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State Rep. Jamie Thompson is in her second term in the Michigan House of Representatives and was first elected in November 2022. She serves the 28^th House District, representing residents in Brownstown Township, Flat Rock, Rockwood, Woodhaven and parts of Taylor in Wayne County, as well as Berlin Township and Frenchtown Township in Monroe County.

Committees

Rep. Thompson serves as Vice Chair of the House Health Policy Committee. She also serves on the House Energy Committee, the House Families and Veterans Committee, and the House Regulatory Reform Committee.

Working for you

Jamie has been a fierce fighter for freedom, prosperity and hope and is working to defend families, communities and small businesses for a better tomorrow.

Jamie has advocated for plans that lower taxes and other cost-of-living burdens for workers and their families. She’s stepped up for communities she represents by pushing back against government overreach and bad policies – notably continued toxic waste dumping that has presented concerns for local residents and the environment.

Jamie has also spearheaded efforts to protect children who are in the care of the state and deliver accountability to children and their families when the state has been in the wrong. After speaking with victims and impacted families during the 2023-24 legislative term, she signed onto a letter to the state’s Auditor General requesting a performance review of state-run psychiatric hospitals to examine patient care, outcomes of patient treatment complaints, clinical decisions, reporting, and more. Jamie has repeatedly called for committee hearings to provide needed transparency.

She also introduced legislation that works to save lives by promoting greater communication within state government as it combats Michigan’s growing opioid crisis.

Education

After majoring in nursing at Wayne County Community College, Jamie received her Nursing License through the Detroit Business Institute in Riverview in 2012. In the same year, she became a Licensed Practical Nurse through the state.

Professional

Jamie is a Licensed Practical Nurse who has experience providing acute and long-term care. She also has worked to empower and provide emotional and educational support to women during pregnancy and childbirth as a professional Doula.

Personal

Jamie is a life-long Christian and a mother of three and grandmother of four. Family is incredibly important to Jamie. She and her husband are legal guardians to three of their four grandchildren after they tragically lost their 24-year-old daughter in a motorcycle accident in 2021.

Jamie is proud of her Native American heritage. She is a member of the Mississaugas of Hiawatha First Nation and has legal standing. The Michisaagiig of Rice Lake in Ontario has been recognized for over 200 years.

She is a member of Phi Theta Kappa and received the Soroptomist Women’s Achievement Award in 2012. The program is a unique education award for women who provide primary financial support for their families.

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