tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1912756443313923592024-03-18T14:23:32.241-07:00WEST MICHIGAN POLITICSUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1099125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-191275644331392359.post-40922876245560343992024-03-18T13:47:00.000-07:002024-03-18T13:47:03.794-07:00Breaking: Conservative Mom Nikki Snyder Will Exit The US Senate Race To Run For Congress In The Open Kildee Seat<p style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEUbEMO82wm856DkGp6j0FXtcNcYgvnWPQPjt0kSr5QHjDzqwvPsmm_2mN9g9ox_VVDuTAj6Ntw4XkKCDWmKQYgBDEi_q1xwxd7qg8hm1ZeucwQ3PI0Z127kJoptXb7s7G93Uiv0YUfUzpPzKhCE2BAARevDwIsBbQoep04JWvdINZXO8oWFsxaaR19481/s641/Screenshot%202024-03-18%204.38.46%20PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="490" data-original-width="641" height="490" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEUbEMO82wm856DkGp6j0FXtcNcYgvnWPQPjt0kSr5QHjDzqwvPsmm_2mN9g9ox_VVDuTAj6Ntw4XkKCDWmKQYgBDEi_q1xwxd7qg8hm1ZeucwQ3PI0Z127kJoptXb7s7G93Uiv0YUfUzpPzKhCE2BAARevDwIsBbQoep04JWvdINZXO8oWFsxaaR19481/w640-h490/Screenshot%202024-03-18%204.38.46%20PM.png" width="640" /></a></b></div><b><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></b><p></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><b><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></b></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><b><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></b></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><b><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></b></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><b><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></b></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><b><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></b></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><b><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></b></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><b><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></b></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><b><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></b></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><b><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></b></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><b><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></b></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><b><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></b></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><b><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></b></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><b><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></b></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><b><span style="font-family: arial;">By Brandon Hall </span></b></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><b style="color: #222222;">(Email him at WestMIPolitics@Gmail.com)</b> </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Sources tell West Michigan Politics that Nikki Snyder, a Conservative Mom and State Board Of Education member popular among the Republican grassroots, will run for the open US House seat being vacated by Rep. Dan Kildee.</b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Kildee, the 8th District Representative, stunned the political world when he <a href="https://dankildee.house.gov/media/press-releases/congressman-dan-kildee-announces-he-will-not-seek-re-election" target="_blank">announced</a> his retirement a few months ago. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Kildee, a cancer survivor, is focusing on his health issues instead of clinging to Congress for 2 or more years.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Nikki Snyder enters the race as a front-runner to win the Republican nomination, and she has the ability to compete and win against the Democrat nominee in November. She is known as a fierce fighter for parental and student rights in her time as a State Board Of Ed member.</b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">In the Republican primary, Snyder faces Paul Junge, a serial candidate who has spent most of his life in California---and already lost general election races for Congress in 2020 and 2022. Trucking company owner Anthony Hudson is also running. </span></p><p style="background-color: white; background-repeat: no-repeat; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 20px auto; max-width: 700px;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The winner faces ex Flint Mayor Matt Collier, State Sen. Kristen McDonald Rivet, Flint Mayor Sheldon Neeley, State Board of Education President Pamela Pugh, or environmentalist Dan Moilanen in November---those are the Democrat candidates.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; background-repeat: no-repeat; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 20px auto; max-width: 700px;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The filing deadline is April 23rd...</span></p><div><div style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>____________________________________________</b></span></div><p style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;"><b><span style="font-family: arial;">Brandon Hall is a lifelong political nerd from Grand Haven, and is the Managing Editor of West Michigan Politics.</span></b></p><p style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;"><b><span style="font-family: arial;">>>>Email him at WestMIPolitics@Gmail.com</span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;" /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-191275644331392359.post-59622186423515049772024-03-08T12:28:00.000-08:002024-03-08T12:28:10.892-08:00Matt Hall Was MAGA Before It Was Cool<p> </p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqsOWsOkN-myQozBYiksLlKppFmbIbF3WFMuHeQoBIHMbWVKMjetUp1o0-oshyphenhyphenYW8OT1ul_-60qgFztUUJA2C3mWL-uBQtfCuW-eqoOy-Oz0Tahntxa8OYHDkOyziEvi9qwUvxXwkWnQZA6cIP7BHXHgBarLN1STUTZbhFVVw9nCLm9IJ_1cjnhmL6-Olj/s550/Screenshot%202024-03-07%2011.43.24%20AM.png" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="491" data-original-width="550" height="572" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqsOWsOkN-myQozBYiksLlKppFmbIbF3WFMuHeQoBIHMbWVKMjetUp1o0-oshyphenhyphenYW8OT1ul_-60qgFztUUJA2C3mWL-uBQtfCuW-eqoOy-Oz0Tahntxa8OYHDkOyziEvi9qwUvxXwkWnQZA6cIP7BHXHgBarLN1STUTZbhFVVw9nCLm9IJ_1cjnhmL6-Olj/w640-h572/Screenshot%202024-03-07%2011.43.24%20AM.png" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">House Republican Minority Leader Matt Hall With President Trump</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p><div><p style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;"><b><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></b></p><p style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;"><b><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></b></p><p style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;"><b><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></b></p><p style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;"><b><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></b></p><p style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;"><b><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></b></p><p style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;"><b><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></b></p><p style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;"><b><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></b></p><p style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;"><b><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></b></p><p style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;"><b><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></b></p><p style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;"><b><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></b></p><p style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;"><b><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></b></p><p style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;"><b><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></b></p><p style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;"><b><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></b></p><p style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;"><b><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></b></p><p style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;"><b><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></b></p><p style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;"><b><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></b></p><p style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;"><b><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></b></p><p style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;"><b><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></b></p><p style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;"><b><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></b></p><p style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;"><b><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></b></p><p style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;"><b><span style="font-family: arial;">By Brandon Hall </span></b></p><div style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;"><b><span style="font-family: arial;">(Email him at WestMIPolitics@Gmail.com)</span></b></div></div><div><b><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-family: arial;">Standing with President Trump is nothing new for State Rep. Matt Hall, who has backed "The Donald" ever since he first announced his Presidential campaign with the famous escalator ride at Trump Tower. <br /></span></b></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">A Republican representing an area just outside Kalamazoo and Portage in Southwest Michigan, Hall is also the House Minority Leader.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><div><b><span style="font-family: arial;">Hall was the first Republican Party Official in Michigan to endorse Trump in June of 2015, making him one of the first Republican Party leaders in the entire country to back President Trump.</span></b></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivslLi_5l0b9gc62rzyTxOxa2Q3pUNvcUoJ9izT86IDct_o_Z3jIK4LVG1yIFyH4PoY73r_wGAQ5Pj_o9Sb2jmDPL-8BF6uN0z8OEtUcbArWBfHvWANBfWsPu-EhAcg8CToUd74XqjI7Uu_rIWO0buQ-85ZZUaEsSOaFr7WNWzVECcW3Sejm_cZn9tvJxy/s919/Screenshot%202024-03-07%202.34.56%20PM.png" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="521" data-original-width="919" height="362" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivslLi_5l0b9gc62rzyTxOxa2Q3pUNvcUoJ9izT86IDct_o_Z3jIK4LVG1yIFyH4PoY73r_wGAQ5Pj_o9Sb2jmDPL-8BF6uN0z8OEtUcbArWBfHvWANBfWsPu-EhAcg8CToUd74XqjI7Uu_rIWO0buQ-85ZZUaEsSOaFr7WNWzVECcW3Sejm_cZn9tvJxy/w640-h362/Screenshot%202024-03-07%202.34.56%20PM.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Hall proudly served as a Trump delegate to the 2016 Republican National Convention in Cleveland, where he was a member of the extremely important Rules Committee. </b></span></div><div><b><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFCGMcYby3hRpm_AFvFOH1m-SX_GU7iyU59lfSBHdEmn3DChN6AoC1PgWHVlwq7c579nKKSkhmxrw_8xdOmiGJR6yOczONiLjSnp2TEWcIx7kHOGFEwfQQbgRaTL9Q-gBiWllF8oR04WNdEltWTNCEFeMnPM4c2wM2O45qn_4AXsQlUg4Zxa1rvaDhJjii/s804/Screenshot%202024-03-07%205.06.26%20PM.png" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="587" data-original-width="804" height="468" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFCGMcYby3hRpm_AFvFOH1m-SX_GU7iyU59lfSBHdEmn3DChN6AoC1PgWHVlwq7c579nKKSkhmxrw_8xdOmiGJR6yOczONiLjSnp2TEWcIx7kHOGFEwfQQbgRaTL9Q-gBiWllF8oR04WNdEltWTNCEFeMnPM4c2wM2O45qn_4AXsQlUg4Zxa1rvaDhJjii/w640-h468/Screenshot%202024-03-07%205.06.26%20PM.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><b><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-family: arial;">Hall fought the "Never Trumpers" on the floor of the convention, making the motion that shut down their disgusting efforts to steal the Republican Presidential nomination from Donald Trump, thus ending the "Never Trump" movement.</span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVDYCDaAWNwa5Ky9lHBHKopB7WEZwGkXKMoLpBsF70OhCrIpq9RM1z-cw4SGln_8nyoPU_PNjgS44OGVAJBhEJdXQXnt5bG88rILEWX45PNdHjvS28seZBG_QKDZDTPGk2FhzEwXaQAw7T2iLIgbnPZvQB6YBsl1CrH3HZWWH3pAMWWeQJL34GLz7UdmFT/s639/Screenshot%202024-03-07%205.03.05%20PM.png" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="519" data-original-width="639" height="520" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVDYCDaAWNwa5Ky9lHBHKopB7WEZwGkXKMoLpBsF70OhCrIpq9RM1z-cw4SGln_8nyoPU_PNjgS44OGVAJBhEJdXQXnt5bG88rILEWX45PNdHjvS28seZBG_QKDZDTPGk2FhzEwXaQAw7T2iLIgbnPZvQB6YBsl1CrH3HZWWH3pAMWWeQJL34GLz7UdmFT/w640-h520/Screenshot%202024-03-07%205.03.05%20PM.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><h4><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></h4><h4><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></h4><h4><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></h4><h4><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></h4><h4><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></h4><h4><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></h4><h4><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></h4><h4><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></h4><h4><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></h4><h4><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></h4><h4><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></h4><h4><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Hall personally shuts down the "Never Trump" movement at the 2016 Republican National Convention: </span></b></h4></div><div><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><iframe allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" frameborder="0" height="330" src="https://www.c-span.org/video/standalone/?c5109283/user-clip-matt-hall-personally-ends-nevertrump-momement-2016-republican-convention-cleveland" width="512"></iframe></span></b></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><b>Hall then chaired the 3rd Congressional District for Trump's 2016 Michigan campaign. President Trump won both the 3rd District, and Michigan---the first time the state went red since 1988.</b></span></div><div><b><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></b></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigI83UlT1S8RPOMSInUHa-OPdux6XdHw0iAhMetFqpUMQKbfHrnDbSZHu67cOm_LR5ycyaGh7PWIais9LyNhJHot9RaEhXd28W8cldgN70DjM4xCrIFCsbjTo6aricJ-2KYsY2O0EBjzFkihJhLWu9reCfrigq2A9DTfAftoB16PXxx0lEzajf6CCbCvF-/s764/trump-wins-bkgd_1480360477053_2334162_ver1.0_640_360.webp" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="432" data-original-width="764" height="362" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigI83UlT1S8RPOMSInUHa-OPdux6XdHw0iAhMetFqpUMQKbfHrnDbSZHu67cOm_LR5ycyaGh7PWIais9LyNhJHot9RaEhXd28W8cldgN70DjM4xCrIFCsbjTo6aricJ-2KYsY2O0EBjzFkihJhLWu9reCfrigq2A9DTfAftoB16PXxx0lEzajf6CCbCvF-/w640-h362/trump-wins-bkgd_1480360477053_2334162_ver1.0_640_360.webp" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><br /><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>And when "Never Trump" leader Wendy Day used her official Michigan Republican Party title to go on TV and bash President Trump just weeks before the election, Hall led the fight to have her removed. Day's removal was historic and unprecedented, with party leaders saying nothing like it had ever happened before.</b><b><br /></b></span></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrJQeN68mwhhex15MAMUbxNMaWstcE6MVNpDkgrOqG7GQpNZeCGpTTULr4BOVg-9UNcKBRo4bnmkoDBlzvgDAnrVtSlPgRTdZ9sDNjT6mueNJlRHq6HRgLpu1m4ILNVTREklgfyBvCUSIxI87GBP35cAT0SVp1N1d2R_Kv87Q_B5pKJ9xn2kDOXXWWEd78/s906/Screenshot_20240307-161816.png" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="906" data-original-width="496" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrJQeN68mwhhex15MAMUbxNMaWstcE6MVNpDkgrOqG7GQpNZeCGpTTULr4BOVg-9UNcKBRo4bnmkoDBlzvgDAnrVtSlPgRTdZ9sDNjT6mueNJlRHq6HRgLpu1m4ILNVTREklgfyBvCUSIxI87GBP35cAT0SVp1N1d2R_Kv87Q_B5pKJ9xn2kDOXXWWEd78/w350-h640/Screenshot_20240307-161816.png" width="350" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><div><div style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; 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font-size: 13.2px;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>____________________________________________</b></span></div><p style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;"><b><span style="font-family: arial;">Brandon Hall is a lifelong political nerd from Grand Haven, and is the Managing Editor of West Michigan Politics.</span></b></p><p style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;"><b><span style="font-family: arial;">>>>Email him at WestMIPolitics@Gmail.com</span></b></p><p style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;"><b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibKkRnQ-KC0NrmX2ua9oymGxDuq5__NvKVbrS8huBYJTTdQ3xD_taQcQud6qNtr7aaXZcxbCiv7NXlxFxt-jD0YkIFq6m7q9w2u9mttoHJ6praUL3pn4uBH12tMi-OEz5Ut9MRGEVQtAP5jOnDvaBgflPGogS8BlmwhiZvde6Mm0v6jc2KFne-rChjTSgb/s355/Screenshot%202024-03-08%203.25.00%20PM.png" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="343" data-original-width="355" height="309" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibKkRnQ-KC0NrmX2ua9oymGxDuq5__NvKVbrS8huBYJTTdQ3xD_taQcQud6qNtr7aaXZcxbCiv7NXlxFxt-jD0YkIFq6m7q9w2u9mttoHJ6praUL3pn4uBH12tMi-OEz5Ut9MRGEVQtAP5jOnDvaBgflPGogS8BlmwhiZvde6Mm0v6jc2KFne-rChjTSgb/s320/Screenshot%202024-03-08%203.25.00%20PM.png" width="320" /></a></b></div><b><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></b><p></p></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;" /></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-191275644331392359.post-16794543746405046222023-12-21T11:10:00.000-08:002023-12-21T11:18:37.399-08:00Ottawa County 58th District Court Judge Brad Knoll Should Step Aside While His Domestic Violence Arrest Is Adjudicated <p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgChhyppKqwzyd1F5sIepIIOEP5pKPP7B73zlAfz_EYJEkp3-VXy0t9EfmZSJ3SW8SkVjPH1u4Pzehyw5njSKL2PnRzcb6aZBiyEl33JFYidbtRWKGMyUneDoP9em3V2shyphenhyphenGasjGkC4zoVfo0Wv0ZwVkacc1mjPMT6KvfDaEhCusKufrlyEeiOF_htRNP_F/s758/Screenshot%202023-12-21%202.00.55%20PM.png" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="576" data-original-width="758" height="486" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgChhyppKqwzyd1F5sIepIIOEP5pKPP7B73zlAfz_EYJEkp3-VXy0t9EfmZSJ3SW8SkVjPH1u4Pzehyw5njSKL2PnRzcb6aZBiyEl33JFYidbtRWKGMyUneDoP9em3V2shyphenhyphenGasjGkC4zoVfo0Wv0ZwVkacc1mjPMT6KvfDaEhCusKufrlyEeiOF_htRNP_F/w640-h486/Screenshot%202023-12-21%202.00.55%20PM.