Bryan Metzger
- Rep. Shri Thanedar's face is splashed across several billboards in the Detroit area.
- They're funded with at least $45,460 in taxpayer dollars via a practice known as "franking."
- Thanedar says it's to help constituents know their congressman. But he's also facing a primary.
If you're driving down a highway in the Detroit metro area, you're likely to come across at least one of them: a shiny billboard featuring Democratic Rep. Shri Thanedar's smiling face.
"REACH CONGRESSMAN SHRI 24/7," the tower advertisement typically blares alongside a link to Thanedar's official House website.