Ali Sledz has been selected as the Libertarian Party of Michigan’s candidate for Michigan’s 35th District Senate seat!
The election of Ali by voting delegates was held at the January 17th, 2026 convention at the H Hotel in Midland.
You can see Ali explaining many of her views in a video interview with the Libertarian Executive Committee a few months ago. Click here to see the video. She also had a recent interview with WCMU, which can be found by clicking here.
Ali will be one of three candidates on the ballot for the May 5th special election. The Democrats and Republicans will each select their candidate at a February 3rd primary.
Ali has been a voting Libertarian since 2012. She was active in the party when she lived in Georgia, and helped with the Gary Johnson campaign.
She believes that Libertarian messaging needs to be more inclusive for people who are mostly libertarian, but may not agree with the party 100%.
Ali has a background in sales, and is skilled at talking to people. As a stay-at-home mom and Master’s counseling student at Oakland University, she also has listening skills and feels that is important to voters. She wants to help people, be available and meet them where they’re at.
“That’s what I feel like I’m good at,” Sledz said. “We [the district] haven’t had a voice in months. The governor refused to call an election, and we haven’t had a voice and that’s a problem. So, who better to give a voice than me?”
Her number one issue would be the state budget, and her main focus is on lowering taxes for Michiganders, something she has referred to as “increasingly excessive.”
“With the taxation that has to happen, it needs to be more succinct,” Sledz told WCMU.
“It cannot just be that we’re spending money wherever we want. There has to be a reason. I want very clear direction in where money is going.”
For more information or to communicate with Ali, please email her at sledzforlp@gmail.com or go to her Facebook page.