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></b></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></b></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></b></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></b></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></b></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></b></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></b></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></b></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></b></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></b></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></b></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></b></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></b></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-family: arial;">By Brandon Hall </span></b></p><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-family: arial;">(Email him at WestMIPolitics@Gmail.com)</span></b></div><p><span style="font-family: arial;"> I have nothing against Ottawa County 58th District Court Chief Judge Brad Knoll---on the contrary, I find him to be an exemplary jurist for the most part. </span></p><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span color="rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9)">Knoll serves on the Michigan Community Corrections Board, and is passionate about community mental health, affordable housing, as well as addiction recovery. His leadership in creating and running Ottawa County's Sobriety Court program has been stellar.</span><br /></span><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">In both my personal experience, stories I have heard from many others, as well as from coverage in the media over the years, Knoll seems to have been a fair, hard-working Judge for 2 decades. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">We certainly have some disagreements when it comes to President Trump and U of M football, but those issues aren't relevant here. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">I don't take any joy in his arrest for domestic violence, especially so close to Christmas---I broke the story Tuesday night after it had been covered up across 3 counties over the course of 5 days because I emphatically believe the public has a right to know when one of their most powerful elected leaders faces such serious allegations.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="http://westmipolitics.blogspot.com/2023/12/breaking-ottawa-county-58th-district.html" target="_blank"><h3 class="post-title entry-title" itemprop="name" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 22px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0.75em 0px 0px; position: relative;">đ¨BREAKING: Ottawa County 58th District Court Judge Brad Knoll Arrested For Domestic Violence: Here's What Happenedđ¨</h3><div class="post-header" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 10.8px; line-height: 1.6; margin: 0px 0px 1.5em;"><div class="post-header-line-1"></div></div><div class="post-body entry-content" id="post-body-1443493299298778274" itemprop="description articleBody" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 1.4; position: relative; width: 520px;"></div></a></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Unfortunately, Judge Knoll has said he will remain on the bench while his criminal case proceeds, except for domestic violence cases. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Knoll is fully entitled to the presumption of innocence, as any defendant in America should be---and I know firsthand his inclination to resist pressure to step aside during a controversy. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">However, because of his unique position as not only a Judge in the Holland branch, but also as the Chief Judge running the entire Ottawa County 58th District Court, he should take a leave of absence while his criminal case is ongoing.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Taking a leave shows Knoll takes the case seriously, allows him to focus on his defense, and would keep the Michigan Supreme Court from intervening and suspending him, a terrible way to close a storied judicial career. (A suspension could come regardless, at the conclusion of the case, depending on how the facts play out.)</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Judge Knoll's docket could then be temporarily taken over by a retired, "visiting" Judge appointed by the State Court Administrative Office, someone like former Ottawa County Circuit Court Judge Ed Post, or Judge Susan Jonas, who sat in the room next to Knoll in the District Court's Holland branch for nearly 2 decades.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEira_HLXJdBH418AQO6RNoO3V7k8M3t302-hlEJZUTQN6ZPgRWxzBIktDviUf_DyZ33RhIXalT5eNDmHInsPCr6r_KTX5rDq-ZndnV0JvPuWYOmNPQf5F-ITMPDF3v2fcbR1n1VemA72pZsWaJC5Z88cpgZ2w6ZtNa_pPB0lL6hUUBPKt8erzRrs0FCjJ_H/s944/Screenshot%202023-12-21%202.02.26%20PM.png" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="628" data-original-width="944" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEira_HLXJdBH418AQO6RNoO3V7k8M3t302-hlEJZUTQN6ZPgRWxzBIktDviUf_DyZ33RhIXalT5eNDmHInsPCr6r_KTX5rDq-ZndnV0JvPuWYOmNPQf5F-ITMPDF3v2fcbR1n1VemA72pZsWaJC5Z88cpgZ2w6ZtNa_pPB0lL6hUUBPKt8erzRrs0FCjJ_H/w640-h426/Screenshot%202023-12-21%202.02.26%20PM.png" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Knoll, with Judge Susan Jonas</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Knoll could then return to the bench after the conclusion of his criminal case, and subsequently be a great example to the Defendants appearing in his court when it comes to showing that anyone can make a bad mistake, be held accountable for their actions under the law, then move on with their life---even a Judge.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>____________________________________________</b></span></div><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;"><b><span style="font-family: arial;">Brandon Hall is a lifelong political nerd from Grand Haven, and is the Managing Editor of West Michigan Politics.</span></b></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;"><b><span style="font-family: arial;">>>>Email him at WestMIPolitics@Gmail.com</span></b></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b></b></span></p><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEITMeWOt7QYngLpf02YJ09u7igH1DLaOLYlMOBt4JZwRWo4e7YDkfar5GQDcb53GjDDl-SGptt7wTHxaX8n-JWV_lUs5T2-kI_KpopXVoQ29c7RBeOvrY4tlquorK23jdtAkpZOtlfhy5srUCllVA53VwyeHQXn8WsfT23DAl5zHCFDOH_H8sfahjOw/s496/277999282_10221062080962390_7636923114648182567_n%20(3).jpg" style="clear: left; color: #2288bb; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="494" data-original-width="496" height="319" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEITMeWOt7QYngLpf02YJ09u7igH1DLaOLYlMOBt4JZwRWo4e7YDkfar5GQDcb53GjDDl-SGptt7wTHxaX8n-JWV_lUs5T2-kI_KpopXVoQ29c7RBeOvrY4tlquorK23jdtAkpZOtlfhy5srUCllVA53VwyeHQXn8WsfT23DAl5zHCFDOH_H8sfahjOw/s320/277999282_10221062080962390_7636923114648182567_n%20(3).jpg" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; 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display: inline; font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="422" data-original-width="501" height="541" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSF6Sm6Cx7bvsGaxRWLYfEeswBvBHm388T1d51DTcgALAD58bI1KaIkrf9aoUdOyqieoJxuQluUzPdTvGU99TdvRXT3m1xnC-GLaJXnhei2JZmHpMTupJOR76suQOA7OHvOpcNxXN16lHBLxri6qqURQfuNZ3uafcIRZAychYVQLMUy0b8NV2BsQbvMqJx/w640-h541/Screenshot%202023-12-20%203.17.55%20PM.png" width="640" /></a></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><b><span style="font-family: arial;">By Brandon Hall </span></b></span></p><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><b><span style="font-family: arial;">(Email him at WestMIPolitics@Gmail.com)</span></b></div><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Officers with the Grand Haven Department Of Public Safety arrived at the home of 58th District Court Judge Brad Knoll on the City's West side a little after 7:30 pm on Wednesday, December 13th following an urgent 911 call reporting an attack.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">After an on-scene investigation, officers made the decision to arrest Judge Knoll, who leads the 58th District as Chief Judge, for assaulting his wife. West Michigan Politics <a href="https://www.grandhaventribune.com/news/local/ottawa-county-judge-arrested-for-domestic-violence/article_f85d76c8-f76e-5e1a-97ab-cedde46bd8c5.html" target="_blank">broke</a> the story the evening of <a href="http://westmipolitics.blogspot.com/2023/12/breaking-west-michigan-politics.html" target="_blank">December 18th.</a></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Sources tell West Michigan Politics that because of safety concerns regarding sending Knoll to Ottawa County's Fillmore Complex---the same jail he has sent thousands of defendants to over his 20 year career---as well as the fact all Ottawa County Judges, and Ottawa County Prosecutor Lee Fisher recused themselves from handling the case, Ottawa County Sheriff Steve Kempker contacted Kent County Sheriff <span style="background-color: white;">Michelle LaJoye-Young. </span></b></span></p><p><b style="font-family: arial;">Sheriff LaJoye-Young agreed to lodge Knoll in Kent County for the evening. </b><b style="font-family: arial;">Knoll was then transported by Grand Haven Officers to the Kent County Jail in downtown Grand Rapids for booking---including fingerprints, and a mugshot. </b></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">After spending the night by himself in a holding cell for his own protection, Knoll was released on a PR bond the morning of December 14th. Kent County Jail officials have confirmed to WMP that Knoll was booked and incarcerated at the facility.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Conditions of his release include no</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial;"> alcohol or drugs, he can't possess a gun or a "dangerous weapon," and he is not to have any contact with his wife.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">His arraignment is scheduled for January 9 in the Grand Haven branch of Ottawa County 58th District Court. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Muskegon County Prosecutor DJ Hilson is leading the State Of Michigan's case against Knoll. Hilson was selected for the assignment by Attorney General Dana Nessel, who made the decision under <a href="http://www.legislature.mi.gov/(S(abyhpvwyvlfzc4pqkzihaq3j))/mileg.aspx?page=GetMCLDocument&objectname=mcl-49-160#:~:text=(1)%20If%20the%20prosecuting%20attorney,is%20unable%20to%20serve%20and">MCL 49.160</a> because Ottawa County Prosecutor Lee Fisher recused himself. Muskegon District Court Judge Geoffrey Nolan will be presiding.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Judge Knoll was not suspended as initially thought, and he told The Holland Sentinel he will continue to hear cases---except for alleged incidents of domestic violence. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">It's unclear if the Michigan Supreme Court will intervene, and suspend Knoll while his criminal case is ongoing.</span></p><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>____________________________________________</b></span></div><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;"><b><span style="font-family: arial;">Brandon Hall is a lifelong political nerd from Grand Haven, and is the Managing Editor of West Michigan Politics.</span></b></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;"><b><span style="font-family: arial;">>>>Email him at WestMIPolitics@Gmail.com</span></b></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b></b></span></p><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEITMeWOt7QYngLpf02YJ09u7igH1DLaOLYlMOBt4JZwRWo4e7YDkfar5GQDcb53GjDDl-SGptt7wTHxaX8n-JWV_lUs5T2-kI_KpopXVoQ29c7RBeOvrY4tlquorK23jdtAkpZOtlfhy5srUCllVA53VwyeHQXn8WsfT23DAl5zHCFDOH_H8sfahjOw/s496/277999282_10221062080962390_7636923114648182567_n%20(3).jpg" style="clear: left; color: #2288bb; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="494" data-original-width="496" height="319" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEITMeWOt7QYngLpf02YJ09u7igH1DLaOLYlMOBt4JZwRWo4e7YDkfar5GQDcb53GjDDl-SGptt7wTHxaX8n-JWV_lUs5T2-kI_KpopXVoQ29c7RBeOvrY4tlquorK23jdtAkpZOtlfhy5srUCllVA53VwyeHQXn8WsfT23DAl5zHCFDOH_H8sfahjOw/s320/277999282_10221062080962390_7636923114648182567_n%20(3).jpg" style="background-attachment: initial; 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color: #222222;"><b><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></b></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><b><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></b></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><b><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></b></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><b><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></b></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><b><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></b></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><b><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></b></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><b><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></b></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><b><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></b></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><b><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></b></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><b><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></b></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><b><span style="font-family: arial;">By Brandon Hall </span></b></span></p><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><b><span style="font-family: arial;">(Email him at WestMIPolitics@Gmail.com)</span></b></div><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Officers with the Grand Haven Department Of Public Safety arrived at the home of 58th District Court Judge Brad Knoll on the City's West side a little after 7:30 pm on Wednesday, December 13th following an urgent 911 call reporting an attack.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">After an on-scene investigation, officers made the decision to arrest Judge Knoll, who leads the 58th District as Chief Judge, for assaulting his wife. West Michigan Politics <a href="https://www.grandhaventribune.com/news/local/ottawa-county-judge-arrested-for-domestic-violence/article_f85d76c8-f76e-5e1a-97ab-cedde46bd8c5.html" target="_blank">broke</a> the story the evening of <a href="http://westmipolitics.blogspot.com/2023/12/breaking-west-michigan-politics.html" target="_blank">December 18th.</a></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Sources tell West Michigan Politics that because of safety concerns regarding sending Knoll to Ottawa County's Fillmore Complex---the same jail he has sent thousands of defendants to over his 20 year career---as well as the fact all Ottawa County Judges, as well as Ottawa County Prosecutor Lee Fisher recused themselves from handling the case, Ottawa County Sheriff Steve Kempker contacted Kent County Sheriff <span style="background-color: white;">Michelle LaJoye-Young. </span></b></span></p><p><b style="font-family: arial;">Sheriff LaJoye-Young agreed to lodge Knoll in Kent County for the evening. </b><b style="font-family: arial;">Knoll was then transported by Grand Haven Officers to the Kent County Jail in downtown Grand Rapids for booking, fingerprints, and a mugshot. </b></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">After spending the night by himself in a holding cell for his own protection, Knoll was released on a PR bond the morning of December 14th. Kent County Jail officials have confirmed to WMP that Knoll was booked and incarcerated at the facility.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Conditions of his release include no</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial;"> alcohol or drugs, he can't possess a gun or a "dangerous weapon," and he is not to have any contact with his wife.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">His arraignment is scheduled for January 9 in the Grand Haven branch of Ottawa County 58th District Court. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Muskegon County Prosecutor DJ Hilson is leading the State Of Michigan's case against Knoll. Hilson was selected for the assignment by Attorney General Dana Nessel, who made the decision under <a href="http://www.legislature.mi.gov/(S(abyhpvwyvlfzc4pqkzihaq3j))/mileg.aspx?page=GetMCLDocument&objectname=mcl-49-160#:~:text=(1)%20If%20the%20prosecuting%20attorney,is%20unable%20to%20serve%20and">MCL 49.160</a> because Ottawa County Prosecutor Lee Fisher recused himself. Muskegon District Court Judge Geoffrey Nolan will be presiding.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Judge Knoll was not suspended as initially thought, and he says he will continue to hear cases---except for alleged incidents of domestic violence. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">It's unclear if the Michigan Supreme Court will intervene, and suspend Knoll while his criminal case is ongoing.</span></p><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>____________________________________________</b></span></div><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;"><b><span style="font-family: arial;">Brandon Hall is a lifelong political nerd from Grand Haven, and is the Managing Editor of West Michigan Politics.</span></b></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;"><b><span style="font-family: arial;">>>>Email him at WestMIPolitics@Gmail.com</span></b></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b></b></span></p><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEITMeWOt7QYngLpf02YJ09u7igH1DLaOLYlMOBt4JZwRWo4e7YDkfar5GQDcb53GjDDl-SGptt7wTHxaX8n-JWV_lUs5T2-kI_KpopXVoQ29c7RBeOvrY4tlquorK23jdtAkpZOtlfhy5srUCllVA53VwyeHQXn8WsfT23DAl5zHCFDOH_H8sfahjOw/s496/277999282_10221062080962390_7636923114648182567_n%20(3).jpg" style="clear: left; color: #2288bb; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="494" data-original-width="496" height="319" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEITMeWOt7QYngLpf02YJ09u7igH1DLaOLYlMOBt4JZwRWo4e7YDkfar5GQDcb53GjDDl-SGptt7wTHxaX8n-JWV_lUs5T2-kI_KpopXVoQ29c7RBeOvrY4tlquorK23jdtAkpZOtlfhy5srUCllVA53VwyeHQXn8WsfT23DAl5zHCFDOH_H8sfahjOw/s320/277999282_10221062080962390_7636923114648182567_n%20(3).jpg" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 1px solid rgb(238, 238, 238); box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1) 1px 1px 5px; padding: 5px; position: relative;" width="320" /></span></a></b></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-191275644331392359.post-30365505166610676332023-12-18T18:36:00.000-08:002023-12-20T11:29:14.289-08:00đ¨BREAKING: West Michigan Politics EXCLUSIVE: Ottawa County 58th District Court Judge Bradley Knoll Arrested For Domestic Violenceđ¨<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDNXbQpHrvrRlxwWnT1QQgNm6C9xDlkT3eb2xdphRsveWxO1N6kh6hMhqvQumy1Vqhs6KEwKEgJ5mz9U5F55uKBwlYV1PyK3eT2Sv2Y9f4lTrYI_0z2Jb0bOAUCnTHsp0iAxuJeHwHWXRHg5gTALl3URcxhM2_v4e5UOsrtGN3SVEcaztwIqscYQBYXtMb/s880/Screenshot%202023-12-18%209.31.35%20PM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><img border="0" data-original-height="597" data-original-width="880" height="434" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDNXbQpHrvrRlxwWnT1QQgNm6C9xDlkT3eb2xdphRsveWxO1N6kh6hMhqvQumy1Vqhs6KEwKEgJ5mz9U5F55uKBwlYV1PyK3eT2Sv2Y9f4lTrYI_0z2Jb0bOAUCnTHsp0iAxuJeHwHWXRHg5gTALl3URcxhM2_v4e5UOsrtGN3SVEcaztwIqscYQBYXtMb/w640-h434/Screenshot%202023-12-18%209.31.35%20PM.png" width="640" /></b></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><br /></b></span><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><br /></b></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>By Brandon Hall </b></span><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>(Email him at WestMIPolitics@Gmail.com)
