Jay DeBoyer is an American politician from

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. A member of the Republican Party, he has represented the 63rd district in the

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since 2023. He was first elected to the House in the 2022 election, and was reelected in 2024. Before his election to the state House, DeBoyer was

county clerk A clerk is a white-collar worker who conducts record keeping as well as general office tasks, or a worker who performs similar sales-related tasks in a retail environment. The responsibilities of clerical workers commonly include record keepin ...

of St. Clair County. In the late 2024 internal Republican House caucus leadership election, which took place after Republicans won control of the House for the session beginning in 2025, DeBoyer joined the Republican leadership team as associate speaker pro tempore (under Matt Hall, who was chosen as

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, and

Rachelle Smit Rachelle Smit is an American politician from Michigan who has represented the 43rd district in the Michigan House of Representatives since the 2022 election. She was reelected in 2024. Tenure On October 27, 2023, Smit gave a legislative trib ...

, who was chosen as speaker pro tempore).Kalamazoo County lawmaker chosen as next Michigan House speaker
''MLive'' (November 7, 2024).

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