# Rachelle Smit

Rachelle Smit is a Republican member of the Michigan House for district 43.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Michigan House, district 43
- Serving since: 2023-01-01
- Current term: MI 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/6c955ba2-9448-43ae-8d7f-c3d76329ad60

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/6c955ba2-9448-43ae-8d7f-c3d76329ad60 (America’s Political Pulse, Polarization Research Lab), data through 2026-10-27. Data under CC BY 4.0. Cite as: Westwood, Sean J., and Yphtach Lelkes. 2024. America's Political Pulse [data set].

## Headline

Smit sits at +0.89 on the CSIP scale, more conservative than 98% of State House Republicans.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.89 (standard error 0.02), from 323 donors and 577 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 98% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (MI 2025–26 session)

683 roll calls. Attendance 100% (Michigan House 99.9%). Party unity 99.5% (93.2%). 10 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-09-23 · voted yea · passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #374 Yeas 76 Nays 27 Excused 0 Not Voting 7 · HB 6302 Education: school districts; requirement to display an American flag in classrooms; provide for. Amends sec. 1347 of 1976 PA 451 (MCL 380.1347). · pass · https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB6302/
- 2026-09-23 · voted yea · passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #375 Yeas 77 Nays 26 Excused 0 Not Voting 7 · HB 6259 Criminal procedure: sentencing guidelines; sentencing guidelines for criminal sexual conduct; modify. Amends sec. 16y, ch. XVII of 1927 PA 175 (MCL… · pass · https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB6259/
- 2026-09-23 · voted yea · passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #376 Yeas 79 Nays 24 Excused 0 Not Voting 7 · HB 6260 Crimes: criminal sexual conduct; penalties for criminal sexual conduct in the first degree; modify. Amends sec. 520b of 1931 PA 328 (MCL 750.520b). · pass · https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB6260/
- 2026-09-23 · voted yea · passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #373 Yeas 88 Nays 15 Excused 0 Not Voting 7 · HB 6282 Public employees and officers: ethics; moratorium on former legislators accepting employment with an entity that receives a grant from the utility… · pass · https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB6282/
- 2026-09-23 · voted yea · passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #378 Yeas 77 Nays 26 Excused 0 Not Voting 7 · HB 6262 Crimes: criminal sexual conduct; penalties for criminal sexual conduct in the third degree; modify. Amends sec. 520d of 1931 PA 328 (MCL 750.520d). · pass · https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB6262/
- 2026-09-23 · voted yea · passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #377 Yeas 78 Nays 25 Excused 0 Not Voting 7 · HB 6261 Crimes: criminal sexual conduct; penalties for criminal sexual conduct in the second degree; modify. Amends sec. 520c of 1931 PA 328 (MCL 750.520c). · pass · https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB6261/
- 2026-09-23 · voted yea · passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #379 Yeas 79 Nays 24 Excused 0 Not Voting 7 · HB 6263 Crimes: criminal sexual conduct; penalties for criminal sexual conduct in the fourth degree; modify. Amends sec. 520e of 1931 PA 328 (MCL 750.520e). · pass · https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB6263/
- 2026-09-22 · voted yea · passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #367 Yeas 103 Nays 0 Excused 0 Not Voting 7 · SB 102 Counties: employees and officers; request for transcript and abstract of paper or record; modify. Amends sec. 1 of 1895 PA 161 (MCL 48.101). · pass · https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/SB102/
- 2026-09-22 · voted yea · passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #366 Yeas 96 Nays 7 Excused 0 Not Voting 7 · SB 947 Natural resources: inland lakes; dam safety regulations; provide for. Amends and adds (See bill). TIE BAR WITH: HB 5485'26 · pass · https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/SB947/
- 2026-09-22 · voted yea · passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #363 Yeas 96 Nays 7 Excused 0 Not Voting 7 · HB 5120 Civil procedure: service of process; cost for service of process for personal protection orders; eliminate. Amends secs. 2559 & 2950 of 1961 PA 236… · pass · https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB5120/

## Legislation (MI 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 26 bills: 26 reached committee, 18 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 130. 69.2% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Michigan House 31.5%; rank 5 of 107).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HR 359: A resolution to urge the Michigan Department of State to rescind Administrative Rule R 168.48, to align the Department’s administrative rules with federal… (in committee, 2026-09-22) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HR359/
- HB 6329: Traffic control: driver license; citizenship mark; require. Amends sec. 310 of 1949 PA 300 (MCL 257.310). TIE BAR WITH: HB 6328'26, HB 6330'26 (in committee, 2026-09-17) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB6329/
- HB 5990: Children: foster care; immunization requirements for foster families; modify. Amends sec. 5 of 1973 PA 116 (MCL 722.115). (in committee, 2026-05-20) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB5990/
- HB 5989: Highways: memorial; portion of M-40; designate as the "Chief David Haverdink Memorial Highway". Amends 2001 PA 142 (MCL 250.1001 - 250.2092) by adding sec. 126. (passed one chamber, 2026-06-23) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB5989/
- HR 313: A resolution to urge Jocelyn Benson to release all information in her possession related to the Southern Poverty Law Center’s operations, including any… (passed one chamber, 2026-05-13) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HR313/
- HR 309: A resolution to declare May 2026 as ALS Awareness Month in the state of Michigan. (passed one chamber, 2026-05-12) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HR309/
- HB 5938: Environmental protection: permits; revisions of permit applications; limit. Amends sec. 30307 of 1994 PA 451 (MCL 324.30307). (passed one chamber, 2026-07-01) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB5938/
- HB 5657: Weapons: firearms; corrections code of 1953; update references. Amends sec. 33b of 1953 PA 232 (MCL 791.233b). TIE BAR WITH: HB 5653'26 (in committee, 2026-03-04) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB5657/
- HR 244: A resolution to urge the United States Congress to enact legislation requiring documentary proof of United States citizenship to register to vote in federal… (passed one chamber, 2026-02-05) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HR244/
- HB 5481: Liquor: licenses; population threshold; modify. Amends sec. 509 of 1998 PA 58 (MCL 436.1509). (in committee, 2026-01-28) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB5481/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $89.8K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 99% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://www.house.mi.gov/repdetail/repRachelleSmit
- Campaign site: https://smitforstaterep.com/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/smitforstaterep/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/smitforstaterep/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQWimN1Nf-9nDcivR9grgbQ

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/6c955ba2-9448-43ae-8d7f-c3d76329ad60