Green Oak Township business owner Rob Hower says his bid for the state Senate representing Michigan’s 22nd District is rooted in a simple idea: bring a problem-solver’s mindset to Lansing and focus on education, health care and the rising cost of living facing Michigan families.
“I’m just a regular guy,” Hower, a Democrat, said during an appearance on WHMI’s Meet the People podcast, where he outlined his background and priorities as he challenges Livingston County Sheriff Mike Murphy, a Republican, for the seat currently held by term-limited Republican Sen. Lana Theis.
Hower, a fourth-generation Michigander who moved to Green Oak Township in 2003, is the CEO of Ann Arbor-based Numed Technologies and a part-time engineering professor whose career has centered on developing advanced sensor technology and medical devices…