Английская Википедия:Beth Griffin
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Beth Griffin (born June 14, 1967) is an American politician, teacher, and business person from Michigan. Griffin is a former Republican member of Michigan House of Representatives.
Education
In 1991, Griffin earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in psychology from Indiana-Purdue University at Fort Wayne. In 1996, Griffin earned a MSEd degree in Secondary Education English from Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia.[1][2]
Career
In 1999, Griffin became a teacher at Parchment Middle School until 2005. In addition to teaching English, Griffin also taught Special Education to elementary students.[1][2] As a business person, Griffin is the owner of Premco Finance.[3] In 2010, Griffin became a guest teacher at Mattawan Consolidated Schools.[1]
In 2010, Griffin became the founder and chair person of Mattawan Area Pantry, a nonprofit organization that serves Mattawan School District in Michigan.[2][4][5][6]
In 2012, Griffin became the Vice President of Van Buren County Women's Republican Party.[1]
In 2013, Griffin served as a Commissioner of Van Buren County for two terms until 2016. During Griffin's second term, she was also a Vice Chair person of the Board of Commissioners.[1][2]
On November 8, 2016, Griffin won the election and became a Republican member of Michigan House of Representatives for District 66. Griffin defeated Democrat Annie Brown with 54.26% of the votes.[7] On November 6, 2018, as an incumbent, Griffin won the election and continued serving District 66. Griffin defeated Dan Seibert with 56.82% of the votes.[8][1][9][3][2] The 66th House District includes Van Buren County, city of Parchment, Cooper Township, and Alamo Township in Kalamazoo County, Michigan.
Awards
- 2019 Legislator of the Year. Presented by Michigan Manufacturers Association (September 10, 2019).[10][11]
Personal life
She has two children. Griffin and her family live in Mattawan, Michigan.[1][2] For several years, Griffin served as chapter president of ACT for America, which has been designated as an anti-Muslim "hate group" by the Southern Poverty Law Center,[12] and considered a part of the counter-jihad movement.[13]
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- Английская Википедия
- 1967 births
- Indiana University–Purdue University Fort Wayne alumni
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- Republican Party members of the Michigan House of Representatives
- People from Fort Dodge, Iowa
- Old Dominion University alumni
- 21st-century American politicians
- County commissioners in Michigan
- Women state legislators in Michigan
- 21st-century American women politicians
- Counter-jihad activists
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