Monica Yatooma Can't Handle Basic Questions About Her Close Relationship With Radical Liberal Activist Nora Matti

Monica Yatooma must think delegates are stupid. 

Apparently, she thinks she can run her mouth with total lies about me to distract delegates from the real issues I recently exposed about her mysterious relationship with radical liberal activist Nora Matti.

Let me be clear about a few things to start:

First of all: Anthony Forlini had nothing whatsoever to do with my article, and he certainly had no knowledge about it beforehand.

2nd: I don't support Mike Duggan for Governor as she falsely insinuated, I support Perry Johnson and Aric Nesbitt.

3rd: Monica personally attacked me---as if she or her husband are anywhere near perfect---because she doesn't want to talk about the facts. 

If she can't deal with a few simple questions from li'l ol' Brandon Hall, how the hell can she handle the Democrats?!

Here are the facts:

In 2023, as Republicans in Michigan were working hard to elect President Trump and take back the State House, radical liberal activist Nora Matti was running as a leader of Young Democrats for Michigan to support leftists up and down the ballot, all across the state.

Around the exact same time, in December of 2022, Monica Yatooma hired Matti to run her organization, the Great Education Initiative! 

The Facebook page, YDM Future Slate, shows that Matti was the principal organizer behind the far-left leadership team that would overtake Young Democrats of Michigan (YDM) in 2023.

Matti was videoed with current YDM President Benjamin Orjada, described on the page as being at the “top of the ticket” with Matti:

Matti claimed during a session at the Turning Point People’s Convention that she was a “converted Democrat” who came aboard to the Republicans because “they started going after the kids and the LGBTQ community.”

However, her concurrent participation in the Young Democrats of Michigan at almost the same time proves that's just not true

Matti can be seen here at a Democrat Party convention in 2023 with her fellow YDM Future Slate members:

The YDM Future Slate Matti founded was for the explicit purposes of dragging the Young Democrats of Michigan to the far-left. Matti's YDM Future Slate even received the endorsement of Rep. Rashida Tlaib!

Matti’s efforts were successful and the YDM Future Slate boasted of their takeover of the Young Democrats on their Facebook page:

Matti’s biography she wrote herself and posted on the YDM Future Slate page shows that she is a sophisticated operative within Democrat politics, even moving to Michigan for the specific goal of helping Dems like Joe Biden win elections working for Vote Blue!

“Born in Orange County, California, Nora moved to Michigan to be the Vote Blue's State Director. Nora oversaw President Joe Biden's presidential campaign and fourteen congressional campaigns. She has helped win eighteen congressional campaigns, two gubernatorial races and a presidential. Currently Nora works as the Chaldean Chamber of Commerce's PAC Coordinator and Faith in Action's Midwest/Southwest Data Manager.

Beforehand, Nora lived in Washington, D.C. and began her law degree at Georgetown University, emphasizing coursework in election and environmental litigation. She earned a B.A. in History from University of California, Los Angeles and a Masters in Water Science, Policy and Management from Oxford University, United Kingdom. I have worked for the D.C. Department of Energy and the Environment, the National Endowment for the Humanities, the Center for American Politics and Public Policy, OxPolicy, and Best Best & Krieger LLP.

Since fourteen, Nora has developed extensive experience in political organizing and advocacy. In 2017, the California Democratic Party appointed her as the Director of Assyrian-American Community Outreach in Modesto, California. Nora has also served as a Field Organizer for U.S. Representative Josh Harder (D-CA-10), where she established an Assyrian Scholars program to expose Assyrian high school students to congressional politics and public policy.“

The truth is that while Monica falsely attacks me with her lies, she's working hand in hand with a radical liberal activist! 

Delegates deserve MUCH better...

ICYMI:

Important unanswered questions still remain about Secretary Of State candidate Monica Yatooma's relationship with Nora Matti, a radical liberal activist.

Matti is not only a close friend of hers---she even ran the door knocking campaign for Yatooma's unsuccessful 2022 campaign for Oakland County Commissioner.

Matti and Yatooma

Matti and Yatooma

Below, Matti is pictured smiling with Hillary Clinton:

Here, Matti is pictured cozied up and quite comfortable in a bar with Elizabeth Warren:

Matti was also spotted hanging out with Chelsea Clinton:

Matti recently worked for the extremely radical leftist organization "Faith In Action."

Sounds nice, right? WRONG! According to their website, "Faith in Action is a national organizing network that works to dismantle systems of injustice that are fueled by hatred and racism."

They oppose President Trump and ICE. They support "environmental justice," and are organizing against important election integrity reforms Republicans support overwhelmingly. Faith In Action also wants "to expand access to the ballot box for people of color, persons who live in poverty and persons with disabilities. We are presently organizing to topple restrictions to voting." 

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Brandon Hall is a lifelong political nerd from Grand Haven, and is the Managing Editor of West Michigan Politics.

