December 30, 2020
By Mike Kruzman / news@whmi.com
As he is preparing to leave office, 47th State Representative Hank Vaupel looks back on his time serving Livingston County.
The Fowlerville Republican said he didnât get everything done that he wanted, but that they got a lot of good legislation passed in his 6 years of office and that heâs happy about that.
Vaupel is term limited and cannot run again for House.
He chaired the House Health Policy Committee for the past 4 years and said he is particularly pleased with successes on opioid reform bills and telehealth bills that make health care more accessible to the underserved. Vaupel believes one of his biggest successes was co-chairing the House CARES Mental Health Task Force. He said they toured the state looking at quite a few mental health issues and were able to address many. Though much of it was reducing red tape, Vaupel believes theyâve made headway in creating a lot of awareness for issues while reducing stigma and shining a light on areas of needed change.