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ELECTION 2022: An Inside Look at the 37th District State Senate Race

The 37th District State Senate race is another race northern Michigan has its eyes on.

The district runs all the way from Grand Traverse County to the U.P., with seven candidates hopeful to fill the seats. The seven candidates, three Democrats and four Republicans, offer variety that in years past hasn’t been present to voters.

Each candidate is working hard to garner those last votes before the polls close at 8 p.m.

Democrat Barb Conley, a 37th District State Senate Candidate, canvassed in Traverse City Neighborhoods Tuesday to connect with voters.

“When you’re at their door they are home and they will let you know what they need, what they would like government to do and how they’re feeling about how government is doing their job,” Conley said.

Voters today are deciding on issues, and the people that will represent them, that are the biggest concerns of today. Republican candidate George Ranville is a navy veteran, so veteran services are one of his top priorities.

“If we’re going to spend $6 billion why doesn’t Michigan have the best veteran services in the county?” Ranville said. “We don’t. When you rank veteran services, the state’s way down near the bottom. If we’re going to be spending that much money, we should be taking care of our veterans.”

Republican candidate Triston Cole says his experience will help him succeed in the Michigan Senate.

“I’m not a newcomer to the political scene,” Cole says. “I’ve worked to pass legislations that was beneficial to the region before I was even elected into office. I don’t think now is the time to experiment with some unknowns and those less experience.”

But candidate Randy Bishop, running as a Democrat, says voters, and himself, think otherwise.

“I’m sick and tired of the 37th senate being represented by a rhino Republican, and I just want somebody that’s going to go to Lansing to fight for northern Michigan and the people of the state,” Bishop said.

But we’ll have to wait until those results Tuesday night to see who voters choose to go head to head in November.

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