Senator Kevin Daley's Press Releases
Sen. Daley honors Donate Life Month, seeks to increase organ donor registry participation
LANSING, Mich. — The Michigan Senate on Wednesday adopted Sen. Kevin Daley’s resolution to recognize April 2025 as National Donate Life Month. “The generous gift of organ, tissue and eye donation can provide families that are tragically confronted by the death of a loved one with the comfort of knowing the gift of donated organs and tissues will provide another person with renewed hope for a
Sen. Daley responds to governor’s State of the State address
LANSING, Mich. — Sen. Kevin Daley, R-Lum, issued the following statement Wednesday after hearing Gov. Gretchen Whitmer deliver her 2025 State of the State address at the Michigan Capitol: “Sometimes I wonder if the governor is living in the same state as the rest of us. Michigan continues to fall behind in nearly every national metric under her leadership — 46th for unemployment rate, 39th for
Daley urges governor to call special election for 35th District residents left without Senate representation
LANSING, Mich. — Sen. Kevin Daley on Wednesday called on Gov. Gretchen Whitmer to announce special election dates for the vacated 35th District in order to ensure more than 270,000 residents are not left without a voice in the Michigan Senate. “This vacancy didn’t come as a surprise,” said Daley, R-Lum, during remarks on the Senate floor. “We have known since November that the previous senator
Daley says no to growing the state government
LANSING, Mich. — Senate Natural Resources and Agriculture Committee Minority Vice Chair Kevin Daley on Thursday voted against growing the size of state government by creating new overreaching statewide codes to regulate septic systems. “If a citizen purchases a property with a septic tank, the burden is on them to maintain it or face the consequences, not on the taxpayers to subsidize further government bureaucracy,” said
Daley joins Senate Republicans in calling Democrat majority back to work to save 50,000 Michigan jobs
LANSING, Mich. — State Sen. Kevin Daley on Wednesday joined with the Senate Republican caucus in calling upon the governor and Democratic legislative majority to return to Lansing and get serious about saving an estimated 50,000 hospitality industry jobs now in jeopardy following a recent Michigan Supreme Court ruling that will affect the state’s tipped workers. “We are facing a major economic crisis, yet the Senate
Daley joins Gift of Life Michigan, supporters at Capitol rally
LANSING, Mich. — Sen. Kevin Daley joined organization members and residents from across the state at the Gift of Life event at the Michigan Capitol on Wednesday. Daley, who has been a long-time supporter of the cause, spoke to participants about the meaningful effect donations can have on Michigan families in need, and the personal relationship his family has with the organization. “This is an issue