Fifteen candidates including a current state senator, a notable 2020 election denier and a Congressional candidate were disqualified from the 2022 primary election ballots, the Michigan Department of State announced late Tuesday. The disqualifications were for a mix of violations of state election law.

Sen. Betty Alexander, D-Detroit, was among 11 candidates the state department said made false statements about complying with the Michigan Campaign Finance Act. She was running for reelection in the 6th state Senate district, which after redistricting covers Detroit suburbs like Redford Township and Farmington Hills.

Other candidates in those 11 include John Rocha, a Republican endorsed by former President Donald Trump running for the 78th state House district, and 11th state Senate district candidate Mellissa Carone, who pushed false claims of election fraud in statehouse testimony after the 2020 election.

The other eight candidates are:

• Ronald Cole (7th state House district)
• Kahlilia Davis (36th District Court Judge)
• Eddie Kabacinski (14th state House district)
• Chris Martin (54B District Court Judge)
• Vernon Molnar (7th state Senate district)
• Alberta Talabi (3rd state State district)
• Chase Turner (49th state House district)
• Lawanda Turner (11th state House district)

The Department of State did not lay out each candidate’s specific violation, but it noted Michigan requires candidates filing affidavits for office to state that “all statements, reports, late filing fees,...

Read Full Story: https://www.mlive.com/public-interest/2022/05/state-senator-among-15-candidat...