Michigan State Board of Regents

Michigan State Board of Regents
General information
Office Type:	Partisan
Total Seats:	8
Term limits:	None
Structure
Length of term:	8 years
Authority:	Michigan Constitution, Article VIII, Section V
Selection Method:	Elected
Elections
Next election:	2026
Last election:	2024
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The University of Michigan Board of Regents, the Michigan State University Board of Trustees, and the Wayne State University Board of Governors are state executive boards in the Michigan state government consisting of eight elected members each. Each board has "general supervision of its institution and the control and direction of all expenditures from the institution's funds."

Current officeholders

University of Michigan Board of Regents

The following individuals serve on the University of Michigan Board of Regents:

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Office	Name	Party
University of Michigan Board of Regents	Jordan Acker	Democratic
University of Michigan Board of Regents	Michael Behm	Democratic
University of Michigan Board of Regents	Mark Bernstein	Democratic
University of Michigan Board of Regents	Paul Brown	Democratic
University of Michigan Board of Regents	Sarah Hubbard	Republican
University of Michigan Board of Regents	Denise Ilitch	Democratic
University of Michigan Board of Regents	Ron Weiser	Republican
University of Michigan Board of Regents	Katherine White	Democratic

Michigan State University Board of Trustees

The following individuals serve on the Michigan State University Board of Trustees:

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Office	Name	Party
Michigan State University Board of Trustees	Dianne Byrum	Democratic
Michigan State University Board of Trustees	Kelly Charron Tebay	Democratic
Michigan State University Board of Trustees	Dennis Denno	Democratic
Michigan State University Board of Trustees	Dan Kelly	Republican
Michigan State University Board of Trustees	Renee Knake Jefferson	Democratic
Michigan State University Board of Trustees	Brianna Scott	Democratic
Michigan State University Board of Trustees	Rema Vassar	Democratic
Michigan State University Board of Trustees	Vacant

Wayne State University Board of Governors

The following individuals serve on the Wayne State University Board of Governors:

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Office	Name	Party
Wayne State University Board of Governors	Danielle Atkinson	Democratic
Wayne State University Board of Governors	Bryan Barnhill	Democratic
Wayne State University Board of Governors	Michael Busuito	Republican
Wayne State University Board of Governors	Mark Gaffney	Democratic
Wayne State University Board of Governors	Marilyn Kelly	Democratic
Wayne State University Board of Governors	Anil Kumar	Democratic
Wayne State University Board of Governors	Terri Lynn Land	Republican
Wayne State University Board of Governors	Shirley Stancato	Democratic

Authority

The creation and existence of the three State Board of Regents are designated in the Michigan Constitution, Article 8.

The regents of the University of Michigan and their successors in office shall constitute a body corporate known as the Regents of the University of Michigan; the trustees of Michigan State University and their successors in office shall constitute a body corporate known as the Board of Trustees of Michigan State University; the governors of Wayne State University and their successors in office shall constitute a body corporate known as the Board of Governors of Wayne State University. Each board shall have general supervision of its institution and the control and direction of all expenditures from the institution's funds. Each board shall, as often as necessary, elect a president of the institution under its supervision. He shall be the principal executive officer of the institution, be ex-officio a member of the board without the right to vote and preside at meetings of the board. The board of each institution shall consist of eight members who shall hold office for terms of eight years and who shall be elected as provided by law. The governor shall fill board vacancies by appointment. Each appointee shall hold office until a successor has been nominated and elected as provided by law.

Qualifications

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Elections

Members of the boards are elected every two years.

2024

See also: Michigan State Board of Regents election, 2024

University of Michigan Board of Regents

General election candidates

• Denise Ilitch  (Incumbent) (Democratic Party) ✔
• Shauna Diggs  (Democratic Party)
• Carl Meyers  (Republican Party) ✔
• Sevag Vartanian  (Republican Party)
• Andrew Chadderdon  (Libertarian Party)
• Donna Oetman  (U.S. Taxpayers Party)
• Huwaida Arraf  (Democratic Party) (Write-in)

 Democratic convention candidates

• Denise Ilitch (Incumbent) ✔
• Shauna Diggs ✔

 Republican convention candidates

• Carl Meyers ✔
• Sevag Vartanian ✔

Minor Party convention candidates

Libertarian Party

• Andrew Chadderdon ✔

U.S. Taxpayers Party

• Donna Oetman ✔

Michigan State University Board of Trustees

General election candidates

• Rebecca Bahar-Cook  (Democratic Party) ✔ 
• Thomas Stallworth III  (Democratic Party)
• Mike Balow  (Republican Party) ✔
• Julie Maday  (Republican Party) 
• John Anthony La Pietra  (Green Party) 
• Grant Baker  (Libertarian Party)
• Janet Sanger  (U.S. Taxpayers Party)
• John Sanger  (U.S. Taxpayers Party)

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 Democratic convention candidates

• Rebecca Bahar-Cook ✔ 
• Thomas Stallworth III ✔

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 Republican convention candidates

• Mike Balow ✔
• Julie Maday ✔ 

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Minor Party convention candidates