</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Ottawa County 58th Chief District Court Judge Bradley Knoll was arrested on charges of domestic violence last week.</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>The arrest was processed in Kent County after all Ottawa County Judges recused themselves.</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>This is a developing story... </b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Stay tuned to West Michigan Politics for breaking information... </b></span></div><div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>____________________________________________</b></span></div><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><b><span style="font-family: arial;">Brandon Hall is a lifelong political nerd from Grand Haven, and is the Managing Editor of West Michigan Politics.</span></b></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><b><span style="font-family: arial;">>>>Email him at WestMIPolitics@Gmail.com</span></b></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b></b></span></p><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEITMeWOt7QYngLpf02YJ09u7igH1DLaOLYlMOBt4JZwRWo4e7YDkfar5GQDcb53GjDDl-SGptt7wTHxaX8n-JWV_lUs5T2-kI_KpopXVoQ29c7RBeOvrY4tlquorK23jdtAkpZOtlfhy5srUCllVA53VwyeHQXn8WsfT23DAl5zHCFDOH_H8sfahjOw/s496/277999282_10221062080962390_7636923114648182567_n%20(3).jpg" style="clear: left; color: #2288bb; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="494" data-original-width="496" height="319" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEITMeWOt7QYngLpf02YJ09u7igH1DLaOLYlMOBt4JZwRWo4e7YDkfar5GQDcb53GjDDl-SGptt7wTHxaX8n-JWV_lUs5T2-kI_KpopXVoQ29c7RBeOvrY4tlquorK23jdtAkpZOtlfhy5srUCllVA53VwyeHQXn8WsfT23DAl5zHCFDOH_H8sfahjOw/s320/277999282_10221062080962390_7636923114648182567_n%20(3).jpg" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 1px solid rgb(238, 238, 238); box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1) 1px 1px 5px; padding: 5px; position: relative;" width="320" /></span></a></b></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-191275644331392359.post-54468912640262851032023-06-28T10:04:00.000-07:002023-06-28T10:04:45.091-07:00 Is "Former" Democrat Alexandria Taylor Trying To Hijack The Republican US Senate Primary? Major Controversies About Her Radical Liberal History Remain Unanswered<p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggNqPlLfLpR0DonpJy6m1nes0goKV0yN6iBLqb2nbbGKFqblgzaB4NU8ZOX2xqiMM09AKnB50WgEM7MN5IKghrAO3eDqvXQoavG4sLW3Cg8k_sSTIy94jbp053_cpAwsFPwvtcqYVcvMqWGFCj-ry4i_bbZtIlWXlGP2DiZnmeIE7Rv39HkALMiSBPPmOt/s838/Screenshot%202023-06-28%2012.29.17%20PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="515" data-original-width="838" height="394" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggNqPlLfLpR0DonpJy6m1nes0goKV0yN6iBLqb2nbbGKFqblgzaB4NU8ZOX2xqiMM09AKnB50WgEM7MN5IKghrAO3eDqvXQoavG4sLW3Cg8k_sSTIy94jbp053_cpAwsFPwvtcqYVcvMqWGFCj-ry4i_bbZtIlWXlGP2DiZnmeIE7Rv39HkALMiSBPPmOt/w640-h394/Screenshot%202023-06-28%2012.29.17%20PM.png" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>Alexandria Taylor with Governor Gretchen Whitmer</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table></p><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>By Brandon Hall</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>(Email him at WestMIPolitics@Gmail.com)</b></span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div dir="auto"><b><span style="font-family: arial;">Romulus Democrat Alexandria Taylor now claims she's a Republican---and she wants the GOP to give her the party's nomination for US Senate.</span></b></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div dir="auto"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: arial;">However, until recently, Taylor had no connections to Republican politics whatsoever before donating to the Oakland County Republican Party last fall to attend an event she spoke at. </span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: arial;">Around the same time, Taylor, who is a lawyer, also represented Michigan Republican Party Chair Kristina Karamo in an election case, and held a fundraiser for her Secretary of State campaign.</span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div dir="auto"><b><span style="font-family: arial;">Taylor's alleged conversion to the party comes shrouded in controversy after just losing a Democrat primary for State House in 2018, as well as a Circuit Court Judgeship in 2020. She was also a prominent supporter of Governor Gretchen Whitmer...</span></b></div></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">It's been said, "if you were arrested for being a Republican, would there be enough evidence to convict you?"</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">In Taylor's case, she would have a damn strong chance of snagging a "not guilty" verdict... </span></div><div><b><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-family: arial;">Taylor has been cozy with the radical leftist factions of the Democrat Party: she donated to the Progressive Women's Caucus in 2018, and the Michigan Democrat Party's Progressive Caucus endorsed her campaign for State House the same year:</span></b></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjSpBMZesmp3eWaINDQXjg6UsHw8nr51JeciVHeHlja-r3ivXr9PU1oTG5f_U5Px-u0QownCMUdVgfBkA73GXExLWfNq7oaw70y_rTqz0s9Ihw2yRS-AX1f8wAi9oHkvSW3TpHkpTgzVlNHVhzIB6AnsPXR9FaIZuHiMDJfjruU7Nu_az4ZzpwH00cYPNI/s801/Screenshot_20230626-142708.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="801" data-original-width="496" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjSpBMZesmp3eWaINDQXjg6UsHw8nr51JeciVHeHlja-r3ivXr9PU1oTG5f_U5Px-u0QownCMUdVgfBkA73GXExLWfNq7oaw70y_rTqz0s9Ihw2yRS-AX1f8wAi9oHkvSW3TpHkpTgzVlNHVhzIB6AnsPXR9FaIZuHiMDJfjruU7Nu_az4ZzpwH00cYPNI/w248-h400/Screenshot_20230626-142708.png" width="248" /></a></div><br /></span><div><b><span style="font-family: arial;">She was a passionate supporter of Governor Gretchen Whitmer's campaign in 2018---it's unknown whether or not she voted for her in 2022:</span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhniDjKk3qV0VeHBp9-q9KTx7DeHu3DlWiADIZiuTg8QdVc9fHLUiHDX7TbzqpcZM8TCfD_Spr6_avOl_YgQuINAToEQtlS8IBHmTHyjxOy-oWO8vNQ57ngz5zXVem5ocgX37mZtDz3RpmuAaXN4v2xjHGEGf2KmWRCQGJDFrpI38S0sk0keHxfdDDRlXFh/s965/FB_IMG_1687808106204.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="965" data-original-width="720" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhniDjKk3qV0VeHBp9-q9KTx7DeHu3DlWiADIZiuTg8QdVc9fHLUiHDX7TbzqpcZM8TCfD_Spr6_avOl_YgQuINAToEQtlS8IBHmTHyjxOy-oWO8vNQ57ngz5zXVem5ocgX37mZtDz3RpmuAaXN4v2xjHGEGf2KmWRCQGJDFrpI38S0sk0keHxfdDDRlXFh/w299-h400/FB_IMG_1687808106204.jpg" width="299" /></a></div><br /></b></div><div><div><b><span style="font-family: arial;">Taylor has strong ties to the teacher's union in Romulus, the Romulus Education Association.</span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-family: arial;">Taylor posted numerous messages of support for the REA, like the one below:</span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_861Ngo121nmomSCRtuliBlxADpzD7CX-9dGZf5P3R4Jp49TOaE9d1r-1_uaVng1-HMvU6Jxt6VQjnyTTpN0HmIhxiHOLC4fMFCwa_KPY_bcjJc_Gw1TR9LMwxZWrwkUJiJy3iOhM2bgAsBiEpkkk8yrAZQy1vYTsLQ0E8D4r7mXnm9OZVl48H9TkEgt2/s627/Screenshot_20230626-143323.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="627" data-original-width="496" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_861Ngo121nmomSCRtuliBlxADpzD7CX-9dGZf5P3R4Jp49TOaE9d1r-1_uaVng1-HMvU6Jxt6VQjnyTTpN0HmIhxiHOLC4fMFCwa_KPY_bcjJc_Gw1TR9LMwxZWrwkUJiJy3iOhM2bgAsBiEpkkk8yrAZQy1vYTsLQ0E8D4r7mXnm9OZVl48H9TkEgt2/w316-h400/Screenshot_20230626-143323.png" width="316" /></a></div></b><b><span style="font-family: arial;"><div><b><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></b></div>Taylor has went as far as picketing with the teachers: </span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHhpfIRIGTuLNR27shQgB6rNcQvNqDO2XRlnu7qcPjd2iOGGvo1ocHNvnmyoR09CH9sl23G6y7i4zSut3Ryf29qAh960-Gv2JnGKuGRbR4sIK-o6-uQiVp7ph9cqae4vaB3RWbcbbID3vrcUcIbOx3Hwe7coTtRlny-yWDVphqt5x8dBfm1KHB5c-Ilqqq/s1142/Screenshot%202023-06-27%208.50.27%20PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="574" data-original-width="1142" height="322" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHhpfIRIGTuLNR27shQgB6rNcQvNqDO2XRlnu7qcPjd2iOGGvo1ocHNvnmyoR09CH9sl23G6y7i4zSut3Ryf29qAh960-Gv2JnGKuGRbR4sIK-o6-uQiVp7ph9cqae4vaB3RWbcbbID3vrcUcIbOx3Hwe7coTtRlny-yWDVphqt5x8dBfm1KHB5c-Ilqqq/w640-h322/Screenshot%202023-06-27%208.50.27%20PM.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-family: arial;">Taylor said in 2018 that women don't get paid equally, need to fight for paid time off, and that educators are not paid enough:</span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Specifically, one in Flint. </span><span style="font-family: arial;">We get it here in Michigan. We understand that injustice to some is injustice to all. Nationally, we have the opportunity to set the stage for the great redemption of our entire legal system. </span><span style="font-family: arial;">I consider it a deep honor and privilege to even be considered as a part of this movement to come."</span></div><div><b><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-family: arial;">Amazingly, Taylor's <a href="https://www.electtaylor.com/" target="_blank">website</a>, which was updated with her recent announcement about the Republican US Senate race June 6th, STILL <a href="https://www.electtaylor.com/about-alexandira" target="_blank">proclaims</a> she is a Democrat!</span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWPXATQkcKN8AAF1j7hU7n1Un1QMEtfXivZ1O7Ani-LWU3pgPbLiOttQ0JJnoHtFCJ6HU1cNcJ7BVwcK4JrnBcyf6zgC4kttksM8Z3BUlXPrYW54ZMjU8E76Iqa86on7azNG6xXvumCTvO_CFLLyCCDphNGqoo6rrSGR97q4qiZ0q1cTt96ipBU50JIIin/s1277/Screenshot%202023-06-28%2011.19.23%20AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div></b></div><div><div><b><span style="font-family: arial;">Also interesting: In a June 2018 <a href="https://www.thenewsherald.com/2018/07/23/candidates-for-state-representative-in-michigans-12th-district-respond-to-key-questions/">interview</a> with the News Herald, Taylor claimed local governments need more money, and public schools were facing a dire funding crisis despite record funding... </span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-family: arial;">She supported restoring prevailing wage, repealing the medicaid work requirement, said she would do everything in her power to implement universal healthcare, and decried the "Republican trifecta" of controlling the House, Senate, and Governor's office.</span></b></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><b><span style="font-family: arial;">Taylor also supported raising the sales, income, property and tobacco taxes...</span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-family: arial;">Here are relevant excerpts: </span></b></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;">"This year, we face the reality of not overturning this Republican trifecta and, therefore, it is imperative to have a representative that can get things done despite the legislative makeup," Taylor told the paper.<br /><br /><b>When asked, "If elected, what do you plan to tackle within your first 90 days?" Taylor replied </b>"(Restoring) Prevailing wage, (repealing) the Medicaid work requirement, and auto insurance (reform)."<br /><br /></span><div><span style="font-family: arial;">"The most pressing issue for our district is revenue sharing and the lack of funding to our local municipalities," Taylor said.<br /><br />"Additionally, there is a dire crisis with respect to education and the funding of schools. Funding for schools is, in part, based on the number of pupils; however, due to the perceived decline in our local schools, many parents are sending their children outside of the district. A community cannot thrive without a flourishing school district. In Romulus, we are facing a redistricting which will involve potential closure and/or consolidation. Many have expressed concerns and are selling their homes for greener pastures.<br /><br /><b>These issues do not have a âquick fixâ solution; however, the hope is that we will overturn the Republican trifecta to effectuate some real change for the hard-working families in this district. The state school aid fund money comes from numerous sources, including but not limited to, lottery, various taxes including sales, income, property and tobacco taxes. I propose an increase in the proportion based on the cost of living index. </b></span><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">I also propose a re-examination of the funding for public schools and looking to other sources of revenue. There is a great possibility that marijuana will be decriminalized for recreational use. This could be an additional funding stream for these communities/schools. This would not solve our entire funding crisis; however, it is a step in the right direction."<br /><br /><b>Whatâs the most pressing issue facing the nation and how will your work with the district contribute to fixing it?</b> "The most pressing issue facing our nation is health care. Health care is a basic human right, yet so many remain uninsured...Health care is a priority and while it may not happen right away, I will do everything in my power to build those bridges to make universal health care a reality."</span></div></div></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr7QRjd3t2H3Z9spS9HmlCm-K8NdHnEtbezqoG0rcz92DktqFb6Y_7zXLqQ5FDaIxviD3cbcy3OfYvh4ZFK6-yhY9ijJfhynsba7_-oAJF2ooX-dtAuP8Y4gwTpddnxEltNCkQnQIeAbSOrASjidPs3zR5KK_HjI9HZznMoVGwacMzFfN_oxuue7kEHSS1/s959/FB_IMG_1687808306107.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="959" data-original-width="650" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr7QRjd3t2H3Z9spS9HmlCm-K8NdHnEtbezqoG0rcz92DktqFb6Y_7zXLqQ5FDaIxviD3cbcy3OfYvh4ZFK6-yhY9ijJfhynsba7_-oAJF2ooX-dtAuP8Y4gwTpddnxEltNCkQnQIeAbSOrASjidPs3zR5KK_HjI9HZznMoVGwacMzFfN_oxuue7kEHSS1/w271-h400/FB_IMG_1687808306107.jpg" width="271" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><b><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">The Republican Party is full of former Democrats, President Reagan and President Trump are among them. However, Taylor's statements and actions are all very recent, within the last 5 years, and come after losing two elections.</span></b></div><div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><u>She owes primary voters a real and detailed explanation on why she has taken a radical leftist stance on numerous important issues just two years ago, and what caused her to change her mind.</u></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: arial;">____________________________________________</span></div><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><b><span style="font-family: arial;">Brandon Hall is a lifelong political nerd from Grand Haven, and is the Managing Editor of West Michigan Politics. </span></b></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><b><span style="font-family: arial;">>>>Email him at WestMIPolitics@Gmail.com</span></b></p><p style="background-color: white; 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float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="399" data-original-width="855" height="298" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd88x_RPbPbl0jb0Ce1Uk2KVuRQ3cA9DPCys6d3MtF9CxTrx0hJDntLRu7eaQ009P5tly94KWll_Yz79UkdRL-jXSdT-BMjWSiiRm7a1v-1fE3o8LKF-prW93Z010tSDZjvoTcmTTMktDheUgXrC2OiR-eYbWuJE9-qcwRKxJ2RmyUTfCRzcnsVDahOw/w640-h298/download%20(36).jpeg" width="640" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><b style="color: #222222; font-size: 13.2px;"><br /></b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><b style="color: #222222; font-size: 13.2px;"><br /></b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><b style="color: #222222; font-size: 13.2px;"><br /></b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><b style="color: #222222; font-size: 13.2px;"><br /></b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><b style="color: #222222; font-size: 13.2px;"><br /></b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><b style="color: #222222; font-size: 13.2px;"><br /></b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><b style="color: #222222; font-size: 13.2px;"><br /></b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><b style="color: #222222; font-size: 13.2px;"><br /></b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><b style="color: #222222; font-size: 13.2px;"><br /></b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><b style="color: #222222; font-size: 13.2px;">By Brandon Hall</b></span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-size: 13.2px;"><b><span style="font-family: arial;">(Email him at WestMIPolitics@Gmail.Com)</span></b></p><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Governor Gretchen Whitmer has met with Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer twice within the last ~3 weeks, West Michigan Politics has learned.<br /><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Whitmer is interested in the US Senate seat currently held by Debbie Stabenow, who is retiring in 2024. DC Dems are evidently swiping right on Big Gretch, immensely excited about the prospects of a "Senator Whitmer."</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Support also exists in Washington circles for Rep. Elissa Slotkin, and though he publicly denies interest, Transportation Secretary Pete Buttiegieg recently moved to Northern Michigan, and is watching the race closely.<br /><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Republican candidates said to be considering running include Ryan Kelley, Perry Johnson, Tudor Dixon, and John James...<br /><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Stay tuned!