Calling into Lawrence town hall, Bernie Sanders offers support for swing district candidate

By: Kyle Davidson

Outlets: Michigan Advance

Published: October 15, 2026

Words: 742

Last Updated: 2 days, 11 hours ago

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As Democratic challenger William Lawrence held a weeklong blitz of voter town halls, the Lansing-area political organizer opened his final event of the day Wednesday with some encouraging words from a high-profile progressive.

Before offering remarks of his own, Lawrence, who is seeking to unseat incumbent U.S. Rep. Tom Barrett (R-Charlotte) for the 7th Congressional District seat, took a call from Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont), holding up the microphone to the phone …

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