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Mark Ashley Price

Republican · MI

Mark Ashley Price is the Republican candidate for the Michigan Senate in District 3, an open Detroit-area seat, running in the August 2026 primary.

Campaign Finance Information — State Senator District 3

Campaign Finance Information · State Senator District 3 · August 4, 2026

Data last updated July 27, 2026

Raised
$0

Source: Michigan Campaign Finance · 2026 cycle

Track record

Anti-Corruption

· 1 record
  • Urged the Michigan Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission to conduct its work fairly and transparently.

    January 11, 2024For

    Source: michigan.gov · researched July 19, 2026

Government Efficiency

· 6 records
  • Was appointed to Highland Park's District 3, Precinct 6 Citizen District Advisory Council for a term ending October 31, 2027.

    October 21, 2024For

    Source: highlandparkdev.muniweb.com · researched July 19, 2026

  • Seconded and voted to remove Lorne McGee as treasurer and from ad-hoc committees, supported removing McGee's stipend through year-end, and was elected treasurer.

    October 11, 2024For

    Source: hipark.org · researched July 19, 2026

  • Voted against immediately designating David Tomby of Xanadu Real Estate Holdings and voted for an exploratory subcommittee to examine Tomby and the company.

    October 11, 2024For

    Source: hipark.org · researched July 19, 2026

  • Seconded and voted to amend the budget associated with an estimated $24,500 New Orleans trip and to condition full board stipends on attendance at every regular meeting unless the board president approved a written excuse.

    March 21, 2024For

    Source: hipark.org · researched July 19, 2026

  • Reported that he had been appointed to the Highland Park Charter Revision Commission in October 2016 and helped draft the city charter approved in 2019.

    July 20, 2022For

    Source: wdet.org · researched July 19, 2026

  • Advocated more power for residents and described his governing position as libertarianism tending toward anarchy and limited-to-no government.

    July 20, 2022For

    Source: wdet.org · researched July 19, 2026

Government Spending Reduction

· 12 records
  • Seconded and voted to approve the school district's fiscal-year 2023-24 final budget.

    June 18, 2024Against

    Source: hipark.org · researched July 19, 2026

  • Seconded and voted to amend the budget associated with an estimated $24,500 New Orleans trip and to condition full board stipends on attendance at every regular meeting unless the board president approved a written excuse.

    March 21, 2024Against

    Source: hipark.org · researched July 19, 2026

  • Moved and voted to raise school-board attorney Joe Urban's hourly rate to $305 and to direct legal counsel to send all legal bills to the board president.

    January 24, 2024Against

    Source: hipark.org · researched July 19, 2026

  • Voted against an exclusive representation agreement with Summit Commercial for broker services.

    March 14, 2023For

    Source: hipark.org · researched July 19, 2026

  • Voted against preliminary research on a prospective building at 15045 Hamilton Avenue and against conducting appraisals of the 20/30 Bartlett properties.

    February 14, 2023For

    Source: hipark.org · researched July 19, 2026

  • Voted against selecting McPhail-Stockdale as school-board counsel and against four successive motions selecting Shifman & Carlson.

    December 30, 2022For

    Source: hipark.org · researched July 19, 2026

  • Advocated more power for residents and described his governing position as libertarianism tending toward anarchy and limited-to-no government.

    July 20, 2022For

    Source: wdet.org · researched July 19, 2026

  • Voted against changing board policy to pay members up to $30 per meeting for as many as 18 meetings.

    June 14, 2022For

    Source: hipark.org · researched July 19, 2026

  • Abstained on hiring a staffing service, setting an executive-assistant and office-manager wage with retroactive pay, and spending up to $50,000 on a Ford School feasibility study; voted against a landscaping contractor.

    April 12, 2022For

    Source: hipark.org · researched July 19, 2026

  • Voted against corrected June 2021 financial statements and against retaining outside counsel for the Resurrection Lawncare lawsuit and counterclaim.

