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Mark Schauer |
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MI 07
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DAPAC is proud to announce its tenth endorsement for the 2008 Congressional election: Mark Schauer. He joins Dennis Shulman, Steve Harrison, Martin Heinrich, Dan Seals, Jared Polis, Sam Bennett, Jim Himes, Mary Jo Kilroy, and Victoria Wulsin as DAPAC's endorsed candidates running for the US House of Representatives in 2008. This fall Schauer will be running against Tim Walberg in Michigan's seventh district.
Mark Schauer, running in Michigan's seventh Congressional district, is also a truly progressive candidate, supporting all of the issues we at DAPAC champion. He is 100% pro-choice and supports same-sex civil unions, taking immediate steps to end the war in Iraq, publicly funded, single payer universal healthcare, strong environmental protection, and many others. He has pledged to vote for these crucial issues once in Congress. DAPAC is proud to add him as a newly endorsed candidate.
Mark has dedicated his life to serving those around him and values hard work. Growing up in the mid-Michigan area, the son of a public school teacher and nurse, he learned at an early age that contributing to your community and ensuring opportunities for everyone were important priorities.
Mark has served as the executive director of the Community Action Agency of South Central Michigan and coordinator for the Calhoun County Human Services Coordinating Council. In these positions he was responsible for making sure children had access to early education programs, like Head Start, and that people struggling with energy and health care bills had reliable assistance.
Mark has also served on the Battle Creek City Commission and eventually the State Legislature. He began his service in Lansing by defeating an incumbent Republican Representative in 1996. Mark has earned a reputation as a fierce campaigner and independent voice, someone not afraid to work hard and take on challenges in traditionally Republican districts.
Following his re-election to the State Senate last year, Mark was chosen by his colleagues to serve as the Senate Democratic Leader. In this position Mark has been a consistent advocate for quality schools, early childhood development, job training and economic development, and access to health care. He has also worked hard to provide neighborhood and community safety through community-oriented policing, to protect consumers and small businesses, and to reduce the cost of prescription drugs.
Remember that DAPAC is helping our endorsed candidates raise millions of extra dollars to run more effective campaigns this cycle; on average, for every dollar we receive we raise 12 dollars for our candidates. Please send a donation made payable to “Schauer for Congress” to us at DAPAC where we can forward it along to him. |
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