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Meet Neil Friske
Standing Up For Northern Michigan
State Representative Neil Friske, born in Petoskey and raised near Charlevoix on the family farm, Friske Orchards, is a respected life-long resident of Northern Michigan. In 2022, the voters of the newly drawn 107th State House District elected Friske to represent them in the state legislature, where he is currently serving.
He graduated from Ellsworth High School and spent two-thirds of his life working on and running the family farm. For over a decade, Neil and his brother, Richard Jr., were second-generation partners in the family operation.
Friske also owns and operates a small business called Friske & Sons Property Management in Charlevoix. When he’s not hard at work, he spends as much time as possible with family. He has four grown sons and is a delighted Opa of seven beautiful grandchildren.
The Representative heartily enjoys serving and being a part of his community. Through his sons’ growing up years, he coached youth sports teams (Little League and basketball). He also trained and worked with summer travel teams and coached an adult women’s softball team. Beyond coaching, Friske has made church and faith a priority in his and his family’s lives: he served on a church board and led music in church.Â
To this day, Friske constantly and willingly gives his insight, time, and energy to his community, the state, the Republican Party, his church, and his fellow farmers and local business owners.
Together, We Can Make America Great – Again.
Truly great leaders lead with prayerful wisdom and humility, with a servant’s heart, with a listening ear, with transparency and dedication to those they are serving, with a formidable work ethic, and with an unrelenting conviction to uphold all people’s rights and freedoms. I will be such a leader – for you, for your families, for this beautiful state.
Together, we can put ourselves first – our children, our schools, our communities, our elderly, our veterans, our livelihoods. Together, we can be a voice for the voiceless – upholding the sanctity of life. Together, we can hold the line – against government overreach, against Big Corporation and Big Tech monopolies, against the loss of any and all freedoms. Together, we can make a difference – for our families, for our future, for our state, for everyone. Together, we can dream new dreams – and make them a reality. Together, by God’s grace, we can lead – boldly and relentlessly, with wisdom and conviction, with grace and humility.
Thank you, Representative Steve Carra, for your endorsement! This letter is eye-opening: ... See MoreSee Less
Thank you #mackinac County Republican Party for your endorsement and generous support! Grassroots support speaks volumes! 🇺🇸 ... See MoreSee Less
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VOTE FRISKE AUGUST 6! 🇺🇸
The people of Northern Michigan are speaking loudly! More and more signs keep going up on front lawns - people know my 100% Conservative voting record in office, and know they can trust me to continue being a strong voice against the Biden/Whitmer agenda that is plaguing our country.
WE have the true momentum in this race, and my RINO opponent knows this. Why does he keep desperately lying? Follow the money… ... See MoreSee Less
The Democrats have failed our children and our schools:Message from the Director:
I do not normally do this, but I want to make sure everyone is informed on this very important decision that was just passed down by the Governor’s Office regarding Michigan’s 2025 budget. The bill that was passed yesterday will directly impact the services currently provided for children’s safety and mental health in our school system.
For the past two years, the state has provided grant funding for school safety which has allowed communities to hire, train, and place school resource officers and social workers into the school systems. Speaking for Petoskey Public Safety, this has allowed us to have not one, but two, school resource officers in our Petoskey Schools. These officers not only work their way around our Petoskey schools including our high school, middle school and five elementary schools, they are also present at many school-related events. This bill cuts the school safety grant by 90%, (328 million to 26.5 million), for 2025. This will directly impact the services our department can provide as well as the availability of mental health services within the school district.
To be fully transparent, the bill does have an increased focus on early childhood programs, taxpayer-subsidized breakfast and lunch at public schools and an increased subsidy of post-secondary education to make it more affordable. These are all good programs to support, but at what cost?
I am asking you to please do your own research on this matter and if you feel this decision negatively impacts the safety and wellbeing of Michigan’s children, please contact the Governor’s Office at 517-335-7858.
Adrian Karr, Director of Public Safety ... See MoreSee Less
🇺🇸NOT JUST FOR DIESEL TRUCKS!🇺🇸
FRISKE TRUCK RALLY - Show + Shine
Modern customized trucks and patriotic-decorated are encouraged to RSVP to winfriske@gmail.com to enter the contest!
🔊Rally @ 7PM
🍕 Food Truck
🎙 Live Music
🤩 Special Guests
🏆 Trophy & Prize
🇺🇸 Trump Unity Bridge
🛍 Trump merchandise
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I voted NO on HB 5568 (Rep. Scott) which would create the Michigan High-Speed Internet Office within the Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity.
EXPLANATION: In 2021, Gov. Whitmer created the Michigan High Speed Internet Office (MIHI) via Executive Directive with the goal of creating a "more digitally equitable Michigan" and "bridging the digital divide". This bill puts the office created undemocratically via Executive Order into statute. We should be repealing executive orders rather that codifying them. The bill expands the size and authority of the state government, exactly the opposite of what we should be doing. PASSED: 56-54 ... See MoreSee Less
I voted NO on SB 366 (Sen. McCann) which increases the penalties for natural gas safety violations.
EXPLANATION: Currently, violators of the act or MPSC rules are subject to a fine of up to $10,000 for each day the violation persists for a maximum of $500,000. This bill increases the per-day penalty for violations from $10,000 to $200,000 and the maximum penalty from $500,000 to $2.5 million. Increasing the maximum penalty from $10,000 to $200,000 is an unreasonable and over-the-top twentyfold increase. This is just another disgusting fundraiser for the government, when we should be lowering taxing, eliminating regulations, removing illegal immigrants and fixing the roads. PASSED: 89-21 ... See MoreSee Less
The Silent Majority is bigger and louder than ever before 🇺🇸 Electing Trump is not enough. America needs to deliver strong majorities in our government that stand by his plan to MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN! ... See MoreSee Less
Team Friske and Prime Diesel & Automotive is hosting a FREE public TRUCK SHOW and RALLY that you won't want to miss!
Modern customized trucks and patriotic-decorated are encouraged to RSVP to winfriske@gmail.com to enter the contest!
🔊Rally @ 7PM
🍕 Food Truck
🎙 Live Music
🤩 Special Guests
🏆 Trophy & Prize
🇺🇸 Trump Unity Bridge
🛍 Trump merchandise
VOTE FRISKE ON AUGUST 6TH! ... See MoreSee Less