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Elena M. Herrada
Elena Herrada was a 2014 Green Party candidate for District 6 of the Michigan House of Representatives. She previously ran for this position in 2012.
Biography
Herrada earned her B.S. in criminal justice and chicano boricua studies in 1980 and her M.A. in industrial relations in 1992 from Wayne State University.[1]
Professionally, Herrada co-founded the Centro Obrero de Detroit, an immigrant rights organization, and Fronteras Nortenas, an organization dedicated to chronicling the lives of Mexicans from Michigan. She has been involved as a community partner with El Museo del Norte, a museum project in Southwest Detroit.[1]
Elena has also served on the Detroit Human Rights Commission and the boards of the ACLU of Michigan, the Michigan Coalition on Human Rights and the National Lawyers Guild.[1]
Herrada has taught at Wayne County Community College, Marygrove College and has been involved in unions and served as a union president.[1]
Herrada was elected to the Detroit School Board in 2012.[1]
Elections
2014
Elections for the Michigan House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election was held on August 5, 2014, and a general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was April 22, 2014. Stephanie Chang defeated Tyrone Carter and five others in the Democratic primary. Tairia Bridges was unopposed in the Republican primary. Chang defeated Bridges in the general election.[2][3][4][5]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic |  Stephanie Chang |
94% | 17,926 | |
| Republican | Tairia Bridges | 6% | 1,149 | |
| Write-in | Donnie MaLone | 0% | 1 | |
| Total Votes | 19,076 | |||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
|
Stephanie Chang |
49.9% | 4,234 |
| Tyrone Carter | 33.2% | 2,820 |
| Elena Herrada | 7.4% | 631 |
| Casondria Walker Keith | 3.3% | 284 |
| Patrick O'Connell | 3% | 255 |
| Eze Ejelonu | 1.8% | 149 |
| Verl Jean Pittman | 1.4% | 120 |
| Total Votes | 8,493 | |
2012
Herrada ran in the 2012 election for Michigan House of Representatives District Sixth District. He ran as a Green Party candidate and was defeated by Rashida Tlaib (D) in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Rashida Tlaib Incumbent |
92.2% | 28,794 | |
| Republican | Darrin Daigle | 5.1% | 1,588 | |
| Green | Elena Herrada | 2.7% | 853 | |
| Total Votes | 31,235 | |||
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term "Elena + Herrada + Michigan + House"
External links
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Legislative profile from Project Vote Smart
- Official campaign website
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Information submitted through Ballotpedia's biographical submission form on July 20, 2014
- ↑ Michigan Secretary of State, "Representative in State Legislature," accessed August 6, 2014
- ↑ Michigan Secretary of State, "Representative in State Legislature," accessed December 5, 2014
- ↑ Michigan Secretary of State, "2014 Official Michigan Primary Candidate Listing," accessed May 27, 2014
- ↑ Michigan Secretary of State, "2014 Official Michigan General Candidate Listing," accessed September 8, 2014
