I will fight to raise the minimum wage, support legislation like the PRO Act to protect and expand the right of workers to organize and collectively bargain, invest in infrastructure and sustainable energy to both protect the environment and create good paying jobs, fight for equal pay for equal work, and much more.
I will fight to raise the minimum wage.
Occurrences
Recognizing that a livable wage is a human right, the Congressman has cosponsored the Raise the Wage Act, which aims to increase the minimum wage to $17 per hour.
Evidence
“Recognizing that a livable wage is a human right, the Congressman has cosponsored the Raise the Wage Act, which aims to increase the minimum wage to $17 per hour.”
“Thanedar, Shri [D-MI-13]* | 04/08/2025” and the bill tracker shows “This bill has the status Introduced.”
The cosponsors list includes “Thanedar, Shri [D-MI-13]* | 07/25/2023” for the Raise the Wage Act of 2023.
The index lists Thanedar’s cosponsorships in the 119th Congress, including labor-related bills; no enacted minimum-wage law appears in the available index entry.
Thanedar said he wants “massive relief for middle-class families” and that he is committed to “creating a tax code that finally puts working people first,” but this release does not mention minimum wage action.
Assessments
Thanedar has taken concrete action consistent with the promise by cosponsoring the Raise the Wage Act in both 2023 and 2025, including legislation to raise the federal minimum wage to $17 per hour. That shows he is actively 'fighting to raise the minimum wage.' However, the available evidence indicates those bills remained introduced and no federal minimum-wage increase was enacted, so the promised outcome was not fully delivered. Because the claim is phrased as a commitment to fight rather than a guarantee to achieve enactment, his sustained legislative advocacy merits partial credit in the same term.