Voting Records Indicate Local Legislators Had Productive 2012
Plymouth and Canton legislators introduced many bills, missed few votes in 2012.
Local representatives for Plymouth and Canton had a productive year in Lansing, according to MichiganVotes.org, a voting records database published by the Mackinac Center for Public Policy. Dian Slavens, a Canton Democrat representing Michigan's 21st House District, introduced 27 bills or resolutions, including 14 that were passed by the House. Among the proposed bills introduced by Slavens were House Bill 2907, which establishes procedures for replacing a county executive removed by the governor for misconduct and House Bill 5846, which would require officeholders who switch parties to refund campaign contributions made during the preceding year, with interest. Slavens missed just one of the Michigan House's 914 votes in 2012, Senate …
John Stewart
1:12 pm on Wednesday, January 2, 2013
Clearly, the reporter of this article just repeated what he was provided in a Press Release by Slavens, Heise and Colbeck. MIRS newsletter and Inside Michigan Politics have done an analysis of strategic votes by all State Senators & Representatives. Dian Slavens is one of the top 5 "Most Liberal" and Heise & Colbeck are in the top 5 "Most Conservative." So much for "Voting their District" which … more ›