Cynthia Kallgren will face longtime U.S. Rep. John Dingell in the Nov. 6 general election.
With late-night numbers too close to call on the Aug. 7 primaries, unofficial results from the Michigan Secretary of State Wednesday morning are giving the Republican bid for the 12th District U.S. House of Representatives seat to Trenton businesswoman Cynthia Kallgren. With 100 percent of precincts reporting from the Wayne and Washtenaw territories the new 12th District covers, Kallgren appears to have won by 358 votes over Karen Jacobsen of Dearborn. Kallgren's camp called the election around 9 a.m. Wednesday via their Twitter account, telling followers "The final results are in! Thanks to everyone who made this possible." The tweet links to results as reported by the Associated Press; however, the AP and other media outlets had not …
Trenton business owner Cynthia Kallgren, 52, is a lifelong resident of southeast Michigan and a graduate of Eastern Michigan University. She is running for the Republican nomination in the 12th Congressional district.
Trenton business owner Cynthia Kallgren, 52, is a lifelong resident of southeast Michigan and a graduate of Eastern Michigan University. She is running for the Republican nomination in the 12th Congressional district.
This is the first of a four part series introducing the candidates running for the 12th Congressional seat. A Trenton resident has tossed her hat in the ring for the Republican nomination in the new 12th Congressional district and attempt to take down veteran Democratic representative John Dingell. Republican Cynthia Kallgren, 52, is running to represent Downriver, Dearborn, Bellville, Ypsilanti and Ann Arbor. Kallgren is a mother, small business owner, lifelong resident of southeast Michigan and graduate of Eastern Michigan University. Kallgren has been active in local politics and government. She has been a volunteer, campaign worker and advocate for various causes, including fiscal accountability, a woman’s right to refuse, and economic…
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