Sue Shink is an American politician who currently represents Michigan's 14th Senate district in the Michigan Senate. She was elected in the 2022 Michigan Senate election. She is a member of the Democratic Party.

Sue Shink
Member of the Michigan Senate
from the 14th district
Assumed office
January 1, 2023
Preceded byRuth Johnson (redistricted)
Personal details
Political partyDemocratic
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Political career

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Shink started her political career as a trustee of Northfield Township.[1] She was then elected as a Democrat to the Washtenaw County Board of Commissioners in 2018,[2] and re-elected in 2020.[3]

Michigan Senate

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Shink ran for Michigan's 14th Senate district in the 2022 Michigan Senate election. The district had been redrawn to include parts of Jackson County and Washtenaw County, and voted for Democrat Joe Biden in 2020 by around 10 percentage points.[4] Shink won the election over Republican Tim Golding with around 56% of the vote.[5][6] The election was the most expensive race in Washtenaw County in 2022.[6]

Electoral history

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2018 Washtenaw County 2nd Commission District Democratic primary election[7]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Sue Shink 3,945 66.53%
Democratic Tom Brennan 1,109 18.70%
Democratic Rodrick K. Green 865 14.59%
Write-in 11 0.19%
Total votes 5,930 100%
2018 Washtenaw County 2nd Commission District election[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Sue Shink 11,434 58.43%
Republican Kevin Jardine 8,104 41.41%
Write-in 32 0.16%
Total votes 19,570 100%
Democratic hold
2020 Washtenaw County 2nd Commission District election[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Sue Shink 13,805 55.62%
Republican Scott Inman 10,345 41.68%
Green Eric Borregard 660 2.66%
Write-in 11 0.04%
Total votes 24,821 100%
Democratic hold
2022 Michigan's 14th Senate district Democratic primary election[8]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Sue Shink 21,565 67.71%
Democratic Kelsey Heck Wood 8,670 27.22%
Democratic Val Cochran Toops 1,612 5.06%
Total votes 31,847 100%
2022 Michigan's 14th Senate district election[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Sue Shink 68,608 55.89%
Republican Tim Golding 54,142 44.11%
Total votes 122,750 100%
Democratic gain from Republican

References

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  1. ^ Halak, Brooke (November 3, 2022). "The Michigan Daily sits down with State Senate District 14 candidates ahead of elections". The Michigan Daily. Archived from the original on November 10, 2022. Retrieved November 13, 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Official Election Results - November 6, 2018 General Election". November 19, 2018. Archived from the original on November 10, 2022. Retrieved November 13, 2022.
  3. ^ a b "Official Election Results - November 3, 2020 General Election". November 12, 2020. Archived from the original on November 10, 2022. Retrieved November 13, 2022.
  4. ^ Larson, Lucas Smolcic (September 27, 2022). "Meet the candidates for a new state Senate seat stretching from Ann Arbor to Jackson". MLive. Archived from the original on November 10, 2022. Retrieved November 13, 2022.
  5. ^ a b "2022 Michigan Election Results - General". November 10, 2022. Archived from the original on November 13, 2022. Retrieved November 13, 2022.
  6. ^ a b Larson, Lucas Smolcic (November 9, 2022). "Dems sweep Ann Arbor-area state House, Senate races, win 8 of 9 seats in Washtenaw County". MLive. Archived from the original on November 10, 2022. Retrieved November 13, 2022.
  7. ^ "Official Election Results - August 7, 2018 State Primary Election". August 15, 2018. Archived from the original on September 22, 2021. Retrieved November 13, 2022.
  8. ^ "2022 Michigan Election Results - Primary". August 12, 2022. Archived from the original on November 13, 2022. Retrieved November 13, 2022.
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