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Angerer faces contest in fall
Could use Times Italic for a subhead in this Primary to decide Republican opponent in November race
By Brian Cox, Staff Writer
PUBLISHED: July 10, 2008
In Kathy Angerer's bid for a third term as state representative for the 55th District, she will face a Republican opponent who emerges from the Aug. 5 primary.
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The incumbent Angerer, who is currently the assistant majority floor leader, is unchallenged as the Democratic nominee, but on the ballot for the Republican nomination are three contenders, including Frank Moynihan of Milan, Ken DeVee of Dundee and Paul Jensen of Ann Arbor.
The 55th District includes York and Milan townships and much of Saline Township, as well as the city of Milan and parts of Pittsfield Township in Washtenaw County. In Monroe County, Bedford, Dundee, Erie, Summerfield and Whiteford townships fall inside the district.
The 55th District is considered a swing seat by political observers and the general election promises to be heated. But the primary next month will likely be quieter.
Jensen, a perennial candidate who has staged five unsuccessful campaigns for mayor of Ann Arbor, as well as two bids for the U.S. House of Representatives, is taking his second shot at the State House of Representatives. In 1998, he unsuccessfully ran for the 53rd District seat as a Reform candidate.
Jensen, 55, could not be reached for comment.
In contrast to Jensen, this is Frank Moynihan and Ken DeVee's inaugural ventures into politics.
Moynihan, 63, is a retired real estate professional who moved to Milan from the Chicago are in 1996. He said he felt guilty that he wasn't doing anything to change the political and economic environment and so decided to run for office.
"I'm just trying to take on what we can do in Lansing," Moynihan said. "The cause is a worthy one."
Moynihan said he believes in lower taxes and smaller government, adding that the just experience of running for office has confirmed his thought that reducing government is a "difficult task."
He conceded DeVee's campaign might be better organized, but he was learning quickly.
"I am doing whatever I can to win," he said, "and I will keep plugging along to Aug. 5."
DeVee, also a newcomer to campaigning, is a 34-year-old father of two who has lived in Dundee all his life. He is currently a systems programmer for McKesson Pharmacy Systems. He said he decided to run primarily out of frustration with the lack of results coming out of Lansing.
"What's being done today isn't working," he said. "We're in a bad spot."
He said he felt obligated to try to do something to help stop the flight of workers from the state.
"I plan on staying here and fighting to bring the state back," he said. "I am not giving up on Michigan."
Staff Writer Brian Cox can be reached at 429-7380 or bcox@heritage.com.
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