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Theresa Fougnie
Theresa Fougnie (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Michigan State Senate to represent District 24. She lost in the general election on November 8, 2022.
Fougnie 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 24
Incumbent Ruth Johnson defeated Theresa Fougnie in the general election for Michigan State Senate District 24 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Ruth Johnson (R) | 65.8 | 87,171 |
 | Theresa Fougnie (D)  | 34.2 | 45,316 | |
| Total votes: 132,487 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Michigan State Senate District 24
Theresa Fougnie advanced from the Democratic primary for Michigan State Senate District 24 on August 2, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Theresa Fougnie | 100.0 | 17,777 |
| Total votes: 17,777 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Michigan State Senate District 24
Incumbent Ruth Johnson advanced from the Republican primary for Michigan State Senate District 24 on August 2, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Ruth Johnson | 100.0 | 36,231 |
| Total votes: 36,231 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Douglas Wozniak (R)
Campaign finance
Endorsements
To view Fougnie's endorsements in the 2022 election, please click here.
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Theresa Fougnie completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Fougnie's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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- Living in Michigan means fishing and playing in its beautiful lakes and rivers, having access to abundant produce from its rich farmlands, and sharing space with the native wildlife. As your state senator, I will fight for environmental policies that are sustainable for the future of Michigan. + We must continue to clean up toxic man-made chemicals seeping into our water supply. + We must hold air, land and water polluters accountable. + We must preserve our pollinators (bees, butterflies, etc) that pollinate approximately 30% of our food supply. + We must fund invasive species management initiatives. Michigan's natural environment is a treasure for us to protect and manage wisely.
- It is no secret that our country has a gun violence epidemic. While I am grateful for the bipartisan gun reform bill that has been passed in Congress, I believe that there is more here in Michigan that we can do to ensure our citizens are safe from gun-induced domestic terrorism. As your state senator, I will fight to pass red flag laws that will allow law enforcement to temporarily remove weapons from the possession of a friend or family member who is displaying threatening behavior towards themselves or others. I will work on legislation to ban assault weapons - weapons of war responsible for ~85% of mass shootings - from the general population. I will relentlessly fight to make Michigan safer; common sense gun reform is at the top o
- Civil discourse is imperative to a healthy democracy. As your state senator, I will ensure that I do my part to foster civil discourse. I will: + Listen to my constituents and commit time to hearing ideas, concerns and differing views + Be open and transparent with constituents on issues being considered in the legislature + Prioritize the common good and care for one another as a community + Fight for education funding to ensure that we mandate a good civic education in our schools In our differing views, let's not forget that it is in our freedom of speech, our desire for a more perfect union, our quest for equality, our demand for representation in government, that unites us as citizens and protects our democracy.
Investing in public education is investing in the future of Michigan. A well educated community is a community that has greater civic engagement, healthier lifestyles, lower crime, and higher tax revenues to invest back into their neighborhoods.
As your state senator, I will fight to ensure that we properly fund our schools. We need to equip our teachers with what they need to best fulfill their role in educating our children. I will listen to teachers and administrators and make funding education a priority in the legislature.
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See also
2022 Elections
External links
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