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43House
District

Representative

Rachelle Smit

SeatHouse District 43
PartyRepublican
Capitol officeRoom H-251 · Capitol Building
Mailing addressRoom H-251, Capitol Building 100 N. Capitol Ave., Lansing, MI 48933
Capitol phone517-373-0615
Write toRachelleSmit@house.mi.gov (office address in the official directory)
HometownShelbyville
TenureServing since January 1, 2023
Term limited2034

Committees 3

Bills, 2025 to 2026 session 26 as principal author · 130 as coauthor

All 26 bills as principal author ›

Coauthor of HB 4189, HB 4350, HCR 8, HR 131, HR 14, HR 160, HR 180, HR 195, HR 196, HR 235, HR 282, HR 283 and 118 more.

Bills and sponsors: Open States bulk data (public domain dedication), 2026-11-public.pgdump; status is read from the official actions. About the momentum score

Effectiveness 103rd Legislature, 2025 to 2026

1.0846th of 110 in the House
59th percentile
Bills & joint resolutions authored21
… passed committee / chamber / both15 / 14 / 0
… became law0
Carried in the other chamber (became law)0 (0)
Points vs. House majority average43 ÷ 39.98 = 1.08
Most-authored topicsElections & ethics (8), State government & agencies (5), Environment, water & wildlife (3)

House rankings · How the score works. A count of bill progress, not a judgment of the member's work.

Closest allies co-authorship, 2025 to 2026

“Written together” = 2025 to 2026 session bills and joint resolutions on which both are principal author or coauthor (measures with more than 60 sponsors are left out). Sharing bills does not imply a personal or political alliance.

District 43

Counties
Allegan, Barry, Eaton, Ottawa
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Senate members sharing a county
Thomas Albert (18), Aric Nesbitt (20), Sarah Anthony (21), Mark Huizenga (30), Roger Victory (31), Rick Outman (33)
House District 43 and neighboursHouse District 38: Joey Andrews (D)House District 39: Pauline Wendzel (R)House District 40: Matt Longjohn (D)House District 41: Julie Rogers (D)House District 42: Matt Hall (R)House District 43: Rachelle Smit (R)House District 44: Steve Frisbie (R)House District 45: Sarah Lightner (R)House District 73: Julie Brixie (D)House District 74: Kara Hope (D)House District 75: Penelope Tsernoglou (D)House District 76: Angela Witwer (D)House District 77: Emily Dievendorf (D)House District 78: Gina Johnsen (R)House District 79: Angela Rigas (R)House District 80: Phil Skaggs (D)House District 81: Stephen Wooden (D)House District 82: Kristian Grant (D)House District 83: John Fitzgerald (D)House District 84: Carol Glanville (D)House District 85: Brad Slagh (R)House District 86: Nancy DeBoer (R)House District 88: Greg VanWoerkom (R)House District 89: Luke Meerman (R)House District 90: Bryan Posthumus (R)House District 91: Pat Outman (R)House District 93: Tim Kelly (R)BerrienKalamazooMontcalmAlleganJacksonOttawaClintonInghamVan BurenGratiotIoniaKentBarryCalhounMuskegonEaton383940414243444573747576777879808182838485868889909193
District 43 outlined; neighbours link to their members. Full map › · Census 2024 boundaries, simplified.

Official district map: see the official House page.

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