UNFULFILLED DREAMS
Both Republicans and Democrats had also hoped that 66th district state Rep. Josh Schriver, first elected in 2022, would also not survive the August primary this year. His district leans heavily Republican, with Addison, Brandon, Oakland and Oxford townships in Oakland County, and Bruce and Washington townships in Macomb County. Best described as a Christian nationalist, Schriver garnered 4,595 votes against 2,492 votes cast for GOP challenger Randy LeVasseur. In February of this year he was stripped of all office staff, budget and committee assignments for reposting on social media racist (and possibly antisemitic) population theory about “great replacement” where the White population is being replaced by people of color and/or Jews. No apology. Instead he accused the media of encouraging a “race war” for its reporting on his postings. Rep. Matt ‘Mad Dog’ Maddock came to his defense. No surprise there. GOP leaders in the legislature? Crickets. To her credit, Republican Rep. Donni Steele (R-Orion Township, Bloomfield Township, Bloomfield Hills), along with one other House Republican, was quick to issue a statement saying, in effect, there was no place in Lansing for such views. Schriver will face Democrat Shawn Almeranti-Crosby in the November general election. Based on the district make-up, snowball’s chance of sending Schriver packing.