Thanks for visiting my Web site! 

I don’t know about you, but I am sick and tired of the political games in Lansing that are hurting our families and our communities here in Western Wayne County. That’s why I have been fighting tooth-and-nail to fix this broken system. 

I am not a lobbyist or a career politician – I’m a mother, a grandmother and a member of our community who’s worked as a respiratory therapist in Southeast Michigan hospitals for more than 20 years. I’ve seen firsthand how our middle-class families are being squeezed every day. That’s why I am fighting the system on behalf of our families here in Canton Township, Belleville and Van Buren Township. 

While Lansing has been known to change a lot of people, I’m not one of them. Since I was chosen to serve our communities, I’ve been digging in my heels to fix our broken state government to make sure that our tax dollars are used wisely on what really matters – getting our workers back on the job. 

We need to be aggressive about attracting emerging industries like advanced batteries and alternative energy. And we need to create jobs by making Michigan the No. 1 spot for start-up companies and small businesses to locate and grow. 

I hope you’ll join me in my fight to clean up Lansing by injecting some much-needed fiscal responsibility and accountability back into state government! 

Warm regards, 

Dian Slavens 

By the way, here are a few other things about me: 

• Canton has been my family’s home for more than 20 years.

• My husband, Mark, and I have three children – Damey, Patrick and Molly – and one grandson, Evan.

• After graduating from Oakland Community College, I worked as a respiratory therapist for more than 20 years – first at William Beaumont Hospital and later at Henry Ford Hospital.