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Sherry O'Donnell
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Elections and appointments
Last election

August 6, 2024

Education

Medical

Oklahoma State University, 1990

Personal
Birthplace
Watertown, Minn.
Religion
Christian
Profession
Doctor
Contact

Sherry O'Donnell (Republican Party) ran for election to the U.S. Senate to represent Michigan. She lost in the Republican primary on August 6, 2024.

O'Donnell completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. Click here to read the survey answers.

Biography

Sherry O'Donnell was born in Watertown, Minnesota. O'Donnell earned a D.O. from Oklahoma State University in 1990. Her career experience includes working as a doctor and author. O'Donnell has served as a fellow with the American College of Osteopathic Internists and served on the boards of the Medical Strategic Network, Lake Michigan Christian Church, and Grace Christian Center.

She has also bee affiliated with the following organizations:[1]

  • She Leads Michigan
  • She Leads America
  • Medical Evangelism Training Strategies
  • American Osteopathic Association
  • American Medical Association
  • American College of Osteopathic Internists
  • U.S. Term Limits
  • Berrien County GOP
  • GOP Fifth District Executive Committee
  • National Rifle Association
  • Congressional Leadership Circle
  • Judicial Watch

Elections

2024

See also: United States Senate election in Michigan, 2024

General election

General election for U.S. Senate Michigan

The following candidates ran in the general election for U.S. Senate Michigan on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Elissa Slotkin
Elissa Slotkin (D)
 
48.6
 
2,712,686
Image of Mike Rogers
Mike Rogers (R)
 
48.3
 
2,693,680
Image of Joseph Solis-Mullen
Joseph Solis-Mullen (L) Candidate Connection
 
1.0
 
56,697
Image of Douglas P. Marsh
Douglas P. Marsh (G) Candidate Connection
 
1.0
 
53,978
Image of Dave Stein
Dave Stein (U.S. Taxpayers Party)
 
0.7
 
41,363
Image of Doug Dern
Doug Dern (Natural Law Party)
 
0.3
 
18,779
Image of Valerie Willis
Valerie Willis (U.S. Taxpayers Party) (Write-in)
 
0.0
 
2
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James Chapman (R) (Write-in)
 
0.0
 
1
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.0
 
4

Total votes: 5,577,190
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Michigan

Elissa Slotkin defeated Hill Harper in the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Michigan on August 6, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Elissa Slotkin
Elissa Slotkin
 
76.3
 
712,791
Image of Hill Harper
Hill Harper
 
23.7
 
221,053

Total votes: 933,844
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. Senate Michigan

Mike Rogers defeated Justin Amash, Sherry O'Donnell, and Sandy Pensler in the Republican primary for U.S. Senate Michigan on August 6, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Mike Rogers
Mike Rogers
 
63.2
 
555,766
Image of Justin Amash
Justin Amash
 
15.6
 
137,565
Image of Sherry O'Donnell
Sherry O'Donnell Candidate Connection
 
12.1
 
106,466
Image of Sandy Pensler
Sandy Pensler
 
9.1
 
79,772

Total votes: 879,569
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Green convention

Green convention for U.S. Senate Michigan

Douglas P. Marsh advanced from the Green convention for U.S. Senate Michigan on June 15, 2024.

Candidate
Image of Douglas P. Marsh
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Libertarian convention

Libertarian convention for U.S. Senate Michigan

Joseph Solis-Mullen advanced from the Libertarian convention for U.S. Senate Michigan on July 20, 2024.

Candidate
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Natural Law Party convention

Natural Law Party convention for U.S. Senate Michigan

Doug Dern advanced from the Natural Law Party convention for U.S. Senate Michigan on April 17, 2024.

Candidate
Image of Doug Dern
Doug Dern (Natural Law Party)

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U.S. Taxpayers Party convention

U.S. Taxpayers Party convention for U.S. Senate Michigan

Dave Stein advanced from the U.S. Taxpayers Party convention for U.S. Senate Michigan on July 27, 2024.

Candidate
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Dave Stein (U.S. Taxpayers Party)

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Endorsements

Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for O'Donnell in this election.

Pledges

O'Donnell signed the following pledges.

