Jaime Churches is an incumbent Democrat running for her second term to the Michigan House of Representatives for the 27th District. She currently serves on numerous legislative committees including Labor; Ethics and Oversight; Energy, Communications, and Technology; and Elections. Churches is also the majority vice chair of the Education Committee.
Churches served in a historic legislative session with a Democratic majority that took major strides forward on key progressive issues. The Democratic majority passed the Reproductive Health Act, ensuring all Michiganders can make their own decisions about how and when to start a family, gave Michigan's kids free school breakfast and lunch and additional funds to support our students, and passed common sense gun violence prevention measures. Putting hard-working Michiganders' first, they also quintupled the Working Families Tax Credit, got rid of the retirement tax, and got rid of so-called "right to work" anti-worker legislation to ensure workers have bargaining power to stand up to greedy corporations. Churches also helped expand the Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Act and codify parts of the Affordable Care Act into law that protect LGBTQ+ Michiganders from discrimination in healthcare, housing, and the workplace.
Churches, the daughter of a nurse and businessman, is a longtime resident of Downriver and was a 5th grade teacher for 10 years. She holds a bachelor’s degree in integrated science and elementary education and a master’s degree in educational leadership. Her passion for serving her community and experience as an educator are why she decided to run for office.
Churches believes in creating an economy that works for all, where wages meet the cost of living, housing is affordable, and the wealthy pay their fair share. She supports protecting reproductive freedom, common sense gun violence prevention measures, and access to quality and affordable healthcare. As a former public school teacher, she supports fully funding public education, retaining effective educators, and universal pre-k.
Churches will fight to support workers’ rights, ensure equality for the LGBTQ+ community, and protect our air, water, and environment. Her priorities include investing in infrastructure and planning ahead to ensure our infrastructure will withstand future environmental changes.
Churches has been endorsed by the following progressive partner organizations: American Federation of Teachers - Michigan, Clean Water Action, Equality Michigan Action Network, Michigan AFL-CIO, Michigan Association for Justice, Michigan Education Association, Michigan League of Conservation Voters, MI Poder, Planned Parenthood Advocates of Michigan, Service Employees International Union - Michigan, Sierra Club - Michigan, and We the People - Michigan.
Churches is running against Republican Rylee Linting, who is endorsed by the anti-reproductive freedom organization Right to Life Michigan and the anti-public education, DeVos-backed organization the Great Lakes Education Project.
Jaime Churches is the most progressive choice in this race.
Jaime Churches is an incumbent Democrat running for her second term to the Michigan House of Representatives for the 27th District. She currently serves on numerous legislative committees including Labor; Ethics and Oversight; Energy, Communications, and Technology; and Elections. Churches is also the majority vice chair of the Education Committee.
Churches served in a historic legislative session with a Democratic majority that took major strides forward on key progressive issues. The Democratic majority passed the Reproductive Health Act, ensuring all Michiganders can make their own decisions about how and when to start a family, gave Michigan's kids free school breakfast and lunch and additional funds to support our students, and passed common sense gun violence prevention measures. Putting hard-working Michiganders' first, they also quintupled the Working Families Tax Credit, got rid of the retirement tax, and got rid of so-called "right to work" anti-worker legislation to ensure workers have bargaining power to stand up to greedy corporations. Churches also helped expand the Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Act and codify parts of the Affordable Care Act into law that protect LGBTQ+ Michiganders from discrimination in healthcare, housing, and the workplace.
Churches, the daughter of a nurse and businessman, is a longtime resident of Downriver and was a 5th grade teacher for 10 years. She holds a bachelor’s degree in integrated science and elementary education and a master’s degree in educational leadership. Her passion for serving her community and experience as an educator are why she decided to run for office.
Churches believes in creating an economy that works for all, where wages meet the cost of living, housing is affordable, and the wealthy pay their fair share. She supports protecting reproductive freedom, common sense gun violence prevention measures, and access to quality and affordable healthcare. As a former public school teacher, she supports fully funding public education, retaining effective educators, and universal pre-k.
Churches will fight to support workers’ rights, ensure equality for the LGBTQ+ community, and protect our air, water, and environment. Her priorities include investing in infrastructure and planning ahead to ensure our infrastructure will withstand future environmental changes.
Churches has been endorsed by the following progressive partner organizations: American Federation of Teachers - Michigan, Clean Water Action, Equality Michigan Action Network, Michigan AFL-CIO, Michigan Association for Justice, Michigan Education Association, Michigan League of Conservation Voters, MI Poder, Planned Parenthood Advocates of Michigan, Service Employees International Union - Michigan, Sierra Club - Michigan, and We the People - Michigan.
Churches is running against Republican Rylee Linting, who is endorsed by the anti-reproductive freedom organization Right to Life Michigan and the anti-public education, DeVos-backed organization the Great Lakes Education Project.
Jaime Churches is the most progressive choice in this race.
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