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Michigan State Senate District 24 candidate surveys, 2022
This article shows responses from candidates in the 2022 election for Michigan State Senate District 24 who completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey.
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Candidates and election results
General election
General election for Michigan State Senate District 24
Incumbent Ruth Johnson defeated Theresa Fougnie in the general election for Michigan State Senate District 24 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Ruth Johnson (R) | 65.8 | 87,171 |
 | Theresa Fougnie (D)  | 34.2 | 45,316 | |
| Total votes: 132,487 | |||
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Theresa Fougnie (D)
It is no secret that our country has a gun violence epidemic. While I am grateful for the bipartisan gun reform bill that has been passed in Congress, I believe that there is more here in Michigan that we can do to ensure our citizens are safe from gun-induced domestic terrorism. As your state senator, I will fight to pass red flag laws that will allow law enforcement to temporarily remove weapons from the possession of a friend or family member who is displaying threatening behavior towards themselves or others. I will work on legislation to ban assault weapons - weapons of war responsible for ~85% of mass shootings - from the general population. I will relentlessly fight to make Michigan safer; common sense gun reform is at the top o
Civil discourse is imperative to a healthy democracy. As your state senator, I will ensure that I do my part to foster civil discourse. I will: + Listen to my constituents and commit time to hearing ideas, concerns and differing views + Be open and transparent with constituents on issues being considered in the legislature + Prioritize the common good and care for one another as a community + Fight for education funding to ensure that we mandate a good civic education in our schools In our differing views, let's not forget that it is in our freedom of speech, our desire for a more perfect union, our quest for equality, our demand for representation in government, that unites us as citizens and protects our democracy.
Theresa Fougnie (D)
Investing in public education is investing in the future of Michigan. A well educated community is a community that has greater civic engagement, healthier lifestyles, lower crime, and higher tax revenues to invest back into their neighborhoods.
As your state senator, I will fight to ensure that we properly fund our schools. We need to equip our teachers with what they need to best fulfill their role in educating our children. I will listen to teachers and administrators and make funding education a priority in the legislature.
A well educated Michigan is a Michigan that we all want to live in, one that will continue to thrive going forward.
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