Donate to Elect Kate Gallup!

Pitch in today to support Kate Gallup for Michigan State Senate-District 37. Together, we can flip this district and move our community forward.

I’m running because the status quo isn't working, and I offer a progressive future for Leelanau, Grand Traverse, Antrim, Charlevoix, Emmet, Cheboygan, Mackinac and Chippewa counties.

I believe in a better vision for our region, where we not only see the values we share of family, neighborliness and community strength reflected in the policies that are passed on our behalf, but also where we work towards a vision of a vibrant region that works for all and restores dignity to our hardworking people struggling in the face of rampant injustice and an affordability crisis.

I have a roadmap for District 37 by 2037 that will provide healthcare for all, increase housing supply to address the affordability crisis, ensure worker rights and protections so that all jobs are good jobs, and address key energy and environmental issues for a sustainable future. We need to stop investing in projects like Line 5, and start investing in our energy independence.

So, who am I? I'm 5th generation in this region. My mother was an art and English teacher in Kalkaska, and has now run an art gallery and studio in Leelanau for over 20 years. My father and his family have long ties to this region, and when my dad retired as an IT systems manager for Northwestern Michigan College, he joined my mother in creating and selling his art.

I got my bachelors and masters degree in Materials Science Engineering at the University of Michigan, with research pursuits in metallurgy, ceramics and thin film functional polymers. I also got certified in Science and Technology Public Policy through the Ford school, and completed a fellowship in government relations with Dell. I worked in a research lab in California after graduating, and then took a job as a Patent Examiner at the USPTO in Northern Virginia, before returning to Leelanau County in 2020. I joined the family art business, where I make and sell pottery, paintings and jewelry, as well as becoming a high school math teacher and running a petcare business.

I’ve always sought to serve my community. In the last year, I have felt called to step up. I became a local distributor, presenter and signature collector for Invest in MI Kids, Michiganders for Money out of Politics, and Rank MI Vote ballot initiatives. I put on a climate conversations film series with CCL this fall at the Traverse Area District Library, joined the steering committee of my local Indivisible chapter to write the weekly newsletter and coordinate events, and joined on the ground floor of the Young Indivisible group for the 40 and under crowd. I met with Representative Bergman to push back against Medicaid cuts, and hand delivered constituent letters to members of congress in DC.

I believe I am the best option that is stepping up to Bring Better for District 37. Your help and support on this adventure mean the world to me.

I’m just getting going with this campaign. I need your help to be successful!

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