Abbie Groff-Blaszak
Abbie Groff-Blaszak graduated from East Kentwood High School. Groff-Blaszak earned a bachelor's degree from Indiana University Bloomington in 2000 and a graduate degree from the Harvard Graduate School of Education in 2004. Groff-Blaszak earned a certificate in craft brewing from Grand Rapids Community College in 2022. Groff-Blaszak's career experience includes working as an educator.
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Energy, environment & water: “A Yooper by birth and a Midwesterner by upbringing, there's no place I'd rather call home than West Michigan. While we're surrounded by the best freshwater in the world, with access to the amenities of a growing city and plenty of outlets for recreation and creativity, it's our friends and neighbors that truly make our home special.”
(Campaign website) Priorities & campaign themes: “Yet we know that not everyone has the same access to, or the same experience of welcome and comfort in, our community. Many of us are struggling to make ends meet and establish a sense of security in our futures. Too many of the policies and systems that govern our everyday lives do not provide the outcomes that we expect and that we need to thrive.”
(Campaign website) Priorities & campaign themes: “I'm running for State Senate because I know we can change this. We can build a system that works for people. Ambitious change requires vision, determination and courage - and together, we've got more than enough.”
(Campaign website) Economy, jobs & cost of living: “We can build a Michigan that stands strong in protecting our people and our democracy while we nurture healthy and thriving communities; ensure an excellent public education for all children; supply adequate and affordable homes where folks want to live; and center the needs and rights of workers in our economy. ”
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Brady Middleton Middleton is on the ballot in the general election on November 3, 2026 . Middleton advanced from the Republican primary on August 4, 2026 .
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Economy, jobs & cost of living: “Back small businesses, expand housing, and fix our roads.”
(Campaign website) Priorities & campaign themes: “Sign up today and help us build a safe, clean and healthy West Michigan.”
(Campaign website) Priorities & campaign themes: “No matter how you vote — if you’re tired of a system that fails you, we want you with us.”
(Campaign website) Public safety, crime & policing: “I'm a job creator, inventor, and violent-crime survivor who chose forgiveness over resentment — and I'm running to give West Michigan families safer streets and a government that answers to them.”
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