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State Representative, 65th District
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James M. O'BrienCampaign photo — VOTE411 (League of Women Voters)

James M. O'Brien

Candidate for State Representative, 65th District

Democratic

Background

Occupation
Retired

Retiree with a B.S. in network security, per his VOTE411 profile.

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Photo: Campaign photo — VOTE411 (League of Women Voters)

Documented positions

Education

  • Supports replacing classroom tablets with books.

    VOTE411 voter guide: Michigan House District 65

    Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters of Michigan Education Fund · onyourballot.vote411.org

    “Need to return to books, tablets should be removed and writing needs to be taught again”
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Economy & jobs

  • Supports raising the minimum wage to a living wage.

    VOTE411 voter guide: Michigan House District 65

    Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters of Michigan Education Fund · onyourballot.vote411.org

    “Minimum wage needs to be raised to a living wage”
    Report

  • Proposes billing low-wage employers for workers' SNAP benefits.

    VOTE411 voter guide: Michigan House District 65

    Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters of Michigan Education Fund · onyourballot.vote411.org

    “Employers who pay poverty wages should be billed for SNAP benefits paid to underpaid workers”
    Report

Roads & infrastructure

  • Supports burying power lines to improve reliability.

    VOTE411 voter guide: Michigan House District 65

    Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters of Michigan Education Fund · onyourballot.vote411.org

    “Electrical service wires need to be moved underground to improve reliability.”
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Other issues in this race

Other candidates in this race addressed these topics. We found no documented position from James M. O'Brien on them.

  • Health & human servicesNo documented position found.
  • Government & transparencyNo documented position found.
  • Courts & justiceNo documented position found.

All sources (7)

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James M. O'Brien for State Representative, 65th District, Michigan · The Gist