A difficult election and the work ahead
Last Tuesday, Southwest Michigan returned me to Lansing while Republicans lost the House, and many good legislators lost their seats. I’m grateful for another term, but those losses include close friends and have made this a difficult week. Their work mattered and made a difference for our state, yet in an election dominated by national politics, it wasn’t enough.
Two years ago, Republicans promised to bring costs down. Families went to the polls still struggling with the price of groceries, gasoline and electricity, while the war in Iran added to the strain. But blaming the national mood alone would excuse our own mistakes in Lansing.