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<h6>Senior Minister, Fountain Street Church</h6>

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<h6>Former City of Rockford Mayor and civic leader in the Rockford Community </h6>

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<h6>Retired missionary and pastor with the Evangelical Covenant Church, and Mayor Pro Tem of the City of Rockford</h6>

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<h6>East Grand Rapids City Commissioner<br></h6>

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<h6>Planning Commissioner City of Rockford </h6>

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<h6>City of Rockford Council Member, Community Advocate</h6>

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<h6>Former Courtland Township Trustee, Community advocate</h6>

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<h6>State Representative,81st House District </h6>

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<h6>Former Kent County Commissioner and community organizer</h6>

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<h6>City of Cedar Springs Council Member, Former Cedar Springs City Manager</h6>

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<p><span style="color: var(--color-text); text-decoration-color: var(--color-text);"><em>As your next State Representative for District 90, I am </em></span><span style="color: var(--color-text-accent-primary); text-decoration-color: var(--color-text-accent-primary);"><em>committed</em></span><span style="color: var(--color-text); text-decoration-color: var(--color-text);"><em> to working hard on the issues that impact our families, small businesses, farms, schools, seniors, and local communities while ensuring </em></span><span style="color: var(--color-text-accent-primary); text-decoration-color: var(--color-text-accent-primary);"><em>every voice</em></span><span style="color: var(--color-text); text-decoration-color: var(--color-text);"><em> is heard and represented in Lansing. Government should be </em></span><span style="color: var(--color-text-accent-primary); text-decoration-color: var(--color-text-accent-primary);"><em>of </em></span><span style="color: var(--color-text); text-decoration-color: var(--color-text);"><em>the </em></span><span style="color: var(--color-text-accent-secondary); text-decoration-color: var(--color-text-accent-secondary);"><em>people</em></span><span style="color: var(--color-text-accent-primary); text-decoration-color: var(--color-text-accent-primary);"><em>, by </em></span><span style="color: var(--color-text); text-decoration-color: var(--color-text);"><em>the</em></span><span style="color: var(--color-text-accent-primary); text-decoration-color: var(--color-text-accent-primary);"><em> </em></span><span style="color: var(--color-text-accent-secondary); text-decoration-color: var(--color-text-accent-secondary);"><em>people</em></span><span style="color: var(--color-text-accent-primary); text-decoration-color: var(--color-text-accent-primary);"><em>, and </em></span><span style="color: var(--color-text); text-decoration-color: var(--color-text);"><em>for the</em></span><span style="color: var(--color-text-accent-secondary); text-decoration-color: var(--color-text-accent-secondary);"><em> people</em></span><span style="color: var(--color-text-accent-primary); text-decoration-color: var(--color-text-accent-primary);"><em>.</em></span><span style="color: var(--color-text); text-decoration-color: var(--color-text);"><em> District 90 deserves a representative who listens, leads with integrity, and works every day to deliver real results for the </em></span><span style="color: var(--color-text-accent-secondary); text-decoration-color: var(--color-text-accent-secondary);"><em>people </em></span><span style="color: var(--color-text); text-decoration-color: var(--color-text);"><em>who call this community home.</em></span><span style="color: var(--color-text-accent-primary); text-decoration-color: var(--color-text-accent-primary);"><em> </em></span></p><p><span style="color: var(--color-text-accent-primary); text-decoration-color: var(--color-text-accent-primary);"><strong style="color: var(--color-text-accent-primary); text-decoration-color: var(--color-text-accent-primary);">I believe it's time to get money out of politics and return government to the people it was meant to serve.</strong></span></p>

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<h5><span style="color: var(--color-text); text-decoration-color: var(--color-text);"><strong style="color: var(--color-text); text-decoration-color: var(--color-text);">Support local leadership that puts every voice at the table.</strong></span></h5>

