State Senator, 33rd District · Michigan 2026 General Election

Stan Opal

Democratic

Army veteran; retired union crane operator

The gist

Supports more funding for public schools and teachers
Proposes holding PFAS and fracking polluters accountable
Proposes tying data center development to community benefits
Pledges to protect voting rights

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Supports more funding for public schools and teachers
Priorities — Stan Opal for the 33rd
Campaign website · stanopalforthe33rd.com
“We need to get back to what works: funding our schools and supporting our teachers.”
Proposes holding PFAS and fracking polluters accountable
Priorities — Stan Opal for the 33rd
Campaign website · stanopalforthe33rd.com
“We need to take action now to hold polluters accountable, prevent contamination in the first place, and open up opportunities to clean energy production.”
Proposes tying data center development to community benefits
Priorities — Stan Opal for the 33rd
Campaign website · stanopalforthe33rd.com
“Investment and development of advanced manufacturing and data centers should be tied to community benefits”
Pledges to protect voting rights
Priorities — Stan Opal for the 33rd
Campaign website · stanopalforthe33rd.com
“We need to strongly protect voting rights and ensure every citizen can participate”

Gina Johnsen

Republican

State representative, 78th District

The gist

Sponsored bill requiring legislative approval of curriculum standardsIn office
Sponsored bills barring new state limits on vaccine exemptionsIn office
Supports $1 million for Kent County's real-time crime centerIn office
Proposes state funding for local fire and EMS projectsIn office
Opposes classifying urban areas as rural for health fundingIn office

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

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Sponsored bill requiring legislative approval of curriculum standards
House Passes Rep. Johnsen’s Bill on Education Oversight
Government record · Michigan House Republicans · gophouse.org
“would strengthen transparency and legislative oversight when statewide education standards are changed”
Sponsored bills barring new state limits on vaccine exemptions
Rep. Johnsen Introduces Bill to Defend Vaccine Exemption Rights
Government record · Michigan House Republicans · gophouse.org
“to ensure state agencies cannot impose new or expanded requirements on parents seeking vaccine exemptions for their children”
Supports $1 million for Kent County's real-time crime center
Rep. Johnsen testifies in support of Kent County public safety
Government record · Michigan House Republicans · gophouse.org
“in support of a $1 million legislatively directed spending request for Kent County’s Real Time Intelligence Center”
Proposes state funding for local fire and EMS projects
Rep. Johnsen Pushes for Local Fire, EMS, and Public Safety Funding
Government record · Michigan House Republicans · gophouse.org
“presented several local funding requests during House Appropriations hearings to strengthen public safety and emergency services across the region”
Opposes classifying urban areas as rural for health funding
Rep. Johnsen: Urban Counties Should Not Qualify as Rural
Government record · Michigan House Republicans · gophouse.org
“MDHHS is classifying portions of heavily populated counties as rural for the purposes of federal healthcare funding”