Ban state elected officials, their staff members, and their immediate family from lobbying for any entity with interest before state government.
Ban state elected officials, their staff members, and their immediate family from lobbying any entity with interests before state government.
Occurrences
Evidence
The campaign's current news page highlights items such as "John James Releases 'From 44th to First': A Bold Education Freedom Agenda to Make Michigan #1 in America," "John James: Michigan Elections Belong to United States Citizens," "Statewide Parents Coalition Backs John James’ Freedom Agenda," and "John James vows transparency reforms, commission on COVID enforcement"; a page search found no "lobby" mention.
On May 20, 2026, the House site featured "John James issues statement on state funding for Selfridge" as a current item on his official congressional homepage.
Assessments
The promise concerns a Michigan state ethics and lobbying ban, but the available evidence does not show that John James held the relevant state office, enacted such a ban, sponsored successful state legislation, or materially advanced a measure that later passed. The cited official House and campaign materials instead show current federal and campaign activity without evidence of delivery or a documented serious attempt on this specific promise. Given that gap, the record is insufficient to score the promise as delivered, partial, or failed on the merits.