4/23/14 - The local races for the U.S. House of Representatives and the Livingston County Board of Commissioners got some last-minute candidates before the filing deadline yesterday. With incumbent Mike Rogers deciding not to seek re-election for his 8th District seat in Congress, a total of seven candidates are vying for his spot. Three of them registered yesterday before the deadline to submit. Among them were Rochester Hills Republican Bryan Barnett as well as Democrats Jeffrey Hank and Eric Schertzing, both of East Lansing. In the race for the county commission, three more new candidates joined yesterday before the filing deadline. Donald Pushies and James Delcamp completed the Democratic roster, which now includes one candidate for each of the nine seats on the board. Republican Douglas Helzerman also joined the race last-minute and will challenge incumbent Ron VanHouten for the District 4 seat in the August primary. No eleventh-hour candidates joined the races for the local state senate and state house seats. (TD)
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