Accolades for Rep. Amash
Rep. Justin Amash, endorsed by the RLC-MI before his highly competitive primary last summer, recently received some attention for his principled voting pattern. From Gongwer News, a couple of weeks ago (subscription required–which is why we didn’t notice this until now):
Rep. Justin Amash (R-Kentwood) isn’t into labels, but five months into his freshman term, he’s getting a reputation.
That’s what can happen when a lawmaker is often the only ‘no’ vote on a bill. Over and over again.
Rep. Justin Amash
We’re happy to report that Rep. Amash’s notoriety is being compared to one of the RLC-MI’s favorite former representatives:
Some observers might say that sounds familiar, a la former Rep. Leon Drolet, who was not afraid to stand out in his caucus and with his voting record.
But Mr. Amash is charting a new course in much different territory as Republicans nationally and in Michigan search to regain their political strength….
Time will tell whether that statement overstates the case, but we’re happy to see Rep. Amash is having an impact so far.
(Check out our legislator rankings in the coming weeks to see how former Rep. Drolet, as well as the other 2005-2006 legislators, voted relative to each other–and relative to a pro-liberty voting record.)
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