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State Representative, 37th District

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Nov 3, 2026

What this office does: A state representative votes on Michigan laws and the state budget on behalf of the district.

Covers part of Berrien and Cass counties.

Angela M. Jones

Democratic

Photographer; small business owner

The gist

  • Supports term limits and campaign finance reform
  • Supports requiring single-issue bills
  • Supports fair wages and safe working conditions
  • Supports protecting Southwest Michigan agriculture
More about Angela
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  1. Supports term limits and campaign finance reform

    About Angela Jones

    Campaign website · Angela Jones Committee to Elect · electangelajonescom.wordpress.com

    “I am a staunch supporter of term limits and campaign finance reform across all levels of government.”
  2. Supports requiring single-issue bills

    About Angela Jones

    Campaign website · Angela Jones Committee to Elect · electangelajonescom.wordpress.com

    “I strongly believe in the importance of single issue bills to prevent any party from including unrelated matters to manipulate votes”
  3. Supports fair wages and safe working conditions

    Platform

    Campaign website · Angela Jones Committee to Elect · electangelajonescom.wordpress.com

    “every individual deserves the right to fair wages, reasonable working hours”
  4. Supports protecting Southwest Michigan agriculture

    Platform

    Campaign website · Angela Jones Committee to Elect · electangelajonescom.wordpress.com

    “Protecting our agriculture is of utmost importance to my campaign.”
Photo of Brad Paquette
Brad PaquetteOfficial portrait — Michigan House

Brad Paquette

RepublicanIncumbent

State representative; former teacher

The gist

  • Sponsored a ban on gender transition treatments for minorsIn office
  • Sponsored device-based age verification for adult contentIn office
  • Sponsored a bill barring food stamp purchases of sodaIn office
  • Sponsored rules for drivers at school bus yellow lightsIn office

In office = from the candidate's own official statements or legislation as an officeholder, not their campaign.

More about Brad
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  1. Sponsored a ban on gender transition treatments for minors

    House approves Paquette bill protecting children from irreversible sex-rejecting procedures

    Public statement · Michigan House Republicans · Jun 4, 2026 · gophouse.org

    “would prohibit doctors from performing sex-transition surgeries on minors and prescribing puberty blockers or cross-sex hormones”
  2. Sponsored device-based age verification for adult content

    Rep. Paquette introduces bill requiring age-verification for adult content

    Public statement · Michigan House Republicans · May 12, 2025 · gophouse.org

    “a bipartisan bill package that would implement a device-based age verification mechanism to protect children from mature content online”
  3. Sponsored a bill barring food stamp purchases of soda

    Rep. Paquette introduces bill prohibiting soda purchases with taxpayer dollars

    Public statement · Michigan House Republicans · Apr 4, 2025 · gophouse.org

    “introduced legislation last Thursday that would prevent food stamps from being used to purchase soda”
  4. Sponsored rules for drivers at school bus yellow lights

    Rep. Paquette introduces bill to enhance school bus safety zones

    Public statement · Michigan House Republicans · Mar 18, 2025 · gophouse.org

    “Paquette's House Bill 4214 would clearly define driver responsibilities based on the flashing lights on a school bus”

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