August 18, 2008 – 12:55 pm
My campaign team and I walked some of the small towns and villages in Manistee County over the weekend, along with many of our most dedicated volunteers from the Manistee County Dems! Thanks to all of you that are on the ground and making this campaign possible!
I also was privileged with the honor of meeting [...]
August 11, 2008 – 2:24 pm
This past weekend, my campaign team and I were busy knocking doors in the Village of Onekama in Manistee County and Inland Township (a more rural part of Benzie County)… we made lots of contacts and identified many supporters! I want you to know that we have had great success on the doorstep and always [...]
101st District candidate wants action after garbage washes up on Lake Michigan shore
LUDINGTON - State House candidate Dan Scripps today called for change to protect local beaches and the tourism dollars they generate after hundreds of pounds of trash washed up on the Lake Michigan shoreline in Manistee and Mason counties this week.
“An influx of [...]
Plan will encourage production of alternative fuels, jumpstart economy
LUDINGTON - As gas prices soared over the holiday weekend, Democratic House hopeful Dan Scripps today called on the State Senate to take action on a plan that will bring motorists the relief they need by encouraging alternative fuel production in Michigan, which will decrease our dependence [...]
State House candidate for the 101st District hails victory for Michigan workers
NORTHPORT – With Michigan’s minimum wage increase taking effect, Democratic State House candidate Dan Scripps hailed today as a victory for Michigan’s working families. The minimum wage will now be set at $7.40 an hour, the third and final step of a plan [...]
Michigan Energy Fair
Friday, June 27nd - Sunday, June 29th, 2008
in Onekama, MI
at the Manistee County Fairgrounds
This weekend marks the 3rd Annual Michigan Energy Fair put on by the Great Lakes Renewable Energy Association that will be held right in the heart of the 101st District at the Manistee County Fair Grounds in Onekama. The fair [...]
Last night I had the pleasure of taking part in a Candidate Forum held by the Manistee County League of Women Voters at the Manistee High School. I was joined by my four Republican opponents in a 3-minute question and answer format focusing on issues relevant to Michigan, and specifically the citizens of the 101st [...]
Dan Scripps, the Democratic candidate in the 101st District, has been included in the first round of Red-to-Blue Michigan Majority candidates by the Michigan Democratic Action Network (MDAN), a Washington D.C.-based organization that works to elect Democratic candidates in the Senate and House of Michigan.
The MDAN endorsement comes on heels of Scripps being the [...]
Scripps is only State House candidate in Michigan to be endorsed by national organization
Dan Scripps, Democratic candidate for State Representative in Michigan’s 101st House District, has been endorsed by 21st Century Democrats, a national organization that support Democratic progressive leaders in key competitive elections across the country. Scripps is the only State Representative candidate in [...]
Campaign begins with four day, four county “Jobs, Schools and Great Outdoors” tour
Dan Scripps, Democratic candidate for 101st District, will launch his campaign next week with four days of events focusing on “Jobs, Schools and the Great Outdoors.” The campaign kickoff tour will tour Mason, Manistee, Benzie and Leelanau counties and give Scripps the opportunity [...]
