U.S. Rep. Tim Walberg, R-Tipton, is unopposed on the Republican ticket, two Democrats are vying to oppose him in November — Gretchen Driskell of Saline and Steven Friday of Dexter.
U.S. Rep. Tim Walberg, R-Tipton, is unopposed in his bid for re-election, however two Democrats are vying to oppose him in November — Gretchen Driskell of Saline and Steven Friday of Dexter.
Each candidate was asked to answer two questions. Answers were limited to 100 words each.
1. What do you think is the top priority facing us and what would be
your plan to address it?
2. Why are you running for this office?
DEMOCRAT
Gretchen Driskell
Age, place of birth: 59; New York
Address: 320 N. Ann Arbor St., Saline
Children: Ryan, Matt, Marielle.
Occupation, employer: Property manager, self-employed
Education: Bachelor’s degree in accounting, Lynchburg College, 1980; CPA; master’s in finance, George Washington University, 1987
Memberships: Saline Rotary
Length of residency: 30 years
Public offices held or sought:
Saline City Council, 1993-98; Saline mayor, 1999-2012; state representative, 2013-16
1. My priority is to ensure that our neighbors can find good paying jobs close to home. Every day I talk with folks who are working hard, but struggling to pay their healthcare bills while putting food on the table.
We need to support small business by removing red tape, expand access and funding for training programs and protect our workers and unions to rebuild Michigan manufacturing.
Our towns and factories have been hurt by decades of bad trade deals and policies that put big corporations over people. In Congress, I’ll do what I did as mayor: Put Michigan families first.
2. My parents taught me that