  • Taxpayer Protection Pledge, Americans for Tax Reform

2022

See also: Michigan's 5th Congressional District election, 2022

General election

General election for U.S. House Michigan District 5

Incumbent Tim Walberg defeated Bart Goldberg, Norman Peterson, and Ezra Scott in the general election for U.S. House Michigan District 5 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Tim Walberg
Tim Walberg (R)
 
62.4
 
198,020
Image of Bart Goldberg
Bart Goldberg (D) Candidate Connection
 
35.0
 
110,946
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Norman Peterson (L)
 
1.6
 
5,129
Image of Ezra Scott
Ezra Scott (U.S. Taxpayers Party) Candidate Connection
 
1.0
 
3,162

Total votes: 317,257
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Michigan District 5

Bart Goldberg advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Michigan District 5 on August 2, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Bart Goldberg
Bart Goldberg Candidate Connection
 
100.0
 
39,971

Total votes: 39,971
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Michigan District 5

Incumbent Tim Walberg defeated Sherry O'Donnell, Elizabeth Ferszt, and Bryan Trouten in the Republican primary for U.S. House Michigan District 5 on August 2, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Tim Walberg
Tim Walberg
 
67.1
 
67,582
Image of Sherry O'Donnell
Sherry O'Donnell Candidate Connection
 
32.7
 
32,886
Image of Elizabeth Ferszt
Elizabeth Ferszt (Write-in) Candidate Connection
 
0.1
 
66
Image of Bryan Trouten
Bryan Trouten (Write-in)
 
0.0
 
31
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.1
 
97

Total votes: 100,662
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Libertarian convention

Libertarian convention for U.S. House Michigan District 5

Norman Peterson advanced from the Libertarian convention for U.S. House Michigan District 5 on July 10, 2022.

Candidate
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Norman Peterson (L)

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U.S. Taxpayers Party convention

U.S. Taxpayers Party convention for U.S. House Michigan District 5

Ezra Scott advanced from the U.S. Taxpayers Party convention for U.S. House Michigan District 5 on July 23, 2022.

Candidate
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Campaign themes

2024

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Candidate Connection

Sherry O'Donnell completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by O'Donnell's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.

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Dr. Sherry O’Donnell is a renowned physician, pastor, author, mission leader, speaker, and Michigan State Chair for U.S. Term Limits.

In 2008, Dr. O’Donnell launched Herbie Medical Clinic providing care to the underserved and uninsured. She has traveled to 35 different countries leading short-term medical missions and disaster relief. In 2020, she responded to the Covid-19 pandemic by spending weekends caring for patients on the front lines in New York City.

Dr. O’Donnell attended Bible School in Tulsa, Oklahoma and is ordained with the Assembly of God Church.

Dr. O’Donnell is extremely active in She Leads Michigan and She Leads America. Among members and honorees of the organization are Dr. Alveda King, Riley Gaines, Brandi Swindell, and Congresswoman Lisa McClain. Dr. O’Donnell was honored by She Leads Michigan in 2022.

Dr. O’Donnell has coauthored a book and teaching materials on this style entitled, Caring for the Whole Person.

She is a “Fellow” with the American College of Osteopathic Internists. She serves as adjunct faculty at both Seton Hall University and Western Michigan University. She has thrice been awarded “Preceptor of the Year” from Western Michigan University.

She serves on the Board of Medical Evangelism Training Seminars (METS).


  • Securing the border and national security. Right now, we have anywhere from 4000 to 11,000 illegal immigrants crossing into our country daily. The majority of the people are males of military age. This is a dangerous situation for our country. As your next U.S. Senator, I will support building the wall, ending the catch and release program, stop abuse of asylum claims, hold back federal funding to sanctuary states and cities, and funding ICE.
  • Inflation. Whether it is mortgage rates, gas or a carton of eggs, family budgets are being stretched to the max. It is time to make our country energy independent once again to lower the price of gas and home heating oil. By reducing the cost of fuel, we will start to lower inflation across the board.
  • Constitutional rights. Our rights are non-negotiable. I believe in individual freedom. Our government should not be dictating our medical decisions or if we can have a gas stove in our kitchen. People can make their own best decisions and they should have the freedom to do so. As your next Senator, I am committed to protecting our first and second amendment rights as well.

Health care and foreign policy. Having been on 35 mission trips to provide medical care, I have seen first-hand the dangerousness facing our nation. As your next Senator, I will use my experience to improve our nation’s standing on the world stage and once again implement peace through strength.

As a doctor and a person who runs a free medical clinic, I know what ails our medical system. I will use my extensive experience to make health care affordable and accessible. I will work to ensure that medical decisions are made by doctors and their patients, not government bureaucrats.

On the political front, it would be both Ronald Reagan and Margaret Thatcher. They believed that government wasn’t always the answer to problems. Moreover, they implemented peace through strengthen which is lacking in our White House right now.

The core responsibility is to be the people’s voice. Once again, this is why I support term limits. 90% of PAC money goes to incumbents which makes them beholden to the PACs not the people. By implementing term limits, we can help ensure that Senators are voting for the people not their campaign accounts.

