Sue Shink Explained
| Sue Shink |
| State: | Michigan |
| District: | 14th |
| State Senate: | Michigan |
| Term Start: | January 1, 2023 |
| Predecessor: | Ruth Johnson (redistricted) |
| Party: | Democratic |
| Signature: | Sue Shink Signature.png |
Sue Shink is an American politician who currently represents Michigan's 14th Senate district in the Michigan Senate. She was elected in the 2022 Michigan Senate election. She is a member of the Democratic Party.
Political career
Shink started her political career as a trustee of Northfield Township.[1] She was then elected as a Democrat to the Washtenaw County Board of Commissioners in 2018, and re-elected in 2020.
Michigan Senate
Shink ran for Michigan's 14th Senate district in the 2022 Michigan Senate election. The district had been redrawn to include parts of Jackson County and Washtenaw County, and voted for Democrat Joe Biden in 2020 by around 10 percentage points.[2] Shink won the election over Republican Tim Golding with around 56% of the vote. The election was the most expensive race in Washtenaw County in 2022.[3]
Notes and References
- News: Halak . Brooke . The Michigan Daily sits down with State Senate District 14 candidates ahead of elections . November 13, 2022 . . November 3, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221110085627/https://www.michigandaily.com/uncategorized/the-michigan-daily-sits-down-with-state-senate-district-14-candidates-ahead-of-elections/ . November 10, 2022.
- News: Larson . Lucas Smolcic . Meet the candidates for a new state Senate seat stretching from Ann Arbor to Jackson . November 13, 2022 . . September 27, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221110050629/https://www.mlive.com/news/ann-arbor/2022/09/meet-the-candidates-for-a-new-state-senate-seat-stretching-from-ann-arbor-to-jackson.html . November 10, 2022.
- News: Larson . Lucas Smolcic . Dems sweep Ann Arbor-area state House, Senate races, win 8 of 9 seats in Washtenaw County . November 13, 2022 . . November 9, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221110050553/https://www.mlive.com/politics/2022/11/dems-sweep-ann-arbor-area-state-house-senate-races-win-8-of-9-seats-in-washtenaw-county.html . November 10, 2022.
