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State Representative, 46th District
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Jan Maino

Candidate for State Representative, 46th District

Democratic

Background

Occupation
Mental health therapist
Campaign website
mainoformichigan.com

Mental health therapist with bachelor's and master's degrees in social work from Eastern Michigan University; formerly a state health department social work specialist, chief operating officer of the Jackson Community Foundation and a behavioral health division director at Wellspring Lutheran Services.

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

Documented positions

Education

  • Supports a weighted school funding formula.

    VOTE411 voter guide: Michigan House District 46

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

    “A more weighted school funding formula will promote equitable funding and outcomes across Michigan.”
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  • Supports streamlining NWEA and M-STEP testing.

    VOTE411 voter guide: Michigan House District 46

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

    “I would seek to streamline standardized testing such as the NWEA and M-STEP”
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Housing

  • Supports zoning reform and construction incentives for housing.

    VOTE411 voter guide: Michigan House District 46

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

    “expand housing affordability through incentivizing construction and zoning reform”
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Economy & jobs

  • Supports collective bargaining and wage-theft enforcement.

    VOTE411 voter guide: Michigan House District 46

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

    “I will seek to strengthen collective bargaining rights, and hold employers accountable for misclassifying workers and wage theft.”
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Roads & infrastructure

  • Supports accountability for utility rate hikes without better service.

    VOTE411 voter guide: Michigan House District 46

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

    “increasing accountability and transparency for public utilities that raise rates without any demonstrated improvement in service”
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Other issues in this race

Other candidates in this race addressed these topics. We found no documented position from Jan Maino on them.

  • Taxes & budgetNo documented position found.
  • Environment & parksNo documented position found.
  • Health & human servicesNo documented position found.

All sources (5)

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