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Friday, January 11, 2013

Rep. Dian Slavens Defends Vote Against House Speaker

Canton Democrat one of two dissenting votes against Jase Bolger.

Rep. Dian Slavens (D-Canton) on Wednesday defended her vote against retaining Republican House Speaker Jase Bolger for a two-year term. Slavens was one of two dissenting votes against keeping Bolger, who was embroiled in an election-rigging scandal in 2012, the Canton Observer reported. She was joined by Rep. Douglas Geiss (D-Taylor). "The Speaker of Michigan’s House of Representatives should be beyond reproach," Slavens said Wednesday in a statement posted on her Facebook page. "I feel that Bolger acted unethically when he and former Rep. Roy Schmidt colluded to swindle voters in the November election. Bolger is still under a grand jury investigation for his actions. If we cannot trust him to always act honestly, how can we possibly trust…

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Dian Slavens Calls for Resignation of House Speaker in Election-Rigging Scandal

Friday, July 27, 2012

Dian Slavens Calls for Resignation of House Speaker in Election-Rigging Scandal

Canton Democrat demands ouster of House Speaker Jase Bolger, touts election reform proposals.

Rep. Dian Slavens (D-Canton) on Thursday called for the resignation of House Speaker Jase Bolger in light of accusations of election-rigging. Kent County Prosecutor Bill Forsyth last week issued a report indicating Bolger and Rep. Roy Schmidt (R-Grand Rapids) worked to rig an election in Schmidt’s favor by helping Schmidt, who had served in the House as a Democrat, switch to the Republican Party just before the May 15 filing deadline. The party switch left a vacancy for a Democratic candidate on the November ballot. Bolger admitted his role in the act, and also admitted to recruiting Schmidt’s nephew, Matt Mojzak, to run on the Democratic side. Slavens said that while Bolger and Schmidt did not break any laws, their alleged actions …

EHM

12:13 pm on Friday, July 27, 2012

I think the survey should have had choices as to whether he should resign from office, and whether he should resign as speaker of the house. And it's quite honestly not clear in the article if they mean both or just resigning as speaker. I certainly think he should step down as speaker, but whether or not he should remain in office...that may be something the voters in his district should decide.   more ›

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