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103rd District: Candidates differ on housing, health care access, Line 5

Incumbent state Rep. Betsy Coffia, D-Traverse City, debates Republican nominee Edwin Dean at the 2026 Cherry Capital Debate to represent Michigan’s 103rd state House District. (Photo: David Dodman)
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Incumbent state Rep. Betsy Coffia, D-Traverse City, debates Republican nominee Edwin Dean at the 2026 Cherry Capital Debate to represent Michigan’s 103rd state House District. (Photo: David Dodman)

Candidates in northern Michigan’s 103rd House District offer different approaches to housing costs, access to rural health care and the proposed Line 5 tunnel. We hear from state Rep. Betsy Coffia (D-Traverse City) and Republican challenger Edwin Dean (R-Northport) as part of our profiles of area legislative races.

Reporting for this episode by Maxwell Howard.


Producer: Austin Rowlader
Editor: Steve Junker
Host: Ed Ronco
Music: Blue Dot Sessions