Honorable Fiona Ma of the California State Board of Equalization

7/24/2017

Honorable Fiona Ma

c/o California State Board of Equalization

1201 K Street, Suite 710

Sacramento, CA  95814

Dear Honorable Ma,

My name is Matt Winick, an Asian American from Ann Arbor, Michigan with a strong interest in learning history including public policy and social justice.  In these subjects, I like to learn the need to make Civil Rights stronger to reduce discrimination, protect the environment from pollution, and many others.  Honorable Ma, the main reason I’m writing you a letter is to explain how I find your work as San Francisco Board of Supervisor from the 4^th District, as Member of the California State Assembly from the 12^th District and current member of the California State Board of Equalization to be very inspiring to me.

When you served as San Francisco Board of Supervisor from the 4^th District from 2002-2006, I liked on how you pushed for regulations to reduce tobacco products from being sold to youth along with ban cartoon figures promoting them and advocate for the need to ban toxins from children’s toys including passing an Ordinance Number 06107 to prohibit the manufacture with commerce of any toy if it contains bisphenol-A or other toxic chemicals.  In your role as Member of the California State Assembly from the 12^th district, I was amazed on how you made history by becoming the first Asian woman to serve as Speaker pro Tempore.   In your roles in the California State Assembly I really liked on how you pushed for the Rubber Duck Bill (assembly bill 1108) to ban toxic chemicals in toy products for babies including small children, worked with both political parties to expand funds for research to help combat against Hepatitis B along with provide medical services to people who deal with chronic Hepatitis B, and supported high-speed rail to help people get to different places while reduce co2 emissions.  Also in your role as San Francisco Board of Supervisor from the 4^th District and in the California State Assembly, I really appreciated on how you are a strong supporter of Civil Rights by advocating for people with disabilities’ rights, supporting funds to help women including minorities businesses to compete in the economy, pushing for laws to combat hate-crime to protect minorities including people who are different, and expressing the need to expand on equal pay for women. Your support for renewable energy projects to help reduce addiction to oil with gas, encourage businesses to use energy efficient products to reduce high energy cost while making jobs environmentally friendly, and push for funds to help clean water resources including beaches and parks to make them safe for people to use are great ways to protect the environment. On the economy, I liked on how you supported expanding job-training programs tom help train youth including workers to develop job-skills to help them prepare for the economy and provided tax credits to small businesses including local businesses to help them be part of the community. In your current role in the Chair of the California State Board of Equalization representing the 2^nd District I like your approach on improving the economy by expanding tax-credit to small businesses to help them hire people to work for them and improve tax filing or business registration online to help make it easier for people who are starting their own businesses file application.  Another thing that I like is how you are very active on helping the Asian American community by pushing for funds to help clean Asian American communities, expressing the need  to have more diversity programs along with educational awareness to teach people about Asian American culture, and advocating for Asian Americans with disabilities.

Honorable Ma, I have autism with a learning disability. Having a disability is hard for me because I have trouble comprehending on learning different advance subjects, sometimes I struggle to communicate my thoughts, and get teased.  Your commitment to be a strong supporter of Civil Rights including people with disabilities’ rights really inspires me to work hard on my disability.  Also as an Asian American with a disability it is a hard struggle due to some Asians including some Asian Americans tease me due to having a disability or how I don’t meet their standards.  Your role as An Asian American and helping the Asian American community along with advocating for Asian Americans with disabilities’ rights gives me motivation to continue to be proud to be an Asian American when I have some struggles and even continue to develop an interest in Asian American culture. Also your work in the California public services drives me to continue my interest in learning history including public policy. My future goal is to work in history to help emphasize the need to make Civil Rights stronger, have diversity, help spread Asian American awareness, and many others.

I strongly believe that you are making a great difference for society including Asian American communities. I’m very proud on how you are working hard to improve Civil Rights,  protect the environment, and many others. You have inspired me to continue to work hard on my disability, be proud to be an Asian American with a disability, and develop an interest in learning Asian American history including history with public policy. Thanks for taking the time to read my  letter, making a great difference for society especially Asian American communities, and inspiring me. I wish you well to continue to make a great difference and if you could please share some advice to me about how to be confident about being an Asian American with a disability when there are struggles.

