Michigan House · District 43

Rachelle Smit

Republican

Where they sit

Every current House member, placed from most liberal to most conservative by how they voted on contested bills.

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Smit
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Votes with DemocratsCrosses party linesVotes with Republicans

Rachelle Smit's seat is marked. Seats run from most liberal (left) to most conservative (right), by contested floor votes. Color shows how often each member crosses party lines toward the middle on votes that divide the parties: solid blue or red means almost never, and purple means on at least 1 in 5 of those votes. Gray seats are members too new to score. How these numbers work

Michigan House96thpercentile
More conservative than 96% of the Michigan House.
Most liberalMost conservative
5th most conservative of 110

On the November 3 ballot

Running for Michigan House District 43.

Also on the ballot: Alan Swank (Democratic)

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Votes with the Speaker
98%
Democrats Republicans 0%100%

Each tick is a current House member, by party; the dot is Rachelle Smit.

On 311 contested votes where both voted99% on all 686 votes where both voted
Votes with own party
99%
Democrats Republicans 0%100%

Each tick is a current House member, by party; the dot is Rachelle Smit.

On 217 party-line votesPartisan rank: 28 of 110 in the House (tied with 21 others)27 House members vote with their party more often

Bills

The bills Rachelle Smit sponsored this term and how far they got. Co-sponsors aren’t counted.

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Bills: Rachelle Smit
Bills
Sponsored21
Passed both chambers0
Became law0
Vetoed by the Governor0

Rank by bills passed: Rank 60 of 110 in the House (tied with 50 others) · 46 of 58 Republicans (tied with 12 others)

A bill's sponsor is its primary sponsor, the first name on it; co-sponsors aren't counted.

Bills that passed both chambers

None of the bills Rachelle Smit sponsored passed both chambers.

Budget projects

The Michigan pages don't credit legislators with budget items.

Contested votes where they split

6 against the Speaker; 6 against most of their party.

Every roll call

How Rachelle Smit voted on each of the 755 floor roll calls while in office, newest first.

Every roll call: Rachelle Smit
DateVoteTheir vote Most of their partySpeakerYeas–nays
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Contested and party-line votes link to their own pages; the rest link to the official record.

Contact, committees and caucuses

Contact

Email
rachellesmit@house.mi.gov
Capitol office
Room H-251, Capitol Building 100 N. Capitol Ave., Lansing, MI 48909
517-373-0615
District office
House Office Building P.O. Box 30014, Lansing, MI 48909

Committees

  • Election Integrity Chair
  • Legislative Council
  • Rules and Procedures of the State Board of Canvassers and the Bureau of Elections Select

Contact details and committee assignments from Open States' data on the Michigan Legislature, which it collects from the chambers' websites, as of Oct. 15, 2026.

Source: the Michigan House and Senate Journals, Jan. 8, 2025 to Oct. 14, 2026. How these numbers work · Corrections