</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: arial;">____________________________________________</span></div><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><b><span style="font-family: arial;">Brandon Hall is a lifelong political nerd from Grand Haven, and is the Managing Editor of West Michigan Politics. </span></b></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><b><span style="font-family: arial;">>>>Email him at WestMIPolitics@Gmail.com</span></b></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEITMeWOt7QYngLpf02YJ09u7igH1DLaOLYlMOBt4JZwRWo4e7YDkfar5GQDcb53GjDDl-SGptt7wTHxaX8n-JWV_lUs5T2-kI_KpopXVoQ29c7RBeOvrY4tlquorK23jdtAkpZOtlfhy5srUCllVA53VwyeHQXn8WsfT23DAl5zHCFDOH_H8sfahjOw/s496/277999282_10221062080962390_7636923114648182567_n%20(3).jpg" style="clear: left; color: #2288bb; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration-line: none;"><img border="0" data-original-height="494" data-original-width="496" height="319" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEITMeWOt7QYngLpf02YJ09u7igH1DLaOLYlMOBt4JZwRWo4e7YDkfar5GQDcb53GjDDl-SGptt7wTHxaX8n-JWV_lUs5T2-kI_KpopXVoQ29c7RBeOvrY4tlquorK23jdtAkpZOtlfhy5srUCllVA53VwyeHQXn8WsfT23DAl5zHCFDOH_H8sfahjOw/s320/277999282_10221062080962390_7636923114648182567_n%20(3).jpg" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 1px solid rgb(238, 238, 238); box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1) 1px 1px 5px; padding: 5px; position: relative;" width="320" /></a></b></div><p><b><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></b></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;"><br style="font-size: 13.2px;" /></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-191275644331392359.post-11464722736372078542022-11-03T13:30:00.003-07:002022-11-03T13:48:32.857-07:00đ¨Join The Statewide Freedom Convoy Friday, Ending With A HUGE Rally For Tudor Dixon In Macomb! đđşđ¸đłď¸đ<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFU_ij7Rbcu-WM7Rmbb_sPHkAqAO_CieiziDx1t4p9zWlsnHTN7jH3A8V-KOC05Nlm4naY8AD4zn1hF3WilgjZ5IYNIZznxpbow0WXZphT4qpwJ1sWraDixGERc58bhbvF6D2pqAmE9F-ofn02c4F4JEF_hHTKIV4byLk4y9BqrmgCzQkUrvpfk0IZfQ/s1240/download%20(35).jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="694" data-original-width="1240" height="358" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFU_ij7Rbcu-WM7Rmbb_sPHkAqAO_CieiziDx1t4p9zWlsnHTN7jH3A8V-KOC05Nlm4naY8AD4zn1hF3WilgjZ5IYNIZznxpbow0WXZphT4qpwJ1sWraDixGERc58bhbvF6D2pqAmE9F-ofn02c4F4JEF_hHTKIV4byLk4y9BqrmgCzQkUrvpfk0IZfQ/w640-h358/download%20(35).jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p><strong><span style="font-size: 28px;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><u>đ¨Join The Statewide Freedom Convoy Friday, Ending With A HUGE Rally For Tudor Dixon In Macomb! đđşđ¸đłď¸đ</u></span></span></strong></p><p><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 18px;">Despite the best efforts of the globalists, radical leftists, corrupt corporate media, and being out spent nearly 20:1, Tudor Dixon is on the verge of a <a data-cke-saved-href="https://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2022/governor/mi/michigan_governor_dixon_vs_whitmer-7545.html" href="https://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2022/governor/mi/michigan_governor_dixon_vs_whitmer-7545.html">historic</a> victory.</span></span></p><p><strong><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 18px;">Gretchen Whitmer needs to pay at the ballot box for what she's done to Michigan---for the thousands of seniors she killed in a nursing home holocaust, the students she terrorized, the small businesses who survived World Wars and recessions, but just couldn't survive Big Gretch---this election is about getting justice for them.</span></span></strong></p><p><span style="font-size: 18px;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">The Governor's race is too close to call, at a RAZOR thin margin---any one of us can make a difference, and we all should try! "School Board Moms" and FED UP Dads are fueling a "Red Wave" on par with 2010 or 1994...We can do this. </span></span></p><p><strong><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 18px;">It's time to put aside the egos, drama, disappointments, disagreements, and distractions. It's time to get Tudor Dixon across the finish line, and send Governor Gretchen Whitmer to the unemployment line! Nessel and Benson, too...</span></span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 18px;">Join the Freedom Convoy TOMORROW, Friday November 4th at a meetup location near you, ending in a HUGE rally for Tudor in Macomb!</span></span></strong><br /></p><p><strong><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 18px;">Shane Hernandez, Matt DePerno, and Kristina Karamo will also be on hand for this fun, family friendly evening, as well as grassroots activists, and patriots from across the state---you don't want to miss this!</span></span></strong></p><p><em><span style="font-size: 20px;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Text "Freedom" to (231) 259-9494, or visit <a data-cke-saved-href="https://choosefreedomusa.com/" href="https://choosefreedomusa.com/">choosefreedomusa.com</a> for information and updates! </span></span><span style="font-size: 18px;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Then, door knock on Saturday!</span></span></em></p><p><strong><span style="font-size: 20px;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><img alt="đ" data-cke-saved-src="https://static.xx.fbcdn.net/images/emoji.php/v9/t79/1/16/1f68c.png" height="16" referrerpolicy="origin-when-cross-origin" src="https://static.xx.fbcdn.net/images/emoji.php/v9/t79/1/16/1f68c.png" width="16" />Meet Up Location:</span></span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="font-size: 20px;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Magnum Coffee Roasters: 1 Java Blvd., Nunica MI 49448</span></span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="font-size: 20px;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Bus Departure Time: 1:00PM</span></span></strong></p><p><strong><br /></strong></p><p><strong><span style="font-size: 20px;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><img alt="đ" data-cke-saved-src="https://static.xx.fbcdn.net/images/emoji.php/v9/t79/1/16/1f68c.png" height="16" referrerpolicy="origin-when-cross-origin" src="https://static.xx.fbcdn.net/images/emoji.php/v9/t79/1/16/1f68c.png" width="16" />Meet Up Location:</span></span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="font-size: 20px;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Saranac Rest area on EB I 96 - mile marker 63</span></span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="font-size: 20px;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Bus ETA: 2:00PM</span></span></strong></p><p><strong><br /></strong></p><p><strong><span style="font-size: 20px;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><img alt="đ" data-cke-saved-src="https://static.xx.fbcdn.net/images/emoji.php/v9/t79/1/16/1f68c.png" height="16" referrerpolicy="origin-when-cross-origin" src="https://static.xx.fbcdn.net/images/emoji.php/v9/t79/1/16/1f68c.png" width="16" />Meet Up Location:</span></span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="font-size: 20px;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Howell Rest area EB I 96 at mile marker 135</span></span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="font-size: 20px;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Bus ETA: 3:15</span></span></strong></p><p><strong><br /></strong></p><p><strong><span style="font-size: 20px;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><img alt="đ" data-cke-saved-src="https://static.xx.fbcdn.net/images/emoji.php/v9/t79/1/16/1f68c.png" height="16" referrerpolicy="origin-when-cross-origin" src="https://static.xx.fbcdn.net/images/emoji.php/v9/t79/1/16/1f68c.png" width="16" />Meet Up Location:</span></span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="font-size: 20px;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Jimmyâs Roadhouse: 8574 Mason Dr, Newaygo, MI 49337</span></span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="font-size: 20px;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Meetup Time: 11:30AM Contact: (616) 272-2367</span></span></strong></p><p><strong><br /></strong></p><p><strong><span style="font-size: 20px;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><img alt="đ" data-cke-saved-src="https://static.xx.fbcdn.net/images/emoji.php/v9/t79/1/16/1f68c.png" height="16" referrerpolicy="origin-when-cross-origin" src="https://static.xx.fbcdn.net/images/emoji.php/v9/t79/1/16/1f68c.png" width="16" />Meet Up Location:</span></span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="font-size: 20px;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">3333 E Michigan Ave, Jackson, MI 49202</span></span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="font-size: 20px;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Meet Up Time: 2:00PM Contact: (734) 731-4491</span></span></strong></p><p><strong><br /></strong></p><p><strong><span style="font-size: 20px;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><img alt="đ" data-cke-saved-src="https://static.xx.fbcdn.net/images/emoji.php/v9/t79/1/16/1f68c.png" height="16" referrerpolicy="origin-when-cross-origin" src="https://static.xx.fbcdn.net/images/emoji.php/v9/t79/1/16/1f68c.png" width="16" />Meet Up Location:</span></span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="font-size: 20px;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Laurel Park Place Parking Lot: I-275 & 6 Mile Rd</span></span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="font-size: 20px;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Meet Up Time: TBA Contact: (734) 395-8656</span></span></strong></p><p><strong><br /></strong></p><p><strong><span style="font-size: 20px;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><img alt="đ" data-cke-saved-src="https://static.xx.fbcdn.net/images/emoji.php/v9/t79/1/16/1f68c.png" height="16" referrerpolicy="origin-when-cross-origin" src="https://static.xx.fbcdn.net/images/emoji.php/v9/t79/1/16/1f68c.png" width="16" />Meet Up Location:</span></span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="font-size: 20px;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">4570 Huron River Pkwy, Milford 48380</span></span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="font-size: 20px;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Meet Up Time: TBA Contact: (248) 766-1282</span></span></strong></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a 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data-cke-saved-src="https://static.xx.fbcdn.net/images/emoji.php/v9/t79/1/16/1f68c.png" height="16" referrerpolicy="origin-when-cross-origin" src="https://static.xx.fbcdn.net/images/emoji.php/v9/t79/1/16/1f68c.png" width="16" /> "Final Destination" Rally With Tudor Dixon, Shane Hernandez, Matt DePerno, Kristina Karamo, And Grassroots Patriots From Across Michigan</span></span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="font-size: 20px;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Faith Baptist Church: 34950 Little Mack Ave, Clinton TWP., MI 48035</span></span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="font-size: 20px;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Date & Time: Friday, November 04, 2022</span></span></strong></p><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: arial;">____________________________________________</span></div><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><b><span style="font-family: arial;">Brandon Hall is a lifelong political nerd from Grand Haven, and is the Managing Editor of West Michigan Politics.</span></b></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><b><span style="font-family: arial;">>>>Email him at WestMIPolitics@Gmail.com</span></b></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEITMeWOt7QYngLpf02YJ09u7igH1DLaOLYlMOBt4JZwRWo4e7YDkfar5GQDcb53GjDDl-SGptt7wTHxaX8n-JWV_lUs5T2-kI_KpopXVoQ29c7RBeOvrY4tlquorK23jdtAkpZOtlfhy5srUCllVA53VwyeHQXn8WsfT23DAl5zHCFDOH_H8sfahjOw/s496/277999282_10221062080962390_7636923114648182567_n%20(3).jpg" style="clear: left; color: #2288bb; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration-line: none;"><img border="0" data-original-height="494" data-original-width="496" height="319" 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Controversial 30th District State House Candidate Will Bruck Faces Multiple Allegations Of Harassing Womenđ¨<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWkvZS0L955myz8MlRGad37oCMuNoRZvil74VUI4GbEqagETmekr0PSpOCPQLInmjF5whjnQRjC9mbuNHvwipUp8CpKv6L4041tDQ0riCabS_inoYqyBWY11mXzbjPRFvGHEZtgxQNEzr-cKM7OBSPNL82XBen1T5i8pBBkn1DFkJWkjlmVWH1WCT6vQ/s1284/293810405_2049220501950299_2037270792791741873_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1076" data-original-width="1284" height="536" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWkvZS0L955myz8MlRGad37oCMuNoRZvil74VUI4GbEqagETmekr0PSpOCPQLInmjF5whjnQRjC9mbuNHvwipUp8CpKv6L4041tDQ0riCabS_inoYqyBWY11mXzbjPRFvGHEZtgxQNEzr-cKM7OBSPNL82XBen1T5i8pBBkn1DFkJWkjlmVWH1WCT6vQ/w640-h536/293810405_2049220501950299_2037270792791741873_n.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><b><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></b></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><b><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></b></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><b><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></b></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><b><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></b></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><b><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></b></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><b><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></b></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><b><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></b></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><b><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></b></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><b><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></b></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><b><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></b></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><b><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></b></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><b><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></b></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><b><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></b></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><b><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></b></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><b><span style="font-family: arial;">By Brandon Hall</span></b></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><b><span style="font-family: arial;">(Email him at WestMIPolitics@Gmail.Com)</span></b></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Stunning information obtained by West Michigan Politics shows controversial 30th District State House candidate Will Bruck faces a series of allegations involving inappropriate behavior towards women.</span></p><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Multiple women have accused Bruck of harassing them---some even needing to hire attorneys to put an end to his unwanted behavior. Bruck was able to keep the cases out of court.</b></span></div><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Another scandal surrounds Bruck's time with the Monroe Aging Consortium's Board of Directors.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Bruck's attorney, Matt Budds, requested a gag order against the Board to prevent them from discussing Bruck's "habitual harassment of another board member." </b></span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>The minutes surrounding the Board's actions regarding Bruck have been kept secret, out of public view. Bruck refuses to let voters see what they say.</b></span></p><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Bruck faces Paul Pirrone in the primary August 2nd. </span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>The 30th District includes Bedford Township, LaSalle Township, and Monroe.</b></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: arial;">____________________________________________</span></div><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><b><span style="font-family: arial;">Brandon Hall is a lifelong political nerd from Grand Haven, and is the Managing Editor of West Michigan Politics.</span></b></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><b><span style="font-family: arial;">>>>Email him at WestMIPolitics@Gmail.com</span></b></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEITMeWOt7QYngLpf02YJ09u7igH1DLaOLYlMOBt4JZwRWo4e7YDkfar5GQDcb53GjDDl-SGptt7wTHxaX8n-JWV_lUs5T2-kI_KpopXVoQ29c7RBeOvrY4tlquorK23jdtAkpZOtlfhy5srUCllVA53VwyeHQXn8WsfT23DAl5zHCFDOH_H8sfahjOw/s496/277999282_10221062080962390_7636923114648182567_n%20(3).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="494" data-original-width="496" height="319" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEITMeWOt7QYngLpf02YJ09u7igH1DLaOLYlMOBt4JZwRWo4e7YDkfar5GQDcb53GjDDl-SGptt7wTHxaX8n-JWV_lUs5T2-kI_KpopXVoQ29c7RBeOvrY4tlquorK23jdtAkpZOtlfhy5srUCllVA53VwyeHQXn8WsfT23DAl5zHCFDOH_H8sfahjOw/s320/277999282_10221062080962390_7636923114648182567_n%20(3).jpg" width="320" /></a></b></div><b><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></b><p></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;"><br /></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-191275644331392359.post-4001222781492190892022-07-25T13:25:00.001-07:002022-07-25T13:25:19.283-07:00TRAVEL LIKE TRISTON: Luxury Vacation Giveaway Spotlights Cole's Hawaii Trip Paid For By Lobbyists Trying To Kill The Electoral College<p> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMOeNHNOUKgSpEIQmQXCGpQUFT3WzG6Vq4Nru-YOZNI0LoaSUGVCgrIdshkxi66ZIb2aT0o6MVxtvekYG-LFyPNvVZAeemnIkFlL7XJtVie1ho49Z_JdF3xeOsZRZzLr3U3X3c0A4clsyt0KrV0mFndLVxmuSa9orWVGwxp03wIBlyQuEd-YWk0sWXYg/s1410/294758703_10221556823010632_8789855801160971472_n.jpg" style="font-family: arial; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1182" data-original-width="1410" height="536" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMOeNHNOUKgSpEIQmQXCGpQUFT3WzG6Vq4Nru-YOZNI0LoaSUGVCgrIdshkxi66ZIb2aT0o6MVxtvekYG-LFyPNvVZAeemnIkFlL7XJtVie1ho49Z_JdF3xeOsZRZzLr3U3X3c0A4clsyt0KrV0mFndLVxmuSa9orWVGwxp03wIBlyQuEd-YWk0sWXYg/w640-h536/294758703_10221556823010632_8789855801160971472_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><b style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial;">By Brandon Hall</b><p></p><div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #222222; line-height: 18.48px; margin-bottom: 30px;"><b style="line-height: 18.2px;"><span style="line-height: 15.36px;"><span style="font-family: arial;">(Email him at WestMiPolitics@Gmail.com)</span></span></b></div><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>4 years ago, in the summer of 2018, West Michigan Politics broke a blockbuster story involving legislators jet-setting to Hawaii to party with National Popular Vote lobbyists hell bent on eliminating the electoral college at the Westin Hapuna Beach Resort</b></span><b style="font-family: arial;">.</b></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">The tab for the luxurious trip was picked up by the NPV lobbyists, and when the legislators returned, they immediately sponsored a bill to give away Michigan's 16 electoral votes.