Hello, House District 10!
I am so proud – and excited – that House District 10 has TWO OLYMPIANS at the 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympic Games! Emilea Zingas, a Grosse Pointe South graduate, competed in Ice Dance, and native Grosse Pointer Zach Werenski, who is a NHL defenseman with the Columbus Blue Jackets. Zingas and her partner placed 5th in Ice Dance — an impressive feat for first time Olympians and I look forward to seeing them at the next winter Olympics. Werenski is playing defense for Team U.S.A., which is currently dominating all other teams!
On a legislative note, in late January, I traveled to Minnesota to join over 40 state Representatives and Senators from 13 states for the Day of Solidarity with Minnesota legislators amid growing concern over Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) extremist actions. While there, I attended a Senate subcommittee meeting about the legalities of ICE’s actions and impacts on Minnesotans. I also met with local community activists, and the parents of children in daycare centers who explained to me their struggles to protect children from the trauma of ICE’s assaults on schools and youth. Federal law enforcement should never cost lives or undermine the safety and dignity of children and communities.
In early March, I’ll be joining colleagues in Alabama for the Bloody Sunday Commemoration — a weekend reflecting on the Civil Rights Movement and the work still ahead of us. The weekend will conclude with the 61st Annual Selma Bridge Crossing Jubilee, a walk across the Edmund Pettus Bridge in honor of the 1965 civil rights march. I look forward to filling you in about this “All Boots On the Bridge” event in next month’s newsletter.
Listed below are legislative updates and dates for community conversations. When possible, I do attend neighborhood community meetings. As always, you’re welcome to contact my office for suggestions and ideas for coffee hours, town halls, tributes, and more.
Warm regards,
