The Jan. 2 edition of this newspaper reported that Sen. John Damoose accepted over $2,400 in gifts from lobbyists in 2023. Secretary of State records show that $907.61 of this amount was really accepted while Damoose was state representative from 20202022, placing the correct value of gifts accepted at $1,513.45 in 2023.
These figures come from the Michigan Transparency Network website, a database that records travel, food, and beverage gifts by lobbyists to public officials.
“Senator Damoose has been focused on transparency in the Michigan legislature and openly supported Senate efforts to reform the way things are done in Lansing. Senator Damoose is grateful the people of Leelanau County have trusted him to serve them and appreciates the Leelanau Enterprise correcting the errors from their original misleading story about these expenditures,” Sen. Damoose’s Deputy Chief of Staff Dakota Moose said.
