Orion Township: What's on the Primary Ballot

Residents of Orion Township will have a full slate of choices when they turn out to vote in the with national, state, county and township races on this year's ballot.

Here is a breakdown of the primary races:

U.S. Senate

• Clark Durant (R)
• Gary Glenn (R)
• Randy Hekman (R)
• Pete Hoekstra (R)
• Debbie Stabenow (D)

Congressional Representative (8th District)

• Mike Rogers (R)
• Brian Hetrick (R)
• Vernon Molnar (R)
• Lance Enderle (D)

State Representative (46th District)

• Bradford Jacobsen (R)
• Daniel W. Sargeant (D)
• David Jay Lillis (D)

County Executive

• L. Brooks Patterson (R)
• E. Wadsworth Sherrod III (R)
• Kevin Howley (D)

County Prosecuting Attorney

• Mike Bishop (R)
• Jessica Cooper (D)

County Sheriff

• Michael J. Bouchard (R)
• James Stevens (R)
• Jane Felice Boudreau (D)

County Register of Deeds

• Bill Bullard, Jr. (R)
• Lisa Brown (D)

Country Treasurer:

• Marty Knollenberg (R)
• Andy Meisner (D)

Water Resources Commissioner

• John P. McCulloch (R)
• Mark Danowski (D)

County Comissioner (1st District)

• Michael J. Gingell (R)
• Richard W. Yamin (R)
• Jeff Vaught (D)

Township Supervisor

• Chris Barnett
• JoAnn Van Tassel

Township Clerk

• Penny Shults

Township Treasurer

• Mark Thurber
• Alice P. Young

Township Trustee

• Michael Flood, Jr.
• Neal Porter
• Donni Steele
• John Steimel

6th Circuit Court

• Jason Pernick
• Layne Ashley Sakwa
• Dan Christ
• Sahera Housey
• Karen McDonald

In addition to these candidates, residents will also be taking in part in four millage votes.

The first is a millage for the Oakland County Art Institute Authority. The millage will last for 10 years and will cost "20 cents per $1,000 of taxable value" according to the ballot. The millage would fund art and art projects in Oakland County.

The next two are both continuations of previous millages — one for fire fighting and the other for police in Orion Township. They would last from Dec. 2012 until Dec. 2015.

The fourth is a new, additional millage for Police in Orion Township that would also be from Dec. 2012 until Dec. 2015.

This year will also be the first election where the entire Township of Orion is in the 8th congressional district. Previously the township was split between the 8th and 9th congressional district.

The general election will be on Nov. 6.

The League of Women Voters Oakland Area voter guide.