    December 14, 2021For

    Source: hipark.org · researched July 19, 2026

  • Voted against reconsidering and approving the P.I.E. Management contract amendment.

    October 14, 2021For

    Source: hipark.org · researched July 19, 2026

  • Moved and voted to approve the district's full budget and final 2021 amended budget.

    June 8, 2021Against

    Source: hipark.org · researched July 19, 2026

Public Safety and Crime Control

· 2 records
  • Seconded and voted to terminate the Code-4 Solutions security contract after 30 days.

    January 19, 2024Against

    Source: hipark.org · researched July 19, 2026

  • Voted against tabling school-safety discussion until the next business meeting.

    October 25, 2023For

    Source: hipark.org · researched July 19, 2026

Public Education Quality

· 5 records
  • Seconded and voted to approve the school district's fiscal-year 2023-24 final budget.

    June 18, 2024For

    Source: hipark.org · researched July 19, 2026

  • Seconded and voted to remove Famika Roberts and Cassandra Walker from the Barber Preparatory Academy Board of Directors.

    May 21, 2024For

    Source: hipark.org · researched July 19, 2026

  • Moved and voted to approve the district's full budget and final 2021 amended budget.

    June 8, 2021For

    Source: hipark.org · researched July 19, 2026

  • Voted against conditionally authorizing ACE Academy, a proposed strict-discipline academy.

    May 11, 2021Against

    Source: hipark.org · researched July 19, 2026

  • Moved and voted for majority school-board representation on the Barber Preparatory Academy public-school-academy board.

    May 11, 2021For

    Source: hipark.org · researched July 19, 2026

Election Integrity

· 4 records
  • Seconded and voted to hire additional legal counsel for school-board elections; the motion failed 3-4.

    August 20, 2024For

    Source: hipark.org · researched July 19, 2026

  • Urged the Michigan Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission to conduct its work fairly and transparently.

    January 11, 2024For

    Source: michigan.gov · researched July 19, 2026

  • Publicly claimed that Donald Trump had been robbed of the 2020 presidential election through cheating.

    September 7, 2022For

    Source: keyt.com · researched July 19, 2026

  • Reported that he had been appointed to the Highland Park Charter Revision Commission in October 2016 and helped draft the city charter approved in 2019.

    July 20, 2022For

    Source: wdet.org · researched July 19, 2026

Civil Rights

· 2 records
  • Voted against censuring him from posting on social media.

    June 14, 2022For

    Source: hipark.org · researched July 19, 2026

  • Moved to add public comment to the Highland Park school board's business-meeting agenda and voted for the successful motion.

    May 11, 2021For

    Source: hipark.org · researched July 19, 2026

General

· 3 records
  • Seconded and voted to require vendor invoices to be reviewed only at the district office rather than distributed by email, then voted against allowing board members to receive hard copies under a nondisclosure agreement.

    June 18, 2024

    Source: hipark.org · researched July 19, 2026

  • Voted against the proposed board-committee slate and against authorizing a request for proposals for staffing contracts.

    November 9, 2021

    Source: hipark.org · researched July 19, 2026

  • Received the Libertarian Party of Michigan convention's endorsement for Highland Park School Board.

    August 25, 2018

    Source: mywikis-wiki-media.s3.us-central-1.wasabisys.com · researched July 19, 2026

Integrity and Ethics

· 4 records
  • Voted against waiving privilege and releasing an executive-summary report.

    December 10, 2024

    Source: hipark.org · researched July 19, 2026

  • Seconded and voted to maintain attorney-client privilege over an investigative report.

    June 18, 2024

    Source: hipark.org · researched July 19, 2026

  • Voted against censuring Janet Spight-White and against adopting an ethics-policy amendment.

    December 12, 2023

    Source: hipark.org · researched July 19, 2026

  • Voted against hiring an independent third-party human-resources firm to investigate allegations of hostility and harassment.

    November 9, 2021

    Source: hipark.org · researched July 19, 2026

Elections

Profile last researched July 17, 2026.