DLCC Hires Schauer to
Rally Democratic Seats
The Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee (DLCC)
recently hired Mark Schauer, former Michigan gubernatorial candidate, to be the
director for the committee’s Advantage 2020 program. Advantage 2020 is a
program where Mr. Schauer and his team will work with state leaders and
partners in the Democratic community to help gain back control in state legislatures
across the country. As 36 states, including Michigan, have their lawmakers
directly involved in the redistricting process, it’s imperative to Mr. Schauer
and the DLCC to increase the number of Democrats in state legislatures before
the 2021 redrawing to avoid Republican’s having an upper hand in the
process.
U.S. Representative Dave
Trott Announces Staff
U.S. Representative Dave Trott (R-Birmingham) has
appointed Doug Tietz as his district director and Katie Campbell as staff
assistant, both of whom worked on the Representative’s campaign. Carol Ann
Fausome has been selected as Representative Trott’s constituent advocate. He
also appointed Kristine Zrinyl, Henry Gembis, Connie Hudas, and Nick Kennedy as
his district representatives.
Lindsay Vogelsberg
Promoted to Director
House Speaker Kevin Cotter’s (R-Mt. Pleasant) Deputy
Legislative Director Lindsay Vogelsberg will replace Jeremy Hendges as Legislative
Director, effective March 2nd. Mr. Hendges is departing the
Speaker’s office to join the Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC). Ms.
Vogelsberg has served as Deputy Legislative Director to both Speaker Cotter and
former House Speaker Jase Bolger in addition to serving as a lead staffer for
former Representative Bob Genetski.
Lon Johnson Reelected
Democratic Chair
At the Democratic Convention this past Saturday, Lon
Johnson was reelected as the party’s Chair, granting him his second term and
another shot at a gubernatorial win. As expected, no one ran against Chairman
Johnson for the race, despite the party’s frustration with the 2014 election
results. When accepting his position, Chairman Johnson stated that the party
needed to set higher goals and hopes to begin this path by better engaging the
delegates in the state party.
Middle Eastern American
Commission Created
Governor Rick Snyder created the Middle Eastern American
Commission this week to be housed in the Department of Civil Rights. The
Commission will succeed the Council on Arab and Chaldean American Affairs,
which Governor Snyder created in 2013. The Governor did not provide a timeline
for making appointments to the Commission but stated that a commission will
have greater visibility and authority than that of a council.