Rachelle Smit
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Rachelle Smit | |
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| Speaker pro tempore of the Michigan House of Representatives | |
| Assumed office January 8, 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Laurie Pohutsky |
| Member of the Michigan House of Representatives from the 43rd district | |
| Assumed office January 1, 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Mike Harris (redistricting) |
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| Born | September 16, 1980 Grand Rapids, Michigan, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
Rachelle Smit is an American politician from Michigan who has represented the 43rd district in the Michigan House of Representatives since the 2022 election.[1] She was reelected in 2024.[2]
Tenure
[edit]On October 27, 2023, Smit gave a legislative tribute in Allegan County, Michigan, to twin brothers William and Michael Null, who had been acquitted the previous month in connection with the Gretchen Whitmer kidnapping plot. Gretchen Whitmer's press secretary criticized Smit's statements, saying that the tribute "will further encourage and embolden radical extremists trying to sow discord and harm public officials or law enforcement".[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Rachelle Smit". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2024-02-08.
- ^ "2024 Michigan Election Results". Michigan Secretary of State. November 22, 2024. Archived from the original on November 24, 2024. Retrieved November 24, 2024.
- ^ Aimery, Jakkar (October 29, 2023) [October 27, 2023]. "GOP lawmaker bestows tribute to two men acquitted in Whitmer kidnapping plot". The Detroit News. Retrieved March 24, 2025.
See also
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