Don Ufford for Congress (Michigan's 11th)

Happy Pride - because everyone in our community should be able to be their whole, authentic self. We've gotta keep up the fight for full fairness and equality.

Yesterday, billionaires came to celebrate a new data center that will earn them millions, while Michiganders who are already struggling to get by, deal with even higher electricity costs.

@realdonaldtrump has created a dumpster fire of corruption. After telling his closest advisors that he’d pardon them on the way out of office, his administration wants to make all federal workers sign NDAs.

What was the coolest thing I got to work on at Ford? It was making our vehicles more fuel efficient! So that working families had a little bit more money in their pockets each week. As an engineer, I'm always going to find small ways to get things done and make life better.

I'm tired of #democrats losing winnable elections. Let’s be honest: we lost a winnable election in 2024 because voters didn’t trust us on bread and butter economic issues. And the same career politicians who didn’t get it then, aren’t going to suddenly get it now.

I’m fighting against this Trump Pardon and Payout scheme. #mi11 #FlipTheHouse

I believe in an economy where if you work hard, you can get ahead. No matter what type of work you do, you should have a fair shot to get by. This Trump economy is not working for working people. The same career politicians who got us into this mess won’t get us out of it.

Trump says we should let Chinese vehicles into the American market. That’s wrong. I’ll work to ban Chinese vehicles, so that we can protect our autoworkers and build things here. @realdonaldtrump if you want to get serious about manufacturing, give me a call. #manufacturing #mi11

We can bring people together if we work at it. That's what I've tried to do my entire life.

I’m running to stop billionaires and corporations from running our government and ripping all of us off. #mi11 #michigan #bigoil #affordability #teamufford

I’m not a career politician. I’ve spent my life building things, and I’m running because I believe we need more leaders in Washington who fight for working people.

I am not bought and paid for by insurance companies, pharma companies, or anyone else. I’m going to fight to expand the Affordable Care Act, restore funding for Medicaid and Medicare, and create a public option for healthcare.

Michigan families are getting squeezed from every direction - higher utility bills, prices at the grocery store, unaffordable healthcare, and higher costs across the board. And now, Michigan families are paying the price for Trump’s disastrous economic and foreign policy agenda at the gas pump too.

As she always is, Rebecca’s right - this is a campaign where we will put in the work to stand up for working people, earn trust, and expand the Democratic Party. I’m not a career politician, and I won’t take a dime of Corporate PAC money.

Warrantless surveillance of our citizens is not acceptable, whether it is by the government or big tech. Send me to Washington, and I will fight for your right to privacy - our communities deserve leaders who will stand up and speak up for everyday people. #mi11

Thank you, MEA and AFT, for the work you do to support our teachers and students.

UAW workers built Oakland County. In Congress, I’ll have their backs. #uaw #mi11

Democrats need to fight for working people. Career politicians in Lansing like Jeremy Moss voted to gut the minimum wage increase we voted into law. That’s unacceptable. Politicians do not know better than working people.

I was honored to speak to Michigan Democrats yesterday from across #mi11 I’m all in on this fight.

If you work in our community, you should be able to buy a home by 30. Career politicians have left working people behind, and I'm running to change that.

Trickle down economics fails working Michiganders. Normal people can't afford healthcare, groceries, or a home, while billionaires get tax breaks. I'm not a career politician, and I'm running to make our economy reward hard work.

In order for Democrats to win in 2026, we need to unequivocally show that we are the Party of working people. That means rejecting all Corporate PAC money, showing up in places career politicians won't, and electing candidates with real world experience.

I'm not going to stop fighting for affordable, abundant, clean energy. We can lower everyone's utility bills if we build more clean energy here at home. But we need to elect people who actually know how to build things in order to do it, not just the same old politicians.

This Iran War was a distraction from our problems here at home - an unplanned, unauthorized distraction that put our service members in harm's way, that has eroded American moral leadership, and that has left everyday Americans worse off than before.

Young families should be able to afford a life here. I'm running so that our young people can afford a house by 30 as part of their Michigan Dream. To get that done, we need more people who know how to build things, and fewer career politicians, in office. Let's get to work.

3 things all Michiganders deserve: 1.) A good job with fair pay 2.) The ability to go to the doctor without going broke 3.) The ability to afford to live and stay here

TODAY, March 31st is our End of Quarter Deadline! This is another critical test of our campaign, and it's our first Deadline of the Election Year. Please contribute whatever you can to the campaign at ufford4michigan.com before midnight tonight!

Our grocery prices are about to go up again. Why? Because of Trump's reckless war in Iran. I grew up on a family farm. We needed fertilizer every spring when we planted our corn and soybeans.