>>>Email him at WestMIPolitics@Gmail.com

🚨BREAKING: New Poll Shows Perry Johnson Has DESTROYED John James Double Digit Lead🚨

Perry Johnson

By Brandon Hall

(Email him at WestMIPolitics@Gmail.com)

A new JMC poll taken March 21st-23rd of 600 likely primary voters shows Conservative businessman Perry Johnson, who helped revolutionize America’s auto industry in the 80’s, is about to take the lead in the Republican Gubernatorial Primary---and is already statistically tied with John James!

"If the Republican primary election for governor were held today, which candidate would you support?"

John James 23%
Perry Johnson 20%
Mike Cox 6%
Aric Nesbitt 5%
Tom Leonard 3%
Undecided 44%

According to JMC, there are three main takeaways from this poll:

 "(1) In the Republican primary race for the governor, businessman/author Perry Johnson is running neck and neck with Congressman John James.

(2) There is a fairly high undecided percentage in
this race

(3) Eliminating fraud, waste, and abuse is by far the top issue among likely Republican primary voters in the Governor’s race...

Of the Republican candidates whose approval ratings were tested, James has the highest (79%) name recognition of those who have an opinion of him, and his favorability rating is 55-24%.

Despite his relatively recent entry into the race, Perry Johnson’s name recognition is 66%, with a 45-21% favorability.

 
In summary, the Republican primary race for Governor promises to be competitive, with two candidates (John James and Perry Johnson) comfortably ahead of other contenders and in a statistical tie."

Perry Johnson has turned the Michigan Governor’s race upside down since the launch of his campaign earlier this year.

After entering the race for Governor at the end of January---then kicking off his campaign with a Super Bowl ad in support of the Turning Point halftime show---Johnson has been making big waves in the Republican Primary.

Johnson's major ad campaign where the businessman is spending over $10 million is clearly working pretty well!

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Brandon Hall is a lifelong political nerd from Grand Haven, and is the Managing Editor of West Michigan Politics.

>>>Email him at WestMIPolitics@Gmail.com

Serious Questions Over Monica Yatooma's Relationship With Radical Liberal Activist Remain Unanswered

By Brandon Hall

(Email him at WestMIPolitics@Gmail.com)

With the Michigan Republican Party Endorsement Convention just a week away, important unanswered questions still remain about Secretary Of State candidate Monica Yatooma's relationship with Nora Matti, a radical liberal activist.

Matti is not only a close friend of hers---she even ran the door knocking campaign for Yatooma's unsuccessful 2022 campaign for Oakland County Commissioner.

Matti and Yatooma

Matti and Yatooma

Below, Matti is pictured smiling with Hillary Clinton:

Here, Matti is pictured cozied up and quite comfortable in a bar with Elizabeth Warren:

Matti was also spotted hanging out with Chelsea Clinton:

Matti recently worked for the extremely radical leftist organization "Faith In Action."

Sounds nice, right? WRONG! According to their website, "Faith in Action is a national organizing network that works to dismantle systems of injustice that are fueled by hatred and racism."

They oppose President Trump and ICE. They support "environmental justice," and are organizing against important election integrity reforms Republicans support overwhelmingly. Faith In Action also wants "to expand access to the ballot box for people of color, persons who live in poverty and persons with disabilities. We are presently organizing to topple restrictions to voting." 

Delegates have  a right to know: what role would Matti play if Yatooma were to be elected as Secretary Of State? 

How much power would Matti have in a Yatooma administration?

Stay tuned...

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Brandon Hall is a lifelong political nerd from Grand Haven, and is the Managing Editor of West Michigan Politics.

>>>Email him at WestMIPolitics@Gmail.com

AWOL: Lazy John James Misses Multiple Important Votes In DC, ~600% More Than His Peers Since Running For Governor

 

By Brandon Hall

(Email him at WestMIPolitics@Gmail.com)

John James likes to use military terminology in his campaign ads and social media posts. 

Here’s one he needs to start using: AWOL.

Not only absent on the Campaign trail, but MIA in Congress too

Overall, John James has missed DOUBLE the amount of votes compared to the average Congressman!

Since running for Governor, James has missed nearly 600% more votes than his colleagues in the US House…

Some of the votes John James has missed are about extremely important issues—including our Veterans.

Since taking office in January of 2023—as of March 2026—-Rep. John James has missed 72 of 1,690 roll call votes, which is 4.3%. 

According to GovTrack (an independent, non-partisan Congressional watchdog organization), James' 4.3%  missed votes are “much worse than the median of 2.1% among the lifetime records of representatives currently serving.”

