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Farid Ishac
Farid Ishac (Libertarian Party) ran for election for an at-large seat of the Wayne State University Board of Governors. He lost in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Ishac completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Farid Ishac was born in Livonia, Michigan. He earned a high school diploma from Detroit Catholic Central High School, a bachelor's degree in 1984, and a graduate degree from Wayne State University in 1996. His career experience includes working as an engineer.[1]
Elections
2024
See also: Michigan State Board of Regents election, 2024
General election
General election for Wayne State University Board of Governors (2 seats)
The following candidates ran in the general election for Wayne State University Board of Governors on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Michael Busuito (R) | 24.7 | 2,438,023 |
| ✔ |  | Sunny Reddy (R)  | 23.9 | 2,360,076 |
 | Mark Gaffney (D) | 23.3 | 2,304,178 | |
 | Rasha Demashkieh (D) | 23.2 | 2,294,146 | |
 | Suzanne Roehrig (Working Class Party) | 1.8 | 180,581 | |
 | Farid Ishac (L) | 0.9 | 91,730 | |
 | Sami Makhoul (G) | 0.8 | 80,047 | |
| William Mohr II (U.S. Taxpayers Party) | 0.7 | 70,692 | ||
| Kathleen Oakford (Natural Law Party) | 0.6 | 63,768 | ||
| Total votes: 9,883,241 | |||
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Democratic convention
Democratic convention for Wayne State University Board of Governors (2 seats)
Incumbent Mark Gaffney and Rasha Demashkieh advanced from the Democratic convention for Wayne State University Board of Governors on August 24, 2024.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | | Mark Gaffney (D) |
| ✔ | | Rasha Demashkieh (D) |
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Republican convention
Republican convention for Wayne State University Board of Governors (2 seats)
Incumbent Michael Busuito and Sunny Reddy advanced from the Republican convention for Wayne State University Board of Governors on August 24, 2024.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | | Michael Busuito (R) |
| ✔ | | Sunny Reddy (R) |
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Green convention
Green convention for Wayne State University Board of Governors (2 seats)
Sami Makhoul advanced from the Green convention for Wayne State University Board of Governors on June 15, 2024.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | | Sami Makhoul (G) |
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Libertarian convention
Libertarian convention for Wayne State University Board of Governors (2 seats)
Farid Ishac advanced from the Libertarian convention for Wayne State University Board of Governors on July 20, 2024.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | | Farid Ishac (L) |
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Natural Law Party convention
Natural Law Party convention for Wayne State University Board of Governors (2 seats)
Kathleen Oakford advanced from the Natural Law Party convention for Wayne State University Board of Governors on April 17, 2024.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | Kathleen Oakford (Natural Law Party) | |
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U.S. Taxpayers Party convention
U.S. Taxpayers Party convention for Wayne State University Board of Governors (2 seats)
William Mohr II advanced from the U.S. Taxpayers Party convention for Wayne State University Board of Governors on July 27, 2024.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | William Mohr II (U.S. Taxpayers Party) | |
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Working Class Party convention
Working Class Party convention for Wayne State University Board of Governors (2 seats)
Suzanne Roehrig advanced from the Working Class Party convention for Wayne State University Board of Governors on June 23, 2024.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | | Suzanne Roehrig (Working Class Party) |
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Ishac in this election.
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Farid Ishac completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Ishac's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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- Reduce cost to make it more affordable to more students
- Bring more national exposure to WSU and make it more world-class
- Make WSU a place where all are welcome
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on October 9, 2024
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