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Beth Griffin

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Beth Griffin
Member of the Michigan House of Representatives
from the 66th district
In office
January 1, 2017 – January 1, 2023
Preceded byAric Nesbitt
Succeeded byJosh Schriver
Van Buren County Commissioner
In office
2013–2016
Personal details
Born (1967-06-14) June 14, 1967 (age 59)
Fort Dodge, Iowa, US
PartyRepublican
Children2
Alma mater

Beth Griffin (born June 14, 1967) is an American politician from Michigan. She is a former Republican member of Michigan House of Representatives.

Education

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In 1991, Griffin earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in psychology from Indiana-Purdue University at Fort Wayne. In 1996, Griffin earned a MSEd degree in Secondary Education English from Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia.[1][2]

Career

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In 1999, Griffin became a teacher at Parchment Middle School until 2005. In addition to teaching English, Griffin also taught Special Education to elementary students.[1][2] As a business person, Griffin is the owner of Premco Finance.[3] In 2010, Griffin became a guest teacher at Mattawan Consolidated Schools.[1]

In 2010, Griffin became the founder and chair person of Mattawan Area Pantry, a nonprofit organization that serves Mattawan School District in Michigan.[2][4][5][6]

In 2012, Griffin became the Vice President of Van Buren County Women's Republican Party.[1]

In 2013, Griffin served as a Commissioner of Van Buren County for two terms until 2016. During Griffin's second term, she was also a Vice Chair person of the Board of Commissioners.[1][2]

On November 8, 2016, Griffin won the election and became a Republican member of Michigan House of Representatives for District 66. Griffin defeated Democrat Annie Brown with 54.26% of the votes.[7] On November 6, 2018, as an incumbent, Griffin won the election and continued serving District 66. Griffin defeated Dan Seibert with 56.82% of the votes.[8][1][9][3][2] The 66th House District includes Van Buren County, city of Parchment, Cooper Township, and Alamo Township in Kalamazoo County, Michigan.

Awards

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  • 2019 Legislator of the Year. Presented by Michigan Manufacturers Association (September 10, 2019).[10][11]

Personal life

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She has two children. Griffin and her family live in Mattawan, Michigan.[1][2] For several years, Griffin served as chapter president of ACT for America, which has been designated as an anti-Muslim "hate group" by the Southern Poverty Law Center.[12][13]

See also

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References

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  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Beth Griffin's Biography". Vote Smart. Retrieved November 17, 2019.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Beth Griffin, District 66". Gophouse.org. Retrieved 2019-03-15.
  3. 1 2 Devereaux, Brad (November 7, 2018). "Republican incumbent wins Michigan's 66th House District seat". mlive.com. Retrieved November 18, 2019.
  4. ↑ "Mattawan Area Pantry". food-banks.org. Retrieved November 18, 2019.
  5. ↑ "Mattawan Area Pantry". mattawan.org. Retrieved November 18, 2019.
  6. ↑ "Mattawan Area Pantry - Meet the Board". mattawanareapantry.blogspot.com. Retrieved November 18, 2019.[dead link]
  7. ↑ "2016 Michigan Election Results". mielections.us. November 8, 2016. Archived from the original on November 7, 2018. Retrieved November 17, 2019.
  8. ↑ "2018 Michigan Election Results". mielections.us. November 6, 2018. Archived from the original on January 4, 2020. Retrieved November 18, 2019.
  9. ↑ Jones, Al (November 9, 2016). "Beth Griffin wins contentious 66th District Michigan House election". mlive.com. Retrieved 2019-02-19.
  10. ↑ "Rep. Griffin honored as Legislator of the Year by Michigan Manufactures Association". 2019. Retrieved November 18, 2019.
  11. ↑ "Paw Paw's Beth Griffin Legislator of Year For Manufactures". moodyonthemarket.com. September 11, 2019. Retrieved November 18, 2019.
  12. ↑ "GOP State Lawmakers Pal Around With White Supremacists. Party Group Backs Them Anyway". Huffpost.com. October 10, 2018. Retrieved July 11, 2020.
  13. ↑ Smith, Rod (October 26, 2016). "Griffin linked to alleged 'hate group'". The Herald-Palladium. Archived from the original on May 19, 2018.
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