Independent candidate Cooper Nye aims to unite a divided 11th congressional district

COULD COOPER NYE BE A DARK HORSE THAT COULD WIN MICHIGAN'S 11TH DISTRICT?

I love Michigan. I love this country. And I love fighting
 for that silent, sensible majority that's sick and tired of
Democrats and Republicans. —  Cooper Nye 

Michigan’s Secretary of State has confirmed that 26-year-old Cooper Nye, a reform-focused independent candidate for the U.S. House of Representatives (MI-11) -that actually lives in the District, will appear on the general election ballot this November. Without party affiliation, Nye’s campaign was required by state ballot access rules to file at least 3,000 valid petition signatures—three times the number required for major party candidates. For Nye, it was the first of many hurdles in an electoral process that he claims is rigged by Democrats and Republicans to discourage political competition.

“Getting on the ballot wasn’t easy,” said Cooper Nye, an independent candidate for the U.S. House of Representatives (MI-11). “But the stories and concerns that voters have shared reaffirmed my belief that an incredible shift is happening, not just in Michigan, but in this country. And that’s what’s fueling my campaign.”

“There is a silent, sensible majority that’s tired of the two-party duopoly,” he went on to say. “Americans are sick of the polarization ripping us apart. And they’re ready to unite and disrupt this broken system that serves special interest instead of citizens.”

Cooper Nye of Commerce Township says he’s the youngest candidate this year running for U.S. House in Michigan.

The 26-year-old independent candidate made it onto the general election ballot this fall after submitting 4,000 signatures to the state — 3,000 are required under state law for non-affiliated candidates.

He is running against Lena Epstein of Bloomfield Township which is in the 9th District and Haley Stevens of Rochester Hills which is primarily in the 8th District.  Cooper Nye resides in Novi in Michigan's 11th district.  Nye, Epstien and Stevens are all running for the open seat vacated by current 2 term congressman David Trott in the 11th District. The contest is rated a toss-up by several political analysts.

“There is a silent, sensible majority that’s tired of the two-party duopoly,” Nye said in a statement.

“Americans are sick of the polarization ripping us apart. And they’re ready to unite and disrupt this broken system that serves special interest instead of citizens.” as he states in his video commerical below.



Nye grew up in Novi and attended Walled Lake Western High School and Michigan State University. He moved to Washington, D.C., after graduation, worked in public relations for three years and “found first-hand why some call D.C. ‘Hollywood for Ugly People,'” he says on his campaign website.

Cooper Nye stated, on the news talk show "Tough Talk with Taros", hosted by Paul Taros, "My priority is passing the American Anti-Corruption Act because Congress should be busy solving problems and serving citizens--not special interests."  You can see his vision and plan in the clip form the interview with Paul Taros below.




If you would like to know more about Cooper Nye you can visit his website CoopForCongress.com