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Dennis Denno
2023 - Present
2031
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Dennis Denno (Democratic Party) is an at-large member of the Michigan State University Board of Trustees. He assumed office on January 1, 2023. His current term ends on January 1, 2031.
Denno (Democratic Party) ran for election for an at-large seat of the Michigan State University Board of Trustees. He won in the general election on November 8, 2022.
Biography
Dennis Denno earned a B.A. in political science from Michigan State University in 1992 and an M.A. in Middle Eastern studies from the University of Michigan in 1994. Denno's career experience includes owning Denno Research LLC and working as the chief of staff to former Michigan state senators Virgil Smith and Buzz Thomas.[1]
Elections
2022
See also: Michigan State Board of Regents election, 2022
General election
General election for Michigan State University Board of Trustees (2 seats)
The following candidates ran in the general election for Michigan State University Board of Trustees on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Renee Knake Jefferson (D) | 24.9 | 1,990,753 |
| ✔ |  | Dennis Denno (D) | 24.3 | 1,944,257 |
 | Mike Balow (R)  | 24.2 | 1,936,548 | |
 | Travis Menge (R) | 23.2 | 1,857,798 | |
| Claranna Gelineau (L) | 1.2 | 99,778 | ||
| Max Riekse (L) | 1.1 | 84,267 | ||
 | Robin Laurain (G) | 1.0 | 79,143 | |
| Total votes: 7,992,544 | |||
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Democratic convention
Democratic convention for Michigan State University Board of Trustees (2 seats)
Incumbent Renee Knake Jefferson and Dennis Denno advanced from the Democratic convention for Michigan State University Board of Trustees on August 21, 2022.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | | Renee Knake Jefferson (D) |
| ✔ | | Dennis Denno (D) |
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Republican convention
Republican convention for Michigan State University Board of Trustees (2 seats)
Mike Balow and Travis Menge advanced from the Republican convention for Michigan State University Board of Trustees on August 27, 2022.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | | Mike Balow (R) |
| ✔ | | Travis Menge (R) |
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Green convention
Green convention for Michigan State University Board of Trustees (2 seats)
Robin Laurain advanced from the Green convention for Michigan State University Board of Trustees on April 23, 2022.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | | Robin Laurain (G) |
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Libertarian convention
Libertarian convention for Michigan State University Board of Trustees (2 seats)
Claranna Gelineau and Max Riekse advanced from the Libertarian convention for Michigan State University Board of Trustees on July 10, 2022.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | Claranna Gelineau (L) | |
| ✔ | Max Riekse (L) | |
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Campaign finance
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Dennis Denno did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign website
Denno’s campaign website stated the following:
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| —Dennis Denno’s campaign website (2022)[3] | ||
See also
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External links
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Candidate Michigan State University Board of Trustees |
Officeholder Michigan State University Board of Trustees |
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Footnotes
- ↑ LinkedIn, "Dennis Denno," accessed December 5, 2022
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Dennis Denno’s campaign website, “Issues,” accessed October 31, 2022
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