Pamela Drake is Clinton County's Gal

Pamela Drake is a thoughtful, kind, and hardworking woman who wants to represent all of Bath, Laingsburg, and Ovid. Her knowledge of taxation, public health and other issues is much deeper than her opponents. While Glardon can spout pro-farming slogans, he refused to a live debate. Pamela knows the difference between a law or tax break that benefits a big corporate animal operation (CAFO) versus one that protects homeowners and responsibly-run family farms. 

Pamela Drake Interview this month on MiVote.org.
Her opponent refused to attend.

She cares about keeping our local agriculture healthy, but also cares about residents working and living in  home offices and in town. Pamela has done her homework, studying what works in other communities and what legislative paths are dead ends.

Pamela Drake instills confidence in people of both parties. She has support from the Shiawassee County Sheriff. She supports a reform of the Michigan business tax and unabashedly prioritizes our K12 and university educational institutions as part of preparing for our future.

I love that Pamela Drake is positive that Michigan can remain attractive to young families and businesses – if we make some small sacrifices now. She has a vision of Michigan that includes diversifying our state and local economy to make it more stable. She is dedicated to helping local businesses stay in Michigan and helping new entrepreneurs connect to larger markets.

We are not fully over this recession and will need compassionate, but cool heads to lead us to the future. Pamela Drake’s decades of church positions and volunteer projects have brought her face-to-face with local residents’ hopes and concerns. She cares about making things better and knows what works on the ground -- not just what looks good on legislative paper.

I’ve seen Pam’s bravery and fortitude this summer. You would never see Pam or her campaign team physically bully or curse in the face of her opponent like Glardon’s supporters did to Pam at several public events. When Glardon shied from a televised debate, Pamela Drake admirably faced tough questions from Ken Lavery on the economy, taxation, and education reform. I encourage you to go to the mivote.org/videos to view her interview.

Resources:
Farmer Lynn Henning highlights the differences between CAFO & sustainable responsible, sustainable family farms in Michigan http://www.goldmanprize.org/2010/northamerica

Pamela Drake website: http://drakeforrep.org/

Key issues that will be affecting Clinton County in the State Legislature during next term.

• Diversifying the economy - supporting innovation, small operators, and selling Michigan
• Local control of land use -- particularly for controlling the growth of landfills and incinerators in Clinton County rather than concentrating power in a few wealthy owners
• Education budget -- particularly in maintaining & recruiting quality educators & focusing upon long-term success of the greatest number of studentes
• State government services - protecting public health, safety, consumer protections, and worker's rights in the face of increasing concentration of power by the wealthy and out-of-state executives
• Redistricting -- ensuring Clinton County voters get fair treatment