A veteran’s case for more choice and more voice in elections

By: Zaneta Adams

Outlets: Michigan Advance

Published: August 11, 2026

Words: 991

Last Updated: 1 week ago


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Eight years in the U.S. military taught me that the mission only succeeds when everyone is working toward the same goal, even when we don’t agree on every detail of how to get there. This lesson has stayed with me through every chapter of my life since: as a lawyer representing veterans fighting for the benefits they earned, as the first woman veteran appointed to a Michigan governor’s cabinet, and as a mother of six.

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