Rachelle Smit

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]

Rachelle Smit
Speaker pro tempore of the Michigan House of Representatives
Incumbent
Assumed office January 8, 2025
Preceded by	Laurie Pohutsky
Member of the Michigan House of Representatives from the 43rd district
Incumbent
Assumed office January 1, 2023
Preceded by	Mike Harris (redistricting)
Personal details
Born	(1980-09-16) September 16, 1980 (age 44) Grand Rapids, Michigan, U.S.
Political party	Republican

Tenure

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]