“To Gov. Whitmer, bipartisanship is a ‘half-truth’ meant to score political points,” said Fox, R-Fremont. “If she was serious about bipartisan legislation, then she and the Democrats would share power with Republicans in the evenly split House of Representatives and have conversations about plans that would actually benefit Michigan families.”

The Michigan House of Representatives voted early Thursday morning for a financial disclosure and transparency plan for government officials. Rep. Fox joined a large bipartisan group of legislators who voted NO on the plan, believing it did not go nearly far enough. The bills have been widely criticized by the public for their numerous loopholes […]

Rep. Joseph Fox spoke out today following a 15-hour House session orchestrated that finally ended as Democrats forced through a massive energy package for Michigan on a pure party line vote. The package primarily requires Michigan to switch to solar and wind power completely by 2035 bit it has come under more controversial fire for […]

Rep. Joseph Fox was appalled today to witness the Democrat leadership reject a bipartisan House resolution that would condemn Hamas and support Israel’s right to self-defense. The resolution did not receive a vote but instead was moved to the House Government Operations Committee – widely considered a graveyard for legislation. “I am shocked that Michigan […]

State Rep. Joseph Fox on Friday criticized Democrat-sponsored proposals that would repeal health, safety, and reporting standards for abortion clinics, pay for elective abortions with taxpayer funds, eliminate informed consent requirements, and permit partial-birth abortion – an extremely unpopular late-term abortion procedure. The House Health Policy Committee on Thursday considered House Bills 4949-4959, the “Reproductive […]

Rep. Joseph Fox is speaking out today against a carbon-free mandate for Michigan being pushed by Governor Gretchen Whitmer. “Governor Whitmer wants to speed Michigan along the path to a carbon-free energy portfolio by 2035 whether or not our energy grid and our family budgets can make it work,” Fox said. “For major utility companies, […]

Rep. Joseph Fox is speaking out today following the governor’s recent speech outlining her legislative agenda for the rest of 2023. In her “What’s Next?” speech earlier this week, Gov. Whitmer touted a long list of her priorities for the fall.  One of the proposals she’s pushing is expected to eliminate parental consent for minors […]

State Rep. Joseph Fox is standing up for families and small businesses in northern Michigan by speaking out against wasteful spending and a tax hike built into the new state budget. Last week, the governor signed into law House Bill 4437, the general state budget for the fiscal year that begins Oct. 1. The bill, […]

“Since when does a legislative body have the authority to declare a Supreme Court decision unconstitutional? Within the federalist framework that the founders constructed, a state Legislature has no authority to compel the federal legislative branch to do anything.”

With a record-high $81.7 billion budget, Governor Whitmer and Lansing Democrats plan to leave feasts for bloated bureaucratic systems and only throw out crumbs to support Michigan families struggling from the effects of inflation.

State Rep. Joseph Fox recently voted against dangerous plans that risk the security and integrity of Michigan’s elections.