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Shanda Willis

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Shanda Willis

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Education

High school

Brighton High School

Bachelor's

University of Michigan

Personal
Profession
Nurse
Contact

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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

See also: Michigan House of Representatives 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]

Michigan House of Representatives, District 42, General Election, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngWilliam Rogers Incumbent 63.3% 31,510
     Democratic Shanda Willis 33.1% 16,476
     Libertarian James Lewis II 3.7% 1,830
Total Votes 49,816

Personal

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Willis is the mother of twins.[1][2]

Recent news

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