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Board Member, Keweenaw Heartlands Recreation and Natural Resources Authority

Partial Term Ending 12/31/2028

Vote for
2
Term
4 years
Candidates
7
Election
Nov 3, 2026

What this office does: A board member is one of the officials who govern the authority that manages public recreation, forest and natural resource interests on Keweenaw Heartlands land.

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Jeremy Bos

No party listed

Associate professor, Michigan Technological University

The gist

  • Supports choosing board members for their qualifications.
  • Supports governance that sustains the Heartlands for a century.
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  1. Supports choosing board members for their qualifications.

    Several Heartlands Authority Board candidates share thoughts on the forest's future

    News coverage · The Keweenaw Report · keweenawreport.com

    “You need to choose people who are going to be affected by the job and know the job inside and out”

  2. Supports governance that sustains the Heartlands for a century.

    Keweenaw Heartlands authority board candidates introduce themselves at public forum

    News coverage · WLUC-TV6 · uppermichiganssource.com

    “must sustainly support the Heartlands for the next century”

Richard J. Marsh

No party listed

Secretary, Calumet Keweenaw Sportsmen's Club

The gist

  • Supports close work with local governments and partners.
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  1. Supports close work with local governments and partners.

    Several Heartlands Authority Board candidates share thoughts on the forest's future

    News coverage · The Keweenaw Report · keweenawreport.com

    “We need to work very closely with our partners, our local governments, the transition groups, and continue to move this thing forward.”

Ramon C. Simonson

No party listed

The gist

  • Proposes an advisory committee of agency representatives.
  • Supports broad public input on board decisions.
More about Ramon
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  1. Proposes an advisory committee of agency representatives.

    Several Heartlands Authority Board candidates share thoughts on the forest's future

    News coverage · The Keweenaw Report · keweenawreport.com

    “I think there should be an advisory committee set up with all the representatives to reach all the agencies”

  2. Supports broad public input on board decisions.

    Keweenaw Heartlands authority board candidates introduce themselves at public forum

    News coverage · WLUC-TV6 · uppermichiganssource.com

    “to keep the public very involved in this process”

Kevin Tita

No party listed

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  • Supports keeping the Heartlands forest open to the public.
  • Supports continuing the advisory committee's public input process.
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  1. Supports keeping the Heartlands forest open to the public.

    Keweenaw Heartlands authority board candidates introduce themselves at public forum

    News coverage · WLUC-TV6 · uppermichiganssource.com

    “a once-in-a-generation opportunity to protect this forest for everyone”

  2. Supports continuing the advisory committee's public input process.

    Several Heartlands Authority Board candidates share thoughts on the forest's future

    News coverage · The Keweenaw Report · keweenawreport.com

    “Continuing the impressive amount of public input that was put into it through the Advisory Committee is imperative”

James Vivian III

No party listed

Founding committee member, Keweenaw Outdoor Recreation Coalition

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No documented position found.

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