State Representative, 54th District · Michigan 2026 General Election

Sarah Pounds

Democratic

Paralegal

The gist

Supports apprenticeships, collective bargaining and job training.
Supports expanding affordable housing, childcare and health care.
Supports competitive teacher pay and retention efforts.
Supports grid modernization and a diverse energy portfolio.

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Supports apprenticeships, collective bargaining and job training.
VOTE411 voter guide: Michigan House District 54
Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters of Michigan Education Fund · onyourballot.vote411.org
“workforce training, apprenticeships, career and technical education, collective bargaining, and job creation”
Supports expanding affordable housing, childcare and health care.
VOTE411 voter guide: Michigan House District 54
Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters of Michigan Education Fund · onyourballot.vote411.org
“expanding affordable housing, childcare, and access to healthcare”
Supports competitive teacher pay and retention efforts.
VOTE411 voter guide: Michigan House District 54
Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters of Michigan Education Fund · onyourballot.vote411.org
“We must better support our teachers with competitive pay, and stronger retention efforts.”
Supports grid modernization and a diverse energy portfolio.
VOTE411 voter guide: Michigan House District 54
Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters of Michigan Education Fund · onyourballot.vote411.org
“I support investing in a diverse energy portfolio, modernizing our grid”

Roman Gaskey

Republican

Strategy and product analyst

The gist

Supports a uniform statewide early reading test.
Supports tutoring for students reading below grade level.
Opposes state mandates for specific energy sources.
Proposes utility performance targets with mandatory rebates.
Supports warrants for license-plate camera location searches.
Supports rewarding towns that approve affordable housing.

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Supports a uniform statewide early reading test.
VOTE411 voter guide: Michigan House District 54
Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters of Michigan Education Fund · onyourballot.vote411.org
“I support a uniform early reading test to better compare across districts”
Supports tutoring for students reading below grade level.
VOTE411 voter guide: Michigan House District 54
Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters of Michigan Education Fund · onyourballot.vote411.org
“Students should be paired with one-on-one or small-group tutors based on need.”
Opposes state mandates for specific energy sources.
VOTE411 voter guide: Michigan House District 54
Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters of Michigan Education Fund · onyourballot.vote411.org
“Mandates for certain types of energy drive up costs and harm reliability. I oppose these mandates”
Proposes utility performance targets with mandatory rebates.
VOTE411 voter guide: Michigan House District 54
Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters of Michigan Education Fund · onyourballot.vote411.org
“The legislature should set performance targets, rewarding success with increased ROE and punishing failure with mandatory rebates.”
Supports warrants for license-plate camera location searches.
VOTE411 voter guide: Michigan House District 54
Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters of Michigan Education Fund · onyourballot.vote411.org
“I support strict limits on retaining and sharing license-plate camera data and requiring a warrant to search someone's movement history.”
Supports rewarding towns that approve affordable housing.
VOTE411 voter guide: Michigan House District 54
Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters of Michigan Education Fund · onyourballot.vote411.org
“rewarding municipalities for approving affordable housing with increased revenue sharing”