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Tested. Trusted. A Fighter for Michigan.

R U T H J O H N S O N - M I C H I G A N S E C R E T A R Y O F S T A T E

The Ruth Report

Dear Friends,

Visiting with AmericanLegion members from

around the state at their

annual summer conven-

tion was the perfect wayto kick off our July 4 week

celebrations.

What an honor- these are

Americans who not onlyserved in the military, but

who continue to give

back, day after day, tomake Michigan better.

They support our troops,

work to ensure our veter-

ans have the benefits they

have earned and deserveand promote patriotism.

They remind us all aboutwhat makes America

great. I am so very proud

of all of them!

Our trip through northernMichigan and the U.P.

was a marathon session,

but what an opportunity

to really hear whatMichiganians think about

our government, what is

working and what isnt, and their concerns for this nations future.

A big thanks to everyone involved your warm welcomes and Michiganhospitality was so appreciated. Happy Fourth of July to you and your

families. God Bless America!

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SOS SPOTLIGHTJuly Edit ion 20 1 3

Happy Birthday America!

At the Gladwin County Lincoln Day Dinner with Lt. Gov. Brian

Calley, former Secretary of State Terri Lynn Land and otherdignitaries. Thanks to all for the warm reception.

Johnson named to DetroitEconomic Club Board

Secretary of State RuthJohnson has been named tothe Detroit Economic ClubBoard. She called theappointment an honor andsaid she hopes to contributeto ongoing discussion and

debate of the top challengesfacing our state. The DECis a non-profit, non-partisangroup.

Helping Our Veterans

Gov. Rick Snyder hassigned bills that offer freestate park entry to militaryveterans who are eligiblefor 100 percent disability,to veterans who were

prisoners of war, and thosewho have received theMedal of Honor. The freeentry will be availablebeginning next year.Dont forget to register!

The deadline to register tovote in the Aug. 6 electionis July 8. For voter info andvoting locations, pleasevisit www.michigan.gov/

vote.

ExpressSOS.com hits 3million transactions!

ExpressSOS.com saw itsthree millionth transactionin June. Launched in 2011,our online services atExpressSOS.com havehelped shorten branch of-fice lines and improvedconvenience for customers.

With American Legion member Michael Buda of Dearborn

at the American Legion summer convention.

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With members of the Cheboygan

County Republican Party. Great

to see everybody!

At the Gladwin County Lincoln Day Dinner.With Elizabeth Pallarito at the Northern Michigan

Republican Womens Club luncheon in Charlevoix.

JOHNSON : MICHIGAN IS FIGHTING

ITS WAY BACK, GOING STRONGSecretary Johnson met with top Bosch leadersin Farmington Hills to promote job creation

and investment in Michigan and shared goodnews about our states economy.

Did you know that:

Our Gross Domestic Productwent from dead

last in the nation in 2009 to sixth best in the

country.

Our population is growing for the first time

since 2004.

Last year marked the second year of jobexpansion after 10 years of decline.

State motor vehicle production increased 21.2% from 2011 to 2012.

Our income growth went from 42nd in the country to 15th best nationally.

Michigan is #1 in the nation in terms of government-backed Small Business Loans.

We are #1 in the nation in terms of job creation potential and Michigans technical jobgrowth is #1 in the nation.

(Sources: MEDC, U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, U.S. CensusBureau, U.S. Small Business Administration, Newsweek,2010 Tech America Report, Senate Fiscal Agency)