Jaime Churches

American politician

Jaime Churches

Member of the Michigan House of Representatives
from the 27th district
In office
January 1, 2023 – January 1, 2025
Preceded by| Regina Weiss
Succeeded by| Rylee Linting
Personal details
Born|  (1988-08-23) August 23, 1988 (age 36)
Snellville, Georgia, U.S.
Political party| Democratic
Education| Madonna University (BS, MS)
Website| election site

Jaime Churches (born August 23, 1988) is an American educator and politician who served as a member of the Michigan House of Representatives from 2023 to 2025. She lost reelection in 2024, and was succeeded by Republican Rylee Linting.[1]

## Early life and education

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Born in Snellville, Georgia, Churches was raised in the Downriver region of Metro Detroit. She earned a Bachelor of Science in education and a Master of Science in educational administration from Madonna University.[2]

## Career

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Churches worked as a student teacher at several elementary schools before joining Wegienka Elementary School as a full-time, fifth grade teacher in 2012. From 2005 to 2012, she worked as a summer camp director at the Building Blocks Daycare and Learning Center. Since 2018, she has worked as a fifth grade teacher in the Grosse Ile Township Schools.[3] Churches was elected to the Michigan House of Representatives in November 2022.[4]

## References

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1. ^ King, Jon (2024-11-06). "Republicans wrest back control of Michigan House, providing a check on Whitmer's power • Michigan Advance". Michigan Advance. Retrieved 2025-01-09.
2. ^ "Rep. Jaime Churches". www.gongwer.com. Retrieved 2023-01-13.
3. ^ Garcia, Miriam (2022-11-03). "Serving my Students – from the Capitol instead of the Classroom". Michigan Education Association. Retrieved 2023-01-13.
4. ^ "Jaime Churches". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2023-01-13.

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Members of the Michigan House of Representatives

103rd Legislature (2025–2027)

Speaker of the House
Matt Hall (R)
Speaker pro tempore
Rachelle Smit (R)
Majority Floor Leader
Bryan Posthumus (R)
Minority Leader
Ranjeev Puri (R)

1. ▌Tyrone Carter (D)
2. ▌Tullio Liberati (D)
3. ▌Alabas Farhat (D)
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24. ▌Ranjeev Puri (D)
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71. ▌Brian BeGole (R)
72. ▌Mike Mueller (R)
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74. ▌Kara Hope (D)
75. ▌Penelope Tsernoglou (D)
76. ▌Angela Witwer (D)
77. ▌Emily Dievendorf (D)
78. ▌Gina Johnsen (R)
79. ▌Angela Rigas (R)
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91. ▌Pat Outman (R)
92. ▌Jerry Neyer (R)
93. ▌Tim Kelly (R)
94. ▌Amos O'Neal (D)
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106. ▌Cam Cavitt (R)
107. ▌Parker Fairbairn (R)
108. ▌David Prestin (R)
109. ▌Karl Bohnak (R)
110. ▌Gregory Markkanen (R)

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