</span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiake0XzPlloJcZEKRrAjAOkFcDL8zDGRGuoLrgkku3SmsvJdYgMfHiuY_MOGqAFWSr4A5NeMxFm5GEbpnt8Rihqr4rnyBkpsVMTh7MVal_Z-qkL8JWAzzckbs3X4xZPQZQRhH0sY_wN93bB8P8JCovJi0fLUSVg1C48BuXDuQcxbSdOJ837Hkw5Hh_Pw/s1300/hawaiian_resort%20(1).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="867" data-original-width="1300" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiake0XzPlloJcZEKRrAjAOkFcDL8zDGRGuoLrgkku3SmsvJdYgMfHiuY_MOGqAFWSr4A5NeMxFm5GEbpnt8Rihqr4rnyBkpsVMTh7MVal_Z-qkL8JWAzzckbs3X4xZPQZQRhH0sY_wN93bB8P8JCovJi0fLUSVg1C48BuXDuQcxbSdOJ837Hkw5Hh_Pw/w400-h266/hawaiian_resort%20(1).jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b style="font-family: arial; text-align: left;"><i>Westin Hapuna Beach Resort</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><b style="font-family: arial;"><br /></b><p></p><p><b style="font-family: arial;">Legislators so brazenly acting like high priced hookers astonished many, and the uproar was massive.</b></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><i>A joint <a href="https://www.bridgemi.com/michigan-government/michigan-republicans-push-popular-vote-bills-after-trip-hawaii" target="_blank">investigation</a> by Bridge and Michigan Campaign Finance Network soon confirmed the WMP report.</i></span></p><div style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: inherit; line-height: 1.8; margin: 1em 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial;">"Little information has been made public about the seminars. The trips first came to light in September when a conservative blogger wrote that two GOP lawmakers, the primary bill sponsors â Kelly and Sen. David Hildenbrand, of Lowell â may have attended the seminar in Hawaii.</span></div><div style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: inherit; line-height: 1.8; margin: 1em 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial;">News of the Hawaii trip first broke on Sept. 9 â four days after bills to have Michigan join the compact were introduced in the Legislature and three days after a House committee and a Senate committee took testimony on them without voting to advance them.<span id="docs-internal-guid-191e958f-7fff-c6bf-6df9-a83374cf7156" style="box-sizing: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: inherit; line-height: 1.8; margin: 1em 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit;">Brandon Hall, the conservative blogger, </span><a href="http://westmipolitics.blogspot.com/search?updated-max=2018-09-13T14:18:00-07:00&max-results=7" style="box-sizing: inherit; text-underline-offset: 3px; transition: all 100ms ease-in-out 0s;">alleged on his website</a><a href="http://westmipolitics.blogspot.com/2018/09/breaking-legislators-wrote.html" style="box-sizing: inherit; text-underline-offset: 3px; transition: all 100ms ease-in-out 0s;"> West Michigan Politics</a> that Hildenbrand, from Lowell, and Kelly, from Saginaw, were âbelieved to have attendedâ an August trip to Hawaii before sponsoring the legislation in September.<span id="docs-internal-guid-191e958f-7fff-c6bf-6df9-a83374cf7156" style="box-sizing: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: inherit; line-height: 1.8; margin: 1em 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit;"><span style="font-family: arial;">âRepublican grassroots activists strongly oppose the legislation, as many believe in the Electoral College system our Constitution prescribes,â Hall warned at the time. "</span></span></div><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Speaker Leonard then made it clear in a <a href="https://westmipolitics.blogspot.com/2018/09/breaking-speaker-leonard-tells-wmp.html">statement</a> to West Michigan Politics that the National Popular Vote was dead in Michigan, and would never even make it to the House floor. Almost as soon as the controversy started, it was "over."</b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><i>Scandals like this though have Friday the 13th qualities: you just don't know when Jason will show up again!</i></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Fast forward to 2022. </b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>One of the hook----excuse me, legislators---attending was State Rep. Triston Cole from Mancelona. He is currently seeking the State Senate seat in the eastern half of the Yoop and the Northern lower peninsula.</b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">A website is now offering any Michigander a chance to party down, live it up, and"travel like Triston."</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><a href="TravelLikeTriston.com " target="_blank">TravelLikeTriston.com </a>is giving away an amazing vacation to Hawaii for 2, and the winner will even stay at the same hotel as Cole! Probably not the same room though, that might be kinda creepy.</b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><u>Anyway---go sign up, tell your friends and family, and soon, you too may be saying "adios" to Big Gretch, and "Aloha" to the beautiful Hawaiian islands for a few days!</u></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><a href="http://TRAVELLIKETRISTON.COM">TRAVELLIKETRISTON.COM</a><br /></b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">________________________________________________________________________</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Brandon Hall is a lifelong political nerd from Grand Haven, and is the Managing Editor of West Michigan Politics.</b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>>>>Email him at WestMIPolitics@Gmail.com</b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg83XkeC8wMyIuHnGfWoKChXvpqbOCFk-ueuiU9JDvWm4CaFVMXPJ8D9Q3mCt7RgQ6SdkEYnLLoZi_bOOCDCEIOpluOa-q-HopKJUuQwP4emC-_ScGkWGjFoCCtcAMfzadq1ARDl-LagxPaRROra_pAnz-_X6j-GHe08XvAtvXtNaEnclTnr-rA5pftoA=s280" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: black; font-family: arial;"><b><img border="0" data-original-height="280" data-original-width="235" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg83XkeC8wMyIuHnGfWoKChXvpqbOCFk-ueuiU9JDvWm4CaFVMXPJ8D9Q3mCt7RgQ6SdkEYnLLoZi_bOOCDCEIOpluOa-q-HopKJUuQwP4emC-_ScGkWGjFoCCtcAMfzadq1ARDl-LagxPaRROra_pAnz-_X6j-GHe08XvAtvXtNaEnclTnr-rA5pftoA=w269-h320" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 1px solid rgb(238, 238, 238); box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1) 1px 1px 5px; padding: 5px; position: relative;" width="269" /></b></span></a></div><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;" /></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-191275644331392359.post-59745867427684924112022-07-07T16:14:00.010-07:002022-07-08T09:04:52.029-07:00BREAKING: Extreme RADICAL, Pro Choice Liberal Ann Manary Trying To STEAL State House Election From Conservative Patriot Bill G. Schuette In Midland<p style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhjftFEPUduVJbMmrvTD_rz-xUl2IJ3mwt9ZJ2RUEYFZSLqtq-xs1o6LzBKU489eLglLz_v4RZxH94_VCrsgQ-syzdwTJLq0rqPFSQnXa59zLV6whH6AYFzSe4wu2zWFXsKskTwQDjcp8cBSiwz-GTTEQPBRMsn8X64yJhHThEoaOgIXFegioIltxMMg/s2048/rawImage.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1362" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhjftFEPUduVJbMmrvTD_rz-xUl2IJ3mwt9ZJ2RUEYFZSLqtq-xs1o6LzBKU489eLglLz_v4RZxH94_VCrsgQ-syzdwTJLq0rqPFSQnXa59zLV6whH6AYFzSe4wu2zWFXsKskTwQDjcp8cBSiwz-GTTEQPBRMsn8X64yJhHThEoaOgIXFegioIltxMMg/w640-h426/rawImage.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><b><br /></b><p></p><p style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><b style="font-family: arial;">By Brandon Hall</b></p><p style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>(Email him at WestMIPolitics@Gmail.Com)</b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">In a disturbing turn of events, Midland County Clerk Ann Manary has aligned herself with radical, pro-choice liberals trying to steal the Republican nomination from Conservative patriot Bill G. Schuette.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Manary is an extreme, pro-choice leftist desperate to hijack Midland's voice in the legislature. </b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjbO2vzsV8n47r5REBWbVFrbIQIOMp1iLveUskFTLo4kQ8EIlgNEsqXVUds8hvaqpaSxO6nwdut7G5UTy4yBnnRjOKvflB7il0ZqN9vDc3rrsXZmG2KMh9jSNGlYtovvrZSaCf0Mc_9QvaOEe2YrbT93vOYK0AKiPebUG1Rc_uQZXE5x2w2QF0Zn7g_w/s1800/1200x0%20(1).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjbO2vzsV8n47r5REBWbVFrbIQIOMp1iLveUskFTLo4kQ8EIlgNEsqXVUds8hvaqpaSxO6nwdut7G5UTy4yBnnRjOKvflB7il0ZqN9vDc3rrsXZmG2KMh9jSNGlYtovvrZSaCf0Mc_9QvaOEe2YrbT93vOYK0AKiPebUG1Rc_uQZXE5x2w2QF0Zn7g_w/s320/1200x0%20(1).jpg" width="213" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Manary</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></div><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>She has even closely aligned herself with Sara Schulz, a serial Democrat State House candidate and total NUT who was beaten badly in 2018 and 2020.</b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqkqP0XXCDMyhKPvw8vygTt6F13Dcdk1mi99lU5glms1o_W5EWFqORr_ZTvnjiH_A3CirQsPOGJPj_O2gy_xrd4EqpIjU11hL2Aps68rcAJ0l1PQVi7g_mEedQt8qedmrHj4sn47RiXigWH6IOdEm1_ya8LTMhP-I_AspSXLvsqTPedmT8m0Q7zL3KYA/s1800/1200x0.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqkqP0XXCDMyhKPvw8vygTt6F13Dcdk1mi99lU5glms1o_W5EWFqORr_ZTvnjiH_A3CirQsPOGJPj_O2gy_xrd4EqpIjU11hL2Aps68rcAJ0l1PQVi7g_mEedQt8qedmrHj4sn47RiXigWH6IOdEm1_ya8LTMhP-I_AspSXLvsqTPedmT8m0Q7zL3KYA/s320/1200x0.jpg" width="213" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Schulz</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></div><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="background-color: white;">Ann was speaking at the "WOMAN" Pro-Abortion rally, alongside Rep. Dan Kildee and Kristen McDonald Rivet, a leftist candidate for State Senate.</span><br style="background-color: white;" /><br style="background-color: white;" /><span style="background-color: white;"><i>Democrat Allison Wilcox, a liberal Midland County Commission candidate, even calls for Democrats to vote for Ann in the Republican primary!</i></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Exclusive video obtained by WMP shows Manary at a pro choice demonstration advocating for abortion:</b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/bzz-HWfTnO4" width="320" youtube-src-id="bzz-HWfTnO4"></iframe></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><b><br /></b></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/aBS3ANSl5Ww" width="320" youtube-src-id="aBS3ANSl5Ww"></iframe></span></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><p><span style="font-family: arial;">________________________________________________________________________</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Brandon Hall is a lifelong political nerd from Grand Haven, and is the Managing Editor of West Michigan Politics.</b></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>>>>Email him at WestMIPolitics@Gmail.com</b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg83XkeC8wMyIuHnGfWoKChXvpqbOCFk-ueuiU9JDvWm4CaFVMXPJ8D9Q3mCt7RgQ6SdkEYnLLoZi_bOOCDCEIOpluOa-q-HopKJUuQwP4emC-_ScGkWGjFoCCtcAMfzadq1ARDl-LagxPaRROra_pAnz-_X6j-GHe08XvAtvXtNaEnclTnr-rA5pftoA=s280" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: black; font-family: arial;"><b><img border="0" data-original-height="280" data-original-width="235" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg83XkeC8wMyIuHnGfWoKChXvpqbOCFk-ueuiU9JDvWm4CaFVMXPJ8D9Q3mCt7RgQ6SdkEYnLLoZi_bOOCDCEIOpluOa-q-HopKJUuQwP4emC-_ScGkWGjFoCCtcAMfzadq1ARDl-LagxPaRROra_pAnz-_X6j-GHe08XvAtvXtNaEnclTnr-rA5pftoA=w269-h320" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 1px solid rgb(238, 238, 238); box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1) 1px 1px 5px; padding: 5px; position: relative;" width="269" /></b></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; text-align: start;" /></p></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-191275644331392359.post-82642160862895004222022-01-19T11:36:00.020-08:002022-01-19T18:48:12.565-08:00Breaking: Police Files Reveal Disturbing Details Behind The Stunning Case That Sent Former Wayne 12th District GOP Chairman Jason Von Mueller To Prison For Nearly 9 Years, Then Create A New Identity<p><br /></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjt8rVIeeEkf5fmNA4dggDcvQOHzLY9yEUURfRjxMiM9idM8EPntgg_KH9IEhtE-J-KCPDNYU0vc5yUNYlz8yLYtdzU41ah8gCbajSPwzJfAgvelq-LEQaibexRkxY0HSFSAr8Qjui-dDXkaMm0NFF8bG1LBXhsLpr45em7NathZSrnR0o2A1zoi8Drzw=s720" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="720" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjt8rVIeeEkf5fmNA4dggDcvQOHzLY9yEUURfRjxMiM9idM8EPntgg_KH9IEhtE-J-KCPDNYU0vc5yUNYlz8yLYtdzU41ah8gCbajSPwzJfAgvelq-LEQaibexRkxY0HSFSAr8Qjui-dDXkaMm0NFF8bG1LBXhsLpr45em7NathZSrnR0o2A1zoi8Drzw=w640-h426" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jason Von Mueller AKA Jason Edward Wright</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><b><br /></b></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>By Brandon Hall</b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>(Email him at WestMIPolitics@Gmail.Com)</b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">On a cold February night in 1998, racing down the streets of Algonac at high speeds, desperately trying to flee the ferociously irate father of the girl he was stalking, and had recently punched, choked, and attacked at knifepoint, Jason Wright lost control, his truck ending up completely submerged in the freezing cold St. Clair River.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">In a bizarre twist of fate, the victim's father saved him from drowning, but his life was soon going to change forever...</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Police records <a href="https://photos.app.goo.gl/9Z2ZNUThuoLRGB8F7" target="_blank">obtained</a> by West Michigan Politics reveal disturbing details behind a night from hell, and his actions in the days following, that sent the man known to most people in Michigan GOP politics as Jason Von Mueller, to prison for nearly 9 years.</b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Von Mueller resigned as Chairman of the Wayne 12th District Republican Party last week, just hours after a <a href="https://westmipolitics.blogspot.com/2022/01/breaking-wayne-12th-district-gop.html?m=1" target="_blank">blockbuster</a> West Michigan Politics <a href="https://westmipolitics.blogspot.com/2022/01/breaking-wayne-12th-district-gop.html?m=1" target="_blank">investigation</a> uncovered he had changed his name after the horrendous attack and subsequent prison stint, then keeping his new identity secret for nearly 15 years.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>In 1998, Melissa knew Jason Von Mueller by another name: Jason Edward Wright. She was his girlfriend. </b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">According to police interview records, on February 3rd, 1998, shortly after midnight, Melissa was with friends when she heard Jason was on his way to assault her friend, Rob Ibe.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Jason wanted to meet with her to resolve issues in their relationship.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>In order to stop Rob from being attacked, Melissa reluctantly agreed to meet at Tubby's Sub Shop on Cass. </b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Melissa felt safe there because it was her place of employment, and there was a Dunkin' Donuts open next door.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">As they started talking, Jason was nice and friendly. She told him he had until 12:45 AM.</span></p><p><span><span style="font-family: arial;">At some point, she said they argued about her suspicion of him being coked up. He claimed he had stopped using, but she did not believe him</span>.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">12:45 came, and she decided to give him until 1.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>At 1, she attempted to open the car door. That's when she says all hell broke loose.</b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Jason then attacked her, grabbing her by the throat, and squeezing her neck.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">She tried to reach over and punch him, but was unable. She also tried to kick out the windows at some point, but was unsuccessful.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">However, she was able to grab her keys, which were equipped with a small pocket knife on the key ring.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Jason ripped the keys out of her hands before she even had a chance to fight back.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Jason then pulled her down on his lap. She said she kept blacking out because his strangulation was cutting off her circulation.</b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Jason let her up, and in the midst of her crying, trying to reapply makeup, Jason noticed the choke marks around her neck.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">He kept asking her, "are you afraid of me yet?" He then told her his original plan was to drug and kidnap her until she agreed to go out with him, and repeatedly told her he loved her.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Jason then grabbed a knife, which she described as a folding knife, with a 5 inch silver blade, and black rubber grip.</b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Holding the knife, at one point to her throat, she says Jason told her, "I really don't want to use this. I really don't want to cut you up."</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">He said he was "going to get what he wanted for a change instead of her having her way."</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">The victim said she was willing to do anything to stay safe.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Unable to leave, under the threat of a knife, the two had sex for a couple of minutes, until Jason then wanted to drive to a nearby office plaza. Upon arrival, he said he "hadn't got any in a while and wanted some."</b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">She says they then made out for a couple minutes, as Jason kept asking if she loved him. She kept telling him what he wanted to hear.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Jason repeatedly threatened her not to tell anyone, which she was able to convince him she wouldn't. He gave back her keys, and dropped her off at her car.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Melissa then drove off around 2:30 AM and tried to go to school in the morning, but decided not to after looking at her battered face. Jason had hit her hard in the eye during the attack.</b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">She then drove to a friend's house, told them what happened, and they called police.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Upon arrival, officers interviewed the victim, recommending she go to Mt. Clemens Memorial Hospital for examination.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">After review, Melissa was discharged for at home recovery.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Melissa told officers that Jason lived at home with his father, Claude Wright, and there's a several guns in the house.