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Trustee of Michigan State University
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Kelly Tebay ZemkeOfficial portrait — MSU Board of Trustees

Kelly Tebay Zemke

Candidate for Trustee of Michigan State University

DemocraticIncumbent

Background

Occupation
Director of government and external relations, The Henry Ford
Campaign website
kellyformsu.com

MSU trustee since January 2019 (listed by the university as Kelly Tebay) and the board's 2025 chair. She holds two MSU degrees and works in government and external relations at The Henry Ford museum in Dearborn.

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Photo: Official portrait — MSU Board of Trustees

Documented positions

Public safety

  • Supported building MSU's Center for Survivors

    Accomplishments & Priorities - Kelly for MSU

    Campaign website · Kelly Tebay Zemke for MSU · kellyformsu.com

    “Built the nationally-recognized Center for Survivors of sexual abuse and domestic violence”
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Education

  • Proposes expanding MSU's free-tuition program further

    Accomplishments & Priorities - Kelly for MSU

    Campaign website · Kelly Tebay Zemke for MSU · kellyformsu.com

    “MSU's first free-tuition program for students, even further to give more future Spartan Michiganders affordable access to MSU”
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Housing

Economy & jobs

  • Voted for neutrality and card-check policy for campus unions

    Accomplishments & Priorities - Kelly for MSU

    Campaign website · Kelly Tebay Zemke for MSU · kellyformsu.com

    “Passed Board policy requiring administrative neutrality and the use of the card check process during union organizing”
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Health & human services

  • Secured free student visits at MSU's campus health center

    Accomplishments & Priorities - Kelly for MSU

    Campaign website · Kelly Tebay Zemke for MSU · kellyformsu.com

    “Opened MSU's on-campus health center to students free of charge up-to three times per year”
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Other issues in this race

Other candidates in this race addressed these topics. We found no documented position from Kelly Tebay Zemke on them.

  • Taxes & budgetNo documented position found.
  • Government & transparencyNo documented position found.

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