Corruption
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Between corrupt politicians, coverups, backroom deals, and prioritizing special interests, Michigan Democrats are proving themselves to be the Party of Corruption.
Corrupt Politician
Democrat State Representative Angela Witwer is proving herself to be one of the most corrupt lawmakers in the legislature. Here’s a closer look:
Rep. Angela Witwer serves as the House Appropriations Chair, a powerful position that is vital in controlling state spending
Witwer refuses to clarify her financial standing with Edge Partnerships, the consulting firm she founded in 2007, and its clients - which have state contracts funded by tax dollars, such as the Michigan Department of Education
Witwer is featured on Edge’s social media both before and after this year’s state budget was signed.
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Witwer drives a Cadillac SUV leased by Edge with the license plate “EDGE AW”
Witwer refused to confirm she had no conflict of interest for a specific House floor vote
Witwer will not be investigated by Democrat Speaker of the House Joe Tate, who is turning a blind eye to Witwer’s unethical and murky connections
Witwer admitted to hosting a private baby shower in an official government meeting space
House Republicans have introduced a Resolution to create a select committee that examines Witwer’s conflict of interests between her role as Appropriations Chair and connection to Edge Partnerships
Representative
Angela Witwer
Corrupt.
Out-of-touch.
Wrong for Mid-Michigan
But wait! There’s more...
Coverups
Michigan Democrats have reached the edge of corruption and show no signs of stopping.
Governor Whitmer’s administration used code words, disguised in Greek letters, to discuss the severity of the Benton Harbor water crisis. Visit TheWhitmerCode.com for more.
Governor Whitmer’s MEDC ushered in a state-funded project in Marshall, which benefits a well-connected businessman who co-chairs Whitmer’s population commission.
Governor Whitmer’s re-election campaign team and Democrats are tied to a political group that harasses citizens who oppose the expensive EV battery factory in Marshall.
Rep. Jim Haadsma empowered and enabled a sexual abuser.
Democrat Speaker of the House Joe Tate is censoring communications from Republicans to their own constituents.
Backroom
Deals
Democrats make deals in private on the backs of taxpayers.
Governor Whitmer used nearly $1 million in tax dollars for a new driveway with a no-bid contract.
Democrats blocked Republicans from the budget process, giving Republicans only three hours to read through the $82 billion budget funded by YOUR tax dollars.
Democrat Attorney General Dana Nessel refused to investigate COVID nursing home deaths expedited by Governor Whitmer’s nursing home policies.
Governor Whitmer and Democrat lawmakers received a combined $648,500 from unions after repealing Right to Work.
Gov. Whitmer appointed one of her donors (who violated campaign finance laws) to the head of Michigan’s DNR.
Special Interests
Democrats are looking to line the pockets of special interest groups
Rep. Shannon co-sponsored a bill to allow his political allies to give virtually unlimited contributions to his campaign.
Rep. Mentzer co-sponsored legislation that would reimburse union dues with YOUR tax dollars.
Rep. Joey Andrews is still attached to his solar panel company and denied any conflict of interest when he cast his vote to strip local governments of zoning powers and expand the power of state government to approve solar projects.
Rep. Phil Skaggs’s wife is a lobbyist for a group that supports Skaggs’s extreme energy policy that strips away authority from local governments — a potential conflict of interest for the couple.