Candidate Profile: Sherry A. Wells For State House

Sherry A. Wells, a Ferndale resident is running for State House District 27.

Age: 73
Party affiliation: Green Party
Family:Two "only" children, both adults doing well on their own.
Occupation:Attorney--44 yrs., Publisher--36 yrs.
Previous elected experience:Ferndale Charter Revision Commission, Chair for 2 of 3 yrs
Family members in government:No
Campaign website: https://www.sherryawells.net

The single most pressing issue facing our state is _______, and this is what I intend to do about it.
Education--push for progressive tax on ballot; redirect funds from law enforcement to prevention, which includes good education.

What are the critical differences between you and the other candidates seeking this post?
Decades of knowledge, experience and activism, including lobby days and shadowing the current State Rep.

What accomplishments in your past would you cite as evidence you can handle this job?
Degree in education; lawyering for decades; chairing that commission.

What steps should state government take to bolster economic recovery from the coronavirus pandemic for local businesses?
"Stimulus" payments were/are to those at the bottom with which they pay for their needs and the money hence "trickles up" to the top. But the more that local businesses provide basic needs, the more they, too, will survive.

How will you address the calls for racial justice and police reform?
Go back to calling them "peace officers," triage approach for each incident: mental illness, substance abuse or actual criminal intent and handling accordingly; strongly monitor racism, which a Harvard study found IS the chief cause.

List other issues that define your campaign platform:
Universal health care--if the feds won't do it, a state can; Transit--more a SE Michigan issue to start; Great Lakes protection from removing pipelines to stop the removal of the marshlands that filter the Lakes.

What else would you like voters to know about yourself and your positions?
"I will listen to you, learn from you, legislate for you."