I am a supporter of term limits because our founding fathers wanted people to serve in office for a short time and then go home. This philosophy brings people with a wide variety of experience to serve. With that being said, I believe that we need people with real life experience such as being a doctor or an accountant to serve in office.
Other characteristics include honesty, integrity, determination, energy and a work ethic.

My work ethic and my knowledge of health care are two of my strongest qualities for serving. Our nation is $33 trillion in debt. Our budget has not been balanced for decades. Government is attempting to take over health care. Our foreign policy is a disaster. It is going to take a new Senator with foreign policy, business, and health care experience and a strong work ethic to put our nation back on track. I am uniquely qualified to get the job done.

The core responsibility is to be the people’s voice. Once again, this is why I support term limits. 90% of PAC money goes to incumbents which makes them beholden to the PACs not the people. By implementing term limits, we can help ensure that Senators are voting for the people not their campaign accounts.

I would like my legacy as a Senator to be known for securing our country by building the wall, improving health care and restoring medical freedom, supporting and working to balance the budget, helping make our country energy independent once again, and strengthening national security.

After babysitting, my first job was waitressing at age 14. I worked at that job for two and a half years until I moved out of state.

Unapologetically, the Bible is my favorite book. I believe the Bible has the answers to most of life‘s difficulties and is a living, active, God breathed book that can bring peace to those who read it.

One fictional character that inspires me is Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman.

Let God Arise, and His Enemies Be Scattered / Paul Wilbur

I have wrestled with injustices I see around me and the limited resources of time and money to fix what I see as broken.

Our national debt could bankrupt our nation forcing Congress to cut vital programs such as social security, the military and medicare. We are now $33 trillion in debt with no end in sight. If every taxpayer was to pay their portion it would cost them $258,000. If we don’t pay down this debt, we are leaving our children and grandchildren with a mountain of debt.

The federal government doesn’t have a revenue problem. We have a spending problem. It is time for Washington to balance the budget like every Michigan family does.

I am proud to be the only candidate with a plan to cut spending in a thoughtful approach. Please check out my website Docsherry2024.com

I am a proud supporter of Congressional term limits and I serve as Michigan’s Chairwoman for U.S. Term Limits.

It is time to end the stranglehold of career politicians who put politics ahead of people. By implementing term limits, we will be restoring accountability to the people.

Our system is based on compromise. However, I do feel that Republicans need to show more leadership and backbone when dealing with the Democrat majority, because Republicans are the voice of the people not the special interest groups.

Please visit our website DocSherry2024.com to see the list of our endorsements.

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2022

Candidate Connection

Sherry O'Donnell completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by O'Donnell's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.

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I am a Physician, Minister and Educator who holds a Biblical World View. I have served South West Michigan for over twenty years through my medical practice, the free Herbie Clinic I founded, and community unity services I have organized bringing the African American, Caucasian and Law Enforcement communities together. I have assisted with the handing out of water to Benton Harbor residents during their lead crisis. For nine weekends straight I flew to New York City to serve those impacted by COVID 19. I have travelled to over 32 countries for the purpose of medical missions and disaster relief. I now feel called to serve in Congress to help bring an end to disastrous politics, to help heal and unite our country and to prosper us as a nation.

  • Freedom & Constitutional Rights. I represent "We the People" and our Constitutional rights. We have a runaway government overreaching, and overregulating while ignoring our constitution and laws. We must protect our constitutional amendments inclusive of freedom of speech, freedom of religion, right to bear arms and the right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. I am Pro-Freedom. Freedom is foundational to who we are as a country. Freedom to think , believe and live according to the dictates of one's conscience. Freedom to allow families to determine where their children's best interests are educationally. Freedom to allow small business owners to determine when and how to serve their communities best.
  • National Security. We need to put a stop to Illegal Immigration. Thousands of illegal immigrants from Central and Latin America continue to march through the U.S. border creating undue economic hardship and safety concerns. Immigrants congregate in migrant camps increasing the transmission of communicable diseases inclusive of COVID -19. I have witnessed the devastation this creates in multiple countries where I have lead medical missions. The borders need to be closed to illegal immigration.
  • Fiscal Responsibility. I am a fiscal conservative and a small business owner who believes that budgets are important and responsible prioritizing of spending is vital. Governmental runaway spending is a threat to our economy, families and the freedoms we enjoy as a nation.

I am pro-life, pro-family and pro-freedom. Pro-fiscal responsibility. Pro-boarder integrity and protection.
Anti overreach of government.

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Campaign finance summary


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Sherry O'Donnell campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2024* U.S. Senate MichiganLost primary$488,167 $479,041
2022U.S. House Michigan District 5Lost primary$263,849 $245,292
Grand total$752,016 $724,333
Sources: OpenSecretsFederal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
* Data from this year may not be complete

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Footnotes

  1. Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on January 19, 2024


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