Sen. Geiss on Senate vote against Whitmer environmental executive order

// on February 14, 2019 / Press release

LANSING, Mich. — Sen. Erika Geiss (D–Taylor) today released the following statement after the Michigan Senate voted along party lines to approve House Concurrent Resolution 1 without amendment, striking down Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s Executive Order 2019-02, that would restructure the… Read More

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Sen. Geiss on Gov. Whitmer’s plan to fix broken education system

// on February 12, 2019 / Press release

LANSING, Mich. – State Sen. Erika Geiss (D–Taylor) has issued the following statement on Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s State of the State address, during which she spoke about fixing our broken education system so Michigan can succeed economically. “Michigan will never be truly competitive in this… Read More

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Feb. 4 town hall offers opportunity to hold state, federal elected officials accountable

// on January 31, 2019 / Article

Three elected officials will hold a town hall meeting in Taylor Feb. 4. U.S. Congresswoman Debbie Dingell, State Sen. Erika Geiss and State Rep. Alex Garza will “discuss issues that matter to the community and answer questions,” according to a press release. http://www.thenewsherald.com/news/feb-town-hall-offers-opportunity-to-hold-state-federal-elected/article_fd7e5b92-24e5-11e9-808e-53b7053f2db3.html… Read More

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Sen. Geiss sets clear agenda for district in 100th Legislature

// on January 9, 2019 / Press release

LANSING, Mich. — Sen. Erika Geiss (D–Taylor) took the oath of office today to serve the citizens of Michigan’s 6th Senate District. “It is a tremendous honor to be entrusted to serve the people of the 6th Senate District and I’m ready to get to… Read More

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Sen. Geiss on being named Democratic Caucus Chair

// on January 4, 2019 / Press release

LANSING, Mich. – Sen. Erika Geiss (D–Taylor) today issued the following statement after being selected to serve as the Caucus Chair for the Michigan Senate Democratic Caucus: “Being elected to this leadership position is so humbling and a responsibility that I do not take lightly. Read More

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Michigan Republicans vote to weaken wage, sick leave initiatives

// on December 20, 2018 / Article

Rep. Erika Geiss, a Democrat, said the legislation was unconstitutional and would effectively silence the voices of those who signed the petition. “What this House is about to do is indefensible,” Geiss said. https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/michigan/2018/12/04/minimum-wage-changes-could-worse-deal-than-2014-law/2200399002/… Read More