Tonya Myers Phillips
Tonya Myers Phillips was born in Detroit, Michigan. She earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Michigan in 1999 and a J.D. from the University of Michigan Law School in 2003. Myers Phillips' career experience includes working as an attorney and public policy advisor. She is the director of community partnerships and development with the Sugar Law Center for Social and Economic Justice, and she serves as a public policy advisor for Michigan Legal Services.
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Priorities & campaign themes: ““ Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. We are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied in a single garment of destiny. Whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly. ””
(Campaign website) Elections, voting & government reform: ““ We have also come to this hallowed spot to remind America of the fierce urgency of now. This is no time to engage in the luxury of cooling off or to take the tranquilizing drug of gradualism. Now is the time to make real the promises of democracy. ””
(Campaign website) Priorities & campaign themes: “I will fight to protect the health and safety of all Michigan residents. I will fight to ensure all members of our community have a viable path to prosperity.”
(Campaign website) Economy, jobs & cost of living: “I will fight to expand paid sick leave laws, expand child care assistance, reform the unemployment system, increase college and trade school assistance, increase protections from unjust foreclosures and evictions, and have real affordability plans for water and utilities.”
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