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<p>HD90 is a vibrant and diverse community of 92,912 people spanning 294.4 square miles, from rural landscapes to growing neighborhoods and small-town downtowns. It represents families, farmers, small business owners, seniors, and young people, not a political party, but people.</p><p><span style="color: var(--color-text-accent-primary); text-decoration-color: var(--color-text-accent-primary);"><strong style="color: var(--color-text-accent-primary); text-decoration-color: var(--color-text-accent-primary);">This district belongs to everyone who calls it home.</strong></span> When we focus on what unites us instead of what divides us, we remember that together we rise — as one community, working red, blue, and every shade in between toward a stronger future.</p>

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<p></p><span class="image image-framed image-left image-tilt-left" style="width: 40%;"><span class="image-inner-wrapper"><img src="https://run.imgix.net/983aebba-4c3a-43d3-93bd-f8a5f7081293/b5beab94-536b-4c7e-a38d-b71058eae6d4/b5beab94-536b-4c7e-a38d-b71058eae6d4.jpg?ixlib=js-3.8.0&amp;bri=3&amp;con=14&amp;sat=6&amp;high=0&amp;shad=-12&amp;usm=0&amp;rect=395%2C97%2C1258%2C1132&amp;w=1500" alt="" caption="" align="left" alignwidth="40" tiltdirection="left" variant="framed"></span><span class="caption" style="display: none;"></span></span><p><span style="color: var(--color-text-accent-primary); text-decoration-color: var(--color-text-accent-primary);"><strong style="color: var(--color-text-accent-primary); text-decoration-color: var(--color-text-accent-primary);">Rachel Crowther is a local small business owner, community leader, and elected official with deep roots in the Rockford area and Courtland Township.</strong></span><span style="color: var(--color-text-accent-secondary); text-decoration-color: var(--color-text-accent-secondary);"> </span><span style="color: var(--color-text); text-decoration-color: var(--color-text);">As a current Courtland Township Trustee and longtime community volunteer, Rachel has built a record of thoughtful leadership grounded in </span><span style="color: var(--color-text-accent-primary); text-decoration-color: var(--color-text-accent-primary);">transparency, accountability, and collaboration</span><span style="color: var(--color-text); text-decoration-color: var(--color-text);">. Her service with the Rockford Area Community Foundation, Rockford’s Got Talent fundraiser, the Courtland Township Parks Committee, Experience Grand Rapids, and the Kent County Lodging Association, along with being named the 2016 Joe Tomaselli Hotelier of the Year, reflects a lifelong commitment to strengthening local economies and building vibrant communities.</span></p><p><span style="color: var(--color-text-accent-primary); text-decoration-color: var(--color-text-accent-primary);"><strong style="color: var(--color-text-accent-primary); text-decoration-color: var(--color-text-accent-primary);">With deep roots in the community, Rachel believes in bringing people together to build a strong future for everyone.</strong></span></p>

<p><span style="color: var(--color-text-accent-primary); text-decoration-color: var(--color-text-accent-primary);"><strong style="color: var(--color-text-accent-primary); text-decoration-color: var(--color-text-accent-primary);">No corporate PAC money. </strong><strong>No billionaire family money.</strong></span><br>I believe it's time to get money out of politics and return government to the people it was meant to serve.  Your contribution helps us engage more people in the conversation.</p>

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<h2><span style="color: var(--color-text-accent-primary); text-decoration-color: var(--color-text-accent-primary);">Built by community. </span><br><span style="color: var(--color-text-accent-primary); text-decoration-color: var(--color-text-accent-primary);">Made for families.</span><br><span style="color: var(--color-text-accent-primary); text-decoration-color: var(--color-text-accent-primary);">Focused on you.</span></h2>

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<p><span style="color: var(--color-text-accent-primary); text-decoration-color: var(--color-text-accent-primary);"><strong style="color: var(--color-text-accent-primary); text-decoration-color: var(--color-text-accent-primary);">Rachel Crowther is running because she believes leadership starts with living, working, and actively participating in the community you serve</strong></span>. With a long history of showing up and staying engaged in District 90, she is committed to community-driven solutions that reflect the real needs of the people who call this district home.</p>

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 I believe it's time to get money out of politics and put power back in the hands of the people. That's why I support a statewide moratorium on data centers, allowing residents to learn more, engage with elected officials, and help shape decisions about the future of their communities.

