 • 01 • • • • • • • • • ••••'•%* ••••• • • • 111111111111111111111=111111111111.1111111111111111111111111111 2010 State Senate • District 13 — Birmingham, Bloomfield Hills, Royal Oak, Clawson, Madison Heights, Troy and Bloomfield Township R: John Pappageorge, incumbent, of Troy, Roi Chinn of Bloomfield Hills and David Kniffen of Troy D: Aaron Bailey of Royal Oak State House • District 26 — Royal Oak, Madison Heights R: Ken Rosen and William A. Shaw, both of Royal Oak D: Kevin K. McLogan and Jim Townsend, both of Royal Oak Incumbent Democrat Marie Donigan of Royal Oak is not seeking re-election. • District 14 — Farmington, Farmington Hills, Southfield, Franklin, Bingham Farms, Beverly Hills, Lathrup Village, Southfield Township, Berkley, Huntington Woods, Oak park, Royal Oak Township, Pleasant Ridge, Ferndale and Hazel Park D: State Rep. Vincent Gregory of Southfield, County Commissioner David Coulter of Ferndale, Howard Worthy, Anthony Stafford McDonald and Derhun Daniel Saunders, all of Southfield R: Michael A. Peters of Farmington Hills and James M. Hardin of Southfield Incumbent Democrat Gilda Jacobs is term limited. • District 35 — Southfield R: Michael Weinenger of Southfield D: Eric Coleman of Southfield and Rudy Hobbs of Lathrup Village Incumbent Democrat Vincent Gregory is running for state Senate. • District 15 — Holly, Rose, Highland, White Lake, Milford, Lyon, Commerce and West Bloomfield townships and Orchard lake, Walled Lake, Wolverine Lake, Wixom, Novi and part of Northville R: Kerry Bentivolio of Milford, Mike Kowall of White Lake Township and John Cyrus Mohi of West Bloomfield, Alan Stephens of Milford, Paul Graves of Milford and Steven Valentini of Novi D: Tom Crawford of Milford, Christopher P. Maloney of Northville and Pam Jackson of Commerce Township Incumbent Republican Nancy Cassis of Novi is term limited. State senators serve four-year terms. • District 39 — most of West Bloomfield Township, Commerce Township, Wolverine Lake R: Lois Shulman of West Bloomfield Township, Albert Clawson of Commerce Township, David Wolkinson of West Bloomfield Township and Karl Sipfle of Commerce Township D: Incumbent Lisa Brown of West Bloomfield Township • District 43 — Waterford Township, Lake Angelus, part of West Bloomfield Township R: incumbent Gail Haines of Lake Angelus and Neil Billington of Waterford Township D: Regina Strong Scott of West Bloomfield Township • District 44 — Highland, White Lake, Springfield and Independence town- ships R: Eileen Kowall, incumbent, of White Lake Township and Rick Gutowski of Clarkson D: Phil Fabrizio of Highland Township State representatives serve two-year terms. The deadline to register to vote in the primary is July 6. ty commission is to approve the county bud- get. Commissioners serve two-year terms. U.S. representatives serve two-year terms. 41 .•••• • The general election is Nov. 2.