State Representative
Noah Arbit

State Representative Noah Arbit

1 day ago

MY STATEMENT ON ELECTION RESULTS IN GREATER WEST BLOOMFIELD, STATE HOUSE MAJORITY, AND U.S. SENATE (please read until the end)

The people have spoken – loudly and decisively.

I am honored and humbled to have won reelection by an unprecedented 19 points. I am also profoundly touched to be the highest vote getter of any candidate on the ballot – including Governor and Senator — in West Bloomfield Township. To know that my connection and love for my hometown is felt by so many of my constituents means the world to me.

As part of the new Democratic Trifecta in Lansing, including a shocking 63-seat majority in the State House, I promise to continue working my heart out for every single person in our community, whether you voted for me or not.

I am thrilled in particular by the elections of Jocelyn Benson as our Governor, Sean Carlson as our State Senator, Amy Mindell as West Bloomfield Township Trustee, and Jeremy Moss as our Congressman. I look forward to working with each of them on behalf of our community.

It is clear from these results that our community, our state, and our country are ready to turn the page on the extremism, hate, corruption, and economic vandalism foisted upon us by the President, the MAGA movement, and all who enabled it. I will give everything I have over the next two years to help Michigan rebuild and recover, and make our state more resilient for the future.

U.S. Senator-elect Abdul El-Sayed’s victory marks a historic and important milestone, as he will be the first Muslim to serve in the U.S. Senate. As Hillary Clinton once said, “when any barrier falls in America, it clears the way for everyone.” My severe concerns about some of the Senator-elect’s rhetoric and agenda remain unchanged, and are in fact reflected by many voters across the district I represent:

While I won the 20th House District by 19%, Senator-elect El-Sayed prevailed in the 20th House District by only 1.6% — a delta of nearly 4,000 votes. But, I approach every relationship with an open hand rather than a closed fist. While many of my constituents’ deep concerns and fears cannot be brushed aside, my constituents are now his constituents, and I stand ready to help the Senator-elect build real trust in our community.

I am so excited to get back to work in Lansing with a long list of bills I hope to pass into law. But, as I have always said, I was not elected to serve the Democratic Party. I was elected to serve the people of West Bloomfield, Commerce, and the Lakes. And I know better than most how extremism on the far-right and the far-left threaten all of us. I will never be afraid to stand up, speak out, and fight back against it.

It’s a new day in Michigan and America. Let’s get to work! ... See MoreSee Less

State Representative Noah Arbit

6 days ago

Hasan Piker has chosen to besmirch and attack my entire community of West Bloomfield for one simple reason: we, in all of our ethnic, racial, and religious diversity, are a rebuke to the putrid, hate-filled, and extremist politics he represents and seeks to promote. West Bloomfield is a bulwark against his hate, and we will never, ever allow hate – his or anyone else’s – to overwhelm us or distract us from continuing to build the wonderful, strong community that we are.

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