State Rep. Steve Carra, R-Three Rivers, today issued a statement about Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s weird video she made of herself feeding a single Dorito chip to a woman on Instagram: When I saw Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s weird Doritos video, I had the same initial reaction as just about everyone else: it looks a lot like […]

The House Freedom Caucus on Wednesday introduced a five-bill package along with an accompanying resolution to empower law enforcement to crack down on widespread illegal immigration. State Reps. Neil Friske, Steve Carra, Matt Maddock, and James DeSana made the announcement during a press conference Wednesday morning. The bills would require all Michigan law enforcement agencies […]

Spending time as a tourist in our state is a wonderful way to create new memories and traditions. This information will help guide you to your next adventure. State Rep. Steve Carra hopes to see you at a local event this summer!

State Rep. Steve Carra said on Thursday that the best way to honor military members and their families is to pass “Defend the Guard” legislation that would require an official declaration of war before putting the Michigan National Guard in harm’s way. “We should have the decency to declare war before we send our brave […]

Tuesday, May 14th, 2024I voted NO on HB 5147 (Rep. Rheingans) Would eliminate the sunset on the Higher Education Authorization and Distance Education Reciprocal Exchange Act, which was previously extended under HB 4982. EXPLANATION: Keeping the sunset in place would provide an opportunity for legislators to review the efficiency of the government run program and […]

Tuesday, May 7th, 2024I ABSTAINED from voting on HB 5434 (Rep. Glanville) Would designate a portion of M-11 in Kent County as the “Korean War Veterans Memorial Drive.” EXPLANATION: This was not the right timing for the bill to come forward based on internal conversations. It would have had my support at a later date.PASSED: […]

Tuesday, April 30th, 2024I voted NO on HB 4169 H-1, 4170 H-1 (Reps. Rogers and Wozniak) Would create the Occupational Therapy Licensure Compact to allow for the privilege to practice in member states under the compact and state requirements. EXPLANATION: This represents yet another opportunity for private businesses to become entangled with the state in […]

Tuesday, April 23rd, 2024I voted NO on HB 5527(S-2) (Rep. Fitzgerald) Would require all public schools to have a cardiac emergency response plan in place that includes the use of school personnel to respond to a sudden cardiac arrest on the school’s campus. AEDs would be required to be on-site. Also requires that any public […]

State Rep. Steve Carra, R-Three Rivers, today released a statement about a new development in a brewing scandal involving a $4,500 coffeemaker paid for with taxpayer money: The Detroit News just revealed that the reason Attorney General Dana Nessel opened an investigation into a $20 million grant given to a Whitmer appointee was because of […]

Thursday, April 18th, 2024 I voted NO on HB 4842 (Rep. Price) Would amend 1964 PA 183, which regulates the State Building Authority (SBA), to eliminate the requirement that pools of obligations issued by the authority mature and become fully payable to the creditor or creditors within five years. EXPLANATION: Not enough time was given […]

State Rep. Steve Carra, R-Three Rivers, today released an emergency statement after news broke that Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has opened an investigation into the purchase of a $4,500 coffeemaker by a Whitmer appointee: When I first heard that a Whitmer appointee spent $4,500 of taxpayer money on a Jura coffeemaker (with optional cup […]

State Rep. Steve Carra, R-Three Rivers, today released an emergency statement calling on people to withhold judgment after The Detroit News reported that a Whitmer appointee and Democrat donor spent $4,500 of taxpayer money on a coffeemaker after getting a $20 million grant from the state: I want to urge everyone to calm down and […]