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State Representative, 8th District

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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 Wayne and Oakland counties.

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Chris Gilmer-HillCampaign photo — chrisgilmerhill.com

Chris Gilmer-Hill

Democratic

Environmental justice advocate; union member

The gist

  • Proposes DTE accountability and moving toward publicly owned power
  • Supports tenant protections and publicly owned housing
  • Supports a single-payer health system in Michigan
  • Supports expanding state revenue sharing to cities
  • Pledges to refuse corporate PAC money
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  1. Proposes DTE accountability and moving toward publicly owned power

    Chris Gilmer-Hill for State Representative

    Campaign website · Friends of Chris Gilmer-Hill · chrisgilmerhill.com

    “Take on DTE to strengthen accountability for outages, inconsistent service and ridiculous rate hikes, and start building towards publicly-owned power in Michigan.”
  2. Supports tenant protections and publicly owned housing

    Chris Gilmer-Hill for State Representative

    Campaign website · Friends of Chris Gilmer-Hill · chrisgilmerhill.com

    “supporting badly-needed protections for tenants across our state and backing funding for new housing everywhere, including expanded social and publicly-owned housing options”
  3. Supports a single-payer health system in Michigan

    Chris Gilmer-Hill for State Representative

    Campaign website · Friends of Chris Gilmer-Hill · chrisgilmerhill.com

    “vocally support legislation to enact a single-payer system in Michigan”
  4. Supports expanding state revenue sharing to cities

    Chris Gilmer-Hill for State Representative

    Campaign website · Friends of Chris Gilmer-Hill · chrisgilmerhill.com

    “Support legislation to expand our state revenue sharing program to give cities the funds they need for local investments”
  5. Pledges to refuse corporate PAC money

    Chris Gilmer-Hill for State Representative

    Campaign website · Friends of Chris Gilmer-Hill · chrisgilmerhill.com

    “Never take money from AIPAC, DTE, Blue Cross/Blue Shield, or any other corporate or conservative PAC.”

Bruce P. Langran

Republican

The gist

No documented position found.

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Stephen BoyleCampaign photo — sboyledetroit.wordpress.com

Stephen Boyle

Green

Technology consultant; photographer; community organizer

The gist

  • Supports publishing Detroit City Council roll-call votes online
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  1. Supports publishing Detroit City Council roll-call votes online

    Open Meetings Act Compliant?

    Campaign website · Stephen Boyle for State Representative · Jan 21, 2025 · sboyledetroit.wordpress.com

    “We should be looking for transparency on matters such as which members of City Council voted on each agenda item at a Formal Session”

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