Issue Position: Transparency

Issue Position

Government should be open to the people it represents. We should be able to see where our taxpayer dollars are being spent. Not only is the right thing to do because the hard working taxpayers of Michigan are funding our government, but it creates the opportunity for someone with more expertise to speak on an issue. In 2007 with the encouragement of activists like myself and some of the board members, the Brighton Township Board put their checkbook online. We were the first local government in Michigan and one of the first local governments in the country to require their spending be transparent. I am proud to continue this tradition of transparency as a state representative and you can find my detailed office spending here.

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