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Rachel Crowther is running because she believes leadership starts with living, working, and actively participating in the community you serve. With a long history of showing up and staying engaged in District 90, she is committed to community-driven solutions that reflect the real needs of the people who call this district home.

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I believe public service starts with trust. That's why I'm committed to being open about who supports my campaign, where my campaign contributions come from, and why I'm committed to getting money out of politics.

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<ul><li><p>Strengthen public schools<br></p></li><li><p>Focus on literacy development<br></p></li><li><p>Support student mental health<br></p></li><li><p>Provide universal free school meals<br></p></li><li><p>Ensure every child has the resources they need to succeed</p></li></ul>

<p><strong style="color: var(--color-text-accent-secondary); text-decoration-color: var(--color-text-accent-secondary);">Strengthen public schools with a focus on literacy, </strong>student mental health, and universal free school meals so every child has the support they need to succeed.<br></p>

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<ul><li><p>Hold local and state officials accountable to the people they represent</p></li><li><p>Ensure full transparency in development decisions and public infrastructure planning</p></li><li><p>Strengthen open, accessible, and accountable decision-making for major public projects</p></li><li><p>Protect community voice in all major government decisions through clear and open processes</p></li></ul>

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Protect community voice in all major government decisions through clear and open processes

<p><span style="color: var(--color-text-accent-secondary); text-decoration-color: var(--color-text-accent-secondary);"><strong style="color: var(--color-text-accent-secondary); text-decoration-color: var(--color-text-accent-secondary);">Hold local and state officials accountable to the people they represent,</strong></span> with full transparency in development decisions and public infrastructure planning. Ensure major public decisions are made through open, accessible, and accountable processes that keep communities informed and engaged. Eliminate loopholes that weaken oversight and ensure elected officials are truly responsive to the people they serve.</p>

<h2>Demanding <span style="color: var(--color-text-accent-secondary); text-decoration-color: var(--color-text-accent-secondary);">Transparent</span> &amp; Accountable Government</h2>

<ul><li><p>Protect lakes, rivers, and clean drinking water<br></p></li><li><p>Support responsible growth that respects local communities<br></p></li><li><p>Champion regulations that safeguard rural character<br></p></li><li><p>Ensure strong protections for natural resources<br></p></li><li><p>Advocate for thoughtful oversight of data center development</p><h2><span style="color: var(--color-text-accent-primary); text-decoration-color: var(--color-text-accent-primary);">Northern Kent County’s farms are more than businesses they’re family legacies, local jobs, and a cornerstone of our economy.</span></h2><p>From the family farms of Tyrone Township to the orchards of Sparta’s Fruit Ridge, we need to protect the agricultural land that feeds our communities and supports generations of farmers. Voluntary Purchase of Development Rights (PDR) programs give farmers more options to preserve their land, invest in their operations, reduce debt, and create a pathway for the next generation.</p><p>The PDR program has already preserved more than 3,000 acres of farmland across Kent County, with an estimated 2,000 acres located right here in House District 90. In fact, Vergennes Township is home to the historic 106-acre Howard Farm, the very first farm preserved through Kent County’s PDR program.</p><p>Protecting farmland also protects local jobs. Our agricultural economy supports equipment dealers, packing facilities, cold storage operations, farm markets, and countless small businesses throughout our region. Once productive farmland is lost to development, it’s nearly impossible to replace.</p><p>That’s why I support bipartisan efforts like Senate Bills 685, 690, and 699, which strengthen Michigan’s farmland preservation programs, improve access to state matching funds, and help ensure family farms can continue benefiting from programs that keep working lands in production. These are common-sense solutions that respect private property rights while giving landowners the tools they need to protect their family’s legacy.</p><p>This campaign isn’t about party politics it’s about people.</p><p>While others focus on partisan talking points, I’m focused on the real issues facing our communities: protecting family farms, supporting small businesses, preserving our rural character, expanding access to affordable healthcare, strengthening public education, and investing in infrastructure that keeps our communities thriving.</p><p>House District 90 deserves a representative who listens first, leads with integrity, and focuses on real solutions. I will be a voice for the people of this district and the issues that matter most to our families, farmers, workers, seniors, and small businesses.</p></li></ul>

