2018 Republican Candidates
Bill Schuette
Governor of Michigan
Bill Schuette is the 53rd Attorney General for the State of Michigan. As Michigan’s top law enforcement officer, Bill Schuette has been a powerful voice for victims. He formed the Michigan Commission on Human Trafficking, engineered the plan to fund the testing of thousands of long-abandoned DNA evidence boxes to provide justice to victims of sexual assault and led the effort to put 1,000 new cops on the street. Bill Schuette is leader with the guts and the vision to write Michigan’s next chapter.
John James
United States Senate
John James is a husband, father, combat veteran and businessman. He is a pro-life, pro-Second Amendment, pro-business conservative who has demonstrated energetic leadership, clarity of vision and a passion for service from the battlefield to the boardroom. John James is a proven servant-leader who will represent all Michiganders and help unify Washington.

Fred Upton
US Congressman, 6th district
Fred Upton's congressional district consists of all of Berrien, Cass, Kalamazoo, St. Joseph, and Van Buren, counties, and includes most of Allegan county.
Brad Paquette
State Representative, 78th District
The 78th District encompasses portions of Berrien and Cass Counties including the cities of Niles, New Buffalo and Buchanan and the townships of Three Oaks, Chikaming, Weesaw, Baroda, Bertrand, Oronoko, Sodus, Pipestone, Berrien, Buchanan, Niles, Galien, Silver Creek, Howard, Milton and Ontwa.
Pauline Wendzel
State Representative, 79th District
The 79th District includes part of Berrien County including the cities of Coloma, St. Joseph, Benton Harbor, Bridgman and Watervliet as well as the townships of Bainbridge, Benton, Coloma, Hagar, Lake Charter, Lincoln, Royalton, St. Joseph and Watervliet.