Welcome to my Web site!
I'm State Representative Lee Gonzales, and I serve Michigan's 49th House District.
I hope you find my Web site useful and informative. You can use it to keep up-to-date on the work I'm doing in Lansing to make our community a better place to live, work and raise a family. You can also use it to sign up to receive my e-newsletter. I encourage you to please contact me if I can ever be of service. I am here to serve you and be your voice in our State Capitol.
Sincerely,
State Representative Lee Gonzales
49th House District
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Plan will protect health of Michigan families— May 26, 2009LANSING – The Michigan House of Representatives today passed a plan proposed by State Representative Lee Gonzales (D-Flint Township) to make Michigan the 37th state to ban smoking in most indoor places, including bars and restaurants. ...
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Plan leverages $138M in stimulus dollars to help workers hurt by down economy— May 06, 2009LANSING – As part of their continuing effort to help Michigan workers who are struggling in the global economic crisis, Genesee County lawmakers today passed a plan to extend unemployment benefits for workers who take advantage of retraining or vocational programs to pursue good-paying jobs available now in high-demand fields. ...
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Plan will encourage investment, development in low-income communities— Apr 29, 2009LANSING – Genesee County lawmakers today voted for a series of bills that will create a state-level New Market Tax Credit (NMTC) program to help boost Michigan's economy by encouraging new investment in low-income and underserved communities across the state. ...
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Plan will protect residents, Great Lakes from toxic substance— Apr 22, 2009LANSING – State Representative Lee Gonzales (D-Flint Township) today voted in favor of a plan to better protect Michigan's families and waterways by phasing out the use of mercury in several products sold in Michigan, and improve recycling practices and disposal of the toxic substance. ...
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Battery tax credits to spur $1.7 billion in economic development, create 6,600 jobs— Apr 14, 2009LANSING – State Representative Lee Gonzales (D-Flint Township) today hailed the announcement that four companies plan to invest more than $1.7 billion and create more than 6,600 jobs in Michigan in order to take advantage of Michigan's tax credits for advanced battery technologies, a plan that was the first of its kind in the nation. ...