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State Representative, 88th District

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Nov 3, 2026

What this office does: A state representative votes on Michigan laws and the state budget on behalf of the district.

Covers part of Ottawa and Muskegon counties.

Kiel Reid

Democratic

Small business owner

The gist

  • Supports protecting the lakeshore from data center development.
  • Supports lowering prescription drug costs.
  • Supports building more homes and training local workers.
More about Kiel
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  1. Supports protecting the lakeshore from data center development.

    Kiel Reid for State House

    Campaign website · Kiel Reid for State House · kielreid.com

    “protecting our lakeshore from data centers”
  2. Supports lowering prescription drug costs.

    Kiel Reid for State House

    Campaign website · Kiel Reid for State House · kielreid.com

    “Lower Prescription Costs”
  3. Supports building more homes and training local workers.

    Kiel Reid for State House

    Campaign website · Kiel Reid for State House · kielreid.com

    “Build More Homes, Train Local Workers”
Photo of Greg VanWoerkom
Greg VanWoerkomOfficial portrait — Michigan House

Greg VanWoerkom

RepublicanIncumbent

State Representative · Norton Shores

The gist

  • Supports returning school decision-making to local districts.
  • Supports a research and development tax credit.
  • Sponsored bill making the MI Tri-Share child care program permanent.In office
  • Sponsored House resolution urging Illinois to block Asian carp.In office
  • Sponsored the Michigan Innovation Fund for startups.In office
  • Voted for 2025 changes to the paid sick leave law.In office

In office = from the candidate's own official statements or legislation as an officeholder, not their campaign.

More about Greg
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  1. Supports returning school decision-making to local districts.

    Greg VanWoerkom for State Representative | Issues

    Campaign website · Friends of Greg VanWoerkom · votevanwoerkom.com

    “give the decision making power back to our local school districts”
  2. Supports a research and development tax credit.

    Greg VanWoerkom for State Representative | Issues

    Campaign website · Friends of Greg VanWoerkom · votevanwoerkom.com

    “championing the creation of a Research and Development tax credit and the creation of the Venture Michigan Fund”
  3. Sponsored bill making the MI Tri-Share child care program permanent.

    Greg VanWoerkom — Posts

    Government record · Michigan House Republicans · gophouse.org

    “taking the next step to permanently establish the state's successful MI Tri-Share Child Care Program”
  4. Sponsored House resolution urging Illinois to block Asian carp.

    Greg VanWoerkom — Posts

    Government record · Michigan House Republicans · gophouse.org

    “House Resolution 77 urges Illinois governor JB Pritzker to move forward with the Brandon Road Interbasin Project”
  5. Sponsored the Michigan Innovation Fund for startups.

    Greg VanWoerkom — Posts

    Government record · Michigan House Republicans · gophouse.org

    “Rep. Greg VanWoerkom's bipartisan plan to provide state funding to new Michigan businesses”
  6. Voted for 2025 changes to the paid sick leave law.

    Greg VanWoerkom — Posts

    Government record · Michigan House Republicans · gophouse.org

    “Rep. VanWoerkom voted in support of a plan that cements commonsense paid sick leave policies”

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