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">She affirmed that she wanted to pursue charges, and did not want Jason around her anymore at all. She also mentioned she had obtained a Personal Protection Order, and was preparing to have it served.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>A couple days later, Melissa received an extremely bizarre call from Claude Wright while she was at work.</b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Claude claimed Jason had killed himself, the funeral was in a few days, in Kentucky, and Claude didn't want to talk about it any further.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Claude Wright admitted to police that he did indeed make that strange call.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">The victim also stated that Jason came to her work in the days after the attack, flipping her off out his window.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">He also harassed her friends with multiple phone calls. She also said was happy she was able to come up with the money to have the PPO served.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>A few days later, on February 16th, in the wee hours of the night, as most of St. Clair County slept, Jason's obsession with Melissa led him to her house.</b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Jason was lying in wait for Melissa, she believes likely hiding behind a nearby barn. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Jason went after Melissa, but she was able to lock herself in the car.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">The quiet night was suddenly violently interrupted by the piercing sound of Melissa's car horn.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Melissa desperately pushed the horn, like her life depended on it, and maybe it did: police would later discover Jason had duct tape and pepper spray with him that evening. </b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Someone heard the car horn and sprang into action: Melissa's father.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">At this point, Jason ran to his vehicle and attempted to flee the scene.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Melissa's father, obviously done with his daughter being attacked, and now stalked at home, decided he had enough. </b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Jason and the victim's father then embarked on a high speed chase that ended in Algonac, with Jason crashing his truck into the St. Clair River. </b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>In a bizarre twist of fate, the victim's father saved him from drowning.</b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Jason was arraigned the next day in St. Clair County, on February 17th, for illegally possessing pepper spray. He would eventually serve 60 days for the offense.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>On February 18, 1998, Jason was arrested by Port Clinton Township Police for multiple felony counts of 1st and 2nd Degree Criminal Sexual Conduct, including using a weapon to procure sexual penetration. He was transferred to the Macomb County Jail.</b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">The case was bound over to Macomb County Circuit Court in April of 1998, and Wright was denied bond because of the possible risk to the community given the serious nature of the violent assault.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>The case took another disturbing twist on April 30, when police received a letter from David Andrew Olter, an inmate housed with Jason in Macomb County Jail's Maximum Security Unit.</b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Olter wasn't your typical jailhouse snitch seeking a quid pro quo. His case, a nearly $1,400 fraud, had already been disposed of with a deal he had no problem with.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Olter was concerned with what Jason, who was bragging about his crimes against Melissa, might do to her if he was released.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Olter told police that Jason offered him $500 to threaten Melissa into not showing up to testify in court.</b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Jason was impressed at the large size of David's brothers in a picture, and wanted one to show up at Melissa's work. He wanted one to tell her that if she testified against Jason, and her Grandpa would be hurt.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Olter pretended to call his brother to arrange the threat, calling his wife instead. He told police that he insisted Jason pay him $300 up front.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Olter said he was just planning on scamming Jason out of the money.</b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Jason convinced his father Claude to lend him the money for the threat, but Jason's friend Ryan, who was supposed to help arrange the money drop with Olter's wife, was able to convince Claude it was a dumb idea before they actually gave the $300 to Olter's wife.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Olter was able to give investigators a piece of paper with Melissa's home and work number, vehicle description, school schedule, and other details only Jason could have provided.</b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Olter also mentioned things Jason had told him about the case.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Jason had been drinking tequila and mystic that night and punched Melissa in the face after she fought back and resisted his attack. He was also on acid. Jason said he attacked her because he was "horny as hell."</b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Jason was hoping to get released, so his Dad showed up to a bond reduction hearing with $30,000 cash, but the judge rejected the request, ordering him back to Max at the Macomb County Jail, with no bond.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Jason also mentioned details of the February night when he tried to attack Melissa at her home.</b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Jason parked his truck, and snuck into a field, lying in wait, hiding by a barn.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Jason was able to blindside Melissa, surprising her, but she was able to lock herself in the car, and sound the horn.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Melissa's father then came out and drove after him, the high speed chase ending with Jason driving off a ramp into the St Clair River trying to flee. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Jason, who has pepper spray and duct tape with him, received 60 days for the incident.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Olter said Jason wanted to "smack the shit" out of Melissa, whom he referred to as a "bit*h ass wh*re." Olter said he had never seen someone so obsessed with someone as Jason was with Melissa.</b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Olter also told police he would testify against Jason.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">In May, Wright was ordered to submit to HIV and STD testing.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Wright plead guilty to CSC charges in August of 1998, but withdrew before his October sentencing.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">After a series of motions and hearings, Wright finally reverted back to his guilty plea in February 1999, agreeing to a deal to get the Criminal Sexual Conduct charges dismissed, sparing him from mandatory, lifelong registration on the state sex offender registry.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">In March of 1999, Wright was sentenced to 3-10 years in prison for the attack, which was disposed of as "assault with intent to commit great bodily harm less than murder." </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">He was given credit for a little over a year served in the Macomb County jail.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Records obtained by West Michigan Politics show Jason committed multiple infractions during his nearly 9 years in prison, and was not able to successfully pass a parole board.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>After his release from prison in 2006, after being locked up for nearly 9 years, Wright officially filed for approval to change his name to Mueller.</b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Wright's name change was approved in 2007.</b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Before his resignation, Mueller, 43 held the Wayne 12th Chair position for 3 years, since his election in January 2019. An election violation complaint he filed against the City of Taylor, where he lives, was dismissed by the State of Michigan in 2018.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Von-Mueller issued a statement via Facebook after the WMP article was published last week.</b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Von-Mueller has a different account of what transpired that night, denying he had sex with the victim at Knifepoint, but admitting to the rest of the attack. He says he's changed.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">""Now let me address the allegations. Yes I served 8 years 9 months and 20 days in prison for assault with intent to commit great bodily harm less than murder. I was 19 years old and engaged to my girlfriend. I had discovered she was cheating on me with two of my best friends. I confronted her about it and she denied it. She then admitted it, and laughed in my face about it. I snapped and began to strangle her. I then took her back to her car and we both went our separate ways.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">The next day she met up with one of my friends whom she was cheating on me with and they went over to the other guys house and then they called the police. The police took a report about assault (not sex assault) several days later when she spoke to the detectives, is when she started saying I had sexually assaulted her. Yes I was originally charged with I believe 3 counts of criminal sexual conduct. Yes I originally took a plea agreement to one charge off criminal sexual conduct and the rest were to be dropped. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Yes I withdrew that plea and decided to go to trial. I was not going to plead guilty to something I didnât do. I had a private lie detector test done and that proved I was telling the truth no sexual encounter occurred with her that night. My attorney made the prosecutor aware of this (I believe it was in a phone call) he told her I was willing to plead guilty to something I actually did. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">See a real man admits their wrong and accepts responsibility for their actions and thatâs what I did. So I was offered a plea that all the criminal sexual conduct charges will be dropped in exchange for pleading guilty to assault with intent to commit great bodily harm less than murder.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"> My sentencing guidelines were 3-10 years to which I served 8 years 9 months and 20 days. I am 100% guilty of what I pled to but I did not rape anyone. When I was released from prison, no one would hire me because of my criminal record. I decided to legally change my name, in the hopes that would help me get a job(which it did). </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">There isnât a day that goes by I donât regret my actions and wish I could take it back. I also struggle to forgive myself for my actions. I also struggle with the shame it brought upon my parents and how it affected my victim. I have asked for and received forgiveness a long time ago from my Lord and Savior JESUS CHRIST and he has forgiven me. I donât honestly think Iâll ever be able to forgive myself. In politics I have always strived to do right, prevent corruption, and ensure good candidate get elected. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Am I perfect? No Iâm not. I am not the person I was when I was 19. Iâll add this because of my actions and being incarcerated, I was unable to realize my brother had become a drug addict. My brother died of a heroin overdose in a drug house in Detroit. I also wasnât able to attend his funeral, due to being locked up and not wanting the shame of showing up in a prison uniform and belly chains. So continue on with your hit piece and attacks. I have the forgiveness of JESUS CHRIST and thatâs all that matters."</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><i>This is a developing story, stay tuned for updates...</i></span></p><p>_______________________________________</p><p>Brandon Hall is a lifelong political nerd from Grand Haven, and is the Managing Editor of West Michigan Politics.</p><p>>>>Email him at WestMIPolitics@Gmail.com</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg83XkeC8wMyIuHnGfWoKChXvpqbOCFk-ueuiU9JDvWm4CaFVMXPJ8D9Q3mCt7RgQ6SdkEYnLLoZi_bOOCDCEIOpluOa-q-HopKJUuQwP4emC-_ScGkWGjFoCCtcAMfzadq1ARDl-LagxPaRROra_pAnz-_X6j-GHe08XvAtvXtNaEnclTnr-rA5pftoA=s280" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="280" data-original-width="235" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg83XkeC8wMyIuHnGfWoKChXvpqbOCFk-ueuiU9JDvWm4CaFVMXPJ8D9Q3mCt7RgQ6SdkEYnLLoZi_bOOCDCEIOpluOa-q-HopKJUuQwP4emC-_ScGkWGjFoCCtcAMfzadq1ARDl-LagxPaRROra_pAnz-_X6j-GHe08XvAtvXtNaEnclTnr-rA5pftoA=w269-h320" width="269" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com20tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-191275644331392359.post-13131529159493855362022-01-12T19:13:00.003-08:002022-01-12T22:23:57.841-08:00Breaking: Wayne 12th District GOP Chairman Jason Mueller Is Actually Jason Wright, Changed Name After Spending Years In Prison For Violent Attack And Sexual Assault<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjYaXdo_0o4dF5Ze_k4ct3woaJUtsabFqk72mnxVo93eZ3YYMGDawfQoewLdXFmmG5_lt5Nt7WypCh0XfnTLys61kL0bp6v_C5vxOeAnQhRapA0z62fBbLB9U6HfzL8ISU4THqsAYMoHk1VVCV50UE789CPu6N2fp6h4BLBO_dIeIQmhkeaSe6eD5GEew=s720" style="clear: left; display: inline; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="616" data-original-width="720" height="343" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjYaXdo_0o4dF5Ze_k4ct3woaJUtsabFqk72mnxVo93eZ3YYMGDawfQoewLdXFmmG5_lt5Nt7WypCh0XfnTLys61kL0bp6v_C5vxOeAnQhRapA0z62fBbLB9U6HfzL8ISU4THqsAYMoHk1VVCV50UE789CPu6N2fp6h4BLBO_dIeIQmhkeaSe6eD5GEew=w400-h343" width="400" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: arial;">Jason Mueller, right</span></i></td></tr></tbody></table><i><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></i><p><i><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></i></p><p><i><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></i></p><p><i><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></i></p><p><i><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></i></p><p><i><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></i></p><p><i><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></i></p><p><i><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></i></p><p><i><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></i></p><p><i><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></i></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><span style="font-family: arial;">By Brandon Hall</span></b></span></p><p><b><span style="font-family: arial;">(Email him at WestMIPolitics@Gmail.Com)</span></b></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">According to exclusive documents obtained during a West Michigan Politics investigation, Jason Mueller, the Chairman of the Wayne County 12th Congressional District Republican Party, is actually Jason Wright.</span></p><p><b><span style="font-family: arial;">Wright changed his name to Jason Edward Von Mueller in 2007 after spending years in prison for a vicious, violent attack involving a sexual assault that he pled guilty to in 1999.</span></b></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Mueller, 43, has held the Wayne 12th Chair position for 3 years, since his election in January 2019. An election violation complaint he filed against the City of Taylor, where he lives, was <a href="https://www.michigan.gov âş sosPDF von-mueller_v._taylor_627876_7.pdf - State of Michigan">dismissed</a> in 2018.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Wright was arrested in Macomb County in February of 1998, charged with multiple felony counts of 1st and 2nd Degree Criminal Sexual Conduct, including using a weapon to procure sexual penetration.</b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">The case was bound over to Macomb County Circuit Court in April of 1998, and Wright was denied bond because of the possible risk to the community given the serious nature of the violent assault.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>In May of 1998, a bond reduction motion was rejected, and Wright was ordered to submit to HIV and STD testing.</b></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjC9OAJ2v6sGTb0PaDKxqYxIwCSk68QQTEm4a4DRXWlolB-DHT5vpSBJxgdrEZua1DEi_gKvSgSOVjIJRXnDzgnKlSCAAj4Fg4N3nYkfT5eIsKl0OK_za6Kemo3GYdb0FcVRmV0CAytWHZlmozDQIdwfAUhJyrTDRW1DkPa9pYtZ1gmCm2vDN1AL2v7Mg=s403" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="403" data-original-width="362" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjC9OAJ2v6sGTb0PaDKxqYxIwCSk68QQTEm4a4DRXWlolB-DHT5vpSBJxgdrEZua1DEi_gKvSgSOVjIJRXnDzgnKlSCAAj4Fg4N3nYkfT5eIsKl0OK_za6Kemo3GYdb0FcVRmV0CAytWHZlmozDQIdwfAUhJyrTDRW1DkPa9pYtZ1gmCm2vDN1AL2v7Mg=s320" width="287" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Jason Mueller</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Wright plead guilty in August of 1998, but withdrew it before his October sentencing.</b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">After a series of motions and hearings, Wright finally reverted back to his guilty plea in February 1999, miraculously managing to get the Criminal Sexual Conduct charges dismissed, sparing him from mandatory registration on the state's sex offender registry.</span></p><p><b><span style="font-family: arial;">In March of 1999, Wright was sentenced to 3-10 years in prison for the attack, which was disposed of as "assault with intent to commit great bodily harm less than murder." He was given credit for a little over a year served in the Macomb County jail.</span></b></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">After his release from prison, in 2006, Wright officially filed for approval to change his name to Mueller.</span></p><p><b><span style="font-family: arial;">Wright's name change was approved in 2007.</span></b></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">West Michigan Politics is in the process of obtaining the police report from the incident.</span></p><p><i><span style="font-family: arial;">This is a developing story, stay tuned for updates...</span></i></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">_______________________________________</span></p><p><b><span style="font-family: arial;">Brandon Hall is a lifelong political nerd from Grand Haven, and is the Managing Editor of West Michigan Politics.