Caul runs for third two-year term

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Sandy Caul would like to stay in Lansing for a third and final term as a member of the Michigan House of Representatives if elected.

Caul, R-Mount Pleasant, made the announcement last week and said she always knew she would run for three terms.

“When I considered running for the position, I made the commitment to run for three terms. It was a commitment I wanted to make to my constituents. Two years is a very limited time to get anything done, so I really needed to run the full six years that were open to me.”

Caul, who is chair of the Higher Education subcommittee, vice chair of the Retirement subcommittee, a member of the subcommittee on Consumer and Industry Services and the Community Health subcommittee, said some of her biggest accomplishments within the House have included state funding appropriations increases for CMU and the Isabella County K-12 education system.

“During my term, CMU got the greatest increase in state funding they had ever seen, along with money to pay for the construction of a new Health Professions Building,” she said. “I want to make sure our community colleges and universities get their fair share of appropriations.”

If elected to a third term, Caul said her focus would continue to be on education and health care.

“We need better access for seniors to health care and prescription insurance. We’re really starting to look at a single entry point for health care.”

The political process may be slowed by the elections this year, as new members come into the House committees.

“Sometimes, (new elections) slow things down because some people need to be educated about issues, and there may be a general change in philosophy.

“Any change in the executive branch can change the dynamics here in Lansing,” she said. “There are issues that some of us agree on philosophically, but we disagree about the way to accomplish our goals.”

Caul said she is working on a House bill that would provide funding for the renovation of Ronan Hall and Central may begin to see that money within four years.