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John Goldwater

Republican · Michigan · 2026

Running for Michigan Senate District 12, Michigan

Top priorities

From the campaign site

  • Lowering costs for families
  • Lake St. Clair cleanup and shoreline investment
  • Eliminating taxes for seniors
Biography

An oil and gas entrepreneur, per Michigan Legislative Consultants' district overview. A New Baltimore father of six with children in Anchor Bay schools, he leads his platform with affordability, cleanup funding for Lake St. Clair, and eliminating taxes for seniors, per his campaign site.

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