01 Nov. 2006
By: Emily Beam
The Michigan Daily
"This year, the race for the 53rd district actually boasts a real, live socialist candidate. (Not your run-of-the-mill, universal-health-care socialist; I mean a start-the-people's-revolution socialist.)..."
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Wednesday, November 1, 2006
Monday, October 30, 2006
U of M Anti-War Action Leaflet Lists Erard as Only Anti-War Candidate in 53rd District Race
A statement by Matt Erard, Socialist Party candidate for State Representative (Michigan, district 53)
30 October 2006
The University of Michigan anti-war student organization, Anti-War Action, published a leaflet titled "Voting on the War in Iraq" which lists the positions on the war taken by state and federal candidates who are running in Ann Arbor. The leaflet notes that the Erard campaign calls for immediate unconditional withdrawal of all U.S. occupation forces from Iraq and Afghanistan and that neither of the other candidates for 53rd District State Representative have taken any position on the war...
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30 October 2006
The University of Michigan anti-war student organization, Anti-War Action, published a leaflet titled "Voting on the War in Iraq" which lists the positions on the war taken by state and federal candidates who are running in Ann Arbor. The leaflet notes that the Erard campaign calls for immediate unconditional withdrawal of all U.S. occupation forces from Iraq and Afghanistan and that neither of the other candidates for 53rd District State Representative have taken any position on the war...
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Wednesday, October 18, 2006
Socialist Party Candidate to Appear in Televised Candidates Debate
October 18, 2006
Matt Erard, Socialist candidate for 53rd District State Representative, will appear in a live televised debate with his Democratic and Republican opponents on Ann Arbor Community Television Network (CTN) on Wednesday October 18th at 8:15PM. The debate will re-run on CTN on the following dates and times:...
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Matt Erard, Socialist candidate for 53rd District State Representative, will appear in a live televised debate with his Democratic and Republican opponents on Ann Arbor Community Television Network (CTN) on Wednesday October 18th at 8:15PM. The debate will re-run on CTN on the following dates and times:...
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Wednesday, September 20, 2006
Erard Campaign Statement on Ford's Recent "New Way Forward" Announcement
A Statement by Matt Erard, Socialist Party Candidate for State Representative (Michigan, district 53)
20 September 2006
On September 15th the Ford Motor Company announced that it has revised its “New Way Forward” plan to slash 44,000 union jobs and close sixteen North American auto plants by the end of 2008. Ford’s announcement has come on the eve of widespread layoffs and pay cuts that have permeated throughout the automotive industry in the past few years, particularly affecting workers in Michigan. While the company has attempted to soften its public image from this attack by offering workers buyout packages ranging from $65-$140,000, one is pressed to find a single instance in the corporate press where this has been contrasted with the $10-20 million salaries of its top executives who directly benefit from this cut. The argument that the company lacks the money to maintain these jobs is an utter deception. The “New Way Forward” is in reality the way to keep Ford executives’ extreme concentration of wealth going forward as the lives and communities of thousands of workers who created this wealth are shattered...
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20 September 2006
On September 15th the Ford Motor Company announced that it has revised its “New Way Forward” plan to slash 44,000 union jobs and close sixteen North American auto plants by the end of 2008. Ford’s announcement has come on the eve of widespread layoffs and pay cuts that have permeated throughout the automotive industry in the past few years, particularly affecting workers in Michigan. While the company has attempted to soften its public image from this attack by offering workers buyout packages ranging from $65-$140,000, one is pressed to find a single instance in the corporate press where this has been contrasted with the $10-20 million salaries of its top executives who directly benefit from this cut. The argument that the company lacks the money to maintain these jobs is an utter deception. The “New Way Forward” is in reality the way to keep Ford executives’ extreme concentration of wealth going forward as the lives and communities of thousands of workers who created this wealth are shattered...
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Thursday, September 14, 2006
Student to run as a socialist
September 14 2006
By: Andrew Grossman
The Michigan Daily
"Wearing a black shirt with an American flag made up of bombs, dollar signs and the words "United My Ass" emblazoned across the front, Erard laid out his plans to fix Michigan's economy. His plan is quite different from the visions espoused by candidates from the two major parties..."
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By: Andrew Grossman
The Michigan Daily
"Wearing a black shirt with an American flag made up of bombs, dollar signs and the words "United My Ass" emblazoned across the front, Erard laid out his plans to fix Michigan's economy. His plan is quite different from the visions espoused by candidates from the two major parties..."