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<p>As the co-owner of a fitness and yoga studio, I’ve spent years supporting people while they build healthier lives through movement and community. I believe healthcare should be affordable, accessible, and focused on patients instead of corporate profits. As a current Courtland Township Trustee, I’ve worked to strengthen that foundation locally, supporting parks, recreation, and public spaces that give families places to move and gather.&nbsp;</p><p>I believe the <a href="https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Bills/Bill?ObjectName=2025-HB-4407">MiCare Ac</a>t raises important questions about how we guarantee healthcare as a public good. As your State Representative, I would work with healthcare providers, patients, businesses, and my colleagues in both parties to explore how Michigan can build a system that provides universal access while protecting quality and supporting local hospitals.&nbsp;</p><p>In Lansing, I'll fight to put people before corporate profits, strengthen our local healthcare system, and ensure every family has the opportunity to live a healthier life.&nbsp;</p><p>I'll focus on getting things done. That means expanding access to local healthcare by investing in community health centers, rural healthcare, and mental health services so every Michigander can get care closer to home. That means working across party lines to find sensible solutions to solve food insecurity, mental health access.&nbsp;</p><p>One way to lower healthcare costs is by supporting <a href="https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Bills/Bill?ObjectName=2025-HB-4544">SB 3/HB 4544</a> to establish a Prescription Drug Affordability Board and <a href="https://legislature.mi.gov/Bills/Bill?ObjectName=2026-SB-0973">SB 973–977</a> to create a Michigan-based insurance marketplace with a reinsurance program that could reduce premiums by 10–15%.&nbsp;</p><p>And supporting our healthcare workforce by backing <a href="https://legislature.mi.gov/Bills/Bill?ObjectName=2026-HB-5455">HB 5455</a>, expanding training opportunities, and making it easier for qualified doctors, nurses, therapists, and behavioral health professionals to serve Michigan communities.</p><span class="image image-framed image-left image-tilt-left" style="width: 40%;"><span class="image-inner-wrapper"><img src="https://run.imgix.net/983aebba-4c3a-43d3-93bd-f8a5f7081293/5ce9bf39-7867-41ad-beda-70579e1fbc6b/5ce9bf39-7867-41ad-beda-70579e1fbc6b.jpg?ixlib=js-3.8.0&amp;bri=0&amp;con=0&amp;sat=0&amp;high=0&amp;shad=0&amp;usm=0&amp;rect=0%2C0%2C600%2C800&amp;w=1500" alt="" caption="" align="left" alignwidth="40" tiltdirection="left" variant="framed"></span><span class="caption" style="display: none;"></span></span><p>Too often, politicians tell us healthcare is solely an individual responsibility while insurance companies and pharmaceutical corporations continue to report record profits. Until our federally elected officials start making decisions that support the people over corporations, I will fight to ensure Michigan is doing everything in our power to lower costs for Michiganders.&nbsp;</p><p>That means investing in prevention, mental health, clean water, education, parks and recreation, and local economies that give families stability and dignity.<br></p>

<p><span style="color: var(--color-text-accent-secondary); text-decoration-color: var(--color-text-accent-secondary);"><strong style="color: var(--color-text-accent-secondary); text-decoration-color: var(--color-text-accent-secondary);">Ensure access to care for families, seniors, and veterans</strong>, </span><span style="color: var(--color-text); text-decoration-color: var(--color-text);">and strengthen mental health services across our communities.</span></p>

<h2>Expanding <span style="color: var(--color-text-accent-secondary); text-decoration-color: var(--color-text-accent-secondary);">Accessible Healthcare</span> &amp; Mental Health Services-Health Is More Than Healthcare</h2>

<ul><li><p>Support rural and local small businesses</p></li><li><p>Invest in vibrant, thriving downtowns<br></p></li><li><p>Ensure entrepreneurs have the tools they need to create jobs<br></p></li><li><p>Keep our communities strong and growing</p></li></ul>

Support rural and local small businesses, strengthen Michigan’s downtowns, and give entrepreneurs the tools to create jobs and keep our communities thriving.

