[1] McManus unsuccessfully ran for Congress in 1998 against then-Democratic incumbent Bart Stupak in Michigan's First Congressional District receiving only 40% of the vote.
[4] The district covered eleven counties, including Benzie, Clare, Kalkaska, Lake, Leelanau, Manistee, Mecosta, Missaukee, Osceola, Roscommon and Wexford.
[8] McManus joined with the Right to Life of Michigan, collected almost half-a-million signatures,[1][8] and the new "Legal Birth Definition Act" was again passed by a majority of both houses, and became law in June 2004.
[8][10] As a member in the Michigan Legislative Sportsmen Caucus, she sponsored bills that created an apprentice hunting programs.
[1] As a former member of both houses of the Michigan Legislature, McManus is entitled to the courtesy title of The Honorable (abbreviated to Hon.