WCPT 820 Candidate Interview: Winnie Brinks

Richard Chew is joined by Winnie Brinks, majority leader of the Michigan state Senate and Democratic candidate for Michigan lieutenant governor. She discussed her campaign, her legislative record, and priorities for a Benson-Brinks administration. Here is a brief summary of the conversation: - Brinks entered politics through a 2012 write-in campaign after "my now predecessor had just switched parties on the filing deadline without telling anybody that he was going to do that except for the Republicans, and that left us without a Democrat on the ballot." - She later flipped a Republican-held state Senate seat and rose to Senate majority leader, becoming the first woman to hold the top position in a Michigan legislative chamber. - Legislative accomplishments include school debt relief, expanded school funding equity, free school meals, a quintupled earned income tax credit, restored collective bargaining rights, reproductive-rights protections, LGBTQ protections, and climate legislation. - Brinks identified election integrity, housing affordability, education, and utility costs as major priorities. Catch "Chew's Views with Richard Chew” weekdays from 6:00 to 8:00 a.m. Central on WCPT (heartlandsignal.com/programs/chews-views). Follow us: Website: https://heartlandsignal.com WCPT Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WCPT820 Heartland Signal Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HeartlandSignal Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@heartlandsignal Heartland Signal X: https://x.com/HeartlandSignal WCPT 820 X: https://x.com/WCPT820 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/heartlandsignal Threads: threads.com/@heartlandsignal YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@heartlandsignal