Doug Lee

Ran a scholarship program through his Cascade Township coffee shop, Jam'n Bean, putting 10% of its income into band-camp scholarships. By July 2015 it had funded 134 scholarships for Forest Hills Central band students, each earned with 40 hours of community service.

July 23, 2015Supports Public Education Quality

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Received endorsements from the parental rights group Moms for Liberty and from Republican State Board of Education members Tom McMillin and Nikki Snyder in his 2022 race for the Forest Hills school board.

November 1, 2022

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Hosted a petition-signing event at his coffee shop in April 2022 for three conservative ballot drives: Unlock Michigan II, Secure MI Vote, and the Let MI Kids Learn school voucher plan. He also let customers donate to an "anti-CRT" fund there.

November 1, 2022

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Closed the downtown Grand Rapids location of his coffee shop, Jam N Bean, in 2020 after the COVID-19 shutdown and nearby unrest. He kept the original Cascade Township store open.

August 20, 2020

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Ran TV commercials asking Michigan to ease its rule that high school students take two years of foreign language, which he said pushed music classes aside. The state cut the rule to one year in 2014.

July 23, 2015

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