On Saturday, April 21st , Indivisible Michigan District 11 hosted a forum to give the many candidates vying for the 11th Congressional District seat an opportunity to make their case to the public. We hosted candidates from Democratic, Independent and Republican parties.
Candidate Participants:
- Kerry Bentivolio (R)
- Tim Greimel (D)
- Suneel Gupta (D)
- Dan Haberman (D)
- Cooper Nye (I)
- Fayrouz Saad (D)
- Haley Stevens (D
In front of a crowd of over 200 constituents, the candidates answered numerous questions covering topics important to District 11. Each candidate also shared their top three issues which they have been focusing on during their campaigning. The crowd also joined in the fun to provide input on where their interests lie,
| Question | Most Popular | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th |
| 1. What is your favorite color combination? | Go Blue! | Maize and Blue | Red and White | Black and Gold | Green and White |
| 57 | 31 | 22 | 16 | ||
| 2. What is your political leaning? | Democrats dominate! | Democrat | Independent | Republican | Green Party |
| 78 | 31 | 15 | 10 | ||
| 3. Which demographic best describes you? | Older than you thought! | 46+ | 30-45 | 19-29 | 0-18 |
| 78 | 24 | 17 | 10 | ||
| 4. From the list, which issue is the most important to you? | Education rules! | Education | Healthcare | Economy/Jobs | Environment |
| 49 | 39 | 24 | 19 | ||
| 5. Should Trump release his tax returns? | Show us your taxes! | Yes | No | Indifferent | Not Applicable |
| 116 | 7 | 5 | 4 | ||
| 6. Are you registered to vote? | We vote! | Yes | No | Will be soon | Not Applicable |
| 116 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Following the candidate Q&A and closing remarks, we asked the crowd to vote on who they felt would secure their vote as a result of what they heard during the forum. The results are in:
- Suneel Gupta – 42 votes
- Tim Greimel – 34 votes
- Fayrouz Saad – 34 votes
- Haley Stevens – 33 votes
- Cooper Nye – 29 votes
- Kerry Bentovolio – 15 votes
- Dan Haberman – 10 votes
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