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| State Rep. Andrew Fink |
By Brandon Hall
(Email him at WestMIPolitics@Gmail.com)
State Rep. Andrew Fink is running for a seat on the Michigan Supreme Court, and he has proven to be a likable, hard working candidate, hitting Lincoln Day Dinners and other local GOP events across the state for nearly a year now.
Fink was originally running for a partial term, but switched races when Justice David Viviano announced his retirement. (Some of the endorsements on his website are actually for that first race, not the current one.)
He faces Court Of Appeals Judge Mark Boonstra, who has been endorsed by President Trump.
However, Fink's record raises multiple red flags that delegates need to consider before voting for him.
1. When Gretchen Whitmer's illegal lockdowns devastated our state---destroying hundreds of small businesses and killing thousands of Seniors in nursing homes---instead of actually standing up to her, Andrew Fink REPEATEDLY voted for Whitmer's awful budgets.
2. Fink is very close to his former boss, ex Senate Majority Leader Mike Shirkey.
Fink was Shirkey's District Director in 2019, and Shirkey strongly backed Fink's State House candidacy in 2020.
https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=3216407985104385
Some have even called Fink "the brains" behind Shirkey's operation...
Shirkey is also a major donor to Fink's Supreme Court run, with Shirkey giving Fink $1,000 for his campaign.
Shirkey is severely disliked by the grassroots for among other things, his horrendous lack of leadership during Whitmer's illegal lockdowns, as well as his bizarre personal obsession with her.
3. Andrew Fink donated to and supported controversial Supreme Court Justice Elizabeth Clement in 2018. Not much money, but important because he has only ever supported just 2 other candidates financially...
4. Andrew Fink has been severely compromised by $79,000 in lobbyist money from DOZENS of crooked DC and Lansing PACs, a MAJOR conflict of interest for a Judicial candidate that could lead to him having to recuse himself from multiple cases:
Source: https://cfrsearch.nictusa.com/committees/519345
2021 House Bill 4380 Create state “military and veteran services support fund”
Voted against
Passed 97 to 12 on June 15, 2021
2023 House Bill 4850 / Public Act 308 Courts: juries; exemption from jury service for certain military personnel; allow.
Voted against
Passed 86 to 23 on Oct. 19, 2023
2023 House Bill 5280 Military affairs: other; Michigan azimuth bridge program for transitioning military service members' mental health; establish.
Voted against
Passed 98 to 11 on June 20, 2024
2023 House Bill 5279 Military affairs: other; office of mental health peer mentorship program; establish within the Michigan department of military and veterans affairs.
Voted against
Passed 97 to 12 on June 20, 2024
2023 House Bill 5277 Military affairs: other; office of mental health; establish within the Michigan veterans affairs agency.
Voted against
Passed 91 to 18 on June 20, 2024
2023 House Bill 5276 Military affairs: other; office of mental health; establish within the Michigan department of military and veterans affairs.
Voted against
Passed 89 to 20 on June 20, 2024
2023 House Bill 4477 / Public Act 278 Criminal procedure: sentencing guidelines; sentencing guidelines for crime of institutional desecration and causing vulnerable adult to provide sexually explicit visual material; provide for.
Voted against
Passed 82 to 27 on June 20, 2023
2021 Senate Bill 642 End competitive bidding on state architectural, engineering and surveying contracts
Voted in favor
Passed 75 to 21 on Dec. 8, 2022
2021 Senate Bill 432 / 2022 Public Act 239 Authorize more developer subsidies
Voted in favor
Passed 71 to 37 on Nov. 10, 2022
2021 Senate Bill 422 / 2022 Public Act 237 Authorize rental housing subsidies for developers
Voted in favor
Passed 70 to 38 on Nov. 10, 2022
2021 Senate Bill 364 / 2022 Public Act 238 Restrict certain selective developer tax breaks to denser development
Voted in favor
Passed 71 to 37 on Nov. 10, 2022
2021 Senate Bill 362 / 2022 Public Act 236 Authorize certain developer tax breaks, and housing subsidies
Voted in favor
Passed 71 to 37 on Nov. 10, 2022
2021 House Bill 4833 / 2022 Public Act 35 Replace capital equipment tax on heavy equipment rentals with a new rental tax
Voted in favor
Passed 102 to 3 on Nov. 10, 2021
Voted in favor
Passed 99 to 5 on March 2, 2022
2021 Senate Bill 771 / Public Act 136 Create new corporate subsidy program
Voted in favor
Passed 81 to 22 on Dec. 14, 2021
2021 Senate Bill 769 / Public Act 137 Create new corporate subsidy program
Voted in favor
Passed 81 to 22 on Dec. 14, 2021
2021 Senate Bill 85 / Public Act 132 Authorize new corporate subsidies (originally a regular budget bill)
Voted in favor
Passed 108 to 0 on May 20, 2021
Voted in favor
Passed 78 to 25 on Dec. 14, 2021
Voted in favor
Passed 95 to 8 on Dec. 14, 2021
2021 House Bill 5603 / Public Act 134 Create new corporate subsidy program
Voted in favor
Passed 83 to 21 on Dec. 8, 2021
Voted in favor
Passed 81 to 22 on Dec. 14, 2021
2021 Senate Bill 671 / Public Act 138 Repeal requirement that corporate subsidy scheme benefit state economy
Voted in favor
Passed 78 to 26 on Dec. 8, 2021
2021 House Bill 5604 Create new corporate subsidy program
Voted in favor
Passed 83 to 21 on Dec. 8, 2021
2021 House Bill 5602 Create new corporate subsidy program
Voted in favor
Passed 83 to 21 on Dec. 8, 2021
2021 House Bill 4704 Revise animal cruelty procedures
Voted against
Passed 91 to 14 on Nov. 10, 2021
2021 House Bill 4703 Revise animal cruelty procedures
Voted against
Passed 91 to 14 on Nov. 10, 2021
2021 House Bill 4712 / Public Act 93 Retroactively authorize higher cash subsidies for particular developer
Voted in favor
Passed 87 to 21 on Aug. 17, 2021
2021 Senate Bill 501 / Public Act 66 Require unemployment benefit recipients register for work within 21 days
Voted against
Passed 103 to 6 on June 24, 2021
2021 House Bill 4527 / 2022 Public Act 97 Authorize carnival ride safety violation fines
Voted against
Passed 84 to 26 on June 23, 2021
2021 House Bill 4050 / Public Act 33 Ban using Freedom Of Information Act requests to locate huntable game
Voted against
Brandon Hall is a lifelong political nerd from Grand Haven, and is the Managing Editor of West Michigan Politics.
>>>Email him at WestMIPolitics@Gmail.com
