It's Time for Something New.
The world is changing faster than our politics. Artificial intelligence is reshaping work and society, the cost of living is out of control, and Michigan is losing the industries and people that will define the decades ahead. We need more than vague talking points, broad promises, and a wishlist of priorities.
Roman Gaskey brings a next-generation perspective and real policy depth. He thinks independently, digs into the details, and develops serious, smart solutions for the challenges shaping Michigan’s future.
The challenges have changed. Michigan’s leadership should too.
It's Time for
Something New.
Born Here.
Building Michigan's Future.
Roman Gaskey was born and raised in our community and grew up in Lake Orion schools. As he began building his career, he faced a choice familiar to too many young Michiganders: stay in Michigan, or leave for better opportunities.
He chose a different path: work to make Michigan a place where the next generation can build a career, start a family, and succeed.
"The Next Generation Shouldn’t Have to Choose Between Michigan and Their Best Opportunity."
Trained in Math & Data Science
University of Michigan B.S.
Local Economic Development
Appointed to the Oxford DDA Economic Vitality Committee.
Serving the Community
Mentoring young students and delivering meals to seniors.
Experience in Tech & Innovation
Helped grow startup businesses and apply AI to real-world problems.
Ready to Lead.
Experience in Tech & Innovation
Helped grow startup businesses and apply AI to real-world problems.
Michigan doesn't need to wait for the next generation of leadership.
It's already here.
Orion Born & Raised
Local Government Experience
Community Volunteer
& Advocate
"The next generation won't fix a broken system by waiting to inherit it — we'll fix it by stepping up to change it."
Roman Gaskey was born and raised in our community. As he began building his career, he felt trapped in a dilemma many young people face: stay in Michigan, or leave for a better shot at opportunity. Roman chose a different path: make Michigan a place where the next generation can build a career, start a family, and succeed.
Roman grew up attending Lake Orion Community Schools, graduating rank #1 in his class. He was named a WXYZ Brightest & Best honoree and National Merit Finalist. Roman continued to make the most of Michigan’s public education system at the University of Michigan, where he earned his Bachelor of Science in mathematics and data science with honors.
Before completing his studies, Roman helped startup founders raise investment capital. He also worked as a data analyst for a health insurance corporation. Following graduation, Roman joined a technology company working to improve efficiency and reduce costs in the legal sector.
Roman is already serving our community. He is appointed to the Oxford Downtown Development Authority Economic Vitality Committee, a local government position where he has learned firsthand how local governments use state grants and support small businesses. Roman mentors elementary school students through a local Youth Assistance program and delivers Meals on Wheels to seniors in Auburn Hills.
"The next generation won't fix a broken system by waiting to inherit it — we'll fix it by stepping up to change it."
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Born Here.
Building Michigan's Future.
Roman was born and raised in our community and grew up in Lake Orion schools. As he began building his career, he faced a choice familiar to too many young Michiganders: stay in Michigan, or leave for better opportunities.
He chose a different path: work to make Michigan a place where the next generation can build a career, start a family, and succeed.
"The Next Generation Shouldn’t Have to Choose Between Michigan and Their
Best Opportunity."
Ready to Lead.
Trained in Math & Data Science
University of Michigan B.S.,
Financial Mathematics and Data Science
James B. Angell Scholar • National Merit Finalist •
WXYZ Best and Brightest Honoree
Experience in Tech & Innovation
Helped grow startup businesses and apply AI to real-world problems.
Legal Technology Strategy & Product Analyst •
Health Insurance Data Analyst
Local Economic Development
Appointed to the Oxford DDA Economic Vitality Committee.
Public-Private Collaboration • Committee Presentations • Local Applications for State Grants
Deliver meals to seniors and mentors young students.
Community Volunteer
Meals on Wheels Delivery Driver • NoHaz Disposal Volunteer • Youth Assistance Mentor
Roman's Blueprint
for Michigan.
It’s easy for candidates to say they want lower costs, better schools, and a stronger economy.
Roman has actual plans for how to make it happen.
Priorities
Everyone agrees that we need strong schools, good jobs, and a more affordable state. But most candidates cannot tell you how they will make it happen.
These challenges are connected. Roman is the only candidate with a long-term, comprehensive blueprint to make Michigan more affordable, prepare Michigan for the technological changes shaping our future, and ensure the next generation can learn, work, build, and thrive right here at home.
Cost-of-Living Crisis.
