President Trump returned to Michigan yesterday, using a speech at General Motors’ Milford Proving Ground to defend his economic policies and promote tariffs he says are bringing manufacturing jobs back to the U.S. The president also campaigned for Republican candidates he has endorsed ahead of next week’s Michigan primary.
Election day is next Tuesday. We took a quick look at everything on our local ballots yesterday. For the rest of the week, we’ll take a look at the individual candidates and the ballot proposals. Today, the three candidates for the 107th Michigan House District, which includes Beaver Island: Incumbent Republican Parker Fairbairn is unopposed in his party’s primary. During his first term, he’s focused on expanding housing, reducing business regulations, supporting agriculture, forestry and tourism, improving broadband access, and promoting economic development in rural northern Michigan. Democrats will choose between Brendan Ryan, a civil engineer from Petoskey, and Melissa Perron, a community advocate from Sault Ste. Marie. Ryan says his campaign centers on strengthening infrastructure, expanding access to affordable housing and health care, protecting constitutional rights, and supporting working families through investments in education and skilled trades.
Perron says her campaign is about what she calls “bridging” Northern Michigan by improving accountability in Lansing, strengthening connections between rural and tribal communities, expanding access to education and health care, protecting constitutional rights, and bringing more local voices into state government.