Sincerely,

Matt Winick

Honorable Ma sent me a campaign t-shirt

U.S. District Chief Judge Julie A. Robinson of the U.S. District Court for the District of Kansas

1/09/2018

U.S. District Chief Judge Julie A. Robinson

U.S. District Court for the District of Kansas

c/o Robert J. Dole Courthouse

500 State Avenue, Suite 511

Kansas City, KS  66101

Dear U.S. District Chief Judge Julie A. Robinson,

My name is Matt Winick from Ann Arbor, Michigan with a strong interest in learning history and social justice. In these subjects, I like to learn the need to make Civil Rights stronger to reduce discrimination and have criminal justice reform to help protect people’s rights while reduce crime.  U.S. District Chief Judge Robinson, the main reason I’m writing you a letter is to explain how I find your work in the judicial system and in the U.S. District Court for the District of Kansas to be very inspiring to me.

When you served as Assistant U.S. Attorney for the District of Kansas from 1983-1992, I liked on how you were a strong supporter of Civil Rights by advocating for people with disabilities’ rights, prosecuted people who commit hate-crime to help protect minorities including people who are different, and investigated public places including education that practiced discrimination.  Also what I liked about your role as Assistant U.S. Attorney was how you pushed for more drug treatment programs to help drug-users get the care they need to reduce drug addiction and launched more programs to help victims of domestic violence or victims of crime get help on their trauma. In September 2001, I was very proud on how you accepted President George W. Bush to nominate you for a seat on the U.S. District Court for the District of Kansas to help him improve the judicial system.  On December 2001, I was amazed on how you made history by becoming the first African American woman to serve on the U.S. District Court for the District of Kansas.  In your current role as U.S. District Chief Judge of the U.S. District Court for the District of Kansas, I really like on how you are a continuous supporter of Civil Rights including people with disabilities’ rights, express the need for more women including minorities and people with disabilities to enter law professions along with the judicial system careers to improve diversity. Another thing that I like about your work in the U.S. District Court for the District of Kansas I truly appreciate on how you are an advocate for criminal justice reform like have drug treatment programs to help drug-users get the care they need, express the need to end racial profiling in the criminal justice system to help protect minorities including people who are different, and continue to support the idea of expanding more programs to help victims of crime get help on their trauma.

U.S. District Chief Judge Robinson, I have autism with a learning disability. Having a disability is hard for me because I have trouble comprehending on learning different advance subjects, sometimes I struggle to communicate my thoughts, and get teased. Your commitment to be a strong supporter of Civil Rights including people with disabilities’ rights really inspires me to work hard on my disability.  Also your work in the judicial career and in the U.S. District Court for the District of Kansas gives me motivation to continue to learn history and social justice.  I enjoyed watching “Pathways to the Bench: U.S. District Judge Julie Robinson” on Youtube because I had fun learning about how you got inspired to go to law school, working as a law clerk, and how you became U.S. District Judge.  My letter is a gift to you for inspiring me and to give you high praise for making history by becoming the first African American woman to serve on the U.S. District Court for the District of Kansas.

I strongly believe that you are making a great difference in the judicial system. I’m very proud on how you are working hard to support Civil Rights, advocate for criminal justice reform, and many others.  Congrats on making history on becoming the first African American woman to serve in the U.S. District Court for the District of Kansas. You have truly inspired me to work hard on my disability, continue to learn history with social justice, and to learn more about your story about going to a judicial career.  Thanks for taking the time to read my letter, making a difference in the judicial system ,and inspiring me. I wish you the best to continue to support common sense ideas in your current role as U.S. District Chief Judge.

Sincerely,

Matt Winick

She sent me a U.S. District Court for the District of Kansas mug and pin 

U.S. District Chief Judge Robinson sent me a book about eh federal courts

Honorable William Cohen from Maine, USA

10/17/2017

U.S. Secretary William Cohen

c/o The Cohen Group

Suite 200

500 Eighth Street NW

Washington, D.C.  20004

Dear U.S. Secretary Cohen,

My name is Matt Winick from Ann Arbor, Michigan with a strong interest in learning history, social justice, and public policy. In these subjects, I like to learn the need to make Civil Rights stronger to reduce discrimination, protect the environment from pollution, and many others.  U.S. Secretary Cohen, the main reason I’m writing you a letter is to explain how I find your work as U.S. Senator from Maine and as 20^th U.S. Secretary of Defense to be very inspiring to me.

