2026 General Election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

Michigan House District 39

3 candidates, listed alphabetically.

Candidates

Jared Polonowski

Green

Jared Polonowski earned an education degree from Aquinas College in 2013.

Sources for Polonowski

  • Jared Polonowski (BallotReady, Facts summarized from a public page (not copied))

Kerry Tapper

Democratic

Work
Small business owner

Kerry Tapper is a small business owner.

Sources for Tapper

  • Kerry Tapper (BallotReady, Facts summarized from a public page (not copied))

Pauline Wendzel

RepublicanIncumbent

In office now
State Representative, District 39
Work
State Representative, Michigan House (since 2019); sales and marketing manager, Coloma Frozen Foods

Pauline Wendzel is the sitting State Representative for District 39 in the Michigan Legislature.

Pauline Wendzel has served in the Michigan House since 2019. She has been sales and marketing manager at Coloma Frozen Foods since 2015 and earlier worked at the North Berrien Historical Museum.

Wendzel's committees

  • Energy (Chair)

Sources for Wendzel

Sources

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As of Wednesday, October 14, 2026.

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