State

State Representative, 109th District

Vote for: 1
Term: 2 years
Candidates: 2
Election: Nov 3, 2026

What this office does: A state representative votes on Michigan laws and the state budget on behalf of the district.

Covers Marquette, Alger and Baraga counties and part of Dickinson County.

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Anna Aho Rink

Democratic

Physician assistant · Marquette

The gist

Pledges to increase health care funding for the U.P.
Supports better teacher pay and public school resources.
Supports workers' rights and union jobs.
Supports more resources for first responders.
Pledges to protect water, land and air from polluters.

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Pledges to increase health care funding for the U.P.
Anna Aho Rink for State Representative
Campaign website · Anna Aho Rink for State Representative · annaahorink4mi.com
“In Lansing, I'll fight to increase health care funding and bring care back to the UP.”
Supports better teacher pay and public school resources.
Anna Aho Rink for State Representative
Campaign website · Anna Aho Rink for State Representative · annaahorink4mi.com
“Anna will fight for public schools, better pay for teachers, and resources that help students succeed.”
Supports workers' rights and union jobs.
Anna Aho Rink for State Representative
Campaign website · Anna Aho Rink for State Representative · annaahorink4mi.com
“Anna will stand shoulder to shoulder with working people, protect workers' rights”
Supports more resources for first responders.
Anna Aho Rink for State Representative
Campaign website · Anna Aho Rink for State Representative · annaahorink4mi.com
“Safe communities mean investing in first responders and tackling the root causes of crime.”
Pledges to protect water, land and air from polluters.
Anna Aho Rink for State Representative
Campaign website · Anna Aho Rink for State Representative · annaahorink4mi.com
“Anna will work to protect our water, land, and air from polluters”

Karl Bohnak

RepublicanIncumbent

State Representative; meteorologist · Deerton

The gist

Sponsored law limiting corporate bulk purchases of single-family homes.
Sponsored House-passed medical debt protections.
Supports joining the interstate counseling compact.
Voted for a budget with $250 million for rural hospitals.

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Sponsored law limiting corporate bulk purchases of single-family homes.
About Karl — VoteBohnak.com
Campaign website · Karl Bohnak 4 State Rep · votebohnak.com
“it bars a corporation that already owns more than 100 single-family homes in Michigan from purchasing additional single-family homes in the state”
Sponsored House-passed medical debt protections.
About Karl — VoteBohnak.com
Campaign website · Karl Bohnak 4 State Rep · votebohnak.com
“Karl was the primary sponsor of House Bill 6073, part of a bipartisan medical-debt package”
Supports joining the interstate counseling compact.
Issues — VoteBohnak.com
Campaign website · Karl Bohnak 4 State Rep · votebohnak.com
“He is also working to expand access to licensed mental-health counselors, including through telehealth, under the interstate counseling compact.”
Voted for a budget with $250 million for rural hospitals.
Issues — VoteBohnak.com
Campaign website · Karl Bohnak 4 State Rep · votebohnak.com
“supported a bipartisan state budget that included $250 million in grants for rural hospitals”

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