Building Strong Local Economies & Growing Small Businesses

<p><span style="color: var(--color-text-accent-secondary); text-decoration-color: var(--color-text-accent-secondary);"><strong style="color: var(--color-text-accent-secondary); text-decoration-color: var(--color-text-accent-secondary);">Support rural and local small businesses</strong></span>, strengthen Michigan’s downtowns, and give entrepreneurs the tools to create jobs and keep our communities thriving.<br></p>

<h2>Building Strong Local Economies &amp; Growing<span style="color: var(--color-text-accent-secondary); text-decoration-color: var(--color-text-accent-secondary);"> Small Businesses</span></h2>

<p>As corporations move aggressively to develop data centers across Michigan, West Michigan communities are facing decisions with lasting consequences for residents, natural resources, and local infrastructure.</p><p>For decades, families in Rockford, Plainfield, and Algoma Townships have lived with the fallout of the PFAS crisis. Residents lost trust in the water coming out of their taps, and these communities have spent years dealing with the environmental failures they did not create.</p><p><em>"The lesson here isn't complicated,"</em> said Rachel Crowther, candidate for State Representative M90. <em>“When governments fail to ask hard questions and regulate an emerging industry before approving development, our families, kids, and grandkids will pay the price for generations."</em></p><p>As discussions continue about bringing data centers and AI-related infrastructure to West Michigan, Crowther says local leaders must proceed cautiously.</p><p><em>"Do data centers bring economic opportunity? Maybe. But they also place significant demands on water, energy, and local infrastructure," </em>Crowther said. <em>"This is not simply a conversation about zoning, manufacturing, or technology. It is a conversation about protecting our local ecosystems and preserving the quality of life that makes our communities special."</em></p><span class="image image-framed image-left image-tilt-left" style="width: 40%;"><span class="image-inner-wrapper"><img src="https://run.imgix.net/983aebba-4c3a-43d3-93bd-f8a5f7081293/7427b587-5ebb-4393-9265-38e83c6f0dc6/7427b587-5ebb-4393-9265-38e83c6f0dc6.jpg?ixlib=js-3.8.0&amp;bri=0&amp;con=0&amp;sat=0&amp;high=0&amp;shad=0&amp;usm=0&amp;rect=209%2C0%2C3676%2C4477&amp;w=1500" alt="" caption="" align="left" alignwidth="40" tiltdirection="left" variant="framed"></span><span class="caption" style="display: none;"></span></span><p>Crowther stressed that communities already impacted by groundwater contamination cannot afford to take a "build first, ask questions later" approach.</p><p><em>"I support innovation and economic growth, but I refuse to ask our neighborhoods to shoulder unknown risks while large corporations pocket the profits,"</em> she said. <em>"Before any data center or large-scale industrial facility receives state incentives or local approval, it must prove it will not harm our communities."</em></p><p><strong>Crowther is calling for three key protections:</strong></p><p><span style="color: var(--color-text-accent-primary); text-decoration-color: var(--color-text-accent-primary);"><strong style="color: var(--color-text-accent-primary); text-decoration-color: var(--color-text-accent-primary);">Independent Environmental Studies:</strong></span> These include full reviews of impacts on local aquifers, ongoing monitoring of residential wells, and strong protections for the Rogue River, Grand River, and surrounding watersheds.</p><p><span style="color: var(--color-text-accent-primary); text-decoration-color: var(--color-text-accent-primary);"><strong style="color: var(--color-text-accent-primary); text-decoration-color: var(--color-text-accent-primary);">Full Disclosure of Chemicals Used:</strong></span> Companies must fully disclose chemicals used in cooling systems and industrial processes, provide transparent waste disposal plans, and be held financially responsible for any future contamination. If a company pollutes, it should pay for the cleanup, not taxpayers.&nbsp;</p><p><span style="color: var(--color-text-accent-primary); text-decoration-color: var(--color-text-accent-primary);"><strong>Resident Engagement: </strong></span>&nbsp;Residents deserve a meaningful voice in public hearings, complete transparency regarding water and energy demands, and guarantees that local taxpayers will not be forced to subsidize infrastructure for private developments. Local governments remain the first line of defense in protecting community interests.</p><p>Crowther also expressed support for bipartisan legislation introduced in Lansing that would temporarily pause new data center development while the state evaluates long-term impacts on communities and infrastructure. The legislation, <a href="https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Bills/Bill?ObjectName=2026-SB-1018" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><strong>Senate Bills 1018-1020 </strong></a><strong>and </strong><a href="https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Bills/Bill?ObjectName=2026-HB-5596" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><strong>House Bills 5594-5596</strong></a>, would establish a one-year moratorium on new data center projects, allowing policymakers and local governments time to study impacts on Michigan's electrical grid, water resources, land use, and local communities.</p><p><em>"We've already seen the devastating cost of delayed action and weak oversight," </em>Crowther said. <em>"We learned that lesson the hard way with PFAS. We shouldn't have to learn it again. These bipartisan bills provide an opportunity to slow down, ask the right questions, and ensure we are protecting residents before approving projects that could have consequences for decades."</em></p><p>As State Representative, Crowther — who runs her own business in Rockford and is a Courtland Twp. trustee — pledged to advocate for responsible growth that balances economic opportunity with environmental stewardship and local control.</p><p><em>"I want a strong Michigan economy, affordable housing and sustainable job growth, but never at the expense of the clean water our children drink," </em>Crowther said.<em> "The people of Kent County deserve growth that is sustainable, transparent, and fair. Let's build a future we can actually be proud to pass down."</em></p><p><br></p>

