Shanda Willis
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Shanda Willis was a 2012 Democratic candidate for District 42 of the Michigan House of Representatives.
Willis is a registered nurse with around two decades of experience. She has a B.S. in nursing from the University of Michigan. She is the assistant director of nursing for OMNI Home Care, Inc., a home health care agency.[1][2]
Campaign themes
Willis' website highlighted the following campaign themes:[3]
Strong Schools for Our Children
- Excerpt: "Strong schools are essential to our future and to our economy. Livingston County schools are some of the lowest-funded in the state and have been badly hurt by deep cuts in state funding. I will work to provide more funding to public schools."
Fairness for Senior Citizens
- Excerpt: "Our senior citizens worked hard their entire lives and saved for their retirement. They deserve to live in security and dignity. Seniors should not be faced with unexpected tax increases. I will vote to repeal the unfair tax on pensions which paid for tax cuts for businesses."
Protect Our Jobs
- Excerpt: "As a nurse, I was a member of the nurses union at the University of Michigan Hospital. Workers have the right to form a union and collectively bargain. It is imperative that we promote the freedom of working people to have a say about their wages, benefits, and working conditions."
Elections
2012
Willis ran in the 2012 election for Michigan House of Representatives District 42. She ran unopposed in the August 7 Democratic primary and was defeated by District 66 incumbent William Rogers (R) in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[4]
Personal
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Willis is the mother of twins.[1][2]
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term "Shanda + Willis + Michigan + House"
External links
- Official campaign website
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Legislative profile from Project Vote Smart
- Shanda Willis on Facebook
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Shanda Willis for 42nd House, accessed August 6, 2012
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Brighton Patch, "Shanda Willis Running for 42nd House Seat," April 16, 2012. Retrieved August 6, 2012 (dead link)
- ↑ "shandaforstaterep," Official Campaign Website
- ↑ Michigan Department of State, "2012 Official Michigan Primary Candidate Listing," accessed June 6, 2012