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Tawn Shawnelle Beliger

Republican | Michigan

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Tawn Shawnelle Beliger — State Senator, Dist., 14 (Michigan Republican Primary | August 4, 2026) Tawn Shawnelle Beliger — State Rep., Dist. 48 (Michigan Republican Primary | August 6, 2024)
State Senator, Dist. 14 Michigan General | November 3, 2026
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Conservative

BIOGRAPHY

EDUCATION

Schoolcraft Community College, Livonia, associates, 1989

WORK & MILITARY

Candidate did not provide

AFFILIATIONS

Washtenaw County Republican Party, Vice Chair, Current and prior Executive committee member, 10

Northfield Township Parks and Rec, Committee member, / volunteer, 4

Hillsdale college, Contributions for K-12 education., 5

Calvary Baptist Church, Contributor and member. Assist with community Bible outreach program., 7

POLITICAL OFFICES HELD

Township Trustee, 2016-2020

POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT

Michigan House, 2024-2024

Township Supervisor, 2020-2020

ENDORSEMENTS

CONSERVATIVE (3)

National Rifle Association NRA-PVF

Citizens for Traditional Values

Michigan Coalition for Responsible Gun Owners

REPORTED BY CANDIDATE (5)

Citizens For Traditional Values

Michigan Coalition For responsible Gun Owners

Stand For Health Freedom

Patrick Colbeck

Hima Kolanagireddy

SELECTED CONTRIBUTIONS

CONSERVATIVE
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (14)

Brian Ignatowski (2026)

Kathy Schmaltz (2026)

Tawn Beliger (2026)

State Republican Party Organizations (2025)

Grand New Party (2023)

RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (2)

Tawn Beliger (2026)

Patrick Colbeck (2024)


OTHER INFORMATION

QUESTIONNAIRE

RIGHT TO LIFE

Abortion providers, including Planned Parenthood, should not receive taxpayer funds from federal, state, or local governments (including Title X grants).

Strongly Agree

Under what circumstances should an elective abortion be allowed?

To protect the life of the mother from life threatening medical complication due to the pregnancy.

Human life deserves legal protection from conception until natural death.

Strongly Agree

The lives of human embryos created through artificial methods ought to be protected from purposeful destruction.

Strongly Agree

The Comstock Act, which bans interstate transportation of abortion-inducing drugs, should be enforced.

Strongly Agree


ECONOMY

What is your position on the minimum wage?

Minimum Wage is not a living wage, but a starting point, or learning point for beginners joining the work force.

Free enterprise and the right to private property are essential elements of a productive economic system.

Strongly Agree

List your top 3-5 priorities to eliminate government waste.

Lawmakers need to open all of government to accountability and transparency. Eliminate corporate welfare and subsidies until full transparency of these deals are made available to the tax payers. Eliminate non- disclosure agreements, where details and deals are hidden from the public Cut the budget.


RELIGIOUS LIBERTY

What does "separation of church and state" mean to you?

The government is not permitted to regulate the church.

Individuals and businesses should be required to provide services even if it would violate their moral and/or religious beliefs.

Strongly Disagree


HEALTHCARE

What most closely matches your view on healthcare: A) Healthcare for all should be guaranteed and funded by the government with no private healthcare option. (includes "universal healthcare," "medicare for all," etc.) B) Healthcare insurance funded by the government should be available for all who want it, along with private healthcare options. C) Medicaid and Medicare should remain available, but no other taxpayer-funded programs are necessary. D) Taxpayer funded health care should be abolished in all forms, and Medicaid and Medicare should be defunded.

C) Medicaid and Medicare should remain available, but no other taxpayer-funded programs are necessary.

The government should keep a database of people with various ongoing medical illnesses to assess the economic burden of treatment.

Strongly Disagree


NATIONAL SECURITY

The Chinese Communist Party poses serious military, cyber security, intellectual property, and global economic threats to the United States.

Strongly Agree

Is the United States' relationship with Israel important, and if so why?

Yes, The founding of this country is rooted in Biblical Christian principles, a moral system of civility we closely share with Israel.


IMMIGRATION

I support the existence of sanctuary cities to protect undocumented persons.

Strongly Disagree


EDUCATION

I support eliminating the U.S. Department of Education and giving control back to states and communities.

Strongly Agree

Foreign governments should be prohibited from funding American education.

Strongly Agree


VALUES

Government should recognize and support the fundamental right and essential duty of parents to direct their child's health and educational well-being.

Strongly Agree

Attempts to physically or socially transition a child to the opposite sex constitute child abuse.

Strongly Agree

Marriage is a God-ordained, sacred and legal union of one man and one woman. No government has the authority to alter this definition.

Strongly Agree

I support the expansion of gambling in my state.

Disagree

Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.

Belief in necessary when one does not know...


ELECTIONS AND VOTING

People should be able to vote without photo identification.

Strongly Disagree


EQUALITY

Reparations should be given to people on the basis of race.

Strongly Disagree

Biological males should not be allowed to participate in women's sports or occupy biological women's spaces whether it be bathrooms, locker rooms, sorority houses, women's shelters, or prison.

Strongly Agree


ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT

Man-made climate change is a global threat and requires urgent political action.

Disagree

What do you believe is the most reliable energy source that will supply the growing demand for electricity?

Fossil fuels and nuclear.


ABOUT YOU

When you consider your views on a wide range of issues from economic and social matters to foreign policy and religious liberty, which of the following best describes you overall?

Conservative

Have you ever been penalized for sexual misconduct in either civil or criminal court? If so, please explain.

NO.

Have you ever been convicted of a felony? If so, please explain.

NO.


CRIMINAL JUSTICE & PUBLIC SAFETY

What should be the goal of the criminal justice system?

To deter crime. Support the reform of those who sincerely repent.

Government has a responsibility to protect children from sexual exploitation during online activities.

Strongly Agree

Sharia law should not be accepted or incorporated in any form within the legal framework of the United States.

Strongly Agree


2ND AMENDMENT

What restrictions on gun ownership are needed to protect public safety?

Restrictions may apply to an individual with a history of violence.

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