Ivan Diaz

Voted with the Kent County Board of Commissioners on August 10, 2023 as it unanimously approved the parameters of the Kent County Affordable Housing Loan Fund and authorized negotiations with nonprofit lender IFF, pairing $17.5 million of county American Rescue Plan Act money with a 2.33-to-1 match for a $58.3 million fund, the largest affordable housing fund in West Michigan.

August 10, 2023For

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Led the Lake Michigan Credit Union Workers Alliance organizing drive as a member service representative, and on January 9, 2023 the credit union's South Division branch staff voted 7-5 to unionize with the Communications Workers of America, forming one of the first credit union labor unions in the nation.

January 9, 2023For

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Carried the Michigan Progressive Caucus's 2026 primary-election endorsement in the Michigan Senate District 29 race, appearing on the caucus's own '2026 Endorsed Candidates | Primary Election' roster verified live on July 23, 2026.

July 23, 2026

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Took office as Kent County Commissioner for District 20, covering southwest Grand Rapids and north Wyoming, when the Kent County Board of Commissioners was sworn in on January 3, 2023; he received no leadership or committee chairmanship in that organizational session.

January 3, 2023

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Was fired by Lake Michigan Credit Union on February 1, 2023, three weeks after the union election he led; the Communications Workers of America then filed an unfair labor practice charge against the credit union with the National Labor Relations Board, while the credit union called the allegation unfounded and cited policy violations in his termination letter.

February 3, 2023

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