Mary Anne Hering

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Mary Anne Hering

Working Class Party

Elections and appointments

Last election

November 5, 2024

Mary Anne Hering (Working Class Party) (also known as Mardi) ran for election for an at-large seat of the Michigan State Board of Education. She lost in the general election on November 5, 2024.

Elections

2024

See also: Michigan State Board of Education election, 2024

General election

General election for Michigan State Board of Education (2 seats)

The following candidates ran in the general election for Michigan State Board of Education on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Nikki Snyder (R)	24.5	2,507,968
✔		Tom McMillin (R)	24.2	2,477,547
		Theodore Jones (D)	23.6	2,413,996
		Adam Zemke (D)	22.6	2,311,379
		Mary Anne Hering (Working Class Party)	2.3	234,584
		Scott Boman (L)	1.5	152,846
		Christine Schwartz (U.S. Taxpayers Party)	0.9	90,372
	Submit photo	Ted Gerrard (U.S. Taxpayers Party)	0.6	56,683

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 10,245,375
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• N. Jefferey Sparling (G)

Democratic convention

Democratic convention for Michigan State Board of Education (2 seats)

Theodore Jones and Adam Zemke advanced from the Democratic convention for Michigan State Board of Education on August 24, 2024.

		Candidate
✔		Theodore Jones (D)
✔		Adam Zemke (D)

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Republican convention

Republican convention for Michigan State Board of Education (2 seats)

Incumbent Tom McMillin and incumbent Nikki Snyder advanced from the Republican convention for Michigan State Board of Education on August 24, 2024.

		Candidate
✔		Tom McMillin (R)
✔		Nikki Snyder (R)

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Green convention

Green convention for Michigan State Board of Education (2 seats)

N. Jefferey Sparling advanced from the Green convention for Michigan State Board of Education on June 15, 2024.

		Candidate
✔		N. Jefferey Sparling (G)

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Libertarian convention

Libertarian convention for Michigan State Board of Education (2 seats)

Scott Boman advanced from the Libertarian convention for Michigan State Board of Education on July 20, 2024.

		Candidate
✔		Scott Boman (L)

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U.S. Taxpayers Party convention

U.S. Taxpayers Party convention for Michigan State Board of Education (2 seats)

Ted Gerrard and Christine Schwartz advanced from the U.S. Taxpayers Party convention for Michigan State Board of Education on July 27, 2024.

		Candidate
✔	Submit photo	Ted Gerrard (U.S. Taxpayers Party)
✔		Christine Schwartz (U.S. Taxpayers Party)

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Working Class Party convention

Working Class Party convention for Michigan State Board of Education (2 seats)

Mary Anne Hering advanced from the Working Class Party convention for Michigan State Board of Education on June 23, 2024.

		Candidate
✔		Mary Anne Hering (Working Class Party)

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Endorsements

Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Hering in this election.

2022

See also: Michigan State Board of Education election, 2022

General election

General election for Michigan State Board of Education (2 seats)

The following candidates ran in the general election for Michigan State Board of Education on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Pamela Pugh (D)	25.2	2,068,706
✔	Submit photo	Mitchell Robinson (D)	24.2	1,989,022
		Tami Carlone (R)	23.3	1,914,330
		Linda Lee Tarver (R)	22.8	1,873,715
		Mary Anne Hering (Working Class Party)	1.7	135,789
		Donna Gundle-Krieg (L)	1.1	87,353
	Submit photo	Bill Hall (L)	1.1	87,316
		Ethan Hobson (U.S. Taxpayers Party)	0.6	48,248

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 8,204,479
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Democratic convention

Democratic convention for Michigan State Board of Education (2 seats)

Incumbent Pamela Pugh and Mitchell Robinson advanced from the Democratic convention for Michigan State Board of Education on August 21, 2022.

		Candidate
✔		Pamela Pugh (D)
✔	Submit photo	Mitchell Robinson (D)

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Republican convention

Republican convention for Michigan State Board of Education (2 seats)

Tami Carlone and Linda Lee Tarver advanced from the Republican convention for Michigan State Board of Education on August 27, 2022.

		Candidate
✔		Tami Carlone (R)
✔		Linda Lee Tarver (R)

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Libertarian convention

Libertarian convention for Michigan State Board of Education (2 seats)

Donna Gundle-Krieg and Bill Hall advanced from the Libertarian convention for Michigan State Board of Education on July 10, 2022.

		Candidate
✔		Donna Gundle-Krieg (L)
✔	Submit photo	Bill Hall (L)

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U.S. Taxpayers Party convention

U.S. Taxpayers Party convention for Michigan State Board of Education (2 seats)

Ethan Hobson advanced from the U.S. Taxpayers Party convention for Michigan State Board of Education on July 23, 2022.

		Candidate
✔		Ethan Hobson (U.S. Taxpayers Party)

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Working Class Party convention

Working Class Party convention for Michigan State Board of Education (2 seats)

Mary Anne Hering advanced from the Working Class Party convention for Michigan State Board of Education on June 26, 2022.

