And for government and a bunch of men in government, frankly, to get between a woman and her provider is downright dangerous, especially when most of them can't even spell endometriosis, much less tell you what it means.
My number one priority is keeping our kids safe and protecting the health of the people of Michigan.
I think the most important thing to know is I'm running for governor because I love the state of Michigan.
I know that the DeVos agenda has absolutely devastated our public school system in Michigan.
Kids in high poverty are much more expensive to educate and need much more support... When they're packed into a classroom of 40 people, they don't have the support they need, they're lost. Schools are supposed to be the thing that levels the playing field.
We need to ensure that everyone's got a path to getting a license, so they've got identification.
But over 20 years ago I was a victim of rape. And thank god it didn't result in a pregnancy. Because I can't imagine going through what I went through and then having to consider what to do about an unwanted pregnancy from an attacker.
Obviously, Detroiters pay the worst when it comes to car insurance, but car insurance is expensive for Michiganders across the state. I hear about it in all communities.
One of the weirdest questions I've gotten on the campaign trail is, 'Are you going to run as a woman?' I'm like, 'Do I have an option?' Like, what does this mean?
Detroit's really important to the success of our state. You know, you can't have a successful Michigan if the biggest city isn't a success as well.
I talk about jobs. I talk about education. I talk about making government work for people. That's really the dinner-table issues that I hear from Michiganders in every part of our state.
If you don't ask for money, people don't think you are a serious candidate.
Lots of women candidates get compared to one another because there's so few women in office and positions in corporate America.
Governor Granholm had all the right values but didn't have the right background.
Michigan's problems are not partisan problems. Potholes are not political. There is no such thing as Republican or Democratic school kids or drinking water. These challenges affect us all. They make Michigan a harder place to get ahead. A harder place to raise a family. A harder place to run a business.
Nobody should get fired because of who they are, or who they love.
In my campaign I hardly ever talked about what's happening in Washington D.C. I talked about how we're going to fix the damn roads, how we clean up drinking water, and ensure people get access to the skills they need to get good paying jobs.
People in Michigan don't care about the president's Twitter feed. We care about feeding our families.
Michigan will be Democratic in some years and Republican in some years. I don't think we'll ever make the mistake like we did in 2016 and not turn out again.
Michigan was the place that people used to move to from all around the world.
