Kate Gallup

Democratic · MI

Kate Gallup is a Democratic candidate for the Michigan Senate in District 37 (northern Lower Michigan). She is from Maple City.

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Put on a climate conversations film series with Citizens' Climate Lobby at the Traverse Area District Library and joined the steering committee of her local Indivisible chapter, where she writes the weekly newsletter and coordinates events.
February 4, 2026For
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Collected signatures for the Michiganders for Money Out of Politics legislative initiative, a measure to bar public utilities and large government contractors from donating to campaigns in which they hold a conflict of interest.
June 23, 2026For
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Met with U.S. Rep. Jack Bergman to push back against proposed Medicaid cuts and hand-delivered constituent letters to members of Congress in Washington, D.C.
February 4, 2026For
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Volunteered as an informational session leader and signature collector for the Invest in MI Kids ballot initiative, which seeks fair-share taxes to direct more revenue into Michigan's school aid fund for K-12 schools, community college and trade programs.
February 4, 2026For
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Worked on the Rank MI Vote ballot initiative campaign to establish ranked choice instant-runoff voting in Michigan so that winning candidates are elected by a majority rather than a plurality.
June 23, 2026For
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Was endorsed by former Michigan State Rep. Gary McDowell, the sole endorsement listed on her campaign's endorsements page for the 2026 Michigan Senate District 37 race.
June 27, 2026
Source: gallupformichigan.com · researched July 24, 2026
Was endorsed by Equality Michigan Action Network in Michigan Senate District 37 on its 2026 endorsement slate, which lists her status as Endorsed rather than the lower Approved Candidate designation.
June 1, 2026
Source: equalitymiaction.org · researched July 24, 2026
Earned bachelor's and master's degrees in materials science engineering at the University of Michigan with research in metallurgy, ceramics and thin-film functional polymers, worked in a research laboratory in California, and then served as a patent examiner at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office in Northern Virginia before returning to Leelanau County in 2020, where she has taught high school mathematics and worked in her family's art business.
February 4, 2026
Source: gallupformichigan.com · researched July 24, 2026

Profile last researched July 17, 2026.