On Aug. 7, 22 local politicians will be vying for your votes to elect them into positions with the Livingston County government.

If there is a question you want the candidates to answer, leave it in the comments section below. The questions with the most interest by readers will be asked when Patch does its candidate Q&As in July.

The following residents are running for office in the Aug. 7 primary:

State Representative

• Bill Rogers (R)*
• Dale Rogers (R)
• Shanda Willis (D)
• Cindy Denby (R)*
• Harold Melton (R)
• Shawn Lowe Desai (D)

Sheriff

• Bob Bezotte (R)*
• Tom Ash (R)
• C.J. Maier (R)

Brighton Township Supervisor

• Tom Murphy (R)*

Brighton Township Clerk

• Ann Bollin (R)*

Brighton Townshp Treasurer

• Lana Theis (R)*

Brighton Township Trustee

• Cathy Doughty (R)*
• Mike Slaton (R)*
• Patrick Michel (R)
• Lucille Weaire (R)

County Prosecutor

• Lyle Dickson (R)
• Carolyn Henry (R)
• William Vailliencourt (R)
• Matthew Evans (D)

County Commissioner District 1

• Kate Lawrence (R)
• Bruce Schneider (D)

The primary election is Aug. 7, and the general election is Nov. 6.

An asterisk (*) denotes an incumbent currently holding that position.