John Anthony La Pietra
Green · MI
John Anthony La Pietra is a Marshall attorney who practices public and administrative law and earlier worked in government, nonprofits, and business. His priorities are opening MSU's meetings and records to the public and expanding the MSU Extension Service.
Where John Anthony La Pietra stands, based on their records
Supports
Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties (3 records), Civil Rights (4 records)
Track record
Track record — Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties · 3 support
Submitted court rule comments urging notice to all presidential tickets and their parties in lawsuits contesting Michigan presidential election results.
August 23, 2024Supports Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
Source: courts.michigan.gov
Publicly supported Michigan's 2018 marijuana legalization proposal.
September 29, 2018Supports Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
Source: arabamericannews.com
Collected signatures for the Michigan Legalize marijuana initiative.
September 26, 2016Supports Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
Source: wmuk.org
Track record — Civil Rights
Civil Rights · 4 support
Submitted court rule comments urging notice to all presidential tickets and their parties in lawsuits contesting Michigan presidential election results.
August 23, 2024Supports Civil Rights
Source: courts.michigan.gov
Represented voters challenging Michigan's 180-day deadline for initiative petition signatures. The Michigan Supreme Court declined to review their appeal.
March 8, 2024Supports Civil Rights
Source: courts.michigan.gov
Publicly urged Michigan's attorney general to drop the appeal defending the state's ban on same-sex marriage.
November 3, 2014Supports Civil Rights
Source: legalnews.com
Published a letter urging open presidential debates that included candidates beyond the two major parties.
August 24, 2000Supports Civil Rights
Source: archive.cantonpl.org
Track record — General
General · 13 records
Served as a Michigan observer on the Green Party of the United States Platform Committee.
September 15, 2026
Source: gpus.org
Served as a Michigan observer on the Green Party of the United States Banking and Monetary Reform Committee.
August 25, 2026
Source: gpus.org
Served as archivist of the Green Party of Michigan.
August 15, 2026
Source: migreenparty.org
Lost the 2010 Michigan secretary of state election and the 2024 Michigan State University trustee election.
November 5, 2024
Source: electionarchive.washtenaw.org
Reported joining an anti-Iraq-war march from Michigan State University to the Capitol and advocating freedom of information and open meetings as a citizen and lawyer.
September 27, 2024
Source: nowkalamazoo.org
Submitted House testimony opposing the National Popular Vote compact and advocating proportional allocation of electoral votes.
March 7, 2023
Source: house.mi.gov
Served as co-chair of both the Green Party of Michigan and South Central Michigan Greens.
June 2, 2022
Source: gp.org
Co-founded the South Central Michigan Greens organization.
May 13, 2019
Source: gp.org
Communicated opposition to a sandhill crane hunting season under House Resolution 154 to the House Natural Resources Committee.
October 4, 2017
Source: gp.org
Practiced constitutional and civil rights law, reviewed Japanese-language documents for legal cases, and served as the Michigan Green Party's elections coordinator after earlier work in government, nonprofits and business.
January 13, 2015
Source: macalester.edu
Earned a planning and public administration degree from Macalester College in 1978 and a law degree from Cooley Law School in 2008.
October 13, 2014
Source: legalnews.com
Collected precinct, polling place and voter-count information from county clerks for a statewide survey of voting conditions. The published report said 33 counties had supplied all three categories.
October 21, 2010
Source: onthewilderside.com
Was listed as the Calhoun County contact for Ferndale for Instant Runoff Voting's election reform network.
May 18, 2010
Source: firv.org
Past race John Anthony La Pietra ran in:
- Trustee of Michigan State University · November 3, 2026 · Michigan