AIPAC spending helped U.S. Rep. Shri Thanedar of Detroit survive a contested primary, all but ensuring his reelection to a second term.
Simon D. Schuster
Simon D. Schuster is a Capitol Reporter for Bridge Michigan. Simon joined Bridge Michigan in 2024 after working as MLive's senior political reporter and later covering politics on their investigative team. He spent three years tracking the influence of political money in Michigan as executive director of the Michigan Campaign Finance Network, a nonpartisan nonprofit. A Michigan native, Simon received a bachelor's and a master of public policy from Michigan State University, where he was a policy fellow at the Institute for Public Policy and Social Research. Outside of work you'll find him in Detroit, backpacking northern Michigan or visiting his fiancée in Scandinavia. He lives in Lansing.
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In Michigan, Donald Trump predicts ‘destruction and death’ under Democrats
Donald Trump and Democratic critics cited competing data as they accused each other of presiding over a rise in violent crime. Here are the facts.
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What Michigan’s primary portends for Trump, Harris presidential election
Turnout was sluggish in Tuesday’s Michigan primary, but experts say voter enthusiasm is sky-high heading in the November presidential election between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris.
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Michigan primary results: Junge, McDonald Rivet win in 8th Congressional District
Primary winners will advance to the general election for the chance to replace outgoing U.S. Rep. Dan Kildee in Michigan’s 8th Congressional District, which is expected to be among the most competitive in the country.
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Michigan election results: Paul Hudson wins GOP primary, will face Rep. Hillary Scholten
Paul Hudson wins Republican primary in west Michigan for chance to take on Democratic U.S. Rep. Hillary Scholten.
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Big bucks fuel battle for Michigan House. See top donors to Democrats, GOP
The DeVos family is again funding Republican efforts to flip the Michigan House, but labor unions are back to help Democrats try to retain their two-seat majority.
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Republican congressional candidates fight to reclaim west Michigan, a former stronghold
Hillary Scholten is the first Democrat to represent the Grand Rapids region in Congress in four decades. Republicans Michael Markey and Paul Hudson want the seat back but are mired in a bitter fight.
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Detroit lawyer: My friend, JD Vance, ditched beliefs for ‘money and power’
A Michigander who became friends with JD Vance at Yale Law School is releasing years of email correspondence and accusing him of ‘political opportunism’
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Michigan Supreme Court candidate may face disbarment — after the election
Republican Matt DePerno argues a disciplinary board decision that could stop him from serving shouldn’t matter in the election, despite that scenario offering Gov. Gretchen Whitmer another appointment on the court.
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Many Michigan delegates backing Kamala Harris — but not everyone convinced
Democratic delegates will decide the party’s new presidential nominee next month. Many from Michigan say they’re backing Kamala Harris in order to avoid a messy convention fight.