VETTED CANDIDATES

Please see Hartland Voters vetting process of candidates seeking the vote of our community. An initial questionnaire was mailed/emailed to every candidate running for the following races. Once completed and if there was additional information needed, candidates were then either offered an opportunity for an in person interview or given follow up questions. Please note that several candidates chose not to participate in this vetting process at all and therefore are not listed below. For any incumbents running that decided to engage in this process, their time of service and stance on policies/topics were taken into consideration. Though the Primary Election filing deadline has passed, there is still time for candidates to file for the General Election.

Update: Hartland Voters candidate vetting process is now complete. The Endorsement Committee has voted. Please note, no candidate or candidate’s campaign members are on this Endorsement Committee and therefore has no say in the voting process. Please see HVs 2024 Endorsed Candidates page.

Hartland Candidates

Hartland Township Board of Trustees (4 4yr seats) - Primary Election
Candidates completed the initial questionnaire and had a follow up interview
   ~ Denise O’Connell (incumbent)
   ~ Summer McMullen (incumbent)
   ~ Joseph Petrucci (incumbent)
   ~ Lou Ann Lathrop
   ~ Brett Lubeski

Hartland School Board of Trustees (2 6yr seats, 1 2yr seat) - General Election
Candidates completed the initial questionnaire and was sent follow up questions
   ~ Angela Yarber
   ~ Tyffany Baird
~ Jeff Scott

Cromaine Library Board of Trustees (3 4yr seats) - General Election
Candidate completed the initial questionnaire and was sent follow up questions
   ~ Julie Bellanti
~ Kim Armstrong
Candidate sent the initial questionnaire
~ William Bolin
Candidate completed initial questionnaire
   ~ Holly Naylor (incumbent, not interested in possible endorsement or going any further)

County Candidates

County Commissioner, District 4 (1 4yr seat) - Primary Election
Candidate completed the initial questionnaire and was sent follow up questions
   ~ Wes Nakagiri (incumbent)

Prosecuting Attorney (1 4yr seat - unopposed) - General Election
Candidate completed initial questionnaire (with extra questions)
   ~ Carolyn Henry
(Note: This is an exception to HVs normal race endorsements. The Vetting/Endorsing Committee voted to approve this exception for endorsement consideration)

State Candidates

State Representative, District 50 (1 2yr seat) - Primary Election
Candidates completed the initial questionnaire and had a follow up interview
   ~ Jason Woolford
   ~ Kristina Lyke
   ~ Robert Bezotte (incumbent)

Hartland Voters candidate vetting process is based on many factors. Listed below are just a few of them:

Community involvement and the amount of engagement with the position they are seeking
America’s heritage and founding documents (ex: Constitution, Declaration of Independence)
The role of the government and our God-given rights
View on the importance of family and the next generation
If a candidate is an incumbent, how they voted or stances they took on matters during their time of service are considered

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