Vision and Priorities
As your next state Representative for Michigan Senate District 38 - I will fight everyday to represent every single person in the district, regardless of party affiliation. Our communities are stronger together and we need a representative who will ensure our collective interests are a top priority.
For ALL Michiganders
●Achieve shared goals: financial security, health, prosperity, more free time, and a functioning democracy where all voices matter. ●A basic income to ensure everyone has money to spend, stabilizing and boosting local economies. ●A two-tiered healthcare system providing universal coverage and choice. ●Responsible spending on Michiganders, creating jobs. ●Pilot programs for shorter work weeks with no pay cuts to improve productivity and work-life balance. ●State-level interest-free student loans and housing mortgage reforms to increase purchasing power. ●Efforts to keep Michigan insulated from harmful federal policy shifts. ●Push back against harmful austerity and focus on economic velocity, not just saving.
For Conservative Voters
●A basic income that stimulates business, keeping customers’ pockets filled. ●Reduced employer insurance costs, encouraging cheaper full-time employment. ●Increase in tourism revenue by protecting natural resources, tourism, and boost spending by encouraging vacation time. ●Implement policies that strengthen small businesses and local economies without unnecessary regulation. ●Deliver on core conservative priorities—economic freedom, personal liberty, strong communities, reduced bureaucracy—more effectively than Republican opponents. ●Realistic policy alternatives to Republican platforms that better meet conservative economic and cultural goals. ●A two-tiered healthcare program that preserves your choice while reducing taxation and up-front costs by tens of thousands of dollars per year. ●Freedom to choose between public and private healthcare options. ●Streamlined, efficient government services that prioritize human needs over bureaucracy. ●An increase in Michiganders’ incomes, allowing more revenue without raising taxes. ●Real-world examples from conservative-led regions (Alaska’s basic income program, New Zealand’s right-wing-led healthcare reform) demonstrate bipartisan viability. ●Protection of individual choice and local economic independence without government overreach into personal spending decisions.
For Progressive and Liberal Voters
●Commitment to strong left-wing values without compromise. ●Focus on social justice, labor rights, environmental protection, and public welfare. ●Policies that ensure care for the weakest in society and respect for workers and tradespeople. ●Enhanced education policies that promote equity and flexibility, tailored to individual student needs. ●Progressive policies implemented in ways that can attract bipartisan support, increasing the chance of passage. ●Preservation of social protections while also securing economic stability. ●Tangible, goal-oriented legislative proposals rather than partisan rhetoric. ●Economic and healthcare policies aimed at reducing inequality while promoting growth. ●Uncompromising support for civil rights, encouraging protections for all groups via constitutional amendments.
Workers, Laborers and Unions
●Support for full-time employment by reducing employer healthcare burdens. ●Shorter work weeks with no pay cuts to reduce burnout and increase productivity. ●Basic income reduces the pressure to accept meaningless or exploitative work. ●Expanded labor protections and support for meaningful, fulfilling jobs. ●Benefit from decoupling social benefits and healthcare from work requirements, removing punitive barriers. ●Gain a basic income, reducing financial burdens and empowering choice in meaningful work. ●Support for bargaining rights, with more benefits coming from the state and less hinging on your employer. ●Basic income scales with inflation each year. ●Improved working conditions, both in terms of safety and mental health ●Greater job mobility without fear of losing healthcare coverage. ●Public option healthcare lowers business costs of hiring, encouraging more full-time jobs and less underemployment.
Students (K-12 and Higher Education)
●Attend schools with flexible, research-based educational methods tailored to diverse needs. ●Better pay and support for teachers, especially in high-need districts, to increase the quality of teaching. ●Access safe, supportive schools that meet basic needs (food, rest, security) to enable learning. ●Reforming education to address individual student needs and reduce harmful disciplinary policies. ●Have improved literacy and numeracy through better teaching methods and reduced reliance on standardized tests. ●Gain from state investment in universities/community colleges, and streamlined administration to lower tuition and increase teaching quality. ●Increased learning retention and reduced absenteeism by phasing out hybrid classroom/online learning. ●Use printed materials for learning to increase reading retention versus digital texts. ●Interest-free state-level student loans to ease financial burdens on graduates. ●Advocacy for free tertiary education or debt-free options ●Investment in public universities and community colleges with streamlined administration. ●Benefit from affordable higher education with state investment in universities and community colleges.