$4.00 gas. That's unacceptable. We need people in Congress who know what it's like to have to afford every day essentials like gas, groceries, and healthcare.

Prices keep rising on working families. Here's one thing we can do about it: raise the federal minimum wage. Because nobody working a full time job should be living in poverty.

I reject all Corporate PAC money. I'm going to fight to ban Congressional stock trading, institute term limits for Congress, and ban members of Congress from becoming lobbyists. Join our campaign at ufford4michigan.com.

Politics isn't a career for me. I'm running because I think I can help. I want to use my experience building things in order to create good jobs here at home.

Trump’s reckless tariffs and cuts to critical investments are hitting Michigan workers first and hardest.

Ban lobbying by former members of Congress.

How many members of Congress know the difference of between a Common Screwdriver and a Number 2 Phillips? We've lost our focus on building things in this country.

It was great to join All Talk with Kevin Dietz again this week. Washington doesn't need more career politicians. It needs more people who have built things. We need more people who actually know the difference between a common screwdriver and a number 2 phillips.

The newest jobs report says it clearly: tariff taxes, kicking people off their healthcare, and cancelling clean energy investments is BAD for our economy. We ALL do better when we take care of one another.

When I was working at Ford, I used to get gas about once a week. Average Michiganders are now paying $53 to fill up their tanks. If you're getting gas once a week, that's more than $2,700 a year.

Knocking doors is the most fundamental thing we need to do to win this race. It gives me the chance to reach people face to face and talk about the things that matter to them. Help us do this all across the district by making a donation at ufford4michigan.com.

It was an honor this morning to join The Wake Up Call with Reverend Horace Sheffield. We are building a campaign to reach voters all across Oakland County, so that we can build the Democratic Party and make real change for working people.

Each day since this Administration took us to war with Iran, it has become more clear that there is no real plan, objective, or endgame for this conflict. Right now, we are on track for this to be America's next forever war.

I'm not a career politician. I reject all Corporate PAC money, I'll fight to ban Congressional stock trading, and I'll fight for term limits. Let's get it done.

Today is the last day of National Engineers Week! So Newton and I thought we'd talk about what that means. Congress needs more people who know how to solve complex problems and build things. I'll use my background as an engineer to get things done for you.

You deserve a refund for these illegal tariff taxes.

3 things I'll fight to do in my first 3 months in Congress: 1.) Ban congressional stock trading and end Corporate PAC contributions. 2.) Restore funding for Medicaid, Medicare, and the Affordable Care Act. 3.) Train workers on jobs of the future here in Oakland County. Let's get to work!

When my First Robotics students start out their freshman year, many of them don't know the difference between a Common Screw Driver and a #2 Phillips.

Tariffs are a tax that raise costs on working people. You deserve someone in Congress who can take on this administration's corrupt and hurtful economic policies.

We have a great team, so we had to hop on this trend!

It’s time to build a better Michigan. Join our campaign at ufford4michigan.com.

All Americans should have a right to quality, affordable healthcare. Right now, costs for insurance and prescription drugs are out of control. I'll work to restore ACA tax credits, restore full funding for Medicaid and Medicare, and fight to create a public option.

If you're a billionaire, you can get whatever you want from this President. That's what we saw with the Gordie Howe bridge. The truth is: that's all too common in Washington. We need to face the facts: working Michiganders are struggling.

It's Black History Month. This is a chance to recognize and celebrate the legacy of so many Black Michiganders who have made our communities a better place. When I go to Congress, I'm going to fight to preserve Black history - because Black history is American history.

Quick update from the doors today!

"Most importantly, he's not a career politician...He's a Midwesterner with family values and strong work ethic...I hope you'll join me in getting behind Don."

Scouts taught me a lot, including how to handle weather like this, AND to always serve others. That's the approach I'll take to Congress.

We have 10,000 fewer STEM PhDs in the federal government because the Trump Administration has run them out of town. These are folks we need in our government, who can help us solve problems and make life better for everyday people. It's time we send an engineer to Congress.

People are taking notice of our message of building things in Michigan, lowering costs, protecting healthcare, and protecting our freedoms. We've got to keep it going!

Someone asked me the other day: What does it mean to build things here in Michigan? It means we invest in job training, apprenticeships, and good union jobs. It means we value the work of people who work with their hands and shower after work.

It's simple: we don't need special tax breaks for data centers. What we do need is leaders who will stand up for and listen to our communities.

It is past time for us to raise the minimum wage. There is no reason that people should be working 40+ hours a week and still be unable to pay their bills. This is about making life more affordable for everyone.

This has to stop. Trump's ICE cannot receive any further funding. We must hold them accountable.