State Representative Veronica Paiz from Michigan 10th District

6/02/2025

State Representative Veronica Paiz

c/o Office of State Representative Veronica Paiz

Michigan House of Representatives

PO Box 30014

Lansing, MI  48909

Dear State Representative Paiz,

My name is Matt Winick, an Asian American from Ann Arbor, Michigan and I have a strong interest in learning history including social justice. In these subjects, I like to learn the need for civil rights to be stronger to reduce discrimination, protect the environment from pollution, expand on social justice to improve communities, and many others.  State Representative Paiz, the main reason why I’m writing you letter is to explain how I find your work when you served as Member of the Michigan House of Representatives from 11th district and as current Member of the Michigan House of Representatives from 10th district to be very inspiring to me. 

When you served as Member of the Michigan House of Representatives from 11th district from 2023-2025 and as current Member of the Michigan House of Representatives from 10th district, I truly appreciate on how you are a strong supporter of civil rights by advocating for people with disabilities’ rights, supporting funds for women including minorities businesses to help them compete in the economy, and expanding laws to combat against hate-crime to help protect minorities including people who are different.  On the economy, I liked on how you support expanding jobs-training programs to help train youth including workers to develop work skills to help prepare for the work force and advocate for the need to raise the minimum wage to help assist minimum wage workers afford  to live.  Also during covid-19 pandemic, I really like on how you have been a fierce advocate and supporter for people who are low-income or people who have lost jobs or are struggling with unemployment to get assist on getting health insurance to help them stay healthy along with get help on mental health.Supporting funds for renewable energy resources to help reduce addiction on oil with gas, encouraging businesses including industries to use energy efficient products to help reduce high energy cost while reduce pollution, and working with state legislatures to expand funds to help clean parks including water resources to make them safe for people to use is common sense to help protect the environment.  On education, I really like your commitment to provide funds to help improve special education to help students with disabilities get the accommodations they need to learn and support literacy programs to help students including adults develop or improve on their literacy skills.  On voter’s rights I really like on how you are an advocate for the need for in-person early voting before the election and allow people to have absentee ballot without a reason. Also on criminal justice reform, I like on how you are supported legislation to expand on drug treatment programs to help drug users get the care they need to reduce drug abuse and advocate for the need for ethics reform to reduce police misconduct or police brutality on citizens. Another thing that I like about your work in the Michigan Senate is how you voted in favor for legislation to repeal the tampon tax to help provide women including women who are low income afford to get menstrual products for other health reasons including better access to safe sex so they won’t have to pay high taxes, advocate for the need for more programs to help the homeless get shelter along with supplies, support the need for better health care to help people with pre-existing conditions or people who can’t afford insurance get the care they need, heavily support women’s rights to choose, and support expanding funds to help assist people with autism spectrum including people with disabilities to get better access to health care services. 

State Representative Paiz, have autism with a learning disability. Having a disability is hard for me because I have trouble comprehending on learning different advanced subjects, sometimes I struggle to communicate my thoughts in different settings (social and environmental), and get teased. Also with my disability I sometimes face discrimination in getting help in the health care system or other services. Your continuous strong support for Civil Rights including people with disabilities’ rights really inspires me to work hard on my disability.  On Youtube and your Facebook page I enjoy listening to you talk about social justice, civil rights including people with disabilities’ rights, environmental protection, and criminal justice reform. Your role as former Member of the Michigan House of Representatives from 11th district and as current Member of the Michigan House of Representatives from 10th district helps give me motivation to continue learn different subjects. My future goal is to someday work in these areas to help emphasize the need for civil rights to be stronger to reduce discrimination, protecting the environment from pollution, expanding on criminal justice reform to help protect people’s rights while reduce crime, and many others. 

I strongly believe that you are making a great difference in the Michigan state legislature. I’m very proud on how you are working hard to support civil rights, protect the environment, expand on social justice, and many others. You truly inspire me to work hard on my disability, learn more about your work, and continue to learn different subjects. Thank you for advocating for people with disabilities’ rights  in the Michigan capitol. Thanks for taking the time to read my letter, working hard to make a great difference, and inspiring me. Please continue to advocate and push for common sense ideas.

Sincerely,

Matt Winick