Our Platform
"The assumption that what currently exists must necessarily exist is the acid that corrodes all visionary thinking."
A vision built by the people, for the people through engagement, empowerment, and accountability. We are committed to policies that return power to District 10 and ensure Lansing works for working families.
Engage the Community
We believe governance starts with conversation. True democracy requires actively listening to and collaborating with the community to ensure every voice is heard.
Empower the Community
We equip neighborhoods and local workers with the tools, resources, and authority to make decisions that directly impact their daily lives and build a stronger future.
Create Accountability
We believe in transparency across all levels of power. Elected officials must be answerable to their constituents, just as managers and executives must be accountable to their workers and communities.
Empowering Local Voices
Lansing too often issues top-down mandates that don't fit the unique needs of District 10. True democracy means shifting from Representative Democracy to Participatory Democracy, where the community makes the decisions that impact their daily lives.
Platform Inspiration
Our focus on rebuilding local civic engagement is deeply inspired by the book Bowling Alone and the documentary Join or Die. If you are curious to learn more about the critical importance of community clubs and social capital in a healthy democracy, these are excellent resources to explore.
- Delegate System & Community Assemblies: Hosting regular, welcoming "potluck assemblies" to bring neighbors face-to-face to cure civic isolation, polarization, and rebuild social trust. The delegate system empowers neighbors to bond, debate ideas, and engage in collective policy making to propose legislation directly to Andrew.
- Local Control & Empowerment: Returning decision-making power to local municipalities on issues of zoning, community development, and public safety.
Local Ownership & Thriving Main Streets
Our economy should work for the people who actually build it and live in it. We must prioritize District 10's local small businesses, entrepreneurs, and workers over massive corporate handouts to out-of-state monopolies.
- Empowering Local Ownership: Redirecting state economic funds away from megacorps and toward local entrepreneurs, family-owned shops, and worker-owned businesses.
- Leveling the Playing Field: Ending massive corporate tax breaks and reinvesting that money directly into community-driven projects and small business loans.
- Investing in Our Unique Main Streets: Securing state funding to support vibrant, walkable commercial corridors—from historic hubs like The Village to the redevelopment of Kelly Road.
- Connecting Our Commercial Hubs: Strengthening regional public transit to link workers to jobs, reduce parking congestion, and bring reliable foot traffic to our local storefronts.
Thriving Suburban Neighborhoods
Suburban areas like District 10 have unique priorities that require pragmatic solutions. We must focus on practical infrastructure, excellent schools, and safe communities.
- Pragmatic Infrastructure: Securing funding for practical, neighborhood-level infrastructure improvements in the district's suburbs. Prioritizing immediate maintenance for local roads and investing in smart traffic mitigation, ensuring a smooth commute for working families.
- Defending Local Zoning: Strongly supporting keeping zoning control in the hands of local municipalities, protecting neighborhoods from top-down state mandates to balance necessary growth with the preservation of our parks, green spaces, and the quiet suburban feel we love.
Absolute Transparency & Accountability
Politicians should be public servants, not self-serving elites. Our campaign operates on the radical idea that elected officials must be completely transparent and instantly accountable to their constituents.
- Recallable Delegates: Championing legislation to make it easier for voters to recall elected delegates who abandon their platform or violate the public trust. We believe in true accountability.
- Smart Transparency: Maintaining an open-door policy by publicizing an open schedule for all community events, while prioritizing safety by publishing private or high-security meetings on a delayed log. We still require open-book accounting for all state contracts.
- Clear & Accessible Legislation: We advocate for single-issue bills written in plain language. Hiding unpopular provisions inside massive, unrelated omnibus packages is anti-democratic. Clear, focused legislation ensures true transparency and allows the community to understand and debate the actual merits of a policy.