Working together, we can build a more caring, just, and prosperous Michigan.

​My family and I love living in Washtenaw County. But our community faces serious challenges, and we need a new approach. As a Peace Corps volunteer, a teacher, an activist, and an elected leader, I am a passionate champion for the change we need.

I’m running for State Senator because we need a leader who believes that politics should be about people, not profit. Because we need a leader who marches with us in the picket lines—and stands up for us in Lansing. We need a leader who listens and who builds bridges. A leader who can hit the ground running and never stop.

I have the grit, the policy insight, and the elected experience we need. As your State Senator, I will fight for excellent public schools, clean air and water, and an economy that works for everyone.

Together, we can create a Michigan we all believe in. I am asking for your support on August 7th. 

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A Democrat running in Michigan's State Senate District 18, 
​County Commissioner Michelle Deatrick offers an authentic progressive vision for building a movement to take back our state and country from the forces of big money. She will work to create a Michigan that values people over profit, with a future that offers hope and opportunity to all.  ​

BOLD.

From picket line to podium, Michelle works closely with grassroots activists and community members--and she's committed to continue doing so when she's in Lansing. Michelle led a coalition of progressive groups to organize the Ann Arbor Women’s March: more than 11,000 people marched in solidarity–and in 2018, she did it again. When lecturers at a public university were threatened with 25% pay cuts, she stood with them. With gas pipelines threatening children’s safety, she's fighting back.

AUTHENTIC.

​With her ​strong background in public policy and teaching, ​Michelle knows that we must invest in our public schools to create vibrant classrooms where our children thrive. As an environmental advocate and co-founder of the Michigan Small Farm Council, she works to preserve our small and family farms. A former Peace Corps Volunteer in rural Kenya, Michelle is dedicated to creating a more equal Michigan with a growing number of good-paying jobs and a tax system that doesn't favor big business--because we need an economy and government that work for everyone.

PROGRESSIVE.

What Democrats are doing in Lansing and DC isn't working. We need a new approach: Michelle is building the movement to take back our state and country and to create a Michigan with excellent public schools, clean water and air, health care for all, and an economy that works for everyone.
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