Emily Dievendorf

Emily Dievendorf lives in Lansing, Michigan. Dievendorf earned a bachelor's degree in social relations from Michigan State University.[1]

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Who are you? Tell us about yourself.

Emily Dievendorf has called Lansing home since just a few years after she moved to the area from Kalamazoo, Michigan at 18 to attend Michigan State University in 1997. She worked in the Michigan House of Representatives for Democratic state legislators for nearly a decade, first for Alexander Lipsey (D-Kalamazoo) and then as Chief of Staff for Representative Andy Coulouris (D - Saginaw). Emily moved from the legislature to Equality Michigan, Michigan’s statewide LGBTQIA+ advocacy organization, in 2010 to serve as policy director, eventually advancing to manage the organization until 2015.

Emily has served as president of the Lansing Association of Human Rights (LAHR), vice president of the board of the Firecracker Foundation, a board member of the Lansing Area AIDS Network (LAAN), and as commissioner to the Ingham County Women’s Commission. In 2015, she was federally appointed to the Michigan Advisory Committee to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights and recently completed her second term. She has been an independent political and civil rights consultant since 2015 and is co-founder of a nonprofit bookstore located in Downtown Lansing. She graduated from James Madison College at Michigan State University. Emily is an openly LGBTQ candidate and lives in Lansing, Michigan.

Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

There is no excuse for a lack of living wage. Every resident should make enough to both survive AND thrive. There should be no expectation of families to sacrifice one basic need over another to sustain, and that includes the need to rest from labor.Public schools must be funded well, equitably, and funded as the long-term, consistent investment our future success and community should be. Our students and educators deserve schools and resources that allow them to create and grow in safe and modern institutions that will ensure every student can receive the unique approach they need to participate and succeed fully in the world upon graduation. Educators and students deserve mental health support staff, training, and resources that will support them in being healthy and whole beings.In the 77th District and nationally we need to address gun violence. We can all agree that we want more safety for our families and that responsible gun ownership is a reasonable expectation in order to save lives. Continuing to fight for reforms that both push back against irresponsible gun sales and ownership practices, and supporting community programs that work to prevent and otherwise address gun violence is essential to the safety of everyone.

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

Emily is particularly passionate about equity. She has been involved in her community throughout her career on a myriad of justice issues, particularly LGBTQIA equality, racial justice and equality, immigration, sexual and domestic violence, voting rights and ending HIV/AIDS.