Veterans and Military Families
●Improved access to timely local healthcare, reducing burdensome travel for VA care. ●Creation of a centralized veterans’ graveyard in the Upper Peninsula for honoring loved ones. ●Healthcare policies ensure veterans receive adequate care without long waits or red tape.
Senior Citizens and Disabled Individuals
●Basic income to reduce financial hardship, assist retirement and provide dignity without punitive work requirements. ●Healthcare access that covers most treatments with minimal bureaucracy and reduced cost. ●Potential freedom from the work requirement often embedded in welfare and retirement benefits.
Lower Income and Poverty-Affected Residents
●Basic income to reduce financial hardship, assist retirement and provide dignity without punitive work requirements. ●Healthcare access that covers most treatments with minimal bureaucracy and reduced cost. ●Potential freedom from the work requirement often embedded in welfare and retirement benefits.
Small Business Owners
●Steady consumer spending maintained by basic income. ●Support via basic income to help foster the start of businesses. ●Right to free-market competition ●Remove the employer requirement for healthcare to enable you to hire full-time workers at a lower cost. ●Lower employer insurance costs with the new healthcare model. ●Vacation policies and basic income will encourage local tourism spending. ●Reduced bureaucracy and government efficiency, promoting a better business climate. ●Improved productivity, lower turnover, and fewer sick days through a 4-day workweek. ●Access transitional tax credits for voluntarily adopting shortened work schedules.
Environmental and Outdoor Recreational
●Protection of the Upper Peninsula’s natural resources, clean air, forests, and waterways. ●Policies to attract tourism by maintaining a healthy environment. ●Recognition that environmental health directly supports economic prosperity.
Healthcare Workers and Health Insurance Employees
●Transition to a two-tiered healthcare system, retaining private insurance options. ●Reduced administrative overhead and bureaucracy, improving system efficiency. ●Preservation of jobs in healthcare administration, insurance, and hospitals under new structures. ●Improved working conditions from streamlined billing and reduced paperwork.
Rural and Upper Peninsula Residents
●Policies aimed at insulating the U.P. economy from federal instability. ●Specific attention to local healthcare, weather services, education, and economic development. ●Efforts to boost tourism and local business through basic income and vacation time. ●Investment in broadband for rural residents ●Improved weather service coverage to ensure safety and reduce accident risks.
Recent Graduates
●Interest-free student loans. ●Basic income offering economic stability as they enter the workforce. ●Healthcare coverage options that reduce upfront and ongoing medical costs. ●Support for job creation through economic stimulus policies.
Parents and Families
●Recognition of ADHD, autism, and other learning differences in educational policy. ●Flexible schooling systems tailored to individual student needs. ●Increased funding and training for teachers in high-need and diverse districts. ●State-organized, affordable daycare centers to reduce childcare costs. ●Housing reforms to make home ownership accessible and reduce unfair rent vs. mortgage disparities. ●Basic income and healthcare reforms that reduce financial stress. ●Policies to increase free time and reduce long work hours,allowing more family and personal time and the energy to enjoy it.
Government Employees
●Respect for your jobs and protection from indiscriminate spending cuts. ●Shorter workweeks with no pay reduction to prevent burnout.
Teachers and Educators
●Statewide standardized salaries based on experience and training. ●Receive fair, livable statewide pay with allowances for challenging districts. ●Benefit from policies attracting talent to Michigan through better pay, healthcare, and basic income. ●Experience less burnout as outdated disciplinary and grading policies are reformed. ●Work within supportive systems that implement modern, evidence-based teaching practices. ●Have access to licensing reciprocity, encouraging mobility for qualified educators.
Patients and Healthcare Consumers
●Access a two-tiered healthcare system ensuring universal coverage and private insurance options. ●Reduce healthcare taxes and costs by thousands per year by eliminating insurance middlemen and overhead. ●See reduced car insurance premiums via reforming no-fault laws linked to healthcare coverage. ●Receive timely, local healthcare services, including veterans and Medicaid recipients. ●A public healthcare option has no incentive to deny coverage. ●The public healthcare option would eliminate most of the red tape your insurance requires.
Renters and Potential Homeowners
●Gain better access to mortgages with eligibility rules aligned with current rent costs. ●Move closer to homeownership, increasing financial stability and wealth building.
Unemployed, Underemployed and Disabled Residents
●Decouple benefits and healthcare from work requirements so survival is not contingent on finding or keeping a job. ●Reduce bureaucratic red tape in safety net programs.
Drivers
●Reduced auto insurance