Green Party

• John Anthony La Pietra ✔ 

Libertarian Party

• Grant Baker ✔

U.S. Taxpayers Party

• Janet Sanger ✔
• John Sanger ✔

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Wayne State University Board of Governors

General election candidates

• Mark Gaffney  (Incumbent) (Democratic Party)
• Michael Busuito  (Incumbent) (Republican Party) ✔
• Rasha Demashkieh  (Democratic Party)
• Sunny Reddy  (Republican Party) ✔ 
• Sami Makhoul  (Green Party)
• Farid Ishac  (Libertarian Party) 
• Kathleen Oakford  (Natural Law Party)
• William Mohr II  (U.S. Taxpayers Party)
• Suzanne Roehrig  (Working Class Party)

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 Democratic convention candidates

• Mark Gaffney (Incumbent) ✔
• Rasha Demashkieh ✔

 Republican convention candidates

• Michael Busuito (Incumbent) ✔
• Sunny Reddy ✔ 

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Minor Party convention candidates

Green Party

• Sami Makhoul ✔

Libertarian Party

• Farid Ishac ✔ 

Natural Law Party

• Kathleen Oakford ✔

U.S. Taxpayers Party

• William Mohr II ✔

Working Class Party

• Suzanne Roehrig ✔

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2022

See also: Michigan State Board of Regents election, 2022

University of Michigan Board of Regents

General election candidates

• Michael Behm  (Incumbent) (Democratic Party) ✔
• Katherine White  (Incumbent) (Democratic Party) ✔
• Lena Epstein  (Republican Party)
• Sevag Vartanian  (Republican Party)
• Sherry A. Wells  (Green Party) 
• Eric Larson  (Libertarian Party)
• Kathleen Oakford  (Natural Law Party)
• Joe Sanger  (U.S. Taxpayers Party)

Did not make the ballot:

• James Lewis Hudler (Libertarian Party)

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 Democratic convention candidates

• Michael Behm (Incumbent) ✔
• Katherine White (Incumbent) ✔

 Republican convention candidates

• Lena Epstein ✔
• Sevag Vartanian ✔

Minor Party convention candidates

Green Party

• Sherry A. Wells ✔ 

Libertarian Party

• Eric Larson ✔
• James Lewis Hudler ✔

U.S. Taxpayers Party

• Joe Sanger ✔

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Michigan State University Board of Trustees

General election candidates

• Renee Knake Jefferson  (Incumbent) (Democratic Party) ✔
• Dennis Denno  (Democratic Party) ✔
• Mike Balow  (Republican Party) 
• Travis Menge  (Republican Party) 
• Robin Laurain  (Green Party)
• Claranna Gelineau  (Libertarian Party)
• Max Riekse  (Libertarian Party)

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 Democratic convention candidates

• Renee Knake Jefferson (Incumbent) ✔
• Dennis Denno ✔

 Republican convention candidates

• Mike Balow ✔ 
• Travis Menge ✔ 

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Minor Party convention candidates

Green Party

• Robin Laurain ✔

Libertarian Party

• Claranna Gelineau ✔
• Max Riekse ✔

Wayne State University Board of Governors

General election candidates

• Marilyn Kelly  (Incumbent) (Democratic Party) ✔
• Danielle Atkinson  (Democratic Party) ✔
• Christa Murphy  (Republican Party)
• Craig Wilsher  (Republican Party)
• Susan Odgers  (Green Party)
• Bruce Jaquays  (Libertarian Party) 
• Marc Joseph Sosnowski  (U.S. Taxpayers Party) 

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 Democratic convention candidates

• Marilyn Kelly (Incumbent) ✔
• Danielle Atkinson ✔

 Republican convention candidates

• Christa Murphy ✔
• Craig Wilsher ✔

Minor Party convention candidates

Green Party

• Susan Odgers ✔

Libertarian Party

• Bruce Jaquays ✔ 

U.S. Taxpayers Party

• Marc Joseph Sosnowski ✔ 

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2020

See also: Michigan State Board of Regents election, 2020

University of Michigan Board of Regents

General election candidates

• Mark Bernstein  (Incumbent) (Democratic Party) ✔ 
• Shauna Diggs  (Incumbent) (Democratic Party)
• Sarah Hubbard  (Republican Party) ✔ 
• Carl Meyers  (Republican Party) 
• Michael Mawilai  (Green Party)
• Eric Larson  (Libertarian Party)
• James Lewis Hudler  (Libertarian Party)
• Keith Butkovich  (Natural Law Party)
• Ronald Graeser  (U.S. Taxpayers Party of Michigan)
• Crystal Van Sickle  (U.S. Taxpayers Party of Michigan)

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 Democratic convention candidates

• Mark Bernstein (Incumbent) ✔ 
• Shauna Diggs (Incumbent) ✔

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 Republican convention candidates

• Sarah Hubbard ✔ 
• Carl Meyers ✔ 

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Minor Party convention candidates

