Ken Heuvelman for State Representative

10/30/2026

In July of 2020 I was asked to be a panelist in a Michigan Department of Health and Human Services stakeholder discussion about the upcoming redesign of Child Protective Services.

After participating in this discussion I was again asked to participate in three work groups and/or steering committees to help with the redesign over the next three years. This included working to decentralize intakes, develop a structured decision making platform for investigations, rewriting the definitions of neglect and abuse, and developing new safety and risk assessments.

This experience led to me helping develop and launch Michigan's second Substance Use Disorder Family Support Program across St. Clair, Sanilac, Lapeer, Tuscola, and Huron Counties. This family preservation program involves overseeing certified alcohol and drug counselors providing in home services to CPS involved families in order to prevent removal of children.

I take pride in my work to reduce stigma and bias from CPS in order to help families stay together. While I feel that the redesign has led to improvements, there is still significant room for growth. Additionally, MDHHS has recently cut nearly 20% of the local funding for Family Preservation programming.

Once elected, I will prioritize the continual assessment of CPS policies and practices in order to continue making the system function as intended, while working to restore funding to these critical programs.

10/28/2026

Thank you for the opportunity to sit down and discuss the race Times Herald newspaper in Port Huron, Michigan

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10/28/2026

There is a Republican event tomorrow here in Port Huron, the second in a few days. With all of the POTUS puppets invited to hit all their party talking points, you'd think they'd invite the sitting State Representative for the area to speak. Yet he's not on the agenda - hell they even bumped the Independent Mayoral Candidate whose campaign manager is organizing the event.

Sometimes you don't actually have to say anything to say a lot.

Ask yourself, why aren't they inviting the incumbent State Representative. Is it they're afraid of what he'll say, or is it that he has nothing beneficial to add when the other MAGA rubber stamps have it covered?

10/27/2026

I've been asked about working with Republicans in Lansing as a Democrat.

This picture was taken three years ago today alongside Representatives Carrie Rheingans for State Rep. (D-47) and Curt Vanderwall - State Representative (R-102) when I was asked to provide testimony at the House Subcommittee on Behavioral Health in support of HB 5077 & HB 5078 of 2023 which helped remove the barriers to the distribution of the life saving medication naloxone.

Why was I the right person to provide this testimony? Because in 2023 I worked with Port Huron Odyssey House to distribute almost 4,000 naloxone kits across St. Clair County.

I spent two years fighting stigma across the county before finally being able to work with my staff to place 30+ naloxone boxes in locations all over SCC.

This victory against stigma to increase access to a lifesaving medication helped the number of fatal drug related deaths in St. Clair County drop from 43 in 2023 to just 16 in 2024.

I promise to not be a partisan rubber stamp, like our incumbent, but instead to vote on the actual content of the bill and not the bill sponsor's party affiliation.

10/25/2026

A free America allows us the protection of the US Constitution. Today I'm exercising my right to political speech to let POTUS know how we feel about him and his racist, bigoted, pe*****le protecting rhetoric and actions.

10/24/2026

Glad to be able to once again hear our next Senator Abdul El-Sayed speak along with our Next Governor Jocelyn Benson and former POTUS Barack Obama

Get out and vote in order to show America how St. Clair County really feels 🩵🤍🩵

10/24/2026

And so it begins!

Early voting starts today - use the link below to identify where your early polling place is located, it may not be your normal election day location!!

Statewide early voting for the Nov. 3 General Election officially begins today!

Registered voters can cast their ballot in person ahead of Election Day between Oct. 24 and Nov. 1.

Visit mi.gov/earlyvoting to find your early voting site and learn more.

10/23/2026

I just finished the luminary hike at 16th Street Park and as simple of an event as it was, it was wonderful.

I don't live near the park and had never actually been to it before. That's why events like this are so important, they bring people out in their community to see what positive things are available to them.

These events also go to show how powerful nature is for our mental health. I heard so much laughter and conversations between kids and their adults, which shows how a simple stroll under a near full moon creates connectedness between people and their environment.

When we say that we need to invest in mental health, this is also what that means. Creating opportunities to get out in the fresh air, offering funding to revitalize neighborhood parks and green spaces, and just giving people a reason to take their eyes off of a screen.

Thank you Friends of the St. Clair River for hosting this simple, yet amazing event.

Thank you for doing this for our community along with all of the other work you do that is often unseen.

Thank you for inviting others out into the woods so they can better understand why us Birkenstock wearing, granola eating, hippie-like folks are always wandering off into the woods on hikes!

10/22/2026

Recently I was asked what I would do differently than the incumbent I'm running against.

I had to pause because I immediately realized I have no idea what he's actually done policy wise.

I only know that he shakes hands with businesses and gives his campaign donors proclamations and awards. An example would be giving an award to SCC Health Department Medical Director Dr. Nevin just a few days after he donated $400 to his campaign, bringing Dr. Nevin's individual total (at that time) to $1700 - which is $475 above the allowed amount.

That's what I will do differently, I will be present within the district I represent. Not just to shake the hands of business owners and donors, but to listen to the people who agree and disagree with me. I will make sure that my constituents actually know what I'm doing to represent them in Lansing.

How will I do that? As a two time graduate from the Specs Howard School of Media Arts in radio and video broadcasting I've spent 7 years working in radio on-air in both Port Huron (at Qcountry107) and Flint (at Banana 101.5). This, along with presentations at multiple local and state led conferences, makes me comfortable as a public speaker. I will use this experience to produce content about what is going on in Lansing, and where I stand on those things.

It will be a focus of mine to keep everyone in my district aware of what I'm doing to represent them and to make myself available for feedback from all of my constituents.