Housing
Prevent large institutional investors from driving up housing prices and get more affordable single-family homes built.
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Protect Homebuyers: Stop corporations and large private equity firms from buying up neighborhoods.
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Build More Starter Homes: Reward communities that approve attainable housing with increased revenue sharing.
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Cut Building Costs: Streamline the permitting process and eliminate unnecessary red tape, saving tens of thousands for each new house.
Energy
Wipe out years of future rate increases passed onto Michigan families.
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Accountability: Set standards for performance improvements and require rebates for failure to meet the mark.
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All-of-the-Above: Repeal mandates which prevent utilities from choosing energy sources with the lowest cost and highest reliability.
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Fix the Grid: Reform property taxes so utilities aren't penalized for upgrading infrastructure.
Healthcare
Stand up for people experiencing medical emergencies, prohibiting predatory practices from hospital monopolies.
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Ban Monopoly Pricing: Eliminate loopholes exploited by hospital monopolies that preventing price competition with independent providers.
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Reduce Medical Debt: Require hospitals to identify and correct billing errors before collections and offer affordable, income-based repayment plans to patients who cannot pay upfront.
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Secure Medicaid: Strengthen oversight of fraud, waste, and improper payments, and use savings to expand access to care for Michiganders with permanent disabilities.
We can't tax and spend our way out of spiraling unaffordability. Roman is focused on the structural factors driving up expenses every Michigander faces: housing, energy, and healthcare.
Multiple Paths
In today's economy, a four-year degree is not the right choice for everybody.
Roman supports expanding access to:
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Career and technical education
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Skilled trades programs
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Apprenticeships
Roman will work to develop public-private partnerships which guarantee direct pathways to employment for Michiganders who complete these programs.
Real-Life Skills
Many Michiganders graduate high school without knowing how to write a check, create a budget, or repay a loan.
For high school graduation, students should have a basic understanding of financial literacy—specifically:
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Spending and budgeting
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Saving
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Credit and debt
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Taxes
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Insurance
Education That Prepares.
Our system was built with the idea that every student should move at the same pace and follow the same path. Roman believes in early intervention for struggling readers and personalized after-high-school plans for every graduate.
Strong Starts
Students who fall behind in reading early are far more likely to struggle across every subject later on.
Roman will advocate to:
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Use evidence-based reading instruction grounded in phonics and the science of reading.
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Streamline statewide assessments so schools spend less time testing and get clearer results.
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Improve access to screening for dyslexia and other reading-related learning disabilities.
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Provide one-on-one or small group tutoring based on need.
Real-Life Skills
Many Michiganders graduate high school without knowing how to write a check, create a budget, or repay a loan.
For high school graduation, students should have a basic understanding of financial literacy—specifically:
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Spending and budgeting
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Saving
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Credit and debt
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Taxes
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Insurance
Multiple Paths
In today's economy, a four-year degree is not the right choice for everybody.
Roman supports expanding access to:
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Career and technical education
-
Skilled trades programs
-
Apprenticeships
Roman will work to develop public-private partnerships which guarantee direct pathways to employment for Michiganders who complete these programs.
Strong Starts
If students don't learn to read by 3rd grade, then they can't read to learn going forward.
Roman will advocate to:
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Require phonics-based instruction instead of failed methods like whole-word English.
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Streamline assessments to reduce time in standardized testing and identify struggling readers.
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Place struggling readers with one-on-one or small group tutors based on need.
Make Things Here
In today's economy, a four-year degree is not the right choice for everybody.
Roman supports expanding access to:
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Career and technical education
-
Skilled trades programs
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Apprenticeships
Roman will work to develop public-private partnerships which guarantee direct pathways to employment for Michiganders who complete these programs.
Artificial Intelligence
Roman supports creating a Select Committee on Artificial Intelligence to give the Legislature sustained expertise and oversight as the technology develops.
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Surveillance Pricing: Stop corporations from using AI to gouge your family by charging higher prices based on personal data.
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Protect Children: Establish stronger safeguards around AI products used by minors.
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Safeguard Personal Data: Give Michiganders greater control over how companies collect and use personal information.
Roman supports creating a Select Committee on Artificial Intelligence to give the Legislature sustained expertise and oversight as the technology develops.
Surveillance Pricing: Stop corporations from using AI to gouge your family by charging higher prices based on personal data.
Protect Children: Establish stronger safeguards around AI products used by minors.