When you served as U.S. Senator from Maine from 1979-1997, I liked on how you were a moderate Republican on supporting Civil Rights and protecting the environment. On Civil Rights, I was very proud on how you join Democrats including moderate Republicans like Senator Ted Kennedy, Senator Tom Harkin, Senator Bob Graham, Senator Bob Dole, Senator Richard Lugar, and Senator Nancy Kassabuam Baker to support The American with Disabilities’ Act of 1990 to help protect people with disabilities from being discriminated in education including public places.  Also on Civil Rights I really like on how you were an advocate for people with disabilities’ rights, support funds to help women including minorities businesses compete in the economy, vote in favor of the Civil Rights Act of 1991 to expand laws to help protect women, minorities, and people with disabilities from being discriminated in employment services, and express the need to reduce racial profiling in law enforcement services to help protect minorities.  Your approach to protect the environment by voting in favor of the Clean Air Act of 1990 to help reduce air pollution by requiring industries to burn clean fuel along with expand research for biofuel for vehicles including industries to use, support renewable energy sources to reduce addiction to oil with gas while reduce CO2 emissions, and work with Democrats including some moderate Republicans to pass legislation to help protect water resources along with public lands including national parks from being polluted.   Also when you served in the U.S. Senate I really liked on how you were an advocate for immigration reform to help protect immigrants including refugees form oppressive countries and push for The Montgomery G.I. Bill Act to help people who serve in the military get into a job training program.  In President Bill Clinton’s presidency I liked on how you accepted to serve as U.S. Secretary of Defense to help our country. In your role as 20^th U.S. Secretary of Defense I liked on how you worked with President Bill Clinton and the U.S. Congress to support the 1998 Defense budget which focused on recruiting with training programs to help people who join the military to develop skills, expand programs to help troops get medical care,  and push for more research into military technology to improve troops’s equipment help protect troops when they get into battle. Another thing that I liked when you served as U.S. Secretary of Defense was on how you were a strong advocate for the need to end discrimination policies for women, minorities, and people with disabilities who are in military jobs, work to expand NATO organization to include Poland, Hungary, and Czech Republic in order to work together with the U.S. on finding ways to reduce tensions with other counties, and assist President Bill Clinton with Russian President Yeltsin on the STARTIII to reduce nuclear weapons for both nations. When you left public service, I truly appreciate on how you are a strong advocate for Civil Rights, express the need for campaign finance reform to reduce corruption in elections, support human rights including immigration reform, and express the need to reduce tension between countries

U.S. Secretary Cohen, I have autism with a learning disability. Having a disability is hard for me because I have trouble comprehending on learning different advance subjects, sometimes I struggle to communicate my thoughts, and get teased. Your commitment to be a strong supporter of Civil Rights including people with disabilities’ rights really inspires me to work hard on my disability. The ADA of 1990 that you supported helped benefited me getting some education and to be protected from being discriminated.   In education, the ADA of 1990 helped give me accommodations like extra time on exams, have a tutor or a T.A. help me work on different assignments, use a recorder or education software to help assist on improving my comprehension, and special education resources helping me set up accommodations in elementary school through my community college.  In May 2014, I was able to get an associates degree at Washtenaw Community College in Ann Arbor, Michigan.my main focus in Associates Degree is history, government, some business, some science, and criminal justice.. Your role in public service gives me motivation to continue to learn history, public policy, and social justice.  My future goal is to someday work in these areas to help emphasize the need to make Civil Rights stronger  in order to reduce discrimination, have environmental protection, and many others.

