COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) – Two more candidates have entered the race for the soon-to-be vacant 35th District seat in the Michigan House of Representatives.
Branch County Commissioner Tom Matthew last November announced he is seeking the Republican nomination for the seat currently held by Andrew Fink. The district includes Branch and Hillsdale Counties along with parts of Lenawee County.
Fink last fall announced he will run for the Michigan Supreme Court in 2024 and will give up his State House seat after his current term expires.
Matthew is currently the Vice Chairman of the Branch County Board of Commissioners.
Hillsdale Mayor Adam Stockford, who lost to Fink in a five way race in 2022, and former Quincy Community School Board of Education member and Quincy Township farmer Jennifer Wortz have also filed with the Michigan Secretary of State for the seat in the August 2024 primary.
As a resident of Hillsdale Co. who is often in Hillsdale city I am very pleased with all that Adam Stockford has accomplished as Mayor. He has been able to get several bad streets repaired; and yes, there are others that need it too, but considering the economic conditions he has been dealing with, not to mention those on the council who have opposed him on many ideas, he has worked hard to restore pride in our county.
Because Facts matters!!!!
Voters in the 35th district ( Branch, Hillsdale and Lenewee counties) for the state house must know the truth about Candidate Adam Stockford from Hillsdale County!!!
I must be honest about myself first.. I once supported and was friends with Adam in Hillsdale County . I supported him for his first term for Mayor and again his second campaign for Mayor of Hillsdale..
During his second campaign he encouraged me to make negative post about the other candidate.. In which I did .. I blasted negative stuff about the candidate pass all over the internet and put a dark cloud over the candidate.. All the information that I posted was sent to me from Adam himself..
( I have apologized numerous times to the other candidate for my part of the election)
After the election I witnessed Adam political beliefs change drastically.. He lined himself up with a cult group in Hillsdale county.. This group has a leader that is considered a domestic terrorist ( has a history of threatening to kill law enforcement and local politicians) Adam is part of the leadership of the local cult domestic terrorist group..
Since lining himself with this group his leadership as Mayor of Hillsdale has changed and has found himself in the news on multiple issues..
1. He supports criminalizing the homeless for being homeless!
2. He supports book banning at the public library!!
3. He supported many tax breaks to Hillsdale College and businesses associated with Hillsdale College while at the same time supporting higher taxes for other average property owners in Hillsdale..
4. He falsely takes credit for programs or city successes that he had nothing to do with.. For example: the Myers corporation decided to buil a new store in Hillsdale.. This deal was started years ago before Adam was even mayor.. But yet he tries to take credit like he had something to do with it.. In fact the deal almost died while Adam was the mayor..
5. He does everything in his power as mayor to bully to put down others in the community that disagrees with him or the cult group..
6. He has violated citizens constitutional rights and just a resent as a few days ago when he violated a citizen’s first amendment rights at a Hillsdale council meeting..
7. Adam since aligning himself with the local cult domestic terrorist group he has multiple legal issues in which continues to loose in court.. but continues to be defiant towards the justice system
8. He has publicly supported Jan 6Th insurrection and local criminals.. He does not support law enforcement or the rule of law..
These are just a few things while Adam was Mayor..
Lets mention a couple of his things of his pass life before politics..
it’s only fair that everyone knows everything about Adam Stockford!! Since he encouraged me to go after his opponent in the mayor election by bringing up her pass life..
1. Adam has a felony drug charge for the use of crack cocaine. He says he is a recovering addict… However with his resent behaviors in the last year.. A lot of people in Hillsdale believes he doing drugs again.
2. Adam does not like to pay his personal bills and finds himself in court often facing credit companies.. Very bad with his personal money.. Do we really want him near our tax dollars???
3. His cult group just lost in court and he shows off his court papers like it’s a badge of honer..
Over this political season I will be educating the voters of the 35th district with facts and facts only…