Safeguard Personal Data: Give Michiganders greater control over how companies collect and use personal information.
Infrastructure
Michiganders deserve infrastructure that improves daily life and supports future growth.
Roads: Enact longer-lasting road standards, more competition in state contracting for construction, and better coordination of projects so we stop paying for patchwork repairs over and over again.
Data Centers: Require data centers to build out their own energy capacity, use closed-loop cooling systems, and implement measures to mitigate noise.
Water Infrastructure: Increase oversight of major water systems, requiring long-term asset management, preventative maintenance, emergency redundancy, and transparent plans to replace critical infrastructure before it fails.
Building Our Future.
We can't compete by reacting to change after it happens. Roman will advocate to modernize infrastructure, rebuild strategic industries, and set smart rules for emerging technologies before they reshape our communities.
Artificial Intelligence
Create a Select Committee on Artificial Intelligence to give the Legislature sustained expertise and oversight as the technology develops.
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Surveillance Pricing: Stop corporations from using AI to gouge your family by charging higher prices based on personal data.
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Protect Children: Establish stronger safeguards around AI products used by minors.
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Safeguard Personal Data: Give Michiganders greater control over how companies collect and use personal information.
Create a Select Committee on Artificial Intelligence to give the Legislature sustained expertise and oversight as the technology develops.
Surveillance Pricing: Stop corporations from using AI to gouge your family by charging higher prices based on personal data.
Protect Children: Establish stronger safeguards around AI products used by minors.
Safeguard Personal Data: Give Michiganders greater control over how companies collect and use personal information.
Infrastructure
Build infrastructure that improves daily life and supports future growth.
Roads: Enact longer-lasting road standards, more competition in state contracting for construction, and better coordination of projects so we stop paying for patchwork repairs over and over again.
Data Centers: Require data centers to build out their own energy capacity, use closed-loop cooling systems, and implement measures to mitigate noise.
Water Infrastructure: Increase oversight of major water systems, requiring long-term asset management, preventative maintenance, emergency redundancy, and transparent plans to replace critical infrastructure before it fails.
Roman supports creating a Select Committee on Artificial Intelligence to give the Legislature sustained expertise and oversight as the technology develops.
Surveillance Pricing: Stop corporations from using AI to gouge your family by charging higher prices based on personal data.
Protect Children: Establish stronger safeguards around AI products used by minors.
Safeguard Personal Data: Give Michiganders greater control over how companies collect and use personal information.
Make Things Here
Bringing back advanced manufacturing is critical for our state's economy and our country's national security.
Economic Development: Refocus MEDC toward strategically important manufacturing, including aerospace, defense, semiconductors, pharmaceuticals, and medical technology.
Tax Reform: Transition commercial and industrial property taxation toweard a land-value tax, eliminating the penalty on new construction, equipment, and productive investment.
Brownfield Redevelopment: Make it faster and less expensive for communities to clean up and reuse abandoned industrial sites, prioritizing properties with existing infrastructure for new manufacturing.
Smart Solutions
Don't Wait.
"Respects the proper limits of government."
— Eileen McNeil, CTV President
"Knowledgeable."
— Downtown Newsmagazine
Endorsements
"A strong voice for the future of Michigan."
— Oakland University College Republicans
"Gaskey is a first-time candidate and new to the political landscape, but he's running a serious campaign for the state House."
— Detroit Free Press Editorial Board
Downtown Newsmagazine Birmingham Bloomfield
"Roman represents the next generation of leadership — focused on real issues like the cost of living and economic opportunity, rather than the distractions of national politics.
He brings a fresh perspective that reflects the realities facing young people today, and we believe he will be a strong voice for both our generation and the future of Michigan."
— Oakland University College Republicans Board
Elected Officials
Brad Jacobsen
State Representative
(R-Lake Orion, Oakland)
Penny Shults
Township Clerk
Orion Township
Fred Mester
Circuit Judge, Retired
Oakland County
Rod Charles
Township Trustee
Oxford Township
Precinct Delegates
Bill Holt, Ron Porter (Orion)
Thomas O'Connor (Auburn Hills)
Eugene Dixon, Georgia Dixon (Bloomfield)
Lana Mangiapane (Oakland)
Evelyn Archer, Teri Jacobsen (Oxford)
Becky Lemanski, John Lipovsky (Waterford)
"Running a serious campaign for the state House."
— Detroit Free Press Editorial Board
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