Leslie Love in Detroit News
On Civil Rights:
First African American on Natural Resources Commission
Love represented the 10th House District from 2015 until 2020 and is now assistant deputy director for the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) Metro-Region. In 2021, she became the first African American to serve on the state
Natural Resources Commission, appointed by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer. Last week, Love quit her post on the commission to run for the Senate.
Source: The Detroit News on 2024 Michigan Senate race
May 5, 2023
On Corporations:
Increase opportunities for small & disadvantaged businesses
Love's campaign said her work in the state House included ending "driver responsibility fees," which the state imposed on drivers who committed multiple infractions; boosting funding for voter access; and passing a bill aimed at increasing opportunities
for small and disadvantaged businesses.Prior to running for the state House, she was an adjunct professor and director of theatre operations for 13 years at Marygrove College and an adjunct instructor for Wayne County Community College District.
Source: The Detroit News on 2024 Michigan Senate race
May 5, 2023
On Health Care:
Provide for those who live and work in nursing homes
Love in her launch announcement suggested her campaign will focus in part on providing for those who live and work in nursing homes, saying she was inspired to run by her mother, who requires long-term skilled nursing care.
"My mother's dignity is important," Love said in a statement. "We'll keep MAGA Republicans from slashing Social Security and Medicare, and we will work to make a system that respects being able to afford to grow old."
Source: The Detroit News on 2024 Michigan Senate race
May 5, 2023
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