Anthony Paesano

Anthony Paesano earned a bachelor's degree from Purdue University in 1994 and a law degree from the University of Detroit, Mercy School of Law in 1999.[1]

State Senate

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U.S. House

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Who are you? Tell us about yourself.

I am an attorney, small business owner, father, husband and concerned citizen. I’m running for state representative because I am concerned about the direction our state is going. We need elected leaders who are beholden to their communities, not beholden to Lansing special interests. I will be a voice for small business, parents and public safety. My focus as State Representative in the 19th District will be on common sense solutions to problems impacting our lives and families.

Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

I support legislation that prioritizes parental input over teachers’ unions and government bureaucrats. I will oppose any legislation or funding of districts where the focus is on anything other than reading, writing and arithmetic. I oppose politics in the classroom. I support student opportunity scholarships to pay for educational expenses for tutoring and even tuition at a private school and creating scholarships by giving tax credits to individuals and companies making contributions to scholarship granting organizations makes sense for our kids. We should be measuring education success by the outputs – not the inputs. We need to put the emphasis on STEM – not CRT, not gender identity.I am small business; I own a small business and counsel small businesses. Today, employers are still struggling to find workers, which is driving up wages, which is driving up costs to consumers, and contributing to the highest inflation rate in 40 years. As state representative, I will make sure we hold government accountable. I will be a guardian of tax dollars, and I will vote against all reckless spending.Violent in crime in Michigan is out-of-control. Progressives want to defund the police and that’s how we got here. I oppose defunding the police. I oppose reducing the number of officers on the street. I oppose the elimination of cash bail so there’s more criminals on the streets. I oppose making it easier for the criminals to sue the police through elimination of qualified immunity.

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

I will be a voice for small business. I am the picture of small business. I own small businesses and have been counseling small business on financial and growth issues for 23 years. Our small businesses have been struggling the last 3 years and I know what it takes to start a small business and navigate an increasingly hostile regulatory structure.

I will be a voice for parents. The Covid shutdowns and the increasing politicization of the classroom have exposed legitimate questions about the focus of our public schools. Parents deserve a say in that discussion. We need to be focused on “best in class curriculum” and not advancing a progressive social agenda in our schools. We already have a massive literacy and math gap in FHS and other schools within the District.

I will be a voice for public safety. Crime is rising throughout the state. Eight cities in Michigan are among the 50 most violent in the country. I oppose defunding the police. I oppose reducing the number of officers on the street. I oppose the elimination of cash bail so there’s more criminals on the streets. I oppose making it easier for the criminals to sue the police through elimination of qualified immunity.