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Students

Marc Metz

Policy Analyst

Marc is a Research Assistant working on CLOSUP’s latest iteration of the Michigan Public Policy Survey focused on criminal justice. He is an undergraduate in the Ford School class of 2025 majoring in Public Policy. Marc is interested in local…

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Ingrid Hofmann

Policy Analyst

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Ingrid is a research assistant working on the results of the summer 2024 MPSS survey. She is an undergraduate studying political science and Spanish. Ingrid is interested in the intersection of law and policy and hopes to attend law school after…

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Johanna Walker

Policy Analyst

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Jo is a Policy Analyst working to report data from CLOSUP's 2023 Michigan Public Policy Survey. She is a Masters student at the School for Environment and Sustainability (class of 2025), and has a B.S. in Environmental Science from the University of…

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Edward Plaut

Policy Analyst

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Edward Webre Plaut is the team lead for the CLOSUP team advising the Michigan Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission on its public comment submissions for its 2024 redrawing of the Michigan State Senate Map. Eddie has a B.A. in history and…

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Danielle Hamer

Policy Analyst

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Danielle Hamer is a Policy Analyst conducting analysis and reports to support the integration of public input in Michigan's redistricting process. She is a newly graduated Master of Public Policy from the Ford School. Danielle has a background in…

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Elizabeth Gelman

Policy Analyst

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Elizabeth is a Policy Analyst helping the Michigan Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission incorporate public comments in the senate map redraw process. She recently earned a Master of Public Policy at the Ford School (Class of 2024) and holds…

Publication

Fewer local leaders in Michigan feeling positive about how democracy is functioning in state, U.S.

Aug 15, 2024

Local leaders in Michigan are slightly less optimistic in their views on the health of democracy at the state and national levels, according to an ongoing survey by the University of Michigan.Although assessments of civic health at the national...

Fewer local leaders in Michigan feeling positive about how democracy is functioning in state, U.S.

CLOSUP Updates

New MPPS Policy Brief: Michigan local government leaders’ concerns about the health of democracy edge upward, including at local level

Aug 14, 2024

A new MPPS policy brief presents the views of Michigan’s local government leaders on a variety of issues across the state for their assessments of American democracy as a system of government, based on factors like free and fair elections, rule of...

MPPS

MPPS Policy Brief: Michigan local government leaders’ concerns about the health of democracy edge upward, including at local level

August 14, 2024

Since 2020, the Michigan Public Policy Survey (MPPS) has asked local government leaders across the state for their assessments of American democracy as a system of government, based on factors like free and fair elections, rule of law, an unbiased...

Policy Reports

Michigan Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission (MICRC) Memo #1 — Initial Analysis of Public Comments on 2024 Remediated Senate Maps in Southeast Michigan

May 20, 2024

Tom Ivacko, Elizabeth Gelman, Danielle Hamer, Edward Plaut, University of Michigan

This memo provides an initial summary of CLOSUP analysis of public comments submitted to the Michigan Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission (MICRC) in spring 2024 as part of the effort to draw new maps in Southeast Michigan as directed by a...

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