Time Period	Votes Eligible	Missed Votes	Percent	Percentile
2023 Jan-Mar	182	1	0.5%	40th
2023 Apr-Jun	107	0	0.0%	0th
2023 Jul-Sep	224	1	0.4%	30th
2023 Oct-Dec	211	2	0.9%	37th
2024 Jan-Mar	104	5	4.8%	78th
2024 Apr-Jun	231	12	5.2%	75th
2024 Jul-Sep	120	8	6.7%	81st
2024 Nov-Dec	62	1	1.6%	41st
2025 Jan-Mar	85	2	2.4%	52nd
2025 Apr-Jun	100	16	16.0%	96th
2025 Jul-Sep	97	10	10.3%	95th
2025 Nov-Dec	80	8	10.0%	91st
2026 Jan-Mar	87	6	6.9%	87th

Not only does James have DOUBLE the amount of missed votes overall compared to other Representatives, but since he started running for Governor, he has missed nearly 11% of votes—that’s nearly 600% more than his colleagues! 

Important votes that James has missed include:

-Supporting Pregnant Women

-Standing With Jewish Americans

-Veterans Issues

-Foreign Policy 

-National Security And Terrorism 

-Election Integrity

-Iran

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Brandon Hall is a lifelong political nerd from Grand Haven, and is the Managing Editor of West Michigan Politics.

>>>Email him at WestMIPolitics@Gmail.com

Trouble Brewing For John James In Macomb County As Perry Johnson Looks To Take Control Of Republican Governor's Race

By Brandon Hall

(Email Him At BHallGH@Gmail.com)

Perry Johnson, the “Quality Guru” who helped revolutionize America’s auto industry in the 80’s, has turned the Michigan Governor’s race upside down since the launch of his campaign earlier this year.

Since entering the race for Governor at the end of January---then kicking off his campaign with a Super Bowl ad in support of the Turning Point halftime show---Johnson has been making big waves in the Republican Primary.

Now, Johnson has announced a major ad campaign where the businessman says he will spend over $10 million in the coming weeks.

In a recent appearance on Channel 4 in Detroit, respected Macomb County political veteran Jamie Roe says grassroots activists in Macomb County are very interested in Johnson, and that he did very well at their convention last week.

Prominent Macomb County activist Ken Licari praised Johnson after the convention.

 

"A big 'Thank You' from Macomb County," Licari said in a Facebook statement. "Thank You Perry for supporting President Trump's Epic Fury policy. Macomb County supports you!"

"I am here to fight for your vote," Johnson told the crowd during his speech to hundreds of delegates. 

"Here in Macomb County, we don't anoint kings---we elect leaders."

Johnson's comments were a clear shot at Rep. John James, who was supposed to be serving Macomb County in Congress before abandoning the 10th District to run for Governor---despite President Trump telling him not to.

James, a two-time statewide loser who leads the Primary field only because of his name ID from those failed US Senate races in 2018 and 2020, has run a weak and sheltered campaign. 

When James does actually bother to do events, they are heavily controlled, the locations are usually a secret---and they are scripted like a Hollywood production.

A recent ad campaign from Michigan First Principles has been drawing attention to James losing repeatedly:

Stay tuned...

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Brandon Hall is a lifelong political nerd from Grand Haven, and is the Managing Editor of West Michigan Politics.

>>>Email him at WestMIPolitics@Gmail.com

🚨Breaking: Speaker Hall Suing Nessel To Stop State Funding For Tampons In Boys Bathrooms And Welfare For Illegals🚨

 

By Brandon Hall

(Email him at WestMIPolitics@Gmail.com)

Attorney General Dana Nessel issued a controversial opinion today, defending hundreds of millions in waste, fraud, and abuse in the state budget that Speaker Of The House Matt Hall and Michigan House Republicans just cut a few weeks ago by utilizing a rarely used budgetary maneuver through the Appropriations Committee. 

Hall and House Republicans cut over $600 million, stopping state money from being spent on Diversity Festivals, a Hip Hop Academy, welfare for illegals, and tampons in boys bathrooms.

Nessel claims the Republican cuts are Unconstitutional. 

 

West Michigan Politics has learned that Speaker Hall is now preparing to sue Attorney General Nessel to protect $645 million in taxpayer money.

 

Meanwhile, Radical leftist State Senator Sarah Anthony and Lansing Democrats are scheming to keep their secret slush funds out of the public eye because they do not want the HEAT (the Hall Ethics, Accountability, and Transparency Plan) to shine more light on their extreme, out of touch agenda---and their sickening abuse of taxpayer funds.

 

Sarah Anthony and Lansing Dems are now using Dana Nessel as a puppet to continue looting Michigan with their waste, fraud, and abuse 

They have proven time and time again they simply cannot be trusted with our taxpayer dollars. 

 

Speaker Hall is fighting like hell for taxpayers, and his lawsuit to stop this insanity will be filed imminently...

 

Stay tuned!

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Brandon Hall is a lifelong political nerd from Grand Haven, and is the Managing Editor of West Michigan Politics.

>>>Email him at WestMIPolitics@Gmail.com