Michigan State Senate District 31 candidate surveys, 2022

This article shows responses from candidates in the 2022 election for Michigan State Senate District 31 who completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey.

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Candidates and election results

General election

General election for Michigan State Senate District 31

Incumbent Roger Victory defeated Kim Nagy and Jessica Fox in the general election for Michigan State Senate District 31 on November 8, 2022.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Roger Victory (R)	62.1	82,383
	Kim Nagy (D)	35.7	47,413
	Jessica Fox (L)	2.1	2,845

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 132,641
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Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

Jessica Fox (L)

There are more than two choices on the ballot. The Libertarian Party is the party fighting for freedom.

I support legislation that limits government involvement in the lives of individuals.

I support legislation that gives citizens freedom to protect themselves, their families, and their belongings.

Kim Nagy (D)

Pro Democracy: Ensure voter rights are secure. Absentee Voting available to all, early voting expansion including weekend times, voter identification cards issued upon registration that act as voter id, easily accessible drop boxes, postage prepaid by municipalities/state

Pro-Community: Address housing costs and availability with innovative solutions such as Community Land Trust developments. Incentivize new home construction for first-time home buyers. Develop public transportation regionally to improve accessibility to jobs.

Live our vision statement for Ottawa County "Where You Belong". Support county initiatives in Community Health -including mental health - DEI, Parks and Recreation and support our excellent schools.n

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

Jessica Fox (L)

Educational Freedom

Gun Owners Rights

Health Mandates

Kim Nagy (D)

Voter Rights

Education Reproductive Health Care Health Care Campaign Finance Reform

Who do you look up to? Whose example would you like to follow, and why?

Kim Nagy (D)

I look up to several women in my life: my grandmothers, my mother, my piano teacher in college, my aunts. My Mother supported my brother and me in anything we wanted to try, or pursue. She was behind the scenes making everything go. My grandmothers could not have been more different personally, but loved their grandchildren fiercely, and supported us in myriad ways. My maternal grandmother worked as a school secretary when I was a child, she was the only working grandmother we knew. My piano teacher, Joan Conway, taught me to revere beauty and to pursue common good. My Aunts, now in their 80s are still the very backbone of our family and examples of making it work - no matter what happens.

What is the first historical event that happened in your lifetime that you remember? How old were you at the time?

Kim Nagy (D)

JFK assassination. I was 5.

What was your very first job? How long did you have it?

Kim Nagy (D)

I worked as a waitress at a local restaurant when I was in High School. I worked there two summers.

Do you believe that compromise is necessary or desirable for policymaking?

Kim Nagy (D)

I do believe compromise is often necessary, but would prefer to work for consensus.