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What Issues are Important to You?
What are the Important Issues to YOU? I’ve put up a few of the issues that are important to me- Healthcare, Reform of the Criminal Justice System, the Economy, and Education. Obviously, these are not...
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I could use some LOCAL CAMPAIGN HELP!
The Campaign for the 97th District The 97th District is very large, parts of 4 entire counties and nearly 90,000 residents. To succeed in this Campaign, I need to get my message of Healthcare, Justice...
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Who is Dr. Robert Townsend and Why Should We Choose Him?
Who is Robert Townsend? After much consideration I’ve decided to seek election as your Representative for the 97th District. Many of you know me from my medical practice, others have never heard of...
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Gun Ownership is Part of America
We have a Second Amendment Right to Responsibly Own Guns I grew up with guns. They were tools to me. Like many in the 97th District we hunted in my family- mostly pheasant, deer and later dove when I...
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Dr. Robert Townsend makes front page of MIRS News
97th Democrat Running As Doc That ‘Believes In Alternative Medicine’ Robert TOWNSEND says Lansing needs a doctor. And according to him, he is just the one to write Michigan’s prescription. Townsend, a...
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Building Border Walls
Let’s Build a Border Wall Time and again on my Facebook page, people from the District are asking me about illegal immigration and walls. Although that is a federal issue, and the states have no say...
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Amish Buggies
Amish Buggy v Car Accidents The 97th District contains a significant Amish population. Amish buggies on the road are a common sight and part of what gives our communities their ambience and rural...
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The Cost of the War on Drugs in the 97th District
War on Drugs Figures Released The Michigan State Police have released arrest statistics, county by county, for 2014. Specifically, we are going to look at the numbers for marijuana. While we imagine...
View ArticleReduce Prison Population by Reducing Criminals
10 Commandments, 750 Criminal Offenses The headlines are full of stories about private prisons, prison overcrowding, and the high percentage of Michiganders that are incarcerated. Before we expand our...
View ArticleMichigan and Drug Overdose
Drug Overdose Deaths Increase 14% According to a recent article in the Detroit Free Press deaths due to Drug Overdoses in Michigan have increased by 14%, with most of these deaths due to heroin and...
View ArticleDr. Robert Townsend- Pro Gun Democrat
Dr. Robert Townsend Receives A Positive Rating from the NRA Dr. Robert Townsend has received a positive rating from the NRA, the same rating as 2 of his Republican Opponents A Pro Gun Democrat One of...
View ArticleDr. Robert Townsend- Still the Best Choice for the 97th
One Week to the Election and Desperation Sets In We are less than a week before the election. To date, I’ve run a solid and positive race. But I am learning about politics and got a hard lesson...
View ArticleKingmakers- the DeVos Family
Now Come the KINGMAKERS According to the local papers, the main candidates for the 97th District are me, Robert Townsend for team Democrat, and Jason Wentworth for team Republican. Looking at the race,...
View ArticleCompare the Positions
Comparing the Positions of the Candidates In a political race, it is helpful to compare positions of the candidates. In the race for the 97th, both candidates share some common positions, most notably...
View ArticleWentworth and Townsend the Gladwin Debate
Which Candidate is Ready to Represent the 97th? Click Play on the Video and Listen as you Read… In Lansing, Experience Counts My opponent, Jason Wentworth, has a very straightforward campaign....
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