Callie Barr

A few dollars helps reach more voters with a message about lower costs, local jobs, rural healthcare, and a Congress that finally works for Northern Michigan.

Expand reliable broadband across the district.

Callie supports an economy that rewards work, strengthens local business, and protects earned benefits.

Healthcare costs Gas prices Food prices Housing costs Utility costs Meet Callie A representative who shows up, listens, and knows the cost of getting by.

03 Work that pays enough Reward work, support unions, protect Social Security, expand childcare, and invest in small businesses, farms, broadband, and infrastructure.

From shoreline towns and farm roads to rural hospitals and veteran communities, this campaign is about the everyday work of making life here more affordable.

A few dollars helps reach more voters with a message about lower costs, local jobs, rural healthcare, and a Congress that finally works for Northern Michigan.

Working families should not be priced out of housing, stuck with stagnant wages, worried about groceries, or forced to drive hours for basic healthcare.

Rent is too high, wages have not kept up, and too many houses are being turned into investments instead of homes.

Invest in small businesses, farmers, infrastructure, and childcare.

Callie is a proud product of Michigan public schools. Following graduation from Cheboygan High School, she received her teaching degree from Central Michigan University. Today, her two children attend Michigan public schools. Callie believes that more than anything – teachers need support. We need to fully fund our public education system and trade schools so that teachers have the support they need in order for students to get the education that will help them succeed. This means trusting and paying our teachers, smaller class sizes, safer learning environments, and quality public schools no matter what zip code you live in. This includes access to early childhood education and affordable childcare. Parents also play a vital role in any child’s well being and parental involvement is the cornerstone to any student’s success. As a member of Congress, Callie will listen to teachers, parents, and students and make decisions based on what they know is best for our local communities. 

01 Great Lakes communities Protect clean water, local jobs, and the outdoor economy that shapes Northern Michigan.

Unlock federal funding for affordable local homebuilding.

Families need food that is affordable, healthy, and locally available.

Support local food supply programs and food banks.

Callie knows that we want to live in safe communities and to do this, she supports fully funding our police officers, firefighters, and other first responders. As a gun owner and a mother, Callie also believes that when it comes to firearms, common sense makes a lot of sense. Callie believes in responsible gun ownership and respecting gun owners and our right to bear arms. Like many people in Northern Michigan, Callie grew up around guns in a family of hunters and sportsmen. Today, she lives in a gun-owning home and supports the Second Amendment and the right for law-abiding citizens to own a firearm. As a mom, Callie also knows that firearm-related injuries are now the number one killer of children in America and school shootings have become a national epidemic. It’s why she supports common sense solutions that are supported by a majority of Americans and Michiganders, including background checks, safe storage, and red flag laws to prevent firearm related injuries, school shootings, and domestic violence. Callie knows we can continue to respect the rights of responsible individuals while enacting measures that make sense.

01 Universal Health Care Health care should be a right, not a privilege.

02 Rural hospitals Keep care close to home and stop families from driving hours for basic healthcare.

Rural hospitals, nursing homes, veterans, and working families need a healthcare system that puts patients before insurance companies and political games.

That work led her from the classroom to veterans advocacy, law school, and now a campaign focused on real solutions for working families across MI-01.

Callie's plan for an affordable life.

Essential care Healthcare should be close, clear, and affordable.

Protect Medicaid and rural hospitals from devastating cuts.

Extend ACA subsidies and support a strong public option.

Reform insurance rules so doctors can focus on patients.

Volunteer 01 Housing 02 Income 03 Food 04 Care We live in the richest country in the world.

02 Housing people can afford Build homes people can afford, cut red tape for trusted local builders, and balance the tourism economy with year-round residents.

Housing Homes people can afford.

MI-01 needs a housing policy that works for year-round residents.

Support unions and pass the PRO Act.

Protect Social Security and remove the cap.

Callie believes that investing in affordable broadband for our rural communities is an investment in our local economies, healthcare, small businesses, education, and so much more. We leave communities behind when we don’t ensure that they have the tools they need to thrive and compete in today’s economy. In Congress, Callie will join the efforts to close the digital divide and bring high-speed broadband to every corner of Northern Michigan and the Upper Peninsula. 

04 Veterans and caregivers Fund the VA, honor service, and support the families doing care work every day.

Fully fund the VA and protect veterans from predatory benefit schemes.

The Great Lakes contain the largest body of freshwater in the world, and we must protect it. Callie grew up swimming in Lake Huron and Lake Michigan, hiking in the woods, and her family fishes and hunts. She understands the importance of responsible environmental stewardship and care for our natural resources, not only because this is a beautiful place to live, but also because our economy and public health depend on it. 

Support practical zoning reform so homes actually get built.