Monique Owens

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Monique Owens

Democratic Party

Elections and appointments

Last election

August 2, 2022

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Monique Owens (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Michigan State Senate to represent District 11. She lost in the Democratic primary on August 2, 2022.

Owens completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. Click here to read the survey answers.

Elections

2022

See also: Michigan State Senate elections, 2022

General election

General election for Michigan State Senate District 11

Veronica Klinefelt defeated incumbent Michael MacDonald in the general election for Michigan State Senate District 11 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Veronica Klinefelt (D)	52.7	56,119
		Michael MacDonald (R)	47.3	50,395

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 106,514
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Michigan State Senate District 11

Veronica Klinefelt defeated Monique Owens in the Democratic primary for Michigan State Senate District 11 on August 2, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Veronica Klinefelt	62.5	13,414
		Monique Owens	37.5	8,056

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 21,470
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• William J. Collins (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for Michigan State Senate District 11

Incumbent Michael MacDonald advanced from the Republican primary for Michigan State Senate District 11 on August 2, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Michael MacDonald	100.0	20,534

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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Mellissa Carone (R)

Campaign themes

2022

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Monique Owens completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Owens' responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.

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Who are you? Tell us about yourself.

I began my career as a public servant working in various departments for the City of Detroit at the age of 18 years old. This opportunity and experience later guided me to become a Wayne County Sheriff’s Deputy for over ten years. While working as a Sheriff, I attended Madonna University, receiving my bachelor’s degree in Political Science with a concentration in Criminal Justice. I continued my education by attending Schoolcraft College Police Academy and became a certified Police Officer. Working for the Wayne County Sheriff’s Department helped me get more involved in my community and create safer environments for families. I have attended Bloomberg Harvard University for city leadership and furnished a certificate in grant writing. In 2017, the City of Eastpointe elected me as the first African American council member and, later, in 2019, the first African American mayor. My greatest accomplishment is being a mother of twin daughters, Kameron and Kayden (13). My children are the ones who inspired me to be the woman I am today.

Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

• Michigan Wins With Owens
• In order to make change, someone has to go first
• Together Moving Forward

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

I believe I can do more at the State level. Our children can be more advanced in language and literary skills by improving our education system. Health Equity for efficient healthcare for all by building partnerships, better policies, and programming. A plan of action to keep our top resource, our water, clean by less dumping and more advanced infrastructure. I want our state to have more economic stability by creating strong Michigan-based products and businesses

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Footnotes

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Current members of the Michigan State Senate

Senators

District 1

Erika Geiss (D)

District 2

Sylvia Santana (D)

District 3

Stephanie Chang (D)

District 4

Darrin Camilleri (D)

District 5

Dayna Polehanki (D)

District 6

Mary Cavanagh (D)

District 7

Jeremy Moss (D)

District 8

Mallory McMorrow (D)

District 9

Michael Webber (R)

District 10

Paul Wojno (D)

District 11

Veronica Klinefelt (D)

District 12

Kevin Hertel (D)

District 13

Rosemary Bayer (D)

District 14

Sue Shink (D)

District 15

Jeff Irwin (D)

District 16

Joseph Bellino (R)

District 17

Jonathan Lindsey (R)

District 18

Thomas Albert (R)

District 19

Sean McCann (D)

District 20

Aric Nesbitt (R)

District 21

Sarah Anthony (D)

District 22

Lana Theis (R)

District 23

Jim Runestad (R)

District 24

Ruth Johnson (R)

District 25

Dan Lauwers (R)

District 26

Kevin Daley (R)

District 27

John Cherry (D)

District 28

Sam Singh (D)

District 29

Winnie Brinks (D)

District 30

Mark Huizenga (R)

District 31

Roger Victory (R)

District 32

Jon Bumstead (R)

District 33

Rick Outman (R)

District 34

Roger Hauck (R)

District 35

Vacant

District 36

Michele Hoitenga (R)

District 37

John Damoose (R)

District 38

Ed McBroom (R)

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