		Candidate
✔		Mary Anne Hering (Working Class Party)

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2020

See also: Michigan State Board of Education election, 2020

General election

General election for Michigan State Board of Education (2 seats)

The following candidates ran in the general election for Michigan State Board of Education on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Ellen Lipton (D)	24.6	2,472,087
✔		Jason Strayhorn (D)	23.5	2,368,523
	Submit photo	Michelle Frederick (R)	23.0	2,316,051
		Tami Carlone (R)	22.8	2,291,915
		Mary Anne Hering (Working Class Party)	1.5	147,345
	Submit photo	Bill Hall (L)	1.2	124,758
	Submit photo	Richard Hewer (L)	0.9	91,661
	Submit photo	Hali McEachern (Working Class Party)	0.8	82,700
	Submit photo	Karen Adams (U.S. Taxpayers Party of Michigan)	0.8	80,299
	Submit photo	Tom Mair (G)	0.6	58,397
	Submit photo	Douglas Levesque (U.S. Taxpayers Party of Michigan)	0.3	34,033

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 10,067,769
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Democratic convention

Democratic convention for Michigan State Board of Education (2 seats)

Ellen Lipton and Jason Strayhorn advanced from the Democratic convention for Michigan State Board of Education on August 29, 2020.

		Candidate
✔		Ellen Lipton (D)
✔		Jason Strayhorn (D)

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Republican convention

Republican convention for Michigan State Board of Education (2 seats)

Tami Carlone and Michelle Frederick advanced from the Republican convention for Michigan State Board of Education on August 29, 2020.

		Candidate
✔		Tami Carlone (R)
✔	Submit photo	Michelle Frederick (R)

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Green convention

Green convention for Michigan State Board of Education (2 seats)

Tom Mair advanced from the Green convention for Michigan State Board of Education on June 20, 2020.

		Candidate
✔	Submit photo	Tom Mair (G)

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Libertarian convention

Libertarian convention for Michigan State Board of Education (2 seats)

Bill Hall and Richard Hewer advanced from the Libertarian convention for Michigan State Board of Education on July 18, 2020.

		Candidate
✔	Submit photo	Bill Hall (L)
✔	Submit photo	Richard Hewer (L)

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U.S. Taxpayers Party of Michigan convention

U.S. Taxpayers Party of Michigan convention for Michigan State Board of Education (2 seats)

Karen Adams and Douglas Levesque advanced from the U.S. Taxpayers Party of Michigan convention for Michigan State Board of Education on July 25, 2020.

		Candidate
✔	Submit photo	Karen Adams (U.S. Taxpayers Party of Michigan)
✔	Submit photo	Douglas Levesque (U.S. Taxpayers Party of Michigan)

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Working Class Party convention

Working Class Party convention for Michigan State Board of Education (2 seats)

Mary Anne Hering and Hali McEachern advanced from the Working Class Party convention for Michigan State Board of Education on July 26, 2020.

		Candidate
✔		Mary Anne Hering (Working Class Party)
✔	Submit photo	Hali McEachern (Working Class Party)

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2018

See also: Michigan State Board of Education election, 2018

General election

General election for Michigan State Board of Education (2 seats)

The following candidates ran in the general election for Michigan State Board of Education on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Judith Pritchett (D)	25.2	1,830,312
✔		Tiffany Tilley (D)	24.0	1,743,379
		Tami Carlone (R)	22.3	1,615,129
		Richard Zeile (R)	20.3	1,473,904
		Mary Anne Hering (Working Class Party)	1.7	125,693
		Scott Boman (L)	1.7	125,309
	Submit photo	Logan Smith (Working Class Party)	1.3	91,077
	Submit photo	John Tatar (L)	1.1	80,414
	Submit photo	Karen Adams (U.S. Taxpayers Party)	1.0	72,639
		Sherry A. Wells (G)	0.8	61,493
	Submit photo	Douglas Levesque (U.S. Taxpayers Party)	0.4	32,326

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 7,251,675
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2014

See also: Dearborn Public Schools elections (2014)

The election in Dearborn featured three at-large seats up for general election on November 4, 2014. Mariam Bazzi, Michael Meade and Mary K. Petlichkoff defeated fellow challengers Michelle Audia, Rodger Bartles, Nofila Haidar, Ahmed Harhara, Mary Anne Hering, Kenneth Jannot Jr., Ghinwah Karkaba and Christopher Robert Paulsen for the seats. Incumbents Pamela Adams, Hussein Berry and James Schoolmaster did not file for re-election.

Funding

Hering did not report any contributions or expenditures during the election, according to the Wayne County Elections Division.

Endorsements

Hering did not receive any official endorsements during the election.

What was at stake?

Issues in the election

September 30 candidate forum

Ten of the 11 candidates for the school board attended a candidate forum to discuss issues facing the district. The primary topic was supporting recent immigrant students learning English. Christopher Robert Paulsen proposed opening a new school specifically for these students to provide additional support if sufficient funds were available. Former board member Mary K. Petlichkoff criticized the proposal as potentially isolating the students and expressed support for the district’s existing program.

Both Rodger Bartles and Mariam Bazzi agreed that the school district's English teaching programs were already strong. Bartles suggested increasing funding to expand the programs, and Bazzi recommended reaching out to the students' parents to help them learn English, as well. Mary Anne Hering questioned whether the district had enough teachers capable of educating these students, and she proposed bringing in an expert to consult with the district about its programs and ways to improve them. Ahmed Harhara was the only candidate who did not attend the forum.

Campaign themes

2024

Mary Anne Hering did not complete Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey.

Other survey responses

Ballotpedia identified the following surveys, interviews, and questionnaires Hering completed for other organizations. If you are aware of a link that should be added, email us.

• Chalkbeat Detroit

2022

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2020

Mary Anne Hering did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.

Campaign finance summary

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Mary Anne Hering campaign contribution history

Year	Office	Status	Contributions	Expenditures
2024*	Michigan State Board of Education	Lost general	$0	$0
2022	Michigan State Board of Education	Lost general	$0	$0
Grand total			$0	$0
Sources: OpenSecrets,  Federal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
* Data from this year may not be complete

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