2026
John A La Pietra (GRN)- Race:
Birth: 12-31-1957 in Evanston, Illinois
Marital Status: Married
Spouse: Jennifer (nee Ellis)
Children: Serenity Rose La Pietra
Education: Macalester College (Saint Paul, MN) 1974-1978; B.A. cum laude with Individually Designed Interdepartmental Major in Planning and Public Administration. Thomas M. Cooley Law School (Lansing, MI) 2005-2008; J.D. cum laude with concentrations in Administrative Law and in Constitutional Law/Civil Rights. (assorted other classes and professional seminars/trainings)
Work: Close to 10 years of experience each working for state/regional/local government; non-profit organizations; and the private sector -- and now finishing my tenth year as a member of the State Bar of Michigan.
Government History: 2008: Green Party of Michigan nominee for Calhoun County Clerk/Register of Deeds. 2010: Green nominee for Secretary of State. 2012: Green nominee for Calhoun County Clerk/Register of Deeds. 2014: Green nominee for Attorney General. 2016: Green nominee for State Representative/63rd District.
Political History: Dates back at least to handing out McGovern leaflets just far enough away from the neighborhood polling place on Election Day 1972. Other highlights include serving as western Kentucky contact for John Anderson campaign in 1980; serving in various positions for feminist groups in Georgia; founding a local Democratic group in Marshall whose newsletter became the Calhoun County party newsletter; analyzing county-board re-apportionment three straight cycles (1990s, 2000s, and 2010s), and proposing plans each time with less population variation than the adopted plans; and serving in positions for the Green Party of Michigan including as a member of the State Central Committee since August 2001 and Elections Co-ordinator 2003-2016, and co-founding the South Central Michigan Greens local.
Community Activity: Longtime member and current treasurer of Battle Creek Voices of Peace; also member of precursor group Marshall Peace Council. Served on the City of Marshall's Sister City and Future Energy Needs Committees; worked on Save Our Civic Center movement, which led to the founding of the Marshall Civic Center Trust; acted many times in productions by Marshall Civic Players and other groups in the region; co-founded Red Hen Productions. Founded Calhoun Alliance for Reforming Elections, chaired Calhoun County Clean Campaign Committee.
Previous Election Results:
Michigan State University Board of Trustees 2024
Primary Vote: 0 of 0 ()
General Vote: 100,669 of 10,007,198 (1%)
Michigan House 63rd District 2020
Primary Vote: 0 of 0 ()
General Vote: 660 of 51,745 (1%)
Michigan House 63rd District 2018
Primary Vote: 0 of 0 ()
General Vote: 557 of 40,136 (1%)
Michigan House 63rd District 2016
Primary Vote: 0 of 0 ()
General Vote: 2,523 of 44,150 (6%)
Attorney General 2014
Primary Vote: 0 of 0 ()
General Vote: 25,747 of 3,077,164 (1%)
Secretary of State 2010
Primary Vote: 0 of 0 ()
General Vote: 30,610 of 3,180,932 (1%)- Race:
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