Republican Houston W. James and Democrat Darrin Camilleri are running for State Senate in the 4th District.
Houston W. James
Houston W. James Houston W. James, 23, of 28442 Dawnridge Dr., Flat Rock, graduated from Tiffin University in 2022 with a Bachelor of Criminal Justice (cum laude) in Homeland Security and Counter Terrorism. He is a graduate of Taylor Kennedy High School. His career experience includes working as an intern for Congressman Don Young of Alaska.
His club and organizations include: Perfect Spiral QB Training owner, Pheasants Forever, Alumni of Washington Center, Alumni of Stennis Center.
He said he is running for office because, “I want to be a senator for the people, not a politician. Being right of center politically, I feel I can bridge partisan divides to create the best policy for everyone.”
Once elected his goals are to, “Address: 1. Inflation. 2. Reduce gas/energy costs (open Line 5 which also protects union jobs). 3. Provide educational transparency to parents. 4. Promote small business. 5. Expand vocational education. 6. Roads.”
Darrin Quiroz Camilleri
Darrin Camilleri, 2964 Harrison Ave., Trenton, did not return his candidate form, but we are providing information made available by him on various sites on the internet.
Camilleri is currently a State Representative serving District 23. He was a teacher and then ran for State Rep. and assumed office Jan. 1, 2017. His term ends Jan. 1, 2023. Now, he seeks to be the senator for Downriver and Western Wayne County communities.
He is the son and grandson of union autoworkers and the first in his family to graduate from college. He comes from a family of immigrants and says he knows that Michgian can be a place of promise for many seeking to achieve the American Dream.
Among things he has sponsored as State Rep. was a resolution to declare Sept. 21, 2022 as Maltese American Heritage Day in the state of Michigan, which was adopted Sept. 28.
There are no incumbents in the 4th District, which includes Belleville, Van Buren Township, Sumpter Township, Huron Township, Romulus, Wayne, Brownstown, Southgate, Flat Rock, Trenton, Grosse Ile, Gibraltar, and Wyandotte.