I strongly believe that you made a great difference when you served in public service. I’m very proud on how you worked hard as a moderate Republican to support Civil Rights, push for environmental protection, and to work with another party on different issues.  Even though I still struggle with autism your support for The ADA of 1990  really helped changed my life to get some education and to be protected from being discriminated.  You have inspired me to continue to work hard on my disability and be motivated to continue to learn different subjects. I have included a story of my life about working hard on my disability called the Kid With No Words where I dedicate you and many influential people who inspire me. I hope you enjoy my story and my letter and also I’m providing you a picture of me for you to keep to remind you on how much you inspire me.  Thanks for taking the time to read my letter, making a great impact in public service, and inspiring me. I wish you the best to continue to advocate for common sense ideas.

Sincerely,

Matthew B. Winick

Sent me a picture of himself 

Her sent me his book Collision

Honorable Cohen added a nice message to me in his book called Collision

Honorable Norman Dicks from Washington

12/05/2017

Honorable Norman Dicks

Senior Policy Advisor

c/o Van Ness Feldman

1050 Thomas Jefferson Street, NW

Washington, DC  20007

Dear Honorable Dicks,

My name is Matt Winick from Ann Arbor, Michigan with a strong interest in learning history, social justice, and public policy. In these subjects, I like to learn the need to make Civil Rights stronger to reduce discrimination, protect the environment from pollution, and many others. Honorable Dicks, the main reason I’m writing you a letter is to explain how I find your work as member of the U.S. House of Representative from Washington’s 6^th district to be very inspiring to me.

When you served in U.S. House of Representative from Washington’s 6^th district from 1977-2012, I liked on how you were a strong supporter of Civil Rights by advocating for people with disabilities’ rights, supporting Civil Rights legislation to help protect minorities including women from being discriminated, and expressing the need for women to have equal pay.  Also on Civil Rights, I truly appreciated how you worked with Democrats including moderate Republicans to support The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 to help protect people with disabilities from being discriminated in education including public places, re-introduced the Equal Rights amendment to help protect women from being discriminated based on gender even thought it did not get a vote in congress, and provide funds to help women including minorities businesses to help compete in the economy.   Voting in favor of the American Recovery Act of 2009, a stimulus package to help create job-training programs to help train youth including workers to develop job-skills to help prepare for the work force and expressing the need to raise the minimum wage to help minimum wage workers afford to live is common sense to improve the economy.  On the environment, I really liked on how you strongly supported funds for renewable energy to help reduce addiction on oil with gas and pushed for funds to help keep public lands including water resources to make them safe for people to use.   Another thing that I liked about when you served in U.S. Congress was how you supported more immigration visas to help immigrants come to get an education or have a job, expressed the need for immigration reform to help protect immigrants including refugees from oppressive countries,  and advocated for campaign finance reform to reduce dark money from lobbying groups or corporations in campaigns to reduce corruption.

Honorable Dicks, I have autism with a learning disability. Having a disability is hard for me because I have trouble comprehending on learning different advance subjects, sometimes I struggle to communicate my thoughts, and get teased. Your commitment to be a strong supporter of Civil Rights including people with a disabilities’ rights really inspires me to work hard on my disability. The ADA of 1990 that you supported helped benefited me to get some education and to be protected from being discriminated in public places. In education the ADA of 1990 helped me get some accommodations in elementary school through high school including my community college like extra time on exams, have a T.A. or a tutor help me with assignments, use educational software including a recorder to help assist on comprehension along with improve on note-taking, and have special education resources help assist me on accommodations.   In May 2014, I was able to get an associates degree in Liberal Arts at Washtenaw Community College. My main focus in my Liberal Arts degree is history, government, some business, some science, and criminal justice.  The American Recovery Act of 2009 helped me get into a job-training program called the B. Side of the Arts at the EMU College of Business in Michigan. In the program, they had lectures about how business works and provided classes to help train other people including me to develop work-skills.  As a result of the American Recovery Act it helped prepare me for the workforce and it paid really well. Your role in Congress gives me motivation to continue to learn different subjects especially history.

I strongly believe that you made a great difference when you served in Congress. I’m very proud on how you worked hard to make Civil Rights stronger, protect the environment, and many others. Your work in Congress on supporting the ADA of 1990 helped benefit me to get help on my disability and the American Recovery Act helped me developed work skills. You have inspired me to work hard on my disability and to continue to learn different subjects. Thanks for taking the time to read my letter, making a great difference, and inspiring me.

Sincerely,

Matt Winick