About The Candidate
PERSONAL EXPERIENCE
- Married, Kathleen Shannon; two boys, Ryan, 7 and Danny, 5
- Education: Traverse City Central High School, University of Chicago, Michigan State University/Michigan Political Leadership Program
- Council of State Governments’ Leadership School
- Business; Manager of the Captain’s Quarters Men’s Store, downtown Traverse City
COMMUNITY EXPERIENCE
- Boardman Neighborhood Association
- Traverse City Kiwanis Club
- Trout Unlimited
- National Rifle Association
- Grand Traverse Area Right to Life Association
- Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Northwest Michigan
WORKING TO FIX STATE GOVERNMENT
- Member-House Republican Jobs Task Force; working to pass legislation that streamlines government regulation and creates jobs.
- Member-Bipartisan Freshman caucus education funding task force.
- Co-Sponsored legislation requiring lost pay for legislators when budget is not finished on time.
- Support legislation cutting legislator & staff pay and benefits, and reducing office budgets.
- Voted to balance state budget without raising taxes.