Jordan Acker
Jordan Acker (Democratic Party) is an at-large member of the University of Michigan Board of Regents. He assumed office in 2019. His current term ends on January 1, 2027.
Acker (Democratic Party) ran for re-election for an at-large seat of the University of Michigan Board of Regents. He did not appear on the ballot for the Democratic convention on August 29, 2026.
Elections
2026
See also: Michigan State Board of Regents election, 2026
General election
The general election will occur on November 3, 2026.
General election for University of Michigan Board of Regents (2 seats)
The following candidates are running in the general election for University of Michigan Board of Regents on November 3, 2026.
Candidate | ||
 | Paul Brown (D) | |
| Amir Makled (D) | ||
 | Lena Epstein (R) | |
 | Michael Schostak (R) | |
 | Andrew Chadderdon (L) | |
| Kyle Maas (U.S. Taxpayers Party) | ||
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Democratic convention
Democratic convention for University of Michigan Board of Regents (2 seats)
Incumbent Paul Brown (D) and Amir Makled (D) advanced from the Democratic convention for University of Michigan Board of Regents on August 29, 2026.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | | Paul Brown |
| ✔ | Amir Makled | |
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Jordan Acker (D)
Republican convention
Republican convention for University of Michigan Board of Regents (2 seats)
Lena Epstein (R) and Michael Schostak (R) advanced from the Republican convention for University of Michigan Board of Regents on August 22, 2026.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | | Lena Epstein |
| ✔ | | Michael Schostak |
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Libertarian Party convention
Libertarian Party convention for University of Michigan Board of Regents (2 seats)
Andrew Chadderdon (L) advanced from the Libertarian Party convention for University of Michigan Board of Regents on June 28, 2026.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | | Andrew Chadderdon |
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U.S. Taxpayers Party convention
U.S. Taxpayers Party convention for University of Michigan Board of Regents (2 seats)
Kyle Maas (U.S. Taxpayers Party) advanced from the U.S. Taxpayers Party convention for University of Michigan Board of Regents on July 18, 2026.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | Kyle Maas | |
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Campaign finance
Endorsements
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2018
General election
General election for University of Michigan Board of Regents (2 seats)
The following candidates ran in the general election for University of Michigan Board of Regents on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Jordan Acker (D) | 25.1 | 1,750,414 |
| ✔ | | Paul Brown (D) | 24.0 | 1,672,732 |
| Andrea Fischer Newman (R) | 23.2 | 1,619,025 | ||
| Andrew Richner (R) | 21.2 | 1,480,084 | ||
| Crystal Van Sickle (U.S. Taxpayers Party) | 1.4 | 99,301 | ||
| John Jascob (L) | 1.2 | 84,317 | ||
| James Lewis Hudler (L) | 1.2 | 84,006 | ||
| Kevin Graves (G) | 1.0 | 72,160 | ||
| Joe Sanger (U.S. Taxpayers Party) | 0.9 | 63,248 | ||
| Marge Katchmark Sallows (Natural Law Party in Michigan) | 0.7 | 51,710 | ||
| Total votes: 6,976,997 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Campaign themes
2026
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Jordan Acker did not complete Ballotpedia's 2026 Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign finance summary
Campaign finance information for this candidate is not yet available from OpenSecrets. That information will be published here once it is available.
See also
2026 Elections
External links
Footnotes
