Mona Shand
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Mona Shand (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Michigan House of Representatives to represent District 42. Shand lost in the general election on November 6, 2018.
Shand completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2018. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Mona Shand earned a bachelor’s degree in French and international studies from Northwestern University in 1994, and a master's degree in teaching foreign language from the Monterey Institute of International Studies in 1997. Her professional experience includes working as a teacher/education consultant and a Journalist. Her organizational affiliations include the LACASA, Club Wolverine Swim Team, and Livingston County Community Alliance.[1]
Elections
2018
General election
Ann Bollin defeated Mona Shand in the general election for Michigan House of Representatives District 42 on November 6, 2018.
General election
General election for Michigan House of Representatives District 42
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Ann Bollin (R) | 60.0 | 29,897 |
 | Mona Shand (D)  | 40.0 | 19,940 | |
| Total votes: 49,837 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Democratic primary election
Mona Shand advanced from the Democratic primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 42 on August 7, 2018.
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 42
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Mona Shand | 100.0 | 9,115 |
| Total votes: 9,115 | |||
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Republican primary election
Ann Bollin advanced from the Republican primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 42 on August 7, 2018.
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 42
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Ann Bollin | 100.0 | 12,840 |
| Total votes: 12,840 | |||
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Campaign themes
2018
Ballotpedia survey responses
- See also: Ballotpedia's candidate surveys
Mona Shand participated in Ballotpedia's candidate survey on September 1, 2018. The survey questions appear in bold, and Mona Shand's responses follow below.[2]
What would be your top three priorities, if elected?
| “ | I believe everything- from our economy to healthcare- starts and ends with education, so fully funding our public schools in a way that is logical and fair is priority number one. Next is ensuring we are doing all we can to protect the resources we have been gifted, particularly our abundant freshwater. Third, I believe we need to bring a higher level or transparency and accountability to our state government.[3][4] | ” |
What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about? Why?
| “ | As a former teacher, I know that it is impossible to overemphasize the importance of ensuring that every child has access to a quality education. My parents came to Michigan from Egypt in the 1960s with nothing but their educations, and that was enough to make a beautiful life for our family. As a professor and later the dean of a community college, my mom dedicated her life to education, and I was proud to follow in her footsteps as a teacher myself. Later I felt called to educate and inform in a different way, as a journalist, but my commitment to education remains as strong as ever. It is the key to transforming both individual lives and the future of our state.Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; invalid names, e.g. too many[4]
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Ballotpedia also asked the candidate a series of optional questions. Mona Shand answered the following:
Who do you look up to? Whose example would you like to follow and why?
| “ | Michelle Obama is someone I consider to be a role model in terms of both policy and personality. During her time in the White House, she kick-started many programs to advocate for healthy families, service members and their families, higher education, and international adolescent girls’ education. She did it all with grace and poise, and while simultaneously devoted to her own family. Her iconic declaration of ""When they go low, we go high"" is something I try to keep in the forefront of my mind at all times.[4] | ” |
| “ | I'd like to think of myself as the Egyptian-American Leslie Knope from Parks and Recreation. Her unmatched work ethic, unparalleled optimism, and dry sense of humor are exactly what the world needs right now, and I'd like to think I have more than a little of all of those characteristics.[4] | ” |
| “ | Honesty, empathy, and flexibility.[4] | ” |
| “ | As a former educator, I know what it really takes for both teachers and students to succeed inside and outside the classroom. As a journalist, I know the importance of scrutinizing every side of the issue, not just the one I may personally ascribe to. And as a busy mom of three kids, multitasking is my life.[4] | ” |
| “ | I believe that the ability to look beyond oneself and to envision a better Michigan for ALL has been severely lacking over the past decade, along with a genuine desire to work across the aisle in a meaningful, cooperative fashion. We've cut our way to the bottom in so many ways, and now it's time to do the hard work of rebuilding which MUST be bipartisan and must put people over profits and party.[4] | ” |
| “ | I'd like to be known as having been part of the solution to the crisis facing our state and our country in terms of civility. As we see the rips and tears that have opened up in our social fabric, I want to be part of the repair process by bringing back civility, decency, and common sense to government.[4] | ” |
| “ | As the child of Egyptian immigrants, I remember with full clarity the day that Egyptian president Anwar Sadat was assassinated. I was eight years old at the time and it was actually the first time I ever saw my father cry. He and our our relatives were glued to the television, hungry for any crumb of information to come from the other side of the world. Non-Egyptian friends of theirs poured into our house to offer condolences. Even as a child, I could feel the complexity of the immigrant story and what it meant to be rooted in two places at once.[4] | ” |
| “ | I have always loved spending time with kids, and I started babysitting in the neighborhood at age 11 and continued until I graduated from high school. By that time, I had so many job offers that I became a babysitting broker for many of my friends![4] | ” |
