Will Lawrence bets organizer roots can flip Mid-Michigan swing district

LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) — William Lawrence, a Lansing-area climate and housing organizer, is asking voters in Michigan’s 7th Congressional District to unseat U.S. Rep. Tom Barrett on Nov. 3.

Lawrence, a Democrat and co-founder of the national climate group Sunrise Movement, won a three-way primary in August by running to the left of two better-funded rivals. Now he must win over swing voters in a district President Donald Trump carried by about 1 percentage point in 2024. The Cook Political Report rates the race a toss-up…

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