Rebecca Amidon in the News

Michigan State Senate candidate Rebecca Amidon (SD-32) sits down with Breaking the Meta to talk about why she's running against a MAGA sheriff to represent West Michigan. A college professor, mom, firearm owner, and former Republican-turned-Democrat, Rebecca breaks down what nobody in Lansing wants to talk about: only two hospitals in five counties have labor and delivery wards, less than half of pregnant women in Manistee County received prenatal care, and Michigan loses $2.9 billion every year to the childcare crisis.

This is a real conversation about what it takes to run as an outsider, why "nice and smiley" candidates keep losing, and how a different kind of Democrat earns Republican endorsements without rolling over.

Manistee News Advocate | "It’s time for leaders who will stop playing political games and start delivering results. I’m ready to bring common sense, cooperation, and a focus on people over party to the Michigan state Senate," Amidon said. "Our families, schools and communities deserve leaders who put people first — and I’m ready to lead."

MIRS News | Sabo will not be trying to run for the Senate again next year to replace the term-limited Bumstead. Instead, one of his 2022 campaign staffers, Rebecca AMIDON, has officially launched her candidacy for the seat. 

Amidon volunteers at the Safe Harbor Homeless Shelter in Manistee and is a communications adjunct professor at West Shore Community College and Mid Michigan Community College. She's additionally a mother of two, looking to speak about challenges directly affecting young families in and around Manistee County. 

The 74 Million | “Medicaid is there to catch us all when we fall,” said Amidon, who lives in Manistee, Michigan. “It’s not just for people who’ve always needed it; it’s for people like my family as well, who never thought that we would be in a position to rely on it. Without Medicaid and these early intervention services, our family would be facing a much different reality.”

Georgetown University McCourt School of Public Policy: Center for Children and Families | "The star of the discussion was Rebecca Amidon, a Michigan parent of two children who received early intervention services. Rebecca explained how Medicaid and Early On, Michigan’s early intervention program, worked together to help her children in Michigan to get the care they needed that family could not afford without coverage."

Manistee News Advocate | Amidon said the rally message was to tell “the oligarchs” and lawmakers to “take their hands off our healthcare, off our wages, our safety, our rights... Take your hands off the Manistee National Forest where we’ve already lost forest workers,” she said. “Take your hands off our Feed America food trucks that support over 200 Manistee County families.”

Interlochen Public Radio | Last fall, IPR brought you “A Crisis of Care” – a five-part series about childcare in northern Michigan. We spoke to the Amidon family in Manistee about their needs. Now they're invited to Washington D.C to advocate for Michigan families, and will meet one-on-one with US Senators Gary Peters, Debbie Stabenow and Congressman John Moolenaar. Rebecca Amidon said they will advocate for more affordable, high quality childcare.

Interlochen Public Radio | "After all, these kids are going to grow up to be the people who make the world work and investing in them now, Rebecca says, will only benefit all of us."

Manistee News Advocate | “What’s happening in Texas right now, there’s no exception for rape and incest, and that is unacceptable,” Amidon said. “... I can understand putting some type of limits to a certain degree, but when you say no exceptions, then we can’t be OK with that.” Amidon said being pro-choice does not mean pro-abortion, but rather being “pro-a woman’s right to choose her own path.”