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State Senator, Michigan. Majority Caucus Chair & Education Cmte Chair. Former English teacher for ~20 years. 2X Teacher of the Year. Personal account. I’m up for re-election. Can you help? https://secure.actblue.com/donate/electdayna

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The hundreds of ACTUAL Michigan restaurant servers, as well as my ACTUAL constituents by a margin of nearly 100:1, asked me to preserve some sort of tipped wage, which is what Senate Bill 8 does. Don’t doubt these (mostly women) workers when they tell you what they want. Proud to stand with them!

submitted 18 days ago • 4 comments

How many trans kids, out of an estimated 175,000 student athletes, have a MHSAA waiver to play K-12 sports in Michigan’s public schools?

submitted 26 days ago • 4 comments

I briefly addressed the crowd today and then supported my colleague, Senator Moss (Michigan’s first openly gay senator) as he delivered remarks in support of the LGBTQ community (Me holding the flag in pink hat).

submitted 28 days ago • 3 comments

“Rage, rage against the dying of the light!” Video, from my office, of the Michigan Capitol grounds.

submitted 28 days ago • 1 comment

"Mr. President, I’m concerned and frankly I’m disgusted that new GOP House Speaker Matt Hall is unconstitutionally holding hostage a bill that protects Michigan teachers, police officers, and firefighters from unmanageable surges in their healthcare costs." 🧵

submitted 29 days ago • 2 comments

For anyone wondering why President Trump will abolish the Department of Education: 👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼

submitted 30 days ago • 2 comments

Daddy’s gonna “protect” you and make you “safe” (from Canada 🤔) by making things you like to buy more expensive. Remember that you wanted this, MAGA friends.

submitted 32 days ago • 6 comments

From Secretary of Defense, Pete Hegseth.

submitted 32 days ago • 5 comments

My, my how things have changed. A student to teacher ratio of 18:1 today would be a gift!

submitted 33 days ago • 3 comments

Less than one year ago, Republican State Representative Matt Hall wanted to pass FOIA reform—making the Michigan legislature and the Governor subject to the Freedom of Information Act. 🧵

submitted 33 days ago • 1 comment

SR 6 “A resolution condemning the attack on the United States States Capitol on January 6, 2021, including the assault on the courageous members of the Capitol Police, & denouncing the use of presidential pardon power to absolve those who participated in the dangerous and anti-democratic riots.”

submitted 34 days ago • 2 comments

“Shock and Awe,” huh? Congratulations on your federal freeze. You’ve succeeded in shocking Head Start teachers who aren’t sure they will be paid this week and parents who are terrified they won’t have daycare and can’t get to work. Good job.”

submitted 36 days ago • 2 comments

Gift article from me to you. Read it! www.nytimes.com/2025/01/28/h...

submitted 36 days ago • 7 comments

"All we need is a handful of senators," says Dr. Rob Davidson, Executive Director of Committee to Protect Health Care, a progressive advocacy group that reports gathering more than 18,000 signatures from physicians. "They should look at his record and it will absolutely confirm that he is a danger."