</span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-family: arial;">>>>Email him at WestMIPolitics@Gmail.com</span></b></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEirn2tglH1lFYrXfuT3Xvw2qqhl31THH71h7duqUXggj548lDTd-wtDK_Kih2O6FspVrPuCnG-5e31N-khFjH5-MLLHEkaXNbokz9OMcM7R-yNKQCWhmaHkpo4O5vDYXmGbEr8hHrVKaQIREDseZL0ZWyWyJ6ma3yxpsL51q1B3xwwPuKNAvdGoy_-wMQ=s280" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="280" data-original-width="235" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEirn2tglH1lFYrXfuT3Xvw2qqhl31THH71h7duqUXggj548lDTd-wtDK_Kih2O6FspVrPuCnG-5e31N-khFjH5-MLLHEkaXNbokz9OMcM7R-yNKQCWhmaHkpo4O5vDYXmGbEr8hHrVKaQIREDseZL0ZWyWyJ6ma3yxpsL51q1B3xwwPuKNAvdGoy_-wMQ=w269-h320" width="269" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><b><br /></b></span><p></p><p><br /></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com33tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-191275644331392359.post-67852827902341587252021-11-23T08:50:00.010-08:002021-11-23T08:54:00.432-08:00Breaking: University of Michigan Offers Counseling For Those Hurt By Rittenhouse Verdict<p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR_9HY-CtsY0B0z8jPCohkXpbyeUtbF0UYGUvbArvhJVT0SbHGT4EuhLxCTyL8E6ECSOCI8M3L6vq-uo4gRVdI80kUm8jGoJEbtjPpe1-rmXwc4mBlSJD0f5k_gbxNJ6CBI3COSR1QWAy9/s1435/download+%252871%2529.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1435" data-original-width="1200" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR_9HY-CtsY0B0z8jPCohkXpbyeUtbF0UYGUvbArvhJVT0SbHGT4EuhLxCTyL8E6ECSOCI8M3L6vq-uo4gRVdI80kUm8jGoJEbtjPpe1-rmXwc4mBlSJD0f5k_gbxNJ6CBI3COSR1QWAy9/w335-h400/download+%252871%2529.jpeg" width="335" /></a></div><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>By Brandon Hall</b></p><p><b>(Email Him At westmipolitics@gmail.com)</b></p><p>The University of Michigan Medical School actually sent out an email offering COUNSELING for those triggered by the Kyle Rittenhouse verdict!</p><p>The email, obtained by West Michigan Politics, was sent Monday morning, and apparently received by all employees in the University of Michigan health system, including their famous med school, as well as hospital.</p><p>U of M is hosting a Zoom meeting Tuesday at noon so those hurt by the verdict can discuss the issue.</p><p>No word on whether or not U of M will offer counseling after Ohio State comes to town Saturday...</p><p><b>Here's the email in full:</b></p><p><br /></p><p>From: MM-EmployeeMessage <mm-employeemessage@med.umich.edu> </p><p><br /></p><p>Sent: Monday, November 22, 2021 8:01 AM</p><p>To: REDACTED</p><p>Subject: A message from Michigan Medicine Leaders: Rittenhouse verdict</p><p>Michigan Medicine Community,</p><p>Many of you may have learned of the recent verdict released last Friday, acquittal of all charges, in the Kyle Rittenhouse homicide trial. Although we know there is a diversity of thought within our community, many are finding it hard to process and understand the verdict that Rittenhouse received. </p><p>As we have witnessed past outcomes in gun violence cases in our court systems across the nation, judicial outcomes in violent crimes have been inconsistent. Some may question whether or not the jury would have reached a different outcome if the defendant had been a person of color. </p><p>As a community, we understand that grace, opportunity for rehabilitation, and leniency are needed in our criminal justice system but there is no role for inconsistency or outcomes that differ based on racial or ethnic bias.</p><p> </p><p>The Ahmaud Arbery trial is proceeding with questionable gestures by the defense and this too may increase frustration, anxiety, and trauma in our community. We know that these feelings can make it difficult to move forward as students, staff, and faculty, while navigating our complex world.</p><p>Michigan Medicine leadership, through our Anti-Racism Oversight Committee (AROC), has unequivocally recognized racism as a public health crisis. We stand together against bias and inequaliââty. It is our collective responsibility as an organization to improve our climate as long as inequities and discrimination exist.</p><p>The Office for Health Equity & Inclusion, in partnership with AROC, will be hosting a Community Conversation on Tuesday, November 23, 2021 at noon to provide support and a venue for further dialogue. </p><p>Anyone who would like to participate is welcome and encouraged to join the conversation. Zoom link: </p><p>https://umich.zoom.us/j/99354111881?pwd=Yjg1TFQ3aEtncElzYWQxeTluU2xSZz09</p><p>Other resources that can provide additional or more personal support include:</p><p>Michigan Medicine Office of Counseling and Workplace Resilience</p><p>Michigan Medicine Wellness Office</p><p>University of Michigan Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Office</p><p>Michigan Medicine Office for Health Equity & Inclusion</p><p>We stand united for a climate of greater equity, respect and inclusion for everyone in our communities.</p><p>Sincerely,</p><p>Marschall S. Runge, M.D., Ph.D.</p><p>Dean, University of Michigan Medical School</p><p>Executive Vice President for Medical Affairs</p><p>CEO, Michigan Medicine</p><p> </p><p>David C. Miller, MD, MPH</p><p>President, U-M Health</p><p>Co-chair, AROC</p><p> </p><p>Steve Vinson</p><p>Program Manager, UMMG Diversity, Equity & Inclusion</p><p>Co-chair, AROC</p><p> </p><p>David J. Brown, MD</p><p>Associate Vice President and Associate Dean, Health Equity and Inclusion</p><p>Professor, Otolaryngology â Head and Neck Surgery</p><p><br /></p><p>Kristen Howard, Esq.</p><p>Senior Director, Office for Health Equity and Inclusion</p><p><br /></p><p>____________________________________</p><p><br /></p><p>Brandon Hall is a lifelong political nerd from Grand Haven, and is the Managing Editor of West Michigan Politics.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLYouLgpDCSSPkmNogjyr5AXPzzw0D1mlZPg7LzKX2PeCJwDmBWOYBOee1FF_mjTfat7GdJyE9KeZx2LS2xAZgG8F9VFSXmmvpUEXrwKlXlBl9LLDEiI4xFZNsdnZMwgwsVGwB40QOTYpt/s480/FB_IMG_1592148230175.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="319" data-original-width="480" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLYouLgpDCSSPkmNogjyr5AXPzzw0D1mlZPg7LzKX2PeCJwDmBWOYBOee1FF_mjTfat7GdJyE9KeZx2LS2xAZgG8F9VFSXmmvpUEXrwKlXlBl9LLDEiI4xFZNsdnZMwgwsVGwB40QOTYpt/s320/FB_IMG_1592148230175.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-191275644331392359.post-72791890044646727222021-09-15T11:08:00.002-07:002021-09-15T11:51:30.336-07:00Breaking: State Rep. Steve Marino Removed From Committees After Relationship With State Rep. Mari Manoogian<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXBczMMWj1qb-8D04fcHMCAoNLKyLPUZ9mgiv4Dw5yryYtVqMqsxkf4W-AFGK_j5qsCeEXAGSD-azQ38zWXP4gIXyBCU63LyZ9f6dcdUxb1UG9AeuO36KNSuLL0Q0ZAu6QQSymxYzYFoL2/s1004/download+%252861%2529.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="584" data-original-width="1004" height="233" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXBczMMWj1qb-8D04fcHMCAoNLKyLPUZ9mgiv4Dw5yryYtVqMqsxkf4W-AFGK_j5qsCeEXAGSD-azQ38zWXP4gIXyBCU63LyZ9f6dcdUxb1UG9AeuO36KNSuLL0Q0ZAu6QQSymxYzYFoL2/w400-h233/download+%252861%2529.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><b>By Brandon Hall</b></p><p><b>(Email Him At WestMIPolitics@Gmail.com)</b></p><p>West Michigan Politics has learned that State Rep. Steve Marino has been removed from all of his Committee assignments for sending texts to his ex-girlfriend, State Rep. Mari Manoogian.</p><p>It's not clear at this time what those texts said, and if they were in any way inappropriate. </p><p><b>Marino is a Republican from Macomb in his 3rd term, Manoogian is a Democrat from Oakland County in her 2nd term.</b></p><p>"Rep. Marino is no longer the chair of the Commerce Committee and no longer serves on the Local Government committee. Rep. Pauline Wendzel has been appointed to serve as the committee chair," said Gideon D'Assandro, Wentworth's spokesman, in a statement Wednesday morning.</p><p>One source described the texts as "threatening," but who the hell knows what that really means. </p><p>Was leadership just trying to sweep something under the rug, placate Manoogian, and scapegoat Marino? It's certainly possible. Senator Lucido was removed from Committees last year by Majority Leader Shirkey over phony sexual harassment charges simply to appease leftists. Something seems fishy about this situation, also...</p><p><b>The decision from Speaker Jason Wentworth to replace Marino with State Rep. Pauline Wendzel is raising eyebrows across Lansing</b>.</p><p>Wendzel is known to be EXTREMELY close with married State Representative Greg Vanwoerkom. </p><p><b>The two are known as "VanWendzel" throughout some circles at the Capitol as rumors of a relationship have swirled for years.</b></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhFdaJ5eJXTHQ95qCWkyQHZtwQcBjFthmKcWb9OIANdGLS1Sp8rn7rkxdzazPRTtHni0Dfi-ezF-z5TquK3gFJ45uy0IxyIs6dLWFBixInTFMYjjZDLjcFm5GGwwuFvI46daAXMUoi3ZC0/s496/Screenshot_20210915-133957.png" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="474" data-original-width="496" height="306" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhFdaJ5eJXTHQ95qCWkyQHZtwQcBjFthmKcWb9OIANdGLS1Sp8rn7rkxdzazPRTtHni0Dfi-ezF-z5TquK3gFJ45uy0IxyIs6dLWFBixInTFMYjjZDLjcFm5GGwwuFvI46daAXMUoi3ZC0/s320/Screenshot_20210915-133957.png" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Wendzel, left, Vanwoerkom, right</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><b>A text exchange obtained by WMP involves Manoogian, State Senator Erika Geiss, and others.</b></p><p>"in case you were all wondering, I can read what you're saying about me," she said.</p><p>Manoogian then leaves the conversation:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju3MV-2OW-YYYYXe_oeVg4SNZaI0Jzk9MuhENAAAA8kr4OB6YSP21ElPsMJzY9ChLveYZQ1KQ9hTi78rIUZztyIohNfyO9jj7UQl3Lo0Xix1jSG7_3Al8Ji98CRAty1BQD-Qgew_NwUQum/s705/0230f210-bef1-11eb-b6cd-a85a9542859f.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="469" data-original-width="705" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju3MV-2OW-YYYYXe_oeVg4SNZaI0Jzk9MuhENAAAA8kr4OB6YSP21ElPsMJzY9ChLveYZQ1KQ9hTi78rIUZztyIohNfyO9jj7UQl3Lo0Xix1jSG7_3Al8Ji98CRAty1BQD-Qgew_NwUQum/s320/0230f210-bef1-11eb-b6cd-a85a9542859f.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p><b>By Brandon Hall</b></p><p><b>(Email Him At WestMIPolitics@Gmail.com)</b></p><p>The Spring Lake Township Board is telling all employees they must get vaccinated, or they will be fired.</p><p>The announcement came earlier this week at their Monday meeting when they passed a resolution that was not on the agenda.</p><p>The resolution requires COVID vaccines for all Township employees. </p><p>The 1st shot must be administered by the end of August, and the 2nd shot by the end of September. </p><p>Those not vaccinated will be fired. </p><p>Spring Lake Township will also require their employees wear masks in Township buildings, even buildings shared by other municipalities who do not require masks. </p><p>This was not an agenda item, there was no public review or input, no medical experts were questioned, and the board stated that the Township Manager has the power to decide.</p><p>Stay tuned...</p><p>______________________________________</p><p>Brandon Hall is a lifelong political nerd from Grand Haven, and is the Managing Editor of West Michigan Politics.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGhpBuZmMs7ERv8KlC0IrFuYcK4AGbMgRDmX_9cQX2fIXOpDbqnp5j2a3KcLdcFUooME-Mp4r5Sn1ljbmKP1_lPcbKNBC_TxvysN6h4QBgFuErkLPVRkqesKuvjWD5mogAzOy3rfkdB0m4/s1280/maxresdefault+%25281%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1280" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGhpBuZmMs7ERv8KlC0IrFuYcK4AGbMgRDmX_9cQX2fIXOpDbqnp5j2a3KcLdcFUooME-Mp4r5Sn1ljbmKP1_lPcbKNBC_TxvysN6h4QBgFuErkLPVRkqesKuvjWD5mogAzOy3rfkdB0m4/w400-h225/maxresdefault+%25281%2529.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><b><br /></b></div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>By Brandon Hall</b></div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>(Email Him At:</b></div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>WestMIPolitics@Gmail.com)</b></div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: large;">Gubernatorial candidate Garrett Soldano was arrested for drunk driving and refusing a breathalyzer test in Kalamazoo Township, court records obtained by West Michigan Politics reveal.</span><div><br /></div><div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: large;">The incident, which occurred in 2009, when Soldano was 31, is not a campaign ending issue for him, though it definitely needs to be addressed and disposed of QUICKLY. </div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: large;">This certainly isn't something we would want Whitmer to bring up out of left field in October 2022...</div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: large;">Soldano, who recently announced he will be boycotting the Michigan Republican Party weekend on Mackinac Island next month, ended up taking a plea deal for a reduced charge in May of 2009, with Judge Richard Santoni presiding.</div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: large;">West Michigan Politics has submitted a Freedom Of Information Act request with the Kalamazoo Township Police Department to obtain copies of the police report corresponding with Soldano's arrest, and will be published after receiving.</div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: large;">People make mistakes, everyone does, I certainly have.</div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: large;">However, part of life is being willing to discuss those mistakes, ESPECIALLY when you're running for public office, even MORE so when you're running for Governor of the State of Michigan, the most powerful office in the state.</div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: large;">How Soldano addresses the drunk driving arrest, and some other issues that have popped up, will be immensely telling. </div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: large;">Can Garrett hang with the big boys and take a couple punches like a man? Or will he duck, dodge, run, and hide? </div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: large;">His ability to take the punches that come with a Gubernatorial campaign will determine whether or not he is a serious, first-tier candidate who can go the full 12 rounds with Gretchen Whitmer.</div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: large;">Soldano, a Chiropractor, faces off against former Detroit Police Chief James Craig, real estate agent Ryan Kelley, radio host Tudor Dixon, Pastor Ralph Rebant, businessman Austin Chenge, and Bob Scott in the Republican Gubernatorial primary.</div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: large;">______________________________________</div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: large;">Brandon Hall is a lifelong political nerd from Grand Haven, and is the Managing Editor of West Michigan Politics.</div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidIn01vt2fqzX6HfbA5hm2n228he6J3zJ8Nv4NvpX2VuqGZniWTwdH3Tg03oG8IJ4mzvTIw59k2BD_-A3GUWaznRtrsczVv3fKCDk_zHv8rxY0TdcUYD2Oc0P4bsDb0UloivsPnTJjrll5/s1200/received_10207644110881524.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1007" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidIn01vt2fqzX6HfbA5hm2n228he6J3zJ8Nv4NvpX2VuqGZniWTwdH3Tg03oG8IJ4mzvTIw59k2BD_-A3GUWaznRtrsczVv3fKCDk_zHv8rxY0TdcUYD2Oc0P4bsDb0UloivsPnTJjrll5/w269-h320/received_10207644110881524.jpeg" width="269" /></a></div><br /><div dir="auto" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-191275644331392359.post-44030250067999635752021-07-26T17:08:00.000-07:002021-07-26T17:08:10.441-07:00Breaking: Kevin Rinke Repeatedly Sexually And Racially Tormented Multiple Employees, Stunning Court Settlements Reveal<p> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi33Xis1tteBcuwssYFSH0I6hbTXjskfssTuVPBsoqM1pN7pyg_qh7yexlgHKfV-l6PyFftgMf44yzqVfyN_-nlPRUqPpCAhp8tFx1QHPloZQ6Wz8KarSb83-d8RDdKJQYWVJI2l0D2dxXK/s533/Screenshot_20210726-191111.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="496" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi33Xis1tteBcuwssYFSH0I6hbTXjskfssTuVPBsoqM1pN7pyg_qh7yexlgHKfV-l6PyFftgMf44yzqVfyN_-nlPRUqPpCAhp8tFx1QHPloZQ6Wz8KarSb83-d8RDdKJQYWVJI2l0D2dxXK/s320/Screenshot_20210726-191111.png" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">KEVIN RINKE</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>By Brandon Hall</b></p><p><b>(Email him at WestMIPolitics@Gmail.Com)</b></p><p>Shocking court records obtained by West Michigan Politics show prominent Metro Detroit car dealer Kevin Rinke repeatedly subjected employees to racial attacks and sexual harassment.</p><p>Rinke, who is considering running for Governor, settled the sexual harassment suit for $15,000, and settled the racial attack suit out of court, Macomb County Circuit Court files reveal.</p><p><b>***Warning: Content Below May Not Be Suitable For All Audiences***</b></p><p>In Blakes V. Rinke, serious allegations are made.
</p><p>In one instance, Rinke tells the victim, "Hey, where did you steal that car?"
</p><p>"I don't steal," he responds.
</p><p>"You mean you aren't like the rest of the n!gger$," Rinke says.
</p><p>Rinke then removed the victim's hat.
</p><p>"Please don't bother with my hat," he says.
</p><p>Rinke refused, continuing to touch the victim.
</p><p>In another instance, in front of multiple employees, Rinke said, "have you heard
the rumors about the n!gger$? You mean to tell me you haven't heard about the
size of their c*cks?" </p><p>In another instance, Rinke told the victim, "go ahead Mickie, show her your 14 inch c*ck, all
you n!gger$ have one!"</p><p>In another incident, in front of multiple employees, Rinke said "you can get one of
your n!ggeÂŽ buddies and John and I can play 2 on 2 and we can beat any of your
n!ggeÂŽ friends!" </p><p>The parties stipulated a settlement, usually indicating an out of court agreement.
</p><p>(<a href="https://photos.app.goo.gl/AnAjbfHu6Ro1fLZp8">CLICK HERE</a> FOR THE Documents)</p><p><b>In another problematic suit, 3 employees sued. </b></p><p><b>Of the parties, the pertinent case, Monica Kidder V. Kevin Rinke, includes
instances of sexual harassment and creepy comments from Rinke. </b></p><p>In one instance, Rinke instituted a policy ordering her to say good night to him
before leaving shifts, and if she didn't, he would call her at home to say good
night. </p><p>Another time, he called an employee a "f*cking c*nt" and said that "women
shouldn't be allowed to work in public, they're ignorant and stupid." </p><p>He also said when staff members had newborn boys that they were "well hung."
</p><p>He said one of his favorite expressions is "I won't cum in your mouth."
</p><p>After the plaintiff got divorced, Rinke called and wanted to know which "young
stud" she was with. </p><p>In another call, he asked if she was naked, and if her boyfriend was going down
on her. </p><p>At work in front of multiple employees, Rinke asked if the plaintiff had a matching
bra and panties on. </p><p>Rinke and Kidder settled for $15,000, records show.
