Cross-posted at Michigan Liberal
There's nothing wrong with thinking ahead. Here are the incumbents in statewide offices whose terms end in 2008.
US SENATE:
Carl Levin (D) - Elected in 1978, last re-elected in 2002; Chairman of the US Senate Armed Services Committee; Foreign-relations and defense policy genius; named one of "America's 10 Best Senators" by TIME Magazine; longest-serving US Senator in Michigan history; brother of Congressman Sander Levin; all-around amazing guy
STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION:
John C. Austin (D) - Elected in 2000; Senior fellow with the Brookings Institution; ran for Dem nomination for Secretary of State in 2002; possible rising star in our party?
Kathleen Strauss (D) - Elected in 1992, re-elected in 2000; President of the Board of Education since 2001; involved in numerous boards and groups
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN REGENTS:
Laurence B. Deitch (D) - Elected in 1992, re-elected in 2000; attorney; former MDP treasurer
Rebecca McGowan (D) - formerly worked in offices of Senators Adlai Stevenson and Frank Church; senior staffer for VP Mondale and deputy director of his 1984 campaign
MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY TRUSTEES:
Dorothy V. Gonzales (D) - Elected in 1992, re-elected in 2000; former state House research analyst; former education policy advisor under Governor Blanchard
G. Scott Romney (R) - Appointed in August 2000, re-elected three months later; Son of former Governor George Romney; brother of Massachusetts Governor and possible 2008 Presidential candidate Mitt Romney
WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY GOVERNORS:
Paul Massaron (D) - Elected in 2000; Hyper-active with the UAW and AFL-CIO, including serving as a legislative director, Region 1-B International rep., and top aide to the UAW President
Jacqueline Washington (D) - Elected in 2000; Chairwoman of the Board of Governors; past president of Planned Parenthood of SE Michigan; Michigan Women's Hall of Fame inductee
SUPREME COURT (officially non-partisan):
Clifford Taylor (R) - Appointed in 1997, elected to partial term in 1998, elected to full term in 2000; Chief Justice since 2005
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