Our Values
You’ll see and hear team Hood living our values daily. We believe that deeds are better than words.
People First - Thriving, informed people are at the heart of every successful society. From early childhood education to senior pharmaceutical costs, and every life moment in between. Our work is to make life easier and better for you.
Dependable & Committed - A track record of steady and dependable service, advancing the solutions that matter to you.
Public Service - Committed to focusing on you and your family’s success.
Transparency - From the ballot to the floor of the Michigan House of Representatives, I’m working for you to have access to the information you need to make informed decisions, no exceptions.
Science & Data Count - Science and data help inform better decisions.
Supercharge Michigan’s economy
The COVID-19 pandemic has shaken every aspect of Michigan’s economy, but we are bouncing back strong. We must make smart economic development investments that will incentivize companies to do business in our great state and keep costs low for our working families and seniors. I will fight to:
Expand the Earned Income Tax Credit to let Michiganders keep more of their hard-earned money
Support employers, especially our small businesses, emerge from the pandemic.
Repeal the unpopular “pension tax”
Create good-paying, union jobs in the places we need them most.
Work to create incentives for companies to innovate in Michigan.
Promote competition and ensure local companies can thrive.
Support CHoice
With Roe v Wade overturned, we must ensure that people can make reproductive healthcare choices between themselves and their doctor, no one else. We must protect choice in Michigan by:
Repealing the archaic 1931 law that makes certain reproductive healthcare procedures a felony
Follow 50 years of settled precedent and codify the right to choose in state law
Invest in support systems for infant and maternal health
Revitalize our state’s education system
Our future is being built today, and policy makers in Lansing are responsible to set the stage for success. Michigan was once known for top-in-the-nation schools and today’s kids deserve no less. We need to continue investment in:
Continued early childhood & affordable child care investments.
Programs that prioritize in-person educational instruction.
Resources for career tech & degree completion that move students to good-paying jobs.
Teacher retention and attraction in valued career paths.
Clean Water and smart infrastructure
A truly Grand River runs through the 81st district, connecting us to Michigan’s greatest blessing: our bountiful freshwater resources. Michigan holds a special responsibility to lead in efforts to protect the Great Lakes. Failing to do so will be at our own peril — the loss of thousands of jobs, a massive hit to our state economy, and an unimaginable toll on our state’s people and natural beauty. In addition, we must invest in the technology of the future that will bring us into a cleaner and more energy-independent world. I will fight for our water and planet by:
Investing in safe and smart water infrastructure that creates jobs and protects our environment.
Holding polluters accountable for safe drinking water and clean-ups.
Fighting for sustainable & clean groundwater for our communities and farmers.
Protecting our globally unique lakes and shorelines and activating our rivers.
Creating incentive programs to allow homeowners to retrofit spaces to be climate resilient in a financially responsible way.
Ensuring local Control remains local
Nobody knows their communities better than the folks who live and work in them. We must ensure local communities can make the decisions that are best for them. I will fight for this by:
Ensuring communities can allocate federal funds at their discretion.
Increase investments in local municipalities to allow them to invest in their local infrastructure.
Supporting our local Police and Fire Departments so they can adequately serve our communities
Protecting Those who served
My dad is a Vietnam Veteran. He and other vets who have bravely served our state and country deserve adequate benefits and services from our state as a token of gratitude for their service. During my time in the legislature, I have been proud to help secure funding for the new veterans facility and championed legislation that would improve the lives of those living in our veterans homes. I will continue to support our veterans by:
Ensuring we have adequate staffing levels and resources at Michigan Veterans Homes.
Establishing support systems for reporting abuse and neglect at our Veterans Homes.
Streamlining services so that it is easy for veterans to access their state benefits.
Reforming and expanding access to mental health services for our veterans.
Policies we’ve championed
In my second term, I sponsored and co-sponsored a variety of bills and bill packages to advance our shared priorities. These include
Community Solar
Bi-partisan Lead Poisoning Prevention Package
Increasing the Earned Income Tax Credit
Protecting our Water in the Public Trust
Repealing the Pension Tax
Investing in our communities
As a member of the House Appropriations Committee for her first 2 terms, Rep Hood has been instrumental in helping to bring home tens of millions of dollars of investments in our communities. These investments include:
Over $100 million for the Grand River Greenway project
State Veteran’s Facilities—including ensuring veteran’s home workers were fairly compensated for their work throughout the pandemic
$360 million for public safety recruitment and retention
5% increase in revenue sharing for our local municipalities, helping to increase funding for local police/fire services.
Historic K-12 education budgets, closing the per-pupil gap
$200M in early childhood education
$10M for Michigan Saves
$7M Grand River Restoration thru the Grand Rapids Whitewater Project
$6.5 million for moving costs associated with the new Veterans Home
$4 million for the Kent County Sustainable Business Park
$3.4 million for the United Methodist Community House
$3 million for Conservation Districts
$2 million for the Double Up Food Bucks program
$500,000 for the Grand Rapids Public Museum Riverfront Project
$500,000 for Grand Rapids Center for Community Transformation
