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Tonya Myers Phillips
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Tonya Myers Phillips is running for State Representative.
Personal background
Tonya Myers Phillips is from Detroit, Michigan. She attended Renaissance High School. She has a bachelor’s degree from the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor and a Juris Doctor degree from the University of Michigan Law School. She lives with her husband and son in Detroit.
Professional background
Tonya is the Community Partnerships & Development Director at the Sugar Law Center for Economic and Social Justice in Detroit. She also consults with Michigan Legal Services on housing policies for low-income families as a Public Policy Advisor and teaches part-time at Wayne State University Law School. She previously worked at the Sugar Law Center for Economic and Social Justice, where she was active in a lawsuit to force Detroit Public Schools to remediate an environmentally contaminated site; in private practice representing small businesses and churches throughout the city; and at Michigan Legal Services as a housing attorney.
Political background
Tonya currently serves as the State Representative for District 7, having first assumed office in January 2025. She previously served as an elected member of the Detroit Charter Revision Commission from 2010 to 2012.
Economy
Supports expanding paid sick leave, child care assistance, and unemployment benefits.
Supports measures that require corporations to provide community benefits in exchange for public money, such as grants and tax incentives.
Said, "Housing is a human right. Every person in our community should have access to safe, affordable, and accessible housing. I will fight for laws that keep our neighbors in their homes, decrease homelessness, and provide equitable and affordable home ownership and rental opportunities."
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Public Safety
As of May 7, 2026, Tonya Myers Phillips’s website did not contain information on this issue.
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Healthcare
Advocates for increasing access to mental healthcare and addiction rehabilitation services.
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Education
Advocates for protecting public school and library funding from being diverted to private development.
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Energy & the Environment
Supports improving neighborhood air quality and protecting local waterways and greenways.
Advocates for increasing penalties and deterrence laws against corporate polluters.
Advocates for strong environmental justice policies.
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Transportation & Infrastructure
Supports community-led clean energy initiatives.
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Voting & Elections
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