State

State Representative, 57th 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 part of Macomb and Oakland counties.

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Tom Turner

Democratic

Attorney

The gist

Supports expanding career and technical education.
Supports limiting standardized testing to measuring progress.
Supports all-of-the-above energy that expands clean energy.
Supports a livable wage and skilled trades training.

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Supports expanding career and technical education.
VOTE411 voter guide: Michigan House District 57
Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters of Michigan Education Fund · onyourballot.vote411.org
“I also support expanding and broadening career and technical education opportunities for students.”
Supports limiting standardized testing to measuring progress.
VOTE411 voter guide: Michigan House District 57
Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters of Michigan Education Fund · onyourballot.vote411.org
“Standardized testing should be limited to measuring progress and accountability, not driving classroom instruction.”
Supports all-of-the-above energy that expands clean energy.
VOTE411 voter guide: Michigan House District 57
Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters of Michigan Education Fund · onyourballot.vote411.org
“I support an all of the above approach that strengthens our electric grid, protects consumers from rising costs, and expands clean energy.”
Supports a livable wage and skilled trades training.
VOTE411 voter guide: Michigan House District 57
Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters of Michigan Education Fund · onyourballot.vote411.org
“ensuring everyone earns a livable wage, supporting small businesses, expanding workforce training and skilled trades programs”

Thomas E. Kuhn

RepublicanIncumbent

State representative; attorney · Troy

The gist

Supports ensuring students read at grade level by third grade.
Voted to repeal state clean energy mandates.
Supports natural gas, coal and nuclear power.
Supported limits on cell phone use in classrooms.In office
Co-sponsored package updating the Mental Health Code.In office

In office = from the candidate's own official statements or legislation as an officeholder, not their campaign.

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Supports ensuring students read at grade level by third grade.
VOTE411 voter guide: Michigan House District 57
Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters of Michigan Education Fund · onyourballot.vote411.org
“we need to ensure that our students are at grade level for reading by third grade”
Voted to repeal state clean energy mandates.
VOTE411 voter guide: Michigan House District 57
Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters of Michigan Education Fund · onyourballot.vote411.org
“I have voted to rescind the outrageous government mandates”
Supports natural gas, coal and nuclear power.
VOTE411 voter guide: Michigan House District 57
Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters of Michigan Education Fund · onyourballot.vote411.org
“Natural gas and coal, along with nuclear power, are easily the most affordable and most reliable energy sources.”
Supported limits on cell phone use in classrooms.
Rep. Kuhn supports plan to limit cell phone usage in classrooms
Public statement · Michigan House Republicans · gophouse.org
“backed a bipartisan measure aimed at reducing classroom distractions caused by cell phones”
Co-sponsored package updating the Mental Health Code.
House advances mental health reform plan focused on early intervention and treatment access
Public statement · Michigan House Republicans · gophouse.org
“announced House passage of their bill package aimed at modernizing Michigan's Mental Health Code”

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