State Senator District 32
What does this office do?
- Voting on how much you pay in state taxes
- Voting on how much money your local public schools get
- Voting on which roads and highways get built or repaired
Affects: AI Regulation, Healthcare Affordability, Environment and Public Health,
Candidates:
Republican
Mason County sheriff since 2013, who joined the department as a reserve deputy in 1985 and studied criminal justice at West Shore Community College. Priorities are public safety and lower taxes.
Records: Public Safety and Crime Control 6 for, Government Spending Reduction 1 against, Public Education Quality 1 for,
Republican
Max Riekse is a Republican candidate for the Michigan Senate in District 32, an open west Michigan seat, running in the August 2026 primary.
Democratic
An adjunct communication professor at Mid Michigan College with more than 10 years in higher education, and vice president of a children's nonprofit. Priorities are rural health care, public schools and child care.
Records: Social Programs and Welfare 2 for, Labor Rights 1 for, Women's Reproductive Rights 1 for
Source: mi-boe.entellitrak.com