MEA Votes

An interesting development coming out of the Ann Arbor area – the Dick DeVos-backed Great Lakes Education Project is sending out mailings supporting a Senate candidate...in the Democratic primary.

GLEP has funded at least three mailings to Washtenaw County residents supporting state Rep. Pam Byrnes in her race against state Rep. Rebekah Warren for the empty 18th state Senate seat.

But why is GLEP, a pro-voucher, anti-public school organization founded by a right-wing billionaire, doing mailings in a Democratic primary?

The answer is pretty clear – they must believe that Warren’s commitment to public schools, public school employees and public school students runs counter to their organization’s long-standing attacks on these institutions.

And that’s exactly why Warren has MEA’s full support as we approach the primary next Tuesday, Aug. 3.