Beth Griffin (born June 14, 1967) is an American politician, teacher, and business person from

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. Griffin is a

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member of

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Education

In 1991, Griffin earned a

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degree in psychology from Indiana-Purdue University at Fort Wayne. In 1996, Griffin earned a MSEd degree in Secondary Education English from

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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. As a business person, Griffin is the owner of Premco Finance. In 2010, Griffin became a guest teacher at Mattawan Consolidated Schools. In 2010, Griffin became the founder and chair person of Mattawan Area Pantry, a nonprofit organization that serves Mattawan School District in Michigan. In 2012, Griffin became the Vice President of Van Buren County Women's Republican Party. 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. On November 8, 2016, Griffin won the election and became a

member of

for District 66. Griffin defeated

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Annie Brown with 54.26% of the votes. 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. The 66th House District includes Van Buren County, city of

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, Cooper Township, and Alamo Township in

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Awards

* 2019 Legislator of the Year. Presented by Michigan Manufacturers Association (September 10, 2019).

Personal life

She has two children. Griffin and her family live in

Mattawan, Michigan Mattawan is a village in Antwerp Township, Van Buren County of the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,997 at the 2010 census. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of , of which is land ...

. For several years, Griffin served as chapter president of ACT! For America, which has been designated as a

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by the Southern Poverty Law Center.

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