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Friday, September 1, 2006
Teeter Talk Interview with Matt Erard
1 September 2006
by: Homeless Dave
Teeter Talk
Matt Erard
Socialist Party Candidate, Michigan State House General Election, 53rd District, November 2006
Tottered on: 1 September 2006
Temperature: 68 F
Ceiling: gloomy
Ground: past overgrown
Wind: ENE at 10 mph
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by: Homeless Dave
Teeter Talk
Matt Erard
Socialist Party Candidate, Michigan State House General Election, 53rd District, November 2006
Tottered on: 1 September 2006
Temperature: 68 F
Ceiling: gloomy
Ground: past overgrown
Wind: ENE at 10 mph
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Wednesday, August 30, 2006
Erard Campaign Lawnsigns Now Available
A statement by Matt Erard, Socialist Party candidate for Michigan State Representative (Michigan, district 53)
30 August 2006
Lawn signs from the campaign of Matt Erard for State Representative are now available for all campaign supporters. The signs are 12' by 18' and come with removable stakes for placing them on your lawn...
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Tuesday, August 1, 2006
Can You Spell Halliburton?: Who's Funding the Rebekah Warren Campaign?
Can You Spell Halliburton?: Who's Funding the Rebekah Warren Campaign?
A statement by Matt Erard, Socialist Party candidate for State Representative (Michigan, district 53)
1 August 2006
Among the top contributors to the campaign of Rebekah Warren, Democrat for 53rd District State Representative, are PACs and individuals representing General Motors, LaSalle Investment Management, University Bank, DTE Energy, Michigan Doctor's PAC, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Michigan Realtors' Association, and the Michigan Business and Professional Association. Warren’s campaign has additionally received maximum contributions from the lobbying firms Public Affairs Associates and Karoub Associates...
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A statement by Matt Erard, Socialist Party candidate for State Representative (Michigan, district 53)
1 August 2006
Among the top contributors to the campaign of Rebekah Warren, Democrat for 53rd District State Representative, are PACs and individuals representing General Motors, LaSalle Investment Management, University Bank, DTE Energy, Michigan Doctor's PAC, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Michigan Realtors' Association, and the Michigan Business and Professional Association. Warren’s campaign has additionally received maximum contributions from the lobbying firms Public Affairs Associates and Karoub Associates...
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Wednesday, July 19, 2006
Erard Campaign is on the Ballot!
A statement by Matt Erard, Socialist Party candidate for State Representative (Michigan, district 53)
19 July 2006
We did it!
After turning in just under one-thousand signatures from Ann Arbor voters, Matt Erard, Socialist Party candidate for 53rd District State Representative, was informed by the Washtenaw County Clerk's office on July 19th that his name will be printed on the November general election ballot...
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19 July 2006
We did it!
After turning in just under one-thousand signatures from Ann Arbor voters, Matt Erard, Socialist Party candidate for 53rd District State Representative, was informed by the Washtenaw County Clerk's office on July 19th that his name will be printed on the November general election ballot...
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Monday, April 3, 2006
Socialist Candidate Says $1.80 Minimum Wage Increase is Not Enough
A statement by Matt Erard, Socialist Party candidate for State Representative (Michigan, district 53)
3 April, 2006
Matt Erard, Socialist Party candidate for 53rd District State Representative, said that the hundreds of Michigan workers who worked on the recent ballot initiative to raise Michigan's minimum wage should be congratulated for their success with the recent increase in the state's minimum wage, but argued it was too little, too late. "This is the first time the State of Michigan has increased its minimum wage in nine years and there is no doubt that would not have happened without the grassroots petition drive," Erard said. "A minimum wage of $6.95 an hour, however, is still grotesquely insufficient for a nation of such enormous wealth"...
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3 April, 2006
Matt Erard, Socialist Party candidate for 53rd District State Representative, said that the hundreds of Michigan workers who worked on the recent ballot initiative to raise Michigan's minimum wage should be congratulated for their success with the recent increase in the state's minimum wage, but argued it was too little, too late. "This is the first time the State of Michigan has increased its minimum wage in nine years and there is no doubt that would not have happened without the grassroots petition drive," Erard said. "A minimum wage of $6.95 an hour, however, is still grotesquely insufficient for a nation of such enormous wealth"...
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