CONVENTION

INFORMATION
for Delegates & Alternates

Please feel free to duplicate and distribute this information. This document will be
distributed via email to all delegates and alternates following County Conventions and will
be available at hhttps://migopconvention.com/. Due to the short time between the County
and State Conventions, this document will not be mailed to State Convention Delegates and
Alternates.
2022 Official Call to Convention
 Convention Schedule
Friday, April 22, 2022
5:00 p.m. Registration opens
● Grand Gallery A-E ( see map on page 6)

7:00 p.m. Registration Ends

Guest Registration—Guest registration will take place online at

https://migopconvention.com/registration-guest/. Guests may also register on-site at State
Convention on Friday, April 22, and Saturday, April 23 at the Help Desk located in the
Grand Gallery

Saturday, April 23, 2022

7:30 a.m. Registration Opens

NOTE: Registration will be open for those delegates, alternates and guests who did
NOT obtain a credential on Friday evening, or for those who have lost their credential.
If you have your credential from Friday night, you DO NOT need to pick up a new
credential on Saturday morning.

10:00 a.m. Convention Called to Order: CHAIRMAN WEISER

Invocation- TBD
Pledge of Allegiance: TOM BARRETT
National Anthem: ASUKA BARDEN
Call to Convention: HANK FUHS
Appointment of Temporary Chair
Appointment of Temporary Officers
Rules Committee Report: MIKE HEWITT
Oath of Office to Officers: MICHAEL WARREN
10:30 a.m. Issues Committee Report
10:35 a.m. Nominations & Demonstrations Begin
12:45 p.m. First Round Voting Begins
1:45 p.m. First Round Voting Ends
1:45 p.m. Speakers & Presentations (during 90 minutes)

NOTE: After each round of voting, 90 minutes is reserved to hand count ballots

3:15 p.m. Second Round Voting begins

4:00 p.m. Voting ends
4:30 p.m. Announcements
5:00 p.m. Adjournment
2022 April Endorsement Convention Balloting
First Round:
1. Attorney General - Vote for not more than 1
- Tom Leonard
- Matthew DePerno
- Ryan Berman
2. Secretary of State – Vote for not more than 1
- Kristina Karamo
- Beau LaFave
- Cindy Berry
3. Michigan State University Board of Trustees – Vote for no more than 2
- Travis Menge
- Melanie Foster
- Rick Wendorf
- Mike Balow
4. University of Michigan Board of Regents - Vote for no more than 2
- Lauren Hantz
- Sevag Vartanian
- Andrea Fischer Newman
- Lena Epstein
5. Michigan State Board of Education - Vote for no more than 2
- Linda Lee Tarver
- Michelle Frederick
- Richard Zeile
- Tamara D. Carlone

Second Round:
1. Attorney General – Vote for no more than 1
- Candidate - A
- Candidate - B
2. Secretary of State - Vote for no more than 1
- Candidate – A
- Candidate - B
3. Michigan State University Board of Trustees - Vote for no more than 2
- Candidate – A
- Candidate – B
- Candidate – C
- Candidate – D
4. University of Michigan Board of Regents - Vote for no more than 2
- Candidate – A
- Candidate – B
- Candidate – C
- Candidate – D
5. Michigan State Board of Education - Vote for no more than 2
- Candidate – A
- Candidate – B
- Candidate – C
- Candidate – D
Convention Map: Exhibit Halls A&B
Convention Map: Grand Gallery A-E
 State Convention Hotel Blocks
The Michigan Republican Party has arranged for special group rates at the following
hotels for the April 2022 Michigan Republican State Convention. Guests should contact the
hotel directly to make arrangements or visit the specific hotel’s reservation webpage.

The room block cut-off for both hotels is April 18, 2022.

Rooms will be available on a first-come, first-serve basis. Please us this link

https://migopconvention.com/hotels/ to view hotel options on our website. We encourage you
to make your reservations as soon as possible. If you have questions, please contact Stuart
Foster at sfoster@migop.org. We look forward to seeing you in Grand Rapids.

Make your reservation

https://book.passkey.com/event/50279910/owner/3416832/home

Amway Grand Plaza Hotel

187 Monroe Ave NW
Grand Rapids, MI 49504
Phone: 616-774-2000

Courtyard by Marriott
Downtown Grand Rapids
11 Monroe Ave NW
Grand Rapids, MI 49504
Phone: 616-242-6000

*The link will work for both hotels. Block cut-off is April 18
State Convention Hand Count Process
Please See Attached Document
Candidate Listing
Attorney General
Tom Leonard
Matthew DePerno
Ryan Berman

Secretary of State
Kristina Karamo
Beau LaFave
Cindy Berry

Michigan Supreme Court

Brian Zahra
Paul Hudson

Michigan State Board of Trustees

Travis Menge
Melanie Foster
Rick Wendorf
Mike Balow

University of Michigan Regents

Lauren Hantz
Sevag Vartanian
Andrea Fischer Newman
Lena Epstein

Wayne State Board of Governors

Craig Wilsher
Christa Murphy

State Board of Education

Linda Lee Tarver
Michelle Frederick
Richard Zeile
Tamara D. Carlone