Danielle Atkinson

Danielle Atkinson

Democratic Party

Wayne State University Board of Governors

Tenure

2023 - Present

Term ends

2030

Years in position

1

Elections and appointments

Last elected

November 8, 2022

Education

Bachelor's

Pfeiffer University

Personal

Profession

Nonprofit executive

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Danielle Atkinson (Democratic Party) is an at-large member of the Wayne State University Board of Governors. She assumed office on January 1, 2023. Her current term ends on December 31, 2030.

Atkinson (Democratic Party) ran for election for an at-large seat of the Wayne State University Board of Governors. She won in the general election on November 8, 2022.

Biography

Danielle Atkinson lives in Royal Oak, Michigan. Atkinson earned bachelor's degrees in both political science and sociology from Pfeiffer University. She founded Mothering Justice and Mothering Justice Action Fund.

Elections

2022

See also: Michigan State Board of Regents election, 2022

General election

General election for Wayne State University Board of Governors (2 seats)

The following candidates ran in the general election for Wayne State University Board of Governors on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Marilyn Kelly (D)	24.9	1,969,081
✔		Danielle Atkinson (D)	24.9	1,963,010
		Christa Murphy (R)	24.0	1,898,368
		Craig Wilsher (R)	23.1	1,821,836
		Bruce Jaquays (L)	1.3	101,066
		Marc Joseph Sosnowski (U.S. Taxpayers Party)	0.9	71,488
		Susan Odgers (G)	0.9	71,387
		Other/Write-in votes	0.0	7

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Democratic convention

Democratic convention for Wayne State University Board of Governors (2 seats)

Incumbent Marilyn Kelly and Danielle Atkinson advanced from the Democratic convention for Wayne State University Board of Governors on August 21, 2022.

		Candidate
✔		Marilyn Kelly (D)
✔		Danielle Atkinson (D)

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Republican convention

Republican convention for Wayne State University Board of Governors (2 seats)

Christa Murphy and Craig Wilsher advanced from the Republican convention for Wayne State University Board of Governors on August 27, 2022.

		Candidate
✔		Christa Murphy (R)
✔		Craig Wilsher (R)

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Green convention

Green convention for Wayne State University Board of Governors (2 seats)

Susan Odgers advanced from the Green convention for Wayne State University Board of Governors on April 23, 2022.

		Candidate
✔		Susan Odgers (G)

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Libertarian convention

Libertarian convention for Wayne State University Board of Governors (2 seats)

Bruce Jaquays advanced from the Libertarian convention for Wayne State University Board of Governors on July 10, 2022.

		Candidate
✔		Bruce Jaquays (L)

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U.S. Taxpayers Party convention

U.S. Taxpayers Party convention for Wayne State University Board of Governors (2 seats)

Marc Joseph Sosnowski advanced from the U.S. Taxpayers Party convention for Wayne State University Board of Governors on July 23, 2022.

		Candidate
✔		Marc Joseph Sosnowski (U.S. Taxpayers Party)

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Campaign themes

2022

Ballotpedia survey responses

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