Fighting to create good-paying jobs and protect our workers

As your State Representative, my top priority is creating opportunities for our workers to get good-paying jobs now. I support a plan that gives priority for economic development projects to companies that employ Michigan workers. I sponsored a plan that cut personal property taxes for businesses, encouraging them to create jobs here. I am fighting to expand the No Worker Left Behind program so folks who have lost their jobs can train for new careers. I helped create a program that is expanding the marketing of our state and our products to attract more tourists and good-paying jobs.

Fighting to capture renewable energy jobs and investment

I am working hard to ensure that the Thumb's stake in the growing renewable energy industry translates into good-paying jobs for our workers, new income for farmers and landowners, and revenue for our communities. I voted for an aggressive plan to help attract more high-quality investors in wind energy, biofuels, and waste-to-energy technologies. By diversifying our renewable energy production, we will capture more of the thousands of “green-collar” jobs being created in this growing field.

Fighting to protect our way of life

I am fighting to protect our Great Lakes, our rich agricultural land, and the other natural resources that make living here so special. I am taking action to protect our waters and the thousands of jobs they generate in agriculture, manufacturing and tourism. To begin solving the longstanding muck problem, I proposed a plan that limits the use of phosphorus fertilizer on lawns. I also voted for a tough plan that will stop the flood of trash pouring in from Canada and other states.