Progressive climate organizer William Lawrence wins Michigan Democratic House primary

Published August 5, 2026 · Category: News

Overview

Activist who rallied around a datacenter moratorium will face incumbent Republican Tom Barrett in November

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William Lawrence, a prominent environmental organizer who foregrounded his support for a datacenter moratorium, has won the Democratic primary in Michigan’s seventh congressional district in a victory for progressives.

Details

Lawrence was a co-founder of the youth-led climate justice organization the Sunrise Movement, the group that in 2018 mainstreamed calls for a Green New Deal to battle economic injustice while rapidly phasing out planet-warming fossil fuels. The 36-year-old defeated Bridget Brink, a former US ambassador to Ukraine and Slovakia, and Matt Maasdam, a former US Navy Seal and military aide to Barack Obama.

Source

Originally published at www.theguardian.com.

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