Fix What's Broken
Protect What Matters
Design What's Next
Washington Has Plenty of Talkers
What Michigan Needs is a Problem Solver
Meet Wayne - Industrial Designer
"For my entire career I've been designing elegant solutions to everyday problems."
And let's admit it, DC has a lot of them.
Wayne Stiles for Michigan's 1st District
I’m not running to become a career politician.
I’m running because our democracy, economy, and working families need leaders willing to solve problems instead of feeding division and political theater.
As an industrial designer and lifelong problem solver, I believe leadership should work the same way engineering does:
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Understand the problem
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Analyze the facts
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Build practical solutions
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Deliver results
That’s how we defend democracy.
That’s how we protect working families.
That’s how we rebuild the American Dream.
That’s how we move forward.
Common sense solutions to real problems.
Rebuilding the American Dream
(JOBS & ECONOMY)
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Remember the best social program ever invented is a good-paying job.
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Strengthen the middle class with policies that secure a strong economy.
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Expand rural access to high-speed internet—connect every Michigan community.
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Invest in skilled trades—jobs no computer can replace.
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Capitalize Michigan’s world-class colleges and research facilities.
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Level the playing field with common-sense tariffs that protect Michigan farmers.
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Modernize agriculture to keep Michigan farms thriving.
Affordable Living Starts with Practical Solutions
(HEALTHCARE & HOUSING)
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Provide healthcare for every family.
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Insurance reform that frees doctors to treat patients, not paperwork.
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Lower Rx medications with the buying power of the federal government.
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Develop affordable housing as core infrastructure. Ensure every family has a safe and stable home.
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Protect all Americans with well-designed social safety programs.
Common Sense Stewardship
(PROTECTING OUR PEOPLE AND PLANET)
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Protect Michigan’s natural resources and watershed for future generations.
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Use U.S. grown produce, fruits, grains, and livestock for our SNAP and school meal programs. Food security is national security.
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Safeguard Americans’ data and digital rights.
Strength Through Stability
(DEMOCRACY & NATIONAL SECURITY)
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Stand with democracies, not dictators. China and Russia are not our friends.
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Defend our democracy from foreign and domestic authoritarian threats.
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Secure the Arctic Shipping Corridor with a North American Defense Block.
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Fix immigration with real reform—lower H-2A labor expenses by providing Agricultural Work Permits to immigrants.
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Secure our borders with humane and compassionate monitoring. Provide clarity and expediency for those seeking asylum and citizenship.
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Balance our budget and reduce our national debt with appropriate taxes.
America is facing serious challenges —
rising costs, economic uncertainty, political division, weakened trust in government, and growing threats to democracy at home and abroad.
These problems won’t be solved by outrage, empty promises, or political theater.
Americans need affordable healthcare, good-paying jobs, secure borders, fair trade, protected freedoms, and leaders willing to put common sense ahead of party politics.
That requires leadership willing to understand the facts, build practical solutions, and deliver results that actually improve people’s lives.
That’s the mindset I’ll bring to Congress.
~ Wayne Stiles
