78th District Representative in State Legislature 2 Year Term (1) Position
What does this office do?
- Voting on how much you pay in state taxes
- Voting on how much money your local public schools get
- Voting on which roads and highways get built or repaired
Affects: AI Regulation, Healthcare Affordability, Environment and Public Health,
Candidates:
Libertarian
Ben DeJong is a Lake Odessa village trustee and communications director for the Libertarian Party of Michigan. He holds a master's degree in health care leadership and has worked in hospital operations and radiology.
Records: Government Spending Reduction 2 against, Public Infrastructure 2 for, Public Safety and Crime Control 1 for
Republican
Brandon Strong is a school leader at Barry County Christian Schools and a former board chairman of the Barry County Chamber of Commerce. He focuses on educational freedom and holding state government accountable.
Democratic
Rachel Gross is a registered nurse from Portland with more than 25 years in nursing. She focuses on expanding rural health care access and fair funding for rural schools, roads and water systems.
Sources: michigan.gov · mi-boe.entellitrak.com