Jaz Martus
State House, District 69 · Democratic · Michigan
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Where they stand
Jobs and economic development: Martus supports forward-thinking economic development focused on overlooked communities and working families, including efforts to create good-paying jobs.
Prescription drugs: Martus supports lowering the cost of prescription drugs so Michiganders can afford lifesaving medicine.
Infrastructure: Martus supports improving Michigan’s crumbling infrastructure, including roads, bridges, and public transportation.
Where Jaz stands on the questions on which we score all candidates
Rights and identity · Supports: Michigan should protect access to abortion under state law.
Rights and identity · Supports: Michigan should strengthen protections and nondiscrimination requirements for LGBTQ+ residents.
Public safety and justice · Likely supports: Michigan should adopt tougher prosecution and sentencing for violent crime.
Public safety and justice · Supports: Michigan should increase support for law enforcement recruitment, retention, and public safety capacity.
Public safety and justice · Supports: Michigan should support first responders with increased pay, training, equipment, and resources.
Economy and taxes · Supports: Michigan should strengthen legal protections for workers to form and join unions.
Economy and taxes · Supports: Michigan should use targeted state economic-development incentives to attract and retain employers.
Economy and taxes · Likely supports: Michigan should reduce the state income tax burden.
Economy and taxes · Supports: Michigan should keep its 2023 repeal of the right-to-work law.
Economy and taxes · Supports: Michigan should raise the state minimum wage.
Economy and taxes · Likely supports: Michigan should lower taxes on businesses, especially small businesses and startups.
Economy and taxes · Supports: Michigan should repeal the retirement tax or provide similar tax relief for retirees and seniors.
Economy and taxes · Likely supports: Michigan should use state-backed investment programs to support entrepreneurship and small business startups.
Energy and environment · Supports: Michigan should strengthen environmental protections.
Energy and environment · Likely supports: Michigan should expand clean and renewable energy generation.
Democracy and government · Likely supports: Michigan should set stricter limits on political contributions in state elections.
Democracy and government · Supports: Michigan should ensure fair state revenue sharing with local governments.
Health and family · Supports: Michigan should require paid family and medical leave for workers.
Health and family · Supports: Michigan should expand access to behavioral health and mental health services.
Health and family · Likely supports: Michigan should strengthen access to primary care across the state.
Health and family · Supports: Michigan should take state action to make prescription drugs more affordable.
Health and family · Likely supports: Michigan should keep its Healthy Michigan Plan Medicaid expansion.
Education · Supports: Michigan should expand state-supported pathways for youth career readiness, mentorship, and postsecondary opportunity.
Education · Supports: Michigan should increase pay for K-12 educators and school support staff.
Education · Likely supports: Michigan should expand state support for career and technical education in high schools.
Education · Supports: Michigan should increase overall state funding for K-12 public schools.
Education · Likely supports: Michigan should allow more curriculum flexibility and pathways for students beyond a traditional college-prep track.
Education · Supports: Michigan should increase state support for college affordability.
Education · Supports: Michigan should invest in workforce development and job training programs.
Housing and infrastructure · Supports: Michigan should expand public transportation service and accessibility.
In the news
Beyond the ballot: Genesee County Farm Bureau puts members face-to-face with candidates (michiganfarmnews.com, Sep 28, 2026)
Cherry, Martus to host final forum focused on mental health resources (mlive.com, May 19, 2026)