Green Party

• Michael Mawilai ✔

Libertarian Party

• Eric Larson ✔
• James Lewis Hudler ✔

Natural Law Party

• Keith Butkovich ✔

U.S. Taxpayers Party of Michigan

• Ronald Graeser ✔
• Crystal Van Sickle ✔

Michigan State University Board of Trustees

General election candidates

• Brian Mosallam  (Incumbent) (Democratic Party) 
• Rema Vassar  (Democratic Party) ✔ 
• Pat O'Keefe  (Republican Party) ✔ 
• Tonya Schuitmaker  (Republican Party) 
• Brandon Hu  (Green Party)
• Robin Laurain  (Green Party)
• Will Tyler White  (Libertarian Party) 
• Bridgette Abraham-Guzman  (Natural Law Party)
• Janet Sanger  (U.S. Taxpayers Party of Michigan)
• John Sanger  (U.S. Taxpayers Party of Michigan)

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 Democratic convention candidates

• Brian Mosallam (Incumbent) ✔ 
• Rema Vassar ✔ 

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 Republican convention candidates

• Pat O'Keefe ✔ 
• Tonya Schuitmaker ✔ 
• Ken Stanecki

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Minor Party convention candidates

Green Party

• Brandon Hu ✔
• Robin Laurain ✔

Libertarian Party

• Will Tyler White ✔ 

Natural Law Party

• Bridgette Abraham-Guzman ✔

U.S. Taxpayers Party of Michigan

• Janet Sanger ✔
• John Sanger ✔

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Wayne State University Board of Governors

General election candidates

• Shirley Stancato  (Incumbent) (Democratic Party) ✔ 
• Eva Garza Dewaelsche  (Democratic Party) 
• Don Gates  (Republican Party) 
• Terri Lynn Land  (Republican Party) ✔
• Susan Odgers  (Green Party)
• Jon Elgas  (Libertarian Party)
• Christine Schwartz  (U.S. Taxpayers Party of Michigan)
• Lloyd Conway  (Independent) (Write-in)

Did not make the ballot:

• Diane Dunaskiss (Republican Party)

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 Democratic convention candidates

• Shirley Stancato (Incumbent) ✔ 
• Eva Garza Dewaelsche ✔ 

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 Republican convention candidates

• Diane Dunaskiss ✔
• Don Gates ✔ 

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Minor Party convention candidates

Green Party

• Susan Odgers ✔

Libertarian Party

• Jon Elgas ✔

U.S. Taxpayers Party of Michigan

• Christine Schwartz ✔

2018

See also: Michigan State Board of Regents election, 2018

General election

General election for University of Michigan Board of Regents (2 seats)

The following candidates ran in the general election for University of Michigan Board of Regents on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jordan Acker (D)	25.1	1,750,414
✔		Paul Brown (D)	24.0	1,672,732
		Andrea Fischer Newman (R)	23.2	1,619,025
		Andrew Richner (R)	21.2	1,480,084
		Crystal Van Sickle (U.S. Taxpayers Party)	1.4	99,301
		John Jascob (L)	1.2	84,317
		James Lewis Hudler (L)	1.2	84,006
		Kevin Graves (G)	1.0	72,160
		Joe Sanger (U.S. Taxpayers Party)	0.9	63,248
		Marge Katchmark Sallows (Natural Law Party)	0.7	51,710

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 6,976,997 (100.00% precincts reporting)
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General election

General election for Michigan State University Board of Trustees (2 seats)

The following candidates ran in the general election for Michigan State University Board of Trustees on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Brianna Scott (D)	26.3	1,826,750
✔		Kelly Charron Tebay (D)	23.7	1,650,533
		Mike Miller (R)	22.1	1,534,305
		Dave Dutch (R)	21.6	1,501,259
		Bruce Campbell (L)	1.6	112,363
		Janet Sanger (U.S. Taxpayers Party)	1.2	86,309
		Tim Orzechowski (L)	1.1	78,053
		John Sanger (U.S. Taxpayers Party)	0.8	56,295
		Aaron Mariasy (G)	0.8	53,478
		Bridgette Abraham-Guzman (Natural Law Party)	0.7	50,192
		Other/Write-in votes	0.0	1,673

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 6,951,210 (100.00% precincts reporting)
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Write-in candidates

• David Mott

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 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Bryan Barnhill (D)	25.6	1,728,678
✔		Anil Kumar (D)	23.7	1,599,209
		Diane Dunaskiss (R)	23.4	1,575,211
		David Nicholson (R)	21.6	1,456,627
		Christine Schwartz (U.S. Taxpayers Party)	2.0	135,427
		Jon Elgas (L)	1.5	102,590
		John Hargenrader (L)	1.2	80,417
		Marc Joseph Sosnowski (U.S. Taxpayers Party)	1.0	66,278

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 6,744,437 (100.00% precincts reporting)
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Vacancies

Under Article 8 of the Michigan Constitution, vacancies on each board are filled through gubernatorial appointment.

Duties

The boards supervise the universities, including controlling their expenditures. The boards are also responsible for upholding the obligations of a land-grant university.

Divisions

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Historical officeholders

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Former officeholders

• Nancy Schlichting Nonpartisan

Recent news

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Michigan State Board of Regents - Google News

External links

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• University of Michigan Board of Regents
• Michigan State University Board of Trustees
• Wayne State University Board of Governors