What’s At Stake on May 5th

Lansing, MI – The ballots have been counted in yesterday’s primary special election for the 35th state Senate District, and Jason Tunney will be representing the Republican party in this spring’s general election. While this election only represents one seat in the state Senate, that one seat could be the difference between Governor Gretchen Whitmer’s far-Left, radical agenda and the commonsense, accountability-based state government proposed by Lansing Republicans.

With that seat vacant for more than a year, the people of the Great Lakes Bay region had no representation on a host of issues that affected their community. Here are just some of the conversations they had no say in:

• The $80+ billion state budget.

• A fentanyl package that passed through the House, but stalled in the Senate.

• School safety legislation that passed in the House, but stalled in the Senate.

• Protections for girls’ sports that passed in the House, but stalled in the Senate.

• Legislation that lowered Michigan’s income tax which passed in the House, but stalled in the Senate.

When it came time to debate some of the biggest issues in Michigan, 270,000 people had no voice in the state Senate, courtesy of Gretchen Whitmer. 

Democrat nominee Chedrick Greene would be another rubber stamp for the liberal agenda that has been failing Michigan’s kids, workers, businesses, and families. Jason Tunney would bring much-needed sanity back to Lansing and help usher in an agenda that benefits all Michiganders. 

The stakes on May 5th could not be higher.

“We’ve seen the consequences of Gretchen Whitmer’s agenda in Michigan,” said Gabe Butzke, a spokesperson for the Michigan Forward Network. “The people of the 35th Senate District finally have a chance to have their voices heard, and right now have the power to impact real change. They deserve representation in Lansing that works to make Michigan a safer, more affordable, and better place to live.”