Special Election Day Message:

Dear Friends and Supporters,

It has been a very busy election season,

and I am truly grateful for all your help.

Please join my family and me tonight,

November 2, 2010

to celebrate your hard work:

The Brass Pointe Restaurant

24234 Orchard Lake Road

(just north of 10 Mile Road)

Farmington Hills, Michigan

from 8:00 p.m.

With the election campaign in full swing, I want to share with you my positions on several key issues. This week, I want to focus on education:

Education is the greatest investment we can make as a state. I refuse to balance the budget on the backs of our children, and I will continue to fight cuts to school funding. Our kids deserve every opportunity to reach their full potential.

Every child in Michigan must have access to a world-class education in order to compete for good-paying jobs in the global economy. Our schools are molding the leaders of tomorrow and the highly educated workforce our state needs to attract job providers and emerging industries. Our schools must have the resources to get the job done right.

I’ve voted against funding cuts to education – and will continue to do so – because we cannot mortgage our children’s future to balance the budget. It’s time to stand up for our kids. I will continue to fight back against lawmakers, including my own party, who cut school funding instead of creating real reforms that save tax dollars. I will continue meeting with parents, administrators, faculty and students so that we can work together to keep our schools among the best in Michigan. As a mother of two, I understand that our children deserve nothing less.

Welcome to my Web Site!

It was a wonderful summer to go door-to-door and speak to so many Farmington and Farmington Hills residents. Ok, it was a little hot and very dry, but I still enjoyed it. I even found that walking on the few days this summer that we had light rain, the droplets were welcome relief from the heat.

I want to thank all of you who took the time to talk with me and share your thoughts. It is clear that jobs and education are your top priorities - they are mine, as well. Many of you shared your stories about family members, friends and neighbors caught up in the bad economy and struggling to make ends meet.

Now, more than ever, we need an efficient state government that spends your precious tax dollars wisely. I am committed to fixing Lansing and making our legislature accountable to you, our citizens.

I am appalled that our wonderful schools paid the price for last year’s budget catastrophe. We cannot, and should not, balance the budget on the backs of our children. We must make certain our schools have the resources they need to prepare our children to compete in a global economy and to ensure that each student receives a world-class public education. I won’t settle for anything less and neither should you.

But my fight does not stop at the classroom door. As an investment consultant, I know that Lansing must not only spend your tax dollars carefully but invest those dollars wisely, as well. We have allowed our treasury department to place billions of dollars on deposit in large out-of-state banks that refuse to lend to Michigan’s small businesses and refuse to refinance home loans for our residents. This is unacceptable.

We need to move that money – taxpayer money – into local banks that will help our citizens and businesses revitalize our economy.

That is why I have been working with community banks, credit unions and small business associations to develop a plan to increase lending so companies can expand and create more good paying jobs here in Michigan.

I know times are hard. With your help and support, I will continue to work hard to fix Lansing and make our great state the best place to live, work and raise a family.

Events: Open House, September 12,
Coffee with Vicki: September 13; October 9.

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Elect Vicki Open House

Sunday, September 12, 2010

1:00 PM - 3:30 PM

29312 Orchard Lake Road

Farmington Hills, Michigan 48334
Telephone: 248.737.7210

Please bring items needed to support Elect Vicki Barnett:

Equipment: small refrigerator, tables, shelving, folding and desk chairs, microwave utility cart, file cabinet

Office Supplies: hanging folders, letter size folders, manila envelopes, pens, pencils, rulers, glue, reams of paper,

Food/Beverage: bottled water, coffee, reg. decaf, sugar, art. Sweetener, dry creamer, coffee filters, canned reg., diet Pepsi, Coke, canned soft drinks, pretzels, crackers, peanut butter, hard candy