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State Senator, 3rd District

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Nov 3, 2026

What this office does: A state senator votes on Michigan laws and the state budget and confirms many of the Governor's appointments.

Covers part of Wayne County.

John Conyers III

Democratic

The gist

  • Proposes incentives for film, digital media and advanced manufacturing.
  • Supports paid, job-protected family and caregiver leave.
  • Supports limiting dark money and disclosing political spending.
  • Supports expanding vocational and trade education with unions and employers.
  • Proposes protecting homeowners from sudden property tax spikes.
  • Supports a moratorium on new data center approvals.
  • Supports enforcing polluter-pay liability for PFAS cleanup.
  • Supports youth programs and reentry efforts to prevent crime.
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  1. Proposes incentives for film, digital media and advanced manufacturing.

    The Platform - John Conyers III for State Senate

    Campaign website · Friends of John Conyers · voteconyers.com

    “Grow high-wage industries like film, digital media, advanced manufacturing, and clean energy by creating predictable, bankable incentives”
  2. Supports paid, job-protected family and caregiver leave.

    The Platform - John Conyers III for State Senate

    Campaign website · Friends of John Conyers · voteconyers.com

    “Support paid, job-protected family and caregiver leave for new parents and those caring for loved ones.”
  3. Supports limiting dark money and disclosing political spending.

    The Platform - John Conyers III for State Senate

    Campaign website · Friends of John Conyers · voteconyers.com

    “Reduce the influence of dark money and increase transparency around political spending.”
  4. Supports expanding vocational and trade education with unions and employers.

    The Platform - John Conyers III for State Senate

    Campaign website · Friends of John Conyers · voteconyers.com

    “Expand vocational and trade education in partnership with unions and employers, connecting training directly to jobs.”
  5. Proposes protecting homeowners from sudden property tax spikes.

    The Platform - John Conyers III for State Senate

    Campaign website · Friends of John Conyers · voteconyers.com

    “protecting homeowners from sudden tax spikes, expanding pathways to homeownership”
  6. Supports a moratorium on new data center approvals.

    John Conyers III - Planet Detroit 2026 candidate survey

    Candidate questionnaire · Planet Detroit · voterguide.planetdetroit.org

    “The state should impose a moratorium on new data center approvals until the industry and the technology stabilize.”
  7. Supports enforcing polluter-pay liability for PFAS cleanup.

    John Conyers III - Planet Detroit 2026 candidate survey

    Candidate questionnaire · Planet Detroit · voterguide.planetdetroit.org

    “full funding and aggressive enforcement of polluter-pay liability”
  8. Supports youth programs and reentry efforts to prevent crime.

    The Platform - John Conyers III for State Senate

    Campaign website · Friends of John Conyers · voteconyers.com

    “Invest in youth programs, community spaces, and reentry efforts that reduce crime before it happens.”

Mark Ashley Price

Republican

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David Roehrig

Working Class

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