Two such examples include her legislation to fix problems with railroad crossing inspections and to expand the Michigan Promise Grant program.

One of her biggest priorities as a State Representative was legislation requiring insurance companies to cover treatment for children with autism, which while unsuccessful while she was in office, she continued to be a strong leading advocate towards final passage in 2012.

She had also developed a strong reputation for delivering good service to her constituents as she visited more than 11,000 resident's homes during the campaign "off-season" to become aware of their concerns and help them with any state government-related issues.

[10] Kathy was appointed as the Interim City Manager on July 11, 2017,[11] in a meeting that involved much yelling and disagreement between council members.

Artists and residents handed out flyers[13] encouraging voters to vote against the proposal, saying it would give the council too much power to waive eligibility requirements.

[14] Just within the Open Meetings' Act Time Frame, public comment and the resolution to appoint Kathy Angerer[15] were added to a Special Meeting Agenda for Friday evening August 31, 2018 at 7 p.m.[14] This happened to be the evening of one of the largest annual festivals in Hamtramck,[16] a holiday weekend, and during famed local "Queen of Soul" Aretha Franklin's funeral,.

[17] As summarized by the Metro Times: "When the majority of the city council turns away from the fresh air and sunshine of public debate, concocts their plans in private, and then uses special meetings, narrowly controlled information, and lock-step voting to push an agenda, this is precisely the environment in which rumors not only flourish, they can’t be effectively quashed.

"[18] On November 26, 2019, the Tuesday before Thanksgiving, Kathy Angerer's employment contract was amended by Hamtramck City Council at a regularly scheduled meeting.

Councilmembers Karpinski and Perotta questioned why this item was added to the agenda with more than a year remaining in Kathy's previous contract.