</p><p>(<a href="https://photos.app.goo.gl/BwVGr3eRkE48L49o8">CLICK HERE FOR THE </a> Records)</p><p>Rinke, rumored to be willing to spend $10 million to buy the nomination, would face a crowded Republican Gubernatorial field.</p><p> Candidates currently include former Detroit Police Chief James Craig, Chiropractor Garrett Soldano, real estate agent Ryan Kelley, radio host Tudor Dixon, as well as Ralph Rebant, and Bob Scott.</p><p>____________________________________________</p><p>Brandon Hall is a lifelong political nerd from Grand Haven, and is the Managing Editor of West Michigan Politics.</p><p>>>>Email him at WestMIPolitics@Gmail.com</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLlvBnLGFTNrvdErNzaLO49-X4pjqLXH0UnHDzxBeAyTomftp029gn7z9jWB27pvFN0OKjBC7Qu4V80E3RPPxeOHNjr0nqZI_G8b7G6HeBZLVi21ERWMlHuMPAVVHr9QmoLheMzQy5SQ22/" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="280" data-original-width="235" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLlvBnLGFTNrvdErNzaLO49-X4pjqLXH0UnHDzxBeAyTomftp029gn7z9jWB27pvFN0OKjBC7Qu4V80E3RPPxeOHNjr0nqZI_G8b7G6HeBZLVi21ERWMlHuMPAVVHr9QmoLheMzQy5SQ22/w268-h320/image.png" width="268" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-191275644331392359.post-36929652859843246312021-06-02T13:02:00.001-07:002021-06-06T09:31:20.078-07:00Developing: Former State Representative Doug Geiss Busted Breaking Into House, Caught Sniffing Underwear Of Teen Girl On Trail Cam<p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0e8jftpEbCTLQByVG9IAD-8AMhBRrXxTibwJuChylJ7DDvRjBjUXEoWdgYJxNSA-ihqCsYeCMhhyphenhyphenDJZUl0k2zcTkt_QGex8QA1GRxK0D-hGCn1Wo4pJ7VX9Kc7XvW5Wi7lgivsAnB1UMk/s1501/geiss-e1403107520106.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1501" data-original-width="1202" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0e8jftpEbCTLQByVG9IAD-8AMhBRrXxTibwJuChylJ7DDvRjBjUXEoWdgYJxNSA-ihqCsYeCMhhyphenhyphenDJZUl0k2zcTkt_QGex8QA1GRxK0D-hGCn1Wo4pJ7VX9Kc7XvW5Wi7lgivsAnB1UMk/w320-h400/geiss-e1403107520106.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p> </p><p><b style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15.84px;"><br /></b></p><p><b style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15.84px;"><br /></b></p><p><b style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15.84px;"><br /></b></p><p><b style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15.84px;"><br /></b></p><p><b style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15.84px;"><br /></b></p><p><b style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15.84px;"><br /></b></p><p><b style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15.84px;"><br /></b></p><p><b style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15.84px;"><br /></b></p><p><b style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15.84px;"><br /></b></p><p><b style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15.84px;"><br /></b></p><p><b style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15.84px;"><br /></b></p><p><b style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15.84px;">By Brandon Hall</b></p><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.84px;"><span face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><b>(Email him at WestMIPolitics@Gmail.Com)</b></span></div><p>A whistle blower has revealed to West Michigan Politics that former State Representative Doug Geiss was caught breaking into a house, and then sniffing the underwear of the family's teen daughter.</p><p>The residents installed a trail cam after they repeatedly noticed items in their house appeared to have been slightly moved after returning from weekend trips.</p><p>The home, located in the Taylor area, is a rental property Geiss owns. He was not scheduled to visit, he had no reason to enter the home, and he did not notify the family he had been inside.</p><p>Geiss is currently running for City Council in Taylor.</p><p>His wife is State Senator Erika Geiss, a prominent supporter of Governor Gretchen Whitmer.</p><p>West Michigan Politics is withholding other details at this time in order to protect the identity of the teen victim.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #222222; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;"><span face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" style="line-height: 18.48px;">_</span><span face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" style="line-height: 18.48px;">_</span><span face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" style="line-height: 18.48px;">_</span><span face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" style="line-height: 18.48px;">______________________________________________</span><span face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" style="line-height: 18.48px;">______</span></div><div style="background-color: white; 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margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1495" data-original-width="2048" height="468" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgOlgOtnXybsIVeVqvJ3rmqiZ2LwxNZF9WHhRO7xXT94BDuloWDiDPz9EM8PXu9nDnUJUT2FVZqhBSNyRFahtcMilLiQn_M2mmePqu_CCBFiE4HZ4GivNXh_j13I-wKG3HxW7bDBoJlXmL/w640-h468/df4.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dennis Flessland</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;"><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;">By Brandon Hall</b></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;"><span face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><b>(Email Him At WestMIPolitics@Gmail.com)</b></span></div><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Michigan Republican Party Chair Laura Cox secretly appointed Anti-Trump attorney Dennis Flessland to be the lead lawyer for the state party, WMP learned Friday.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Cox appointed Flessland around 3 weeks ago to replace Stu Sandler, who left the role of General Counsel to take a position in Washington DC with Senate Republicans.</span></p><p><b><span style="font-family: arial;">Flessland has publicly supported efforts to purge President Trump from the party, as well as starting a new party free of Trump supporters.</span></b></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Flessland also says that the GOP can't be both the party of Lincoln, and the party of Trump...</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>This guy was the best she could do?</b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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height: 16px; margin: 0px 1px; vertical-align: middle; width: 16px;"><img alt="đŻ" height="16" referrerpolicy="origin-when-cross-origin" src="https://static.xx.fbcdn.net/images/emoji.php/v9/t9b/1.5/16/1f62f.png" style="border: 0px;" width="16" /></span></span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial;"><span class="pq6dq46d tbxw36s4 knj5qynh kvgmc6g5 ditlmg2l oygrvhab nvdbi5me sf5mxxl7 gl3lb2sf hhz5lgdu" style="display: inline-flex; height: 16px; margin: 0px 1px; vertical-align: middle; width: 16px;"><br /></span></span></div></div><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q" style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial;"><b>Apparently, Laura Cox will run the MIGOP Zoom convention on Saturday instead of handing it off to a separate Convention Chair, despite being a candidate herself!</b></span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div></div><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q" style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial;">Normally at state convention, we always elect a Convention Chair, someone who is not a candidate in a race to be decided by the delegates that day...</span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial;"><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q" style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: arial;">This practice is common at the District level, and that too should stop in the future...</span></div></div><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q" style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word;"></div></span></div></div><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q" style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial;">She will be able to mute anyone she doesn't want to hear from, and she can pretty much stop the vote counting whenever she pleases!</span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial;"><b>âI consider it completely unimportant who in the party will vote, or how; but what is extraordinarily important is this â who will count the votes, and how.â</b></span></div></div><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q" style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial;"><b>-Joseph Stalin</b></span></div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 15px;"><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 15px;"><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 15px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/BSm46kTMMt0" width="320" youtube-src-id="BSm46kTMMt0"></iframe></div><br /><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #222222; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; white-space: normal;"><span face="" style="line-height: 18.48px;">_</span><span face="" style="line-height: 18.48px;">_</span><span face="" style="line-height: 18.48px;">_</span><span face="" style="line-height: 18.48px;">______________________________________________</span><span face="" style="line-height: 18.48px;">_______</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; white-space: normal;"><span face=""></span><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; white-space: normal;"><div dir="ltr" style="color: #202020; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 10px; padding: 0px;"><b style="color: #222222; line-height: 18.48px;">Brandon Hall is a lifelong political nerd from Grand Haven, and is the Managing Editor of West Michigan Politics.</b></div><div style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; margin: inherit; max-width: 650px; padding-bottom: 24px;"><span style="color: #222222;"><span class="m_6602620080871732418s1"><b style="line-height: 18.48px;"><br />>>>Email him at WestMIPolitics@Gmail.com<br /><a href="http://facebook.com/brandonmichaelhall" style="color: #888888; text-decoration-line: none;">Facebook</a><br /><a href="http://twitter.com/brandonmhall" style="color: #888888; 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background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 1px solid rgb(238, 238, 238); box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1) 1px 1px 5px; padding: 5px; position: relative;" /></a></div></span></span></div></div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-191275644331392359.post-21843025447759198742021-02-05T17:08:00.001-08:002021-02-05T17:08:32.323-08:00MIGOP Convention DRAMA: Cox Drops 11th Hour Bombshell On Weiser After Two Year Coverup<p><span style="background-color: white;"> </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjOl6jM-DmxPp9JUZrEKytrF7C6mfIUniTaggKKdGAUuUMa8DhOBvZllw3Tw3EaDYBrW9ykP-LGICu4WVFuPVw51hBnxlhAs9gJl6kd9hR7e0xBV-RlO4USy4hD2psmSOgd51hN5V3YnKT/s786/coxweiser.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="415" data-original-width="786" height="338" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjOl6jM-DmxPp9JUZrEKytrF7C6mfIUniTaggKKdGAUuUMa8DhOBvZllw3Tw3EaDYBrW9ykP-LGICu4WVFuPVw51hBnxlhAs9gJl6kd9hR7e0xBV-RlO4USy4hD2psmSOgd51hN5V3YnKT/w640-h338/coxweiser.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></div><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span><p></p><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><span face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family: arial;"><b>By Brandon Hall</b></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><span face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family: arial;"><b>(Email Him At WestMIPolitics@Gmail.com)</b></span></div><p><span face=""Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-family: arial; white-space: pre-wrap;">In a bombshell email to Republican activists across the state Thursday morning, Michigan Republican Party Chair Laura Cox<a href="https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/politics/2021/02/04/michigan-gop-chair-claims-weiser-made-secret-deal-pay-exit-candidate/4385406001/"> re-entered the race</a> for MIGOP Chair just 2 days before the convention, concurrently alleging that former Michigan Republican Party Chairman Ron Weiser paid Stan Grot $200,000 of party money to drop out of the race for Secretary of State in 2018.</span></p><p><span face=""Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-family: arial; white-space: pre-wrap;">Weiser and his Co-Chair, Meshawn Maddock, were expected to take office after this weekend without any opposition before the blockbuster announcement from Cox.</span></p><p><span><span face=""Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="font-family: arial; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="background-color: white;"><b>Grot, the Chair of the 10th District, and the elected Shelby Township Clerk, says Cox is desperate, questioning why she named him MIGOP Budget Committee Chairman.</b></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span><span face=""Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="background-color: white;"> </span><span style="background-color: white;">"</span></span></span><span style="background-color: white; white-space: pre-wrap;">I am proud of my work turning Macomb County red and making it one of the most Republican areas in the country," Grot said in a statement Thursday. </span><span style="background-color: white; white-space: pre-wrap;">"I find it highly ironic that Laura Cox put me in charge of the party finances and appointed me Chairman of the Republican Party Budget Committee if she truly thought I shouldn't have been hired. </span><span style="background-color: white; white-space: pre-wrap;">Laura Cox is desperate to hold on to her job and full of sour grapes. Shame on her."</span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white;"><span face=""Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="font-family: arial; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b>The email from Cox ignited a firestorm with precinct delegates and leaders across the Michigan Republican Party, the media, and political observers throughout the state. </b></span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white;"><span face=""Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="font-family: arial; white-space: pre-wrap;">Cox claims she will resign as Chair if she wins so that State Committee could choose a replacement in April.
<b>Cox said she has known about the issue with Weiser and Grot for two years, but is only coming forward now, two days before the election.</b></span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white;"><span face=""Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="font-family: arial; white-space: pre-wrap;">She says she didn't come forward during the last two years because of Weiser's health problems, and other issues.</span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white;"><span face=""Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="font-family: arial; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b>Weiser addressed the controversy in a statement defending his actions:</b></span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: arial;">"During my time as party chair, we were successful in turning the Upper Peninsula permanently red and, with Stan Grotâs help, we organized record turnout in Macomb County. As a result, Northern Michigan and Macomb are now the strongest Republican areas in the state. I proudly declined a chairman salary, which allowed the party to hire regional organizers, and we will grow that program to increase our numbers in other regions of the state in 2022. </span></span></p><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q" style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Laura Coxâs baseless allegations are a desperate attempt to smear my name, based on a longstanding political grudge, and her inability to hold onto the job of party chair that she could not keep on her own merits. The contract in question was drafted by counsel, and I relied on that counsel. What's more, Laura's false allegations have been reviewed by former Chief Justice Robert P. Young Jr. of the Michigan Supreme Court, who has also consulted with other legal experts, and they all agree there have been no violations. </span></span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Laura has known about these issues for the past two years and, had there been any violation, which there wasn't, she would have compounded the problem and she would have been liable. Furthermore, Laura appointed Grot as chair of the budget committee, putting him in charge of the party's finances, undermining her entire assertion. </span></span></div></div><p><span style="background-color: white;"><span face=""Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="font-family: arial; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></span></p><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q" style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: arial;">I'm disappointed by Laura's shameful attempt to destroy our party with unfounded and reckless conspiracy theories so that she can get back in the chair's race and save her paycheck. We must focus on our party and our future. As such, I have started putting together a staff and a plan to win in 2022."</span></span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/BSm46kTMMt0" width="320" youtube-src-id="BSm46kTMMt0"></iframe></div><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><span style="background-color: white; white-space: pre-wrap;">Cox now claims to be a self righteous fighter for truth and transparency, yet still refuses to answer why she and Arlan Meekhof</span><a href="https://plymouthvoice.com/state-grants-to-republican-party-leader-questioned/" style="background-color: white; white-space: pre-wrap;"> helped launder $10 million of taxpayer money</a><span style="background-color: white; white-space: pre-wrap;"> to former MIGOP Chair Bobby Schostak when she was the Appropriations Chair in the Michigan House in 2018.</span></b></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: arial;">This bizarre stunt Laura Cox cooked up is just like the desperate girlfriend who claims she's pregnant when she's about to be dumped.</span></span></p><div><p><span style="background-color: white; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Delegates deserve real answers on this issue, not a cynical, 11th hour circus so Laura can save her job. </b></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: red; font-family: arial;"><b><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1l7cP_nVANDBNmhQjitnHQng6BESldQ--/view?usp=sharing">>>>Read The 14 Page Internal Report Cox Has Hidden From Delegates HERE</a></b></span></span></p></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #222222; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;"><span face="" style="line-height: 18.48px;">_</span><span face="" style="line-height: 18.48px;">_</span><span face="" style="line-height: 18.48px;">_</span><span face="" style="line-height: 18.48px;">______________________________________________</span><span face="" style="line-height: 18.48px;">_______</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;"><span face=""></span><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;"><div dir="ltr" style="color: #202020; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 10px; padding: 0px;"><b style="color: #222222; line-height: 18.48px;">Brandon Hall is a lifelong political nerd from Grand Haven, and is the Managing Editor of West Michigan Politics.</b></div><div style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; margin: inherit; max-width: 650px; padding-bottom: 24px;"><span style="color: #222222;"><span class="m_6602620080871732418s1"><b style="line-height: 18.48px;"><br />>>>Email him at WestMIPolitics@Gmail.com<br /><a href="http://facebook.com/brandonmichaelhall" style="color: #888888; text-decoration-line: none;">Facebook</a><br /><a href="http://twitter.com/brandonmhall" style="color: #888888; text-decoration-line: none;">Twitter</a></b></span></span></div><div style="box-sizing: border-box; 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Prosecutors agreed.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">WMP will update this story to reflect the final result of the case, which occurred in May of 2011.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Ferguson defeated Linda O'Dell to win the Democrat nomination for Congress in the 1st, he faces Rep. Jack Bergman in November.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">Records show this was not Fergusonâs first criminal offense. He was on probation for 12 months for aggravated stalking </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">in 2006.</span></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHUKHx6f7ntcyW-32jq9j9zFZ9FJXKJ4CrDw7Mc6k2XscEHYs-rnMhezHeJB1s3qt5_3W0vghJrUA7TmWTRFhqgDpU0Zyn-LJR2CrzFWrXJyd8IPDIQVqrW8E6fyLBwtnVRdHutDv3jxny/s496/Screenshot_20200902-164235.png" imageanchor="1" style="font-family: arial; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="415" data-original-width="496" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHUKHx6f7ntcyW-32jq9j9zFZ9FJXKJ4CrDw7Mc6k2XscEHYs-rnMhezHeJB1s3qt5_3W0vghJrUA7TmWTRFhqgDpU0Zyn-LJR2CrzFWrXJyd8IPDIQVqrW8E6fyLBwtnVRdHutDv3jxny/s0/Screenshot_20200902-164235.png" /></a></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>A copy of the domestic violence police report is available below:</b></span></p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In a major development Sunday evening, House Appropriations Committee Chairman State Rep. Shane Hernandez tells West Michigan Politics he supports a special committee to investigate whether the corruption and scandals surrounding Governor Whitmer's mishandling of Coronavirus merit <a href="https://www.facebook.com/Impeach-Gretchen-Whitmer-113986380375856" target="_blank">impeachment</a>, or a historic censure.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">From an Unemployment system crisis she's done almost nothing to fix, her evil, mind boggling Coronavirus nursing home policy, allowing Biden adviser Ed Duggan to line the pockets of a Democrat firm on a "contract tracing" program, violating her own Executive Order repeatedly, and questionable use of data, Whitmer's mismanagement during the virus panic has not been the perfect picture the corporate media regularly portrays.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>"I think all of that needs to be looked into, and I think it will take months to get to the bottom of it," Hernandez said. "I would like to see the Select Committee on COVID-19 transition (to consider impeachment, or censure). I don't know how we'll ever get the data, but we sure need to try."</b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Hernandez, who has one of the strongest Conservative records in the House, is running for Congress in the 10th District to replace Rep. Paul Mitchell, who is retiring. </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Mitchell has been extremely active fighting Whitmer, </span><a href="https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/michigan/2020/05/04/gop-congressman-mitchell-sues-whitmer-unreasonable-emergency-actions/3076924001/" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;" target="_blank">suing </a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">her in federal court, challenging the powers she claims.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>Hernandez has <a href="https://bluewaterhealthyliving.com/rep-hernandez-governor-must-fix-failing-unemployment-benefits-filing-system-so-michigan-residents-can-get-the-help-they-need-during-coronavirus-crisis/" target="_blank">helped lead the fight</a> for the state's frustrated workers battling the unemployment system, but Whitmer hasn't seemed very interested in assisting.</b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The Michigan Constitution requires a majority of the House for impeachment, which the House Republicans have, but 2/3 of the Senate for removal. No Dem Senator will vote to remove. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>Knowing this, the Special Impeachment Committee could still opt for a historic censure vote to avoid a Senate trial.</b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b><i>West Michigan Politics is creating a list of legislators who support (or refuse to support) launching a Whitmer impeachment inquiry, and will share that in the near future.</i></b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">In Pennsylvania, <a href="https://www.mcall.com/news/breaking/mc-nws-pa-lawmakers-impeachment-governor-wolf-20200617-vq5gp72eurf3tab3mj7ygjhriq-story.html" target="_blank">dozens </a>of Republican legislators have stepped up to initiate impeachment of Gov. Tom Wolf.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br />âIt is understandable that members are frustrated by the governorâs unilateral actions,â </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> House Majority Leader Bryan</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> Cutler's spokesman Mike Straub said, adding that âa resolution like this grows out of that frustration and is about holding the executive accountable when he refuses to engage with the elected voices of the residents of our commonwealth.â</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b> "No person who remains quiet at the destruction of this resplendent heritage can possibly lead us to a better future. </b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The radical ideology attacking our country advances under the banner of social justice, but in truth, it would demolish both justice and society. It would transform justice into an instrument of division and vengeance and it would turn our free and inclusive society into a place of a repression, domination, and exclusion. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>Here tonight before the eyes of our forefathers, Americans declare again, as we did 244 years ago, that we will not be tyrannized, we will not be demeaned, and we will not be intimidated by bad, evil people. It will not happen."</b></span></div>
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