Michigan Senate Races

The Michigan Senate is a conglomerate that has been Republican for what seems like forever. I'm 30 and in my life, I don't think it's ever been led by Democrats. Some could make the argument that it's gerrymandered. The Republicans have only won one Presidential election in Michigan since George H.W. Bush. And it was President Donald Trump. So the discrepancies in the Senate chamber are always wider than they probably should be. Alas, 2018 is a new year and a new chance for many aspiring Senators to take a shot for a Senate seat.

Due to Michigan's new term limit laws, Michigan's legislature has a lot of turnover in legislators. While this was a Constitutional decision, the ramifications are vast. Now elections have turned into hot beds every four years when a seat is up and there's very few incumbents anymore. This shows more than in the Michigan Senate where lawmakers have been bought out by big-money contributors such as gun lobbies and Betsy DeVos. The Michigan Senate has been pushing through particularly aggressive legislation such as allowing and expanding CPLs in schools. They've also voted to eliminate pensions among public servants.

The 2018 elections are going to be nearly as heated as the Presidential election. There's US House and Senate seats open, but there's also many state House and Senate seats open. For example, Michigan is going to be going through a rough election cycle. This might not be more likely than in Michigan's 31st Senate district.

Currently, there is a race between the Democrat Cynthia Luczak (Here's how you can join Cynthia Luczak's team), the Bay County Clerk and the Republicans Kevin Daley and Gary Glenn. Gary Glenn is a rather crazy Representative at the current moment. He's publicly homophobic and has taken many questionable vote. Kevin Daley isn't even the biggest person with his name. That goest to the Harlem Globetrotters star.

It will be interesting to see what plays out on the Republican side, but both candidates from Michigan's 31st Senate district are pretty weak. Glenn is a fiery little dude with a passion for hating gay people. Daley is a failed Senator. He lost his last bid for Michigan Senate to the current Senator Mike Green.

We'll see how the races go in the future, but what makes the district unique is that it's all across the political spectrum. if you look at a map, it looks like bay County is on the left geographically, but it's also on the left politically. Lapeer County is the most geographically east/right and is the most political to the right. It makes it a tough district for any of the candidates to win.