William Lawrence

@wewill2026.bsky.social

Organizer, coalition-builder & Congressional candidate in #MI07. YES to Good Housing and Healthcare for All. NO to Billionaires, Bullies, and Endless Wars. https://secure.actblue.com/donate/william-lawrence-1

We will win in November because nothing beats a face-to-face conversation, and we've got the ground game to reach voters where they're at. While Tom Barrett collects checks from corporate PACs and passes tax breaks for billionaires, we will fight for working class Michiganders.

Last night, we celebrated an unprecedented win for people-first politics in Michigan. But today, I want to make one thing very clear: THE JOB’S NOT FINISHED. The mission is to beat Tom Barrett and send an unbought, independent-minded representative of mid-Michigan to Congress.

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I couldn’t be prouder of the movement we’ve built in mid-Michigan. Thank you, Ambassador Bridget Brink and Matt Maasdam, for your years of public service and all your hard work on the campaign trail. While tonight we celebrate, there’s still much more work ahead.

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I am so proud of the movement we have built here. We are where we are because of the friends and neighbors who have showed up day in and day out for this campaign. Thank you to everyone who showed up at the polls today to vote! 2 hours to go!

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People across the political spectrum want candidates who stand up to Silicon Valley billionaires and AI data centers. 66% of Independents & 47% of Republicans want to back candidates running to pause data center construction. That's how we'll win today, and again on Nov 3rd.

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Yesterday we knocked our 100,000th door. We've built a grassroots operation unlike anything Mid-Michigan has seen before. 864 volunteers got us here, and we're just getting started. We will hit even more by November to beat Barrett.

"What I hear is people are fed up. They're ready for change. And they don't feel that either party has been representing their interests in D.C. I believe that the status quo is an electability risk at a time when people are hungry for change." www.npr.org/2026/08/03/n...

Progressive candidates' primary wins stir debate about midterm electability

There are several races in midwestern states where progressive candidates appear to be leading in the Democratic primaries. A debate is raging about electability in the general election this fall.

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Our campaign has continued to surge despite the millions of dollars in ridiculous smears misrepresenting my record. We've built real relationships that can't be bought by dark money lies. Our movement is ready to weather the attacks from the GOP and beat Barrett in November.

To beat GOP Rep. Tom Barrett this November we can't just have another hand-picked insider bought by the same corporate interests. We need someone who is unbought and has spent their life fighting against corporate power and for ordinary people.

We are moving dangerously close to WWIII, while the Trump admin abandons the UN and other institutions meant to prevent it. Tom Barrett just voted to fund Trump's disastrous war in Iran. Unlike Tom, I'll fight to stop endless war, and stop our weaponry from being sent overseas to commit war crimes.

The Trump admin has disregarded our Constitution and Tom Barrett is more focused on enriching his corporate donors than helping his constituents. Our campaign for Congress speaks to anyone who is sick of more of the same. We will take on corporate power and get money out of politics.

Three Michigan Planned Parenthood locations are closing because of federal cuts Tom Barrett voted for. Thousands of patients will now drive further and wait longer for basic healthcare. In 2022, Michigan voted for reproductive freedom. Now, Barrett is voting to defund the clinics providing it.

It's Disability Pride Month! More than 1 in 4 Americans live with a disability. The ADA was one of the most important civil rights laws ever passed. We must protect people living with disabilities and champion strong legislation to move us toward equal access and opportunity for all Americans.

UPDATE: Here's how long each #MI07 candidate will have lived in the district on election day. They arrived here with DC consultants, corporate donors, and agendas written by DC insiders. I've spent my whole life here organizing, fighting for neighbors, showing up long before this campaign.

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The Trump administration has violated our Constitution. Tom Barrett lets it happen. Political leaders have profited off this corruption and chaos for too long while the rest of us are left paying the price. In Congress, I'll fight to return to government of, for, and by the people.

Like most MI07 voters, I don't own any million-dollar homes in DC. And unlike my opponents, I didn't have to move here to run. Working families in MI07 deserves a representative who understands what they're going through.

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I'm honored to be endorsed by 10 current and presumptive Members of Congress. We've got the most support from local electeds and the most endorsements from Members of Congress. We're building the winning coalition with people and politicians standing up to corporate power.

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We took the campaign to the bars last weekend. Young voters are fed up with endless wars and a future they can't afford owned by tech oligarchs. And unlike my opponents, we can talk about all of it because I'm unbought by corporations and DC insiders.

I’ve spent my career standing up to corporate power and fighting for working people.  So, when Silicon Valley billionaires came Michigan last year, I joined local residents to fight back. In Congress, I'll fight for a pause on data center construction until adequate safeguards are in place.

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DC insiders love to question "electability" from the comfort of their offices. I challenge anyone with this question to come knock doors with us in #MI07 and hear what voters are actually saying. Data centers are reshaping politics here and we're winning because of it.

We've consistently outraised our opponents in dollars from Michigan's 7th District. We've got more from MI07 than the two of them combined. It's because I am rooted and raised in this district. It's how we've built the winning coalition that will beat GOP incumbent Tom Barrett in November.

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Packed house this evening for our canvass launch. We've knocked over 75,000 voters' doors on this campaign. This is the kind of movement that no one in DC saw coming. It's why we will win on Tuesday and defeat Tom Barrett in November.

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I'm proud to be added to 50501's Rising Stars list.  I've been incredibly inspired by 50501 members and the millions who have mobilized for No Kings and other protests in the past 18 months to defend democracy. I will work with them in DC to take on authoritarianism and protect all of our rights.

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Silicon Valley billionaires want to build a $2 billion data center in a small Michigan town. It would raise prices, tank home values, and threaten peoples' way of life. The company is trying to strong arm residents and is offering them just 0.5% of the project cost to stay quiet.

I'm proud to be endorsed by the Michigan Young Dems.  In DC, I will fight to ensure our generation and those to come have an affordable and stable future.  That means regulating AI, tackling the climate crisis, building affordable housing, and creating good-paying jobs.

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