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Schuitmaker, Tonya (R)

Office: 405 FB Term: First Phone: (517) 373-0793 Email: sentschuitmaker@senate.mi.gov Home Address: 29924 60th Avenue, Lawton MI 49065 Website: http://www.senate.michigan.gov/gop/senators/Schuitmaker.asp?District=20 Seat Number: 31 Standing Committees: JUDICIARY(VC), HEALTH POLICY, APPROPRIATIONS, ENERGY AND TECHNOLOGY, LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL Subcommittees: HIGHER EDUCATION(C), COMMUNITY COLLEGES(VC), CAPITAL OUTLAY(VC), JUDICIARY(VC) (C) = Chair, (VC) = Vice Chair

POLITICAL CAREER

Sen. Schuitmaker is a former three-term member of the Michigan House and former Vice Chair of the 6th Congressional District. Schuitmaker who is pro-life, served as Minority Vice Chair of the House Judiciary Committee in her last term in the House.

WORK EXPERIENCE

Attorney and partner in the law firm of Schuitmaker, Cooper, and Schuitmaker.

EDUCATION

B.A., J.D., Michigan State University

PERSONAL

Born March 10, 1968. She is married to Steve and together they are raising their two children, Jordan and Savina, on the same family farm she was raised on.

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