| “ | I was once set up on a blind date with a man who showed up both late AND drunk. Two huge NOs right there. I excused myself to use the bathroom and never came back![4] | ” |
| “ | It may sound strange coming from a vegetarian who isn't a huge football fan, but I adore Thanksgiving. It's like Christmas in terms of spending time with family, but without all the shopping, wrapping, and present-giving pressure. I have a longstanding tradition of running the Turkey Trot with friends, and then cooking up a storm for a big family get together later. I also love seeing the blend of cultures: our Thanksgiving table proudly features hummus and stuffed grapeleaves alongside the turkey and trimmings. I'd like to think the Pilgrims and Indians would be proud.[4] | ” |
| “ | I have so many books I love, but I always come back to John Irving's ""A Prayer for Owen Meany."" It's a coming of age story about two boyhood friends and the things that happen to them as children and as young adults. The story is told first person by Owen Meany's best friend, and Owen Meany is the true hero of the book. Irving's awarenesses of life, of religion, of politics, and of human relationships are deep and complex and so utterly satisfying.[4] | ” |
| “ | I would be Atticus Finch from “To Kill A Mockingbird.” Finch was humble, righteous, and unbiased. He was a person on whom you can depend, a person who you know will make the right decision, and a person who will fight for what is right even if there is no chance in winning.[4] | ” |
| “ | My favorite thing in my home is a photo of my entire immediate family: my parents, my brother and his family, and my husband and our children. There have been so few times in our lives we've all been together, and this was truly a magic moment.[4] | ” |
| “ | ""Can't Stop the Feeling"" by Justin Timberlake. Yes, I have a 9-year-old daughter.[4] | ” |
| “ | For years I struggled with feeling caught between two cultures: Egyptian and American. I always felt like I had one foot in each world, and that I didn't know which way to go. It took me years to realize that I didn't have to go anywhere- I was already right where I needed to be.[4] | ” |
| “ | I believe the members of the state house have the chance to represent their consituents in a much more intimate manner, given the smaller geographic and population divisions of the districts.[4] | ” |
| “ | I belive it CAN be beneficial, if that person has not become intrenched in government and out of touch with the general population. I do not believe it is essential or even an advantage, however.[4] | ” |
| “ | Unfortunately, we have a lot of catching up to do. The past 8 years have been spent kicking the can down the road as far as investment in our schools, our infrastructure, and our resources. We have to right that ship while also repairing the tears in our social fabric that have erupted in the past few years. We need to remind ourselves that we have more in common than not.[4] | ” |
| “ | I believe that a cooperative relationship is critical. Regardless of political party, the state budget, the most important collaboration between the two, must reflect who we are and what we say we value as a state, and we must work together to ensure that happens.[4] | ” |
| “ | Absolutely. True bipartisanship is not a buzzword, it's a difficult but worthy task, and ultimately the only way we're going to make incremental progress as a state. We must put an end to the swinging of the political pendulum each time a different group has a majority. There is more that we have in common than not, and we can find compromises if we're willing to work together.[4] | ” |
| “ | I fully support the efforts of the Voters not Politicians group to create an independent, citizens redistricting panel. I think that gerrymandering is one of the great social injustices of our time, and drawing political lines should not be left to ANY party in charge. Voters should choose their politicians, and not the other way around.[4] | ” |
| “ | As a former teacher, I am well-suited for the Education Reform committee. We must have educational experts lending their voices to this critical task. I am also a passionate believer in our state's resources and would be a good candidate for the Natural Resources committee.[4] | ” |
| “ | As someone who is new to the political arena, I would like to get my feet wet at the Capitol before jumping to a leadership position.[4] | ” |
| “ | The late Senator John McCain is a role model to me in many ways. A true American hero, he went on to serve his country in a legislative capacity and while I didn't always agree with him, I always admired his ability to put country over party and to speak out against the ugly rhetoric that we've seen over the past few years.[4] | ” |
| “ | Perhaps! Right now I am focused on the race in front of me, but I will not rule that out for the future.[4] | ” |
| “ | I met an older woman who, much like my own parents, had come to this country seeking freedom and opportunity. She said she knew she'd have to leave her homeland to make a better life for herself, and she couldn't believe the same might be true for her kids, who were born and raised in Michigan. We both shed a few tears and I promised her I was fighting to keep those opportunities alive.[4] | ” |
Ballotpedia biographical submission form
The candidate completed Ballotpedia's biographical information submission form:
| “ | What is your political philosophy?
I believe that together, we can do better. It's time to put an end to the divisiveness that is dominating politics and political discourse, and to focus on the things we have in common rather than our divisions. Is there anything you would like to add? Michiganders deserve leaders who work for them, and who are accountable to them. It's time for fresh voices and new ideas in Lansing, and I'm the right person to deliver them. [4] |
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| —Mona Shand[1] | ||
See also
- State legislative elections, 2018
- Michigan House of Representatives elections, 2018
- Michigan House of Representatives
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Information submitted on Ballotpedia’s biographical information submission form on August 30, 2018'
- ↑ Note: The candidate's answers have been reproduced here verbatim without edits or corrections by Ballotpedia.
- ↑ Ballotpedia's candidate survey, "Mona Shand's responses," September 1, 2018
- ↑ 4.00 4.01 4.02 4.03 4.04 4.05 4.06 4.07 4.08 4.09 4.10 4.11 4.12 4.13 4.14 4.15 4.16 4.17 4.18 4.19 4.20 4.21 4.22 4.23 4.24 4.25 4.26 4.27 4.28 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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