Joe Schwarz represented Michigan’s 7th Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives from 2005-2007. He previously served in the Michigan State Senate, Mayor of Battle Creek, and Battle Creek City Commission. He identified as an Independent but served and identified as a Republican before 2010. He died in 2026.
2008
–Endorsed John McCain (R) for President (lost general election)
2012
–Endorsed Steve Pestka (D) for Representative of Michigan, 3rd District (lost general election)
2016
–Endorsed Hillary Clinton (D) for President (lost general election)
2018
–Endorsed Gretchen Whitmer (D) for Governor of Michigan (won)
2020
–Endorsed Joe Biden (D) for President (won)
2022
–Endorsed Gretchen Whitmer (D) for Governor of Michigan (won)
2024
–Endorsed Kamala Harris (D) for President (lost general election)
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