State Rep. Jim DeSana, R-Carleton, today issued the following statement after skipping a groundbreaking ceremony for the new Welch Center for Health and Public Safety at Monroe County Community College on Wednesday morning: “I declined an invitation to participate in a groundbreaking ceremony because I cannot condone the MCCC bathroom policy, and I don’t want […]

State Rep. Jim DeSana recently introduced legislation to ban lab-grown meat from being sold in Michigan. He also introduced a resolution to enshrine the right to hunt in Michigan’s constitution. “This is about protecting our ranchers and about protecting the integrity of our food supply,” said DeSana, R-Carleton. “This is also about protecting your right […]

Dear Michigan Homeschooling Families, As your voice in the House of Representatives, and as a Catholic Home School Father of 8 children, I firmly believe in the rights of parents to educate their children as they freely choose and see fit. Parents are the primary educators of their children and our Constitution does not allow […]

Rep. James DeSana said the intense storms that knocked out power to hundreds of thousands of Michigan families last week are a stark reminder of the need to improve the reliability of the state’s electrical grid. “This was a terrible storm, and we all owe a massive debt of gratitude to the men and women […]

Rep. James DeSana spoke out today against the Michigan state budget as it was signed into law by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer. The budget is the largest in the state’s history with total expenditures rising above $81 billion. DeSana criticized the budget for spending more money than ever before, draining the rest of Michigan’s $9 billion […]

Rep. James DeSana objected today to Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s newly established Michigan Department of Lifelong Education, Advancement, and Potential, or MiLEAP. MiLEAP is a new state agency that will be led by a director who will also join the governor’s cabinet. “The governor’s plan to improve the falling education quality here in Michigan seems to […]

Rep. James DeSana voted against the state budget when it appeared before the House in Lansing last month. Now, he is drawing attention to several line items of alarmingly unnecessary spending. “Reading through this budget it is clear why it is the largest in our state’s history by far,” DeSana said. “It’s clear where there […]

Rep. James DeSana is co-sponsoring a plan to allow Michigan to join 27 other states in providing “Constitutional Carry” protections to its citizens. House Bills 4710-4715 would allow legal gun owners to carry a pistol in certain public places without having to secure an additional permit. It eliminates the need for everyday-carry permits that the […]

The House Freedom Caucus announced its opposition to HB 4156, which would bind Michigan to the National Popular Vote (NPV) compact. The NPV compact would commit Michigan’s 15 electors to vote for whoever wins the national popular vote should additional states sign onto the agreement and surpass the 270 electoral vote threshold. “HB 4156 is […]

Rep. James DeSana (R-Carleton) has introduced a joint resolution that would amend the Michigan Constitution and remove the state’s ability to require face masks be worn in certain public buildings. “This small but essential measure is needed after what transpired here during the height of COVID-19,” DeSana said. “We saw the government on all levels […]

Rampant spending risks destroying twelve years of careful strategy Rep. James DeSana (R-Carleton) stood up for hardworking Michigan taxpayers by voting against out-of-control spending in the new state budget proposal. “This budget is not simply a political miscalculation, it is a drop of extremely toxic poison that risks tainting the well of Michigan’s economic future,” […]