During the Isabella County Board of Commissioners meeting that happened at 5 pm on Tuesday, Oct 15 at the Aging Activity Center, Bree Moeggenburg came forward with a few complaints.

She said that commissioners Jerry Jaloszynski and Frank Engler were going against the Michigan Campaign Finance Act Section 169.257, which states that public bodies cannot express their views on current elections, or endorse other candidates in the campaign.

Moeggenburg said that these violations included Jaloszynski endorsing Commissioner Chris Embrey in a Finance and Administration Committee Meeting that happened at 11 a.m. on Oct. 8, and Engler putting a political sign on his truck.

"I must say that as a taxpayer, it feels as though food off my table has been robbed and is being used to provide food to their families," Moeggenburg said at the board's meeting. "I think it's very inappropriate that officials that are here in your capacity as an official are promoting candidates, and it's unacceptable."

In the Finance and Administration Committee Meeting, Jaloszynski said this:

"I'm glad to see the article announcing your run as the candidate for District 2," Jaloszynski said. "I think you're an excellent commissioner, and I hope you come out on top."

Along with this endorsement, Jaloszynski wrote a letter to the editor in the Morning Sun endorsing Embrey as a write-in candidate for the District 2 County Commissioner for the next election.

"I proudly endorse Chris Embrey as a write-in candidate for District 2 County Commissioner," Jaloszynski said in the Morning Sun.

At the end of the meeting, Jaloszynski had some comments against Moeggenburg's claim about endorsing Embrey. Jaloszynski said it is often difficult to make decisions as a board. He said that decision-making is often difficult and complex, and won’t always be popular.

“We have seven commissioners, and we’re not perfect. We make mistakes,” Jaloszynski said. “I didn’t give up my U.S. Constitutional rights to freely pursue supporting somebody that I think is a worthy candidate.”

Moeggenburg is active in politics and has a history of calling out several Republican politicians outside of Isabella County.

According to the US News, Moeggenburg was on the Republican state committee and was the chair of the Isabella County chapter of Moms For Liberty - a conservative organization with bases across the U.S. advocating against public schools mentioning the LGBTQ+ community and race.

The article also discusses Moeggenburg's work in ousting Republican party chair Kristina Karamo.

"The 44-year-old member of the Republican state committee - a governing board for the party in Michigan - helped organize a Jan. 6 vote by some committee members to remove Karamo," the article said.

Moreno said that Moeggenburg has been attending Isabella County Board of Commissioners meetings, and calling out the commissioners for months on several different topics. Moreno said that one of these topics was banning teachers from discussing the LGBTQ+ community in class.

There is some controversy over whether this violates the Michigan Finance Campaign Act, and other rules or not. Moreno said that while Jaloszynski should not have said good luck, he was not violating any state or Isabella County rules and that this was just an excuse for Moeggenburg to get publicity.

"The main thing she wants is to be on the paper," Moreno said. "(She) always will be determined to be destructive."

Andrea LaFontaine, a professor in the School of Politics, Society, and Justice and Public Service at Central Michigan University said differently. Having experience working in both state and local government, LaFontaine said that it was wrong for Jaloszynski to endorse Embrey during a public meeting because it was during a time when both officials were being paid.

"It should be like clear separation because you don't want your duties as a publicly elected official to be tainted or influenced by anything campaign wise," LaFontaine said. "There are rules, and there are laws that are supposed to prohibit that from happening."

Despite this, LaFontaine said writing a letter to the editor was fine because he wasn't being paid for the endorsement.

"He should know to not bring it up in a public meeting," LaFontaine said. "But I see nothing wrong with this letter to the editor because anybody could write a letter to the editor."

Whether he violated rules or not, Jaloszynski still holds his position as Isabella County's District 3 Commissioner, Moreno said.