Former Howell Board Member Running for State HouseFormer Howell Board Member Running for State House

6/11/13 - A former Howell school board member whose term was at times marked by controversy announced today that she is running for the state legislature. Wendy Day of Howell made official today that she has filed the necessary paperwork to form a campaign committee for a run at the 47th District state House seat. Currently occupied by Handy Township Republican Cindy Denby, the seat will be open in 2014 because of term limits. Day, who describes herself as a conservative activist and military wife, said her work on the Howell school board and as president of the political action group Common Sense in Government has given her the know-how about Lansing politics, but also a commitment to not turn her back on core conservative principles she feels are often left behind by many Republican candidates. "They're all pro-life, they're all pro-Second Amendment, they're all pro-transparency and limited government. But once they get there and you start watching the votes and the votes don't always line up to the principles that they were running on. I think voters can trust that...if they bless me to go to Lansing, they will know where I stand and that I will stand by my principles even if I'm standing alone." Day served on the Howell school board from 2006 to 2010 and was often criticized for home-schooling her children and not placing them in the district. She says that because of the transparency and fiscal accountability she believes she helped bring to the district; all four of her children are now enrolled in Howell schools. Day also proudly says she was recognized by the Mackinac Center for Public Policy as having a significant role in making Michigan a Right to Work state. Day joins Handy Township Supervisor Hank Vaupel, Hartland school board Treasurer Charlie Aberasturi and local business owner Karl Kling in seeking the GOP nomination in the August 2014 primary. The 47th District encompasses Cohoctah, Conway, Deerfield, Handy, Hartland, Howell, Iosco, Marion, Oceola, Tyrone and Unadilla Townships as well as the City of Howell, the Village of Fowlerville and a portion of the City of Fenton. (JK)