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State Representative, 89th District
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Joe Moss

Candidate for State Representative, 89th District

Republican

Background

Occupation
Ottawa County commissioner; software business owner
Lives in
Hudsonville
Campaign website
joemoss.com

Ottawa County commissioner since 2023 and board chair in 2023 and 2024, and co-founder of the Ottawa Impact group. He owns several Jenison-based technology companies, including the software firm Eclarian, and holds accounting and marketing degrees from Cedarville University.

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Photo: Campaign photo — joemoss.com

Documented positions

Taxes & budget

  • Proposes cutting state spending, including vacant positions.

    Joe Moss for State Representative

    Campaign website · Joe Moss for State Representative · joemoss.com

    “including funding for thousands of ghost employees and wasteful spending that must be eliminated”
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Public safety

  • Supports gun rights; lifetime member of gun rights groups.

    About — Joe Moss for State Representative

    Campaign website · Joe Moss for State Representative · joemoss.com

    “committed to defending constitutional freedoms—including the Second Amendment”
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Education

  • Supports parental rights over children's upbringing.

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    “Parents—not government—should guide the care and upbringing of their children.”
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Housing

  • Supports local control of zoning and housing decisions.

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    Campaign website · Joe Moss for State Representative · joemoss.com

    “Local communities should also determine zoning and housing decisions.”
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Environment & parks

  • Supports repealing PA 233, the state renewable energy siting law.

    Joe Moss for State Representative

    Campaign website · Joe Moss for State Representative · joemoss.com

    “We must repeal PA 233 and return decision-making to government that is closest to the people.”
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  • Supports keeping the J.H. Campbell coal plant open.

    About — Joe Moss for State Representative

    Campaign website · Joe Moss for State Representative · joemoss.com

    “pushing to keep the J.H. Campbell power plant open”
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Government & transparency

  • Led elimination of Ottawa County's DEI department.

    Joe Moss for State Representative

    Campaign website · Joe Moss for State Representative · joemoss.com

    “Eliminated Ottawa County's DEI department”
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Other issues in this race

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

  • Roads & infrastructureNo documented position found.
  • Health & human servicesNo documented position found.

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