47th Michigan State House incumbent Democrat Carrie Rheingans is being challenged by Republican Teresa Spiegelberg.
Rheingans is running for her second term in the State House. She says they have gotten a lot accomplished in her first two years.
“…such as repealing our state archaic abortion ban, enacting our first gun safety legislation in decades, protecting workers’ rights, and making the strongest climate package in the nation.”
Spiegelberg is from Freedom Township and is an electromyography technologist at U-M. She says she wants to bring more funds to the district’s smaller townships.
“I’ve seen bridges on rural roads that have been out for literally a decade and people have to then go around to use the roadways.”
The district covers much of western Ann Arbor, Scio Township and moves westerly to part of Jackson County. It includes Manchester, Dexter and Grass Lake.
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