As State Representative, Crowther — who runs her own business in Rockford and is a Courtland Twp. trustee — pledged to advocate for responsible growth that balances economic opportunity with environmental stewardship and local control.


Data Center Protectings 

<p><span style="color: var(--color-text-accent-secondary); text-decoration-color: var(--color-text-accent-secondary);"><strong style="color: var(--color-text-accent-secondary); text-decoration-color: var(--color-text-accent-secondary);">Big corporations are moving fast to place data centers in our communities</strong></span><span style="color: var(--color-text-accent-primary); text-decoration-color: var(--color-text-accent-primary);"> </span>and our local officials are struggling to keep up. This is creating a real threat to our families and communities, putting our private wells, local ecosystems, and clean waters like the Rogue River at risk.&nbsp;<br></p>

<h2>Stronger Oversight of <span style="color: var(--color-text-accent-primary); text-decoration-color: var(--color-text-accent-primary);">Data Centers </span>to Protect Kent County's Water and Communities</h2>

<ul><li><p>Invest in reliable roads<br></p></li><li><p>Maintain and improve clean water systems<br></p></li><li><p>Expand high-speed internet in underserved rural areas<br></p></li><li><p>Ensure every community has the resources to compete and grow</p></li></ul>

<p><span style="color: var(--color-text-accent-secondary); text-decoration-color: var(--color-text-accent-secondary);"><strong style="color: var(--color-text-accent-secondary); text-decoration-color: var(--color-text-accent-secondary);">Invest in reliable roads, clean water systems, and high-speed internet</strong></span><span style="color: var(--color-text); text-decoration-color: var(--color-text);"> in underserved rural areas to ensure every community can compete and grow.</span></p>

<h2>Creating Infrastructure for the <span style="color: var(--color-text-accent-secondary); text-decoration-color: var(--color-text-accent-secondary);">Future</span></h2>

Data Center

rockford

PFAS

Algoma

Republican

Rachel Crowther for State Representative

Rachel Crowther is a small business owner, community leader, and elected official with deep roots in the Rockford area and Courtland Township. As a current Courtland Township Trustee and longtime community volunteer, she has built a record of thoughtful leadership grounded in transparency, accountability, and collaboration. Her service with the Rockford Area Community Foundation, Rockford’s Got Talent fundraiser, the Courtland Township Parks Committee, Experience Grand Rapids, and the Kent County Lodging Association, along with being named the 2016 Joe Tomaselli Hotelier of the Year, reflects a lifelong commitment to strengthening local economies and building vibrant communities.