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Rachel Hood
Rachel Hood (Democratic Party) was a member of the Michigan House of Representatives, representing District 81. She assumed office on January 1, 2023. She left office on January 1, 2025.
Hood (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the Michigan House of Representatives to represent District 81. She did not appear on the ballot for the Democratic primary on August 6, 2024.
Biography
Rachel Hood was born in Livonia, Michigan, and lives in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Hood earned a bachelor's degree in public policy from Michigan State University in 1999. Her career experience includes working as a strategist with Dig Deep Research, a community relations manager with Metro Health Hospital, and a nonprofit executive.[1][2] Hood co-created Local First of West Michigan and served as the executive director of the West Michigan Environmental Action Council and the West Grand Neighborhood Organization.[2]
Committee assignments
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2023-2024
Hood was assigned to the following committees:
2021-2022
Hood was assigned to the following committees:
2019-2020
Hood was assigned to the following committees:
Sponsored legislation
The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.
Elections
2024
See also: Michigan House of Representatives elections, 2024
General election
General election for Michigan House of Representatives District 81
Stephen Wooden defeated Jordan Youngquist in the general election for Michigan House of Representatives District 81 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Stephen Wooden (D) ![]() | 55.7 | 30,666 |
Jordan Youngquist (R) | 44.3 | 24,375 |
Total votes: 55,041 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 81
Stephen Wooden advanced from the Democratic primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 81 on August 6, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Stephen Wooden ![]() | 100.0 | 10,476 |
Total votes: 10,476 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Rachel Hood (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 81
Jordan Youngquist advanced from the Republican primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 81 on August 6, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Jordan Youngquist | 100.0 | 7,899 |
Total votes: 7,899 | ||||
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2022
See also: Michigan House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for Michigan House of Representatives District 81
Incumbent Rachel Hood defeated Lynn Afendoulis in the general election for Michigan House of Representatives District 81 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Rachel Hood (D) ![]() | 55.7 | 26,169 | |
![]() | Lynn Afendoulis (R) ![]() | 44.3 | 20,835 |
Total votes: 47,004 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 81
Incumbent Rachel Hood advanced from the Democratic primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 81 on August 2, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Rachel Hood ![]() | 100.0 | 9,074 |
Total votes: 9,074 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Emily Lombard (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 81
Lynn Afendoulis advanced from the Republican primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 81 on August 2, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Lynn Afendoulis ![]() | 100.0 | 11,574 |
Total votes: 11,574 | ||||
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Campaign finance
Endorsements
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2020
See also: Michigan House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for Michigan House of Representatives District 76
Incumbent Rachel Hood defeated Doug Zandstra in the general election for Michigan House of Representatives District 76 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Rachel Hood (D) ![]() | 62.8 | 33,887 | |
![]() | Doug Zandstra (R) ![]() | 37.2 | 20,111 |
Total votes: 53,998 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 76
Incumbent Rachel Hood advanced from the Democratic primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 76 on August 4, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Rachel Hood ![]() | 100.0 | 13,763 |
Total votes: 13,763 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 76
Doug Zandstra advanced from the Republican primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 76 on August 4, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Doug Zandstra ![]() | 100.0 | 8,243 |
Total votes: 8,243 | ||||
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Campaign finance
Endorsements
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- LEAP Forward[3]
2018
See also: Michigan House of Representatives elections, 2018
General election
General election for Michigan House of Representatives District 76
Rachel Hood defeated Amanda Brand in the general election for Michigan House of Representatives District 76 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Rachel Hood (D) | 60.9 | 27,009 | |
Amanda Brand (R) | 39.1 | 17,366 |
Total votes: 44,375 (100.00% precincts reporting) | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 76
Rachel Hood advanced from the Democratic primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 76 on August 7, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Rachel Hood | 100.0 | 12,897 |
Total votes: 12,897 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 76
Amanda Brand advanced from the Republican primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 76 on August 7, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Amanda Brand | 100.0 | 7,430 |
Total votes: 7,430 | ||||
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Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Rachel Hood did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
2022
Rachel Hood completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Hood's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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|Rachel’s professional career includes consulting at Dig Deep Research, helping small and mid-sized cities finance and deliver water infrastructure projects. Rachel is best known for her decade of work at the West Michigan Environmental Action Council where she shaped policy and community programming around energy efficiency, clean energy, and watershed protection. Early career stops include West Grand Neighborhood Organization where Rachel worked on community development and crime prevention and Metro Health Hospital where she was the Community Relations Manager. Rachel is a graduate of James Madison College at Michigan State University where she studied Social Policy.
- Supercharge Michigan’s Economy- It is time to make smart economic development investments that will incentivize companies to do business in our great state.
- World Class Public Education- We must ensure Michigan’s students, parents, and teachers have the resources they need to succeed. This includes investments in early childhood & affordable childcare, career & tech education, and teacher attraction & retention
- Protect choice– Enshrine the right to chose, which has stood and been reaffirmed many times over the last 50 years, in Michigan's laws.
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2020
Rachel Hood completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Hood's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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|- We must get Michigan's economy back on track, post-COVID-19, with an emphasis on supporting local businesses.
- We have to protect and improve our state's education system, including job training and post-secondary degree completion.
- We must ensure affordable, accessible health care and healthy, just and livable communities for all.
Yes. Good policy doesn't arrive overnight. Involving stakeholders and working with the law to arrive at meaningful improvements takes experience, skill and practice. As a first term legislator, I've watched my colleagues with legislative staff experience excel quickly to advance their constituent priorities. While experience isn't necessary, it does help accelerate an individual's ability to have impact in their role.
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Campaign finance summary
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2024
In 2024, the Michigan State Legislature was in session from January 10 to December 23.
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2023
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In 2023, the Michigan State Legislature was in session from January 11 to November 14.
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2022
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In 2022, the Michigan State Legislature was in session from January 12 to December 28.
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2021
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In 2021, the Michigan State Legislature was in session from January 13 to December 31.
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2020
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In 2020, the Michigan State Legislature was in session from January 8 to December 31.
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2019
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In 2019, the Michigan State Legislature was in session from January 9 through December 31.
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
Candidate Michigan House of Representatives District 81 |
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Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on September 29, 2020
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Michigan House Democrats, "Meet Rep. Hood," accessed May 4, 2023
- ↑ LEAP Forward, "6. ENDORSEMENTS," accessed June 30, 2020
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Preceded by Gary Eisen (R) |
Michigan House of Representatives District 81 2023-2025 |
Succeeded by Stephen Wooden (D) |
Preceded by Winnie Brinks (D) |
Michigan House of Representatives District 76 2019-2023 |
Succeeded by - |