October 31, 2008 – 5:47 pm
Here are some of the commercials put together by Leland High School students that helped us win yesterdays mock election!
Special thanks to Emma Smith, Stefani Pentiuk, Ben Fellows, and all of the other Leland High Schoolers that volunteered for the campaign over the past few months!
October 30, 2008 – 4:58 pm
Scripps wins Leland Mock Election 124 to 21!
Check out pictures here.
Check out a video of Leland student Ben Fellows introducing Dan Scripps, and Dan Scripps at the Mock Election:
October 30, 2008 – 2:44 pm
Over the course of this campaign, I have focused on a single key issue: how to rebuild Michigan’s economy and get our people back to work. As part of this effort to shine a spotlight on Michigan’s economic challenges and opportunities, over the last eleven weeks I’ve laid out a comprehensive plan – one week [...]
October 29, 2008 – 6:47 pm
Today the Leelanau Enterprise and the Benzie Record Patriot each endorsed our campaign for State Representative.
The Leelanau Enterprise praised my “ability to see through party rhetoric and find common sense answers.”
The Benzie Record Patriot noted my “commitment to, and experience with, alternative energy [which] will uniquely poise this area to reap the benefits of this [...]
October 28, 2008 – 10:26 am
This morning the Traverse City Record-Eagle endorsed our campaign for State Representative.
The endorsement highlighted our strong positive message on Jobs, Schools and the Great Outdoors, including working to close the loopholes in the Great Lakes Compact and efforts to make school funding more equitable.
Importantly, the Record-Eagle also took my opponent to task for “taking the [...]
October 24, 2008 – 1:14 pm
The Muskegon Chronicle today became the third newspaper to endorse our campaign for State Representative saying, “We like what we see in Democratic newcomer Dan Scripps, who wins our endorsement this time out.” The newspaper went on to write, “Scripps is an outdoorsman, who impressed our editorial board with his commitment to the Great Lakes [...]
October 23, 2008 – 7:32 pm
(Part 11 in an 11-week economic plan to get Michigan moving again and get our people back to work)
With all the challenges facing Michigan’s economy, the first thing the legislature needs to do is to make sure it’s not making a difficult situation even worse. Michigan citizens deserve a state legislature that is willing to [...]
October 23, 2008 – 1:24 pm
The Ludington Daily News today became the second district newspaper to endorse our campaign for State Representative citing the fact that we have run a “clean, comprehensive, and positive campaign.” The newspaper also made their case that I would be more effective in the legislature on behalf of the citizens in this district, stating “there [...]
October 20, 2008 – 2:41 pm
There has been a lot of buzz over the weekend about a negative political hit piece put out by my opponent’s campaign. The piece, which landed in people’s mailboxes on Friday, communicates a message of hate. That goes too far.
I addressed this issue at an event on Saturday, and I wanted to share that with [...]
October 18, 2008 – 11:02 am
The Manistee News Advocate today endorsed our campaign for State Representative, saying Dan is “the best candidate to lead the people of Manistee County, the 101st District, and Michigan into the future.”
The endorsement, made after the paper interviewed both candidates and following two Manistee County forums, highlights Dan’s focus on job creation and commitment to [...]
