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Views
The following is a description of Tim Greimel's views towards multiple subjects. The following are not necessarily actions he has completed, but rather wants to complete or views as the solution to public issues.

Minimum Wage
Tim Greimel believes that "everyone with a job deserves to be in the middle class"[12] and has supports raising the minimum wage to meet the index of inflation.

Healthcare
Greimel supports expanding Medicaid and, during his time in congress, has passed legislation expanding Medicaid to upwards of 650,000 Michigan citizens.[13]

Education
During his time in Congress, Greimel supported legislation to expand/support technical career education[14]. One of Tim Greimel's main campaign goals is the improvement of Pontiac public schools via hiring liaisons and recreation coordinators, as well as partnering with the Pontiac School District, the Oakland Intermediate School District, local charter schools, and non-profits to improve recreation, after school activities, enhance early education, and increase technical education[15].

Infrastructure
Most of Tim Greimel's views and work regarding infrastructure has manifested in the roads. Greimel introduced legislation to refund Michigan drivers with a tax credit for car damage from damaged roads[16]. According to his campaign website, Greimel plans to invest more into Pontiac's roads, specifically the Woodward Avenue loop to improve access to downtown.[17]His campaign goal towards non-road infrastructure includes increasing access to Wi-Fi and investing in water and sewer repairs. During his time in Congress, Greimel was also the only Michigan legislator to call on former Governor Rick Snyder to resign after the Flint Water Crisis[18].

Strengthening Neighborhoods
Tim Greimel believes that enforcing anti-blight policies, as well as code enforcement for the appearance of buildings, will help to strengthen Pontiac's neighborhoods. Additionally, he believes in implementing adopt-a-highway and adopt-a-block programs, as well as re-establishing Community Development Block Grant[19].

Crime Reduction and Public Safety
Tim Greimel believes that working alongside the Sheriff's Relations Team and the Oakland County Sheriff Office’s Pontiac Substation Command via maintaining lines of communication when violent crimes occur will increase public safety. He also campaigned the idea of holding meetings with the Pontiac Substation Command, the Community Policing Team, and the Pontiac School District’s Chief of Security to reduce violence[5]. He also wants to reduce response times from emergency services.

Job Expansion and Economic Opportunity
Overall, Greimel believes it will be important to make downtown a one stop shop, and make Pontiac an easier and friendlier place to do business. This includes consistent and accessible permits, moving the Farmer's Market downtown, facilitating free entrepreneurship classes, implementing more Pontiac-specific policies, and promoting women and minority owned businesses[12]. Greimel has acted on this and developed